老年人中多数人患有高血压、高血脂等症,极易中风。在医学上称中风为脑卒中,亦称急性脑血管病。平时在预防上都采取禁烟、多饮水、多运动,同时科学选择饮食等对减少中风的发生起很重要的作用。但最新发现,老年人经常有意识地使用左手亦有助于预防中风。这一观点的提出是因为日本医学家在其所研究的因脑血管破裂出血 Most of the elderly suffer from high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia embolism, easily stroke. Stroke is called stroke in medicine, also known as acute cerebrovascular disease. Usually in the prevention of smoking, drinking more water, more exercise, at the same time choose a scientific diet to reduce the incidence of stroke plays a very important role. However, the latest findings show that regular and frequent use of the left hand by the elderly also helps prevent stroke. This view is raised because of Japanese medical scientists in its study of bleeding due to cerebrovascular rupture