An Aspirin a Day….
Daily Low Dose Aspririn Therapy
Has your doctor told you to take an aspirin every day to help lower your risk of heart disease? Many of us, especially in middle age, are advised that a daily low dose (baby) aspirin can do more than stave of a headache. It may seem hard to believe because aspirin is so cheap and common. But more and more scientific research is demonstrating that this common little pill can help save lives.
Some People Cannot Take Aspirin Safely
Note: Not everybody should take aspirin though. Before you start a daily therapy, please talk to your doctor. Every drug has side effects. For many people, these are mild. But for some people, it can be dangerous. Aspirin can increase a risk of internal bleeding, and some people are very allergic to aspirin.
Benefits of Daily Aspirin Therapy for Many People
If your doctor has told you it is ok for you to start, then consider these daily aspirin health benefits. Again, you may be amazed by this.
- Blood Thinner – This alone helps saves lives. It helps prevent clots from sticking together, which can be the cause of heart attack and strokes. Just remember that this same action, that can help prevent or minimize the risk of heart attacks and strokes, can also be the reason why it is dangerous for some people. In fact, people are advices to take an aspirin if they think they may be having a heart attack, because it can even lower the danger of one that is already in progress.
- There is growing evidence that this common little pill may slow or prevent the formation of some types of cancer.
- There is also growing evidence that aspirin therapy can prevent or reduce the risk of some types of dementia.
- A very low dose, 81 mg., is thought to be enough. That is why doctors advise people to just get the low dose, “baby” aspirin. Save the big ones for a major headache.
If your doctor has given you the ok, you should certainly be convinced that this is a simple and cheap way to reduce your risk of having many dangerous diseases.
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