Im gonna share with you what my Mother In Laws DR told her. 1.drink twice the amount of water you were drinking before the stroke 2.Eliminate salt from ur diet use fresh herbs to season 3.when u get angry upset or stressed take a deep breathe count to 10 and then deal with the issue and lastly cut back by minimum of 50% proceesed meats,ground beef and pork,processed cheeses,sodas and coffee/teas with added processed granulated sugars. She did these things and in a month shes lost 15 lbs and her entire health outlook has improved beyond belief.