Jul 20 - Lifting a box of files used to be easy for Tahmmy Eddings, but her left side isn't as strong as it was a few weeks ago. Eddings had been driving home after a long day as an account executive when the unbelievable happened. Doctors are identifying more young people than ever as stroke victims.
Medical experts believe high stress and less physically active jobs are contributing factors.
If you lead a sedentary lifestyle, your risk of stroke is much increased. Doctors believe lifestyle played a direct role in Tahmmy Eddings' stroke. Eddings also took birth control pills and was a recreational smoker. Package inserts on birth control pills specifically warn against the combination. Eddings, Like many women, didn't know the risks.