A dad who suffered two strokes in three months after years of eating too many fish suppers has warned of the dangers of an unhealthy lifestyle.
Jay Johnson was just 44 when he had his first stroke and admitted that until then he had thought little about his poor diet.
To mark Stroke Prevention Day today, Jay is telling his story after being left blind and brain damaged in the hope Scots will improve their diet and lifestyle to avoid the killer condition.Jay’s first stroke was caused by high blood pressure after years of an unhealthy lifestyle and diet.He said: “When I was 21, I only weighed seven stone, so I thought I could eat anything I wanted.
I loved fish suppers.“If I could talk to my 18-year-old self, I would tell myself to wise up. Before my stroke I didn’t have a clue an unhealthy lifestyle could cause a stroke.“I never want to run the risk of having another stroke.
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