TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A rupture of blood vessels in the brainstem is known as a brain hemorrhage, and unfortunately anyone can experience it if they are not watchful of their health. However, are there certain habits that can trigger blood vessels to rupture? It seems there are, here are the followings:

1. Drinking Alcohol

Quoting from Reuters, researchers in France uncovered that people who drink an excess of alcohol are at risk of stroke which is also a cause of blood vessels rupturing. Bleeding in the brain experienced by alcohol drinkers usually occurs at the age of 60.

2. Unhappiness

Being unhappy could cause to have a stroke. A stroke is a disease that causes blood vessels to burst, especially in the brain.

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported in 2001 that elderly who were in a good mood and had positive attitudes could avoid stroke.

Researchers speculate that happy people are more likely to receive medical care, exercise, and stay healthy. These certainly can prevent a person from having a stroke or ruptured blood vessels.

3. Consuming high-fat foods

Consuming red meat and other foods high in saturated fat can increase the risk of ruptured blood vessels.

At the American Stroke Association (ASA) international conference, researchers from the University of North Carolina presented their findings that post-menopausal women who are accustomed to a high-fat diet have a 40 percent greater incidence of ischemic stroke than those who rarely consume fat.

4. Smoking

One of the harmful effects of smoking is that it could cause a stroke. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when bleeding due to the rupture of blood vessels in some areas of the brain.

The rupture of blood vessels in smokers is thought to occur due to various ingredients in cigarettes, including nicotine.

5. Being single for too long

A Tel Aviv University study of more than 10,000 Israeli men found that those who married in middle age were 64 percent less likely to die from a stroke than those who continued being single into old age.

M. TAUFIK RUMADAUL | IMAJI LASAHIDO (INTERN)

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