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Information from Your Family Doctor How to Prevent a Stroke What is a stroke? A stroke happens when there is a problem with the blood supply to a part of the brain. The area of the brain that does not get enough blood becomes damaged. A stroke can happen when a blood clot blocks an artery in the brain. A stroke also can happen when the wall of an artery bursts. Depending on which part of the brain has poor blood supply, a stroke can be mild to severe. Here are some problems strokes can cause: • Problems with moving (including paralysis) • Problems with feeling • Loss of vision • Problems with thinking, understanding, or communicating (that is, problems with speaking, reading, or writing) • Changes in emotion or behavior What increases my risk of having a stroke? Strokes can happen in anyone, but they tend to be more common in older men, black people, and Asian people. Although we cannot change our age, gender, or race, we can control the following risk factors for stroke: • Tobacco use...

Everyone wants to improve their health. You should always keep in mind that whatever actions you do today can either help to prevent, delay or minimize the effect of heart disease or worsen it. The key is to control the risk factors. You cannot control every risk factor for heart disease such as family history, but you can definitely do something about your behavior. Age and gender also influence your risk of heart disease. Whatever your education, jobs and profession you should understand your lifestyle. It’s important to know your daily habit. Are you a social drinker or a social smoker? Smoking and drinking too much alcohol is very bad and disturbs your heart. Smoking can cause you lung cancer and respiratory abnormalities. Also, excessive alcohol consumption can cause cirrhosis, an irreversible (it cannot be healed) liver disease that can disturb or even damage your liver and its functions.  Where are you going for lunch? Your daily food and beverages is important key and gi...