Steps you can take in preventing a stroke.

1. High blood pressure –
anything over 120/80 – is one
of the leading causes of
stroke. Cut your salt intake
in 5 easy steps.
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2. Always ask for sauces on the side and dip your fork –
1 rather than the food – in the sauce.
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3. 2
Water down your teriyaki or
soy sauce – even if it’s a
low-sodium version.
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4. 3
Use herbs instead of salt.
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5. Don’t assume that food that is low calorie or low fat is
4 healthy. A Subway foot-long turkey sub has 1,000
milligrams of salt – without the cheese!
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6. Limit frozen foods. Even a Lean Cuisine can have
5 500 mg of salt—one-third the daily recommended amount.
Frozen chicken breasts are often salted as
a flavor enhancer and preservative.
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7. Want to reduce your risk of
stroke even more?
Take 4 more steps.
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8. Ease up on the alcohol. Cutting down to one drink
1 a day can cut your risk of stroke by 50%.
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9. 2
Ban tobacco. Smoking
causes a fatty build-up in
your arteries that can
block blood from getting
to your brain, doubling
your chances of a
stroke. Quit smoking and
your stroke risk returns
to normal in 5-15 years.
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10. 3
Take a hike.
Moderate exercise
can lower your risk
by 35-50%. Studies
show the more you
exercise, the more
you reduce your
chance of having
a stroke.
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11. 4
Watch your numbers:
Blood pressure, high
cholesterol and diabetes
increase your risk of having
a stroke. Get these
checked regularly and keep
them in the healthy zone.
Want to learn your risk of
stroke? View our
online Stroke Risk
Scorecard.
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