A Chain Link Between Heart Disease And Stroke

July 23, 2008 1:11 pm admin Health

Both heart disease and stroke find their beginning in narrowed blood vessels thus the chances of a blood clot becoming lodged in those vessels.  One involves the heart and the other, the brain.  African-American women and men are more prone to suffer the effects of heart disease and stroke than Caucasian women and men. Family history and age cannot be changed but adopting a healthy lifestyle by eating the right foods, exercising and not smoking contributes in a large part to keeping heart disease and stroke from beginning or even progressing.  Reducing blood pressure is the most vital way to reducing heart disease and stroke symptoms by eliminating salt and the use of alcohol.  An improved protection is offered by adopting a lifestyle that is user friendly to the heart and brain, thus preventing heart disease and stroke.