Reduce Your Risk of Stroke

The Basics: Overview

You can help reduce your risk of stroke by making healthy lifestyle changes.

These are the most important steps you can take to lower your risk of stroke:

• Keep your blood pressure in the normal range.
• If you smoke, quit.
• Keep your blood sugar (glucose) in the normal range.
• If you have heart disease, treat it.
• Keep your cholesterol (“koh-LEHS-tuh-rahl”) levels in the normal range.
• Stay active and maintain a healthy weight.
• Eat healthy.

Making these healthy changes can also help lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes.