A STROKE DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN!
Did you know:
- Stroke is the 4th leading cause of death in the US
- 4 out of 5 people who have suffered a stroke had no apparent warning signs
- 80% of all strokes can be prevented
- Every 45 seconds in America, someone suffers a stroke, and every 3 minutes, someone dies from one
- 8 to 12 million people in the US have Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), and unfortunately only half know it
- Only 10% of person with PAD have classic symptoms
- Risk factors include smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol
- PAD SCREENINGS ARE NOT NORMALLY PART OF A ROUTINE PHYSICAL
- Please continue to PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND WATCH THIS WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH TIPS.