Last weekend I made Dana White’s Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken and even my husband—who does not care for any slow cooker recipes—LOVED it. Which is remarkable given the rather large cooking error I made (it cooks for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high setting—if you accidentally set it 4 hours on low and don’t notice until 3 hours in, you can save it by pouring into a large saute pan and setting it on a medium flame for about 45 minutes!)
Did you know that high cholesterol increases your risk of stroke? And that stroke is not an ‘old person’s’ disease? According to the Million Hearts site, “Stroke can happen to anyone at any time.”
The good news is that 80% of strokes are preventable. The bad news is that stroke risk factors may not be recognized and treated in younger or middle-aged adults.
The CDC lists stroke risk factors including certain conditions and behaviors (aka lifestyle):
Conditions that increase Stroke Risk:
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Heart Disease
Diabetes
Sickle Cell Disease
Previous Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
