Having a healthy lifestyle, diet, and ideal weight has never been more important. The threats of diseases that can endanger our lives had us enrolling in gym class, eating oatmeal, and undergoing various cleansing methods. Stroke is among the most serious of these health emergencies. It affects the arteries and the brain functions. It happens when a blood vessel bursts or is blocked denying oxygen to the brain.

Do you know how to tell if a person is suffering a stroke attack?

Here are signs which can help you determine if a person is having a stroke attack.

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg
• Sudden confusion and inability to speak and comprehension
• Sudden inability to see with one or two eyes
• Sudden inability to walk, and experiencing loss of balance

According to some experts, people who suffer from stroke have higher chances at recovery if they are immediately subjected to treatment within their first three hours of attack.

One of the tests you can do to check is to ask the person to smile. Since an attack causes weakness of the body, the person who is suffering from a stroke will give you a crooked smile.

Ask the person to raise both arms. If the person is okay, he or she should be able to raise both arms.

Ask the person to repeat something you say. A stroke attack affects speech functions, so if the person can’t speak properly, rush him/her to the hospital.

Stroke can be caused by a lot of things. Most of them you already know — bad lifestyle like smoking, excessive drinking, drug abuse, and obesity. So really, you can do something to avoid it.

People get higher chances as they grow older. One of the things you can do about this is to help your body become healthier through a good diet, healthy weight, and regular exercise.