Having good cardiovascular health and maintaining it should be a priority. Here are seven tips to help you reduce your risks of getting a stroke, at any age. Good cardiovascular health is something you may take for granted, but it is very important. The statistics of deaths caused by strokes and heart failures may sound simple – after all, strokes are the fifth most common cause of death, while heart diseases are the leading cause of fatalities, both in the United States alone, and these cases are unfortunately on the rise. Among the leading causes of these problems is the