Always assure the safety & well-being of every client

• Smoking
• High-fat diet ( i.e: saturated fats, like the ones found in fast food and red meat, increases a person's risk for atherosclerosis, which promotes coronary disease and heart attacks )
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol  (https://www.everydayhealth.com/high-cholesterol/diet/foods-can-cause-high-cholesterol/ )
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Being overweight or obese

https://www.heart.org/en/about-us/heart-attack-and-stroke-symptoms

Affects one-quarter of Americans 65 and older. An estimated 68% of these patients will die of heart disease, and 16% will die of stroke. 

Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive, but preventable disease that starts with conscious eating habits.  

No. 5 cause of death and 

a leading cause of disability in the U.S. 

RISK FACTORS

• Eating a diet high in saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol has been linked to stroke and related conditions, such as heart disease. Also, getting too much salt (sodium) in the diet can raise blood pressure levels.
• Not getting enough physical activity 
• Drinking too much alcohol can raise blood pressure levels and the risk for stroke. It also increases levels of triglycerides, a form of fat in your blood that can harden your arteries.
  • Women should have no more than one drink a day.
  • Men should have no more than two drinks a day.
• Tobacco use increases the risk for stroke.
  • Cigarette smoking can damage the heart and blood vessels, increasing your risk for stroke
  • Carbon monoxide from cigarette smoke reduces the amount of oxygen that your blood can carry
  • Exposure to secondhand smoke can make you more likely to have a stroke