In the summer people enjoy being outdoors doing summer activities, and often have a disregard to the heat and humidity. Then when the heat reaches an index unbearable for most human beings it can become severely dangerous. The risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke is a very real danger when the heat and humidity is high.

We noticed something was wrong with our dog Katie when we saw she had food stuck between her cheek and her teeth on the right side of her face. It was a hot spring day. I cleaned the food that was stuck in her mouth, but did not really notice anything too obvious... until she went outside and started panting because of the heat.

Stroke occurs when there is something wrong with the blood flow to the brain. This is often caused by a narrowing of blood vessels.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. While certain risk factors can not be changed such as hereditary factors. But simply change on your lifestyle, can greatly reduce your risk from this disease. Here are 7 ways that can help you reduce the risk of developing stroke.