Chewing and swallowing food also can be a problem. One or both sides of the mouth can lack feeling, increasing the risk of choking. Finally, a stroke can affect the ability to think clearly. Planning and carrying out even simple activities may be hard. Stroke survivors may not know how to start a task, confuse the sequence of logical steps in tasks they ve done many times before.
High levels are a large factor in clogging arteries.
Your blood pressure is checked each time you donate and cholesterol levels are checked periodically.