High Blood pressure: The single most important thing that anyone can do to prevent stroke is to control their blood pressure. The easiest way to control blood pressure is through exercise and diet and if needed medications. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm hg anything higher should not be ignored. 2. High Cholesterol:  Second amongst the usual suspects is cholesterol.  One easy way to manage cholesterol is to increase fruits and vegetables in the diet andavoid fried foods. Consuming healthy fats from nuts (almonds or walnuts), fish oils and oils like olive oils and flax seed oil is also beneficial. If diet doesn’t work then medications can come to rescue. 3. High Sugar: Sugar beyond the normal values is not good for the body not just the brain. It is important to realize that, and eliminate or at least limit the intake of sugary foods like cold drinks, juices, cookies, biscuits, chocolates,sweets etc. One 500 ml bottle of cold drink contains about 55 gm of sugar which is equivalent to 11 teaspoons of sugar. You can aptly call it the Devil’s drink, it’s not going to do any good to you. 4. Smoking: The smoke that travels through the lungs into the blood and then circulated throughout the body mixed with blood is known to make the blood sticky and cause strokes. Stay away from smoking and keep your blood flowing. There are two kinds of people who don’t smoke, the healthy ones and the ones who are paralyzed due to stroke. 5. Diet: My advice for diet is simple, you can eat anything that comes out of the ground( fruits, vegetables) is white (low fat milk) or sometimes pink( fresh fish or lean chicken) stay away from anything that comes out of a box, plastic packet or a bottle. 6. Exercise: A good diet with regular physical exercise is the secret to good health. If you follow this routine you will not have to worry about the first three points of the discussion.  7. Doctor: The last piece of stroke prevention puzzle is the doctor. “Your brain is the Ferrari of your body, and you don’t take your Ferrari to a road side mechanic” Choose wisely.