The word 'stroke' can cause some people to experience goosebumps. It is a scary term for some people, and yet it it! The World Health Organisation estimates that 15 million people suffer from stroke annually worldwide and is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. It can be prevented though. Therefore, everyone should know the risk factors and how to reduce the risk of getting one. There are two types of stroke; the more common is ischaemic stroke (fig.1) which is characterised by sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of brain and caused by thrombotic or embolic occlusion of a cerebral artery, and hemorrhagic stroke (fig.2) in which bleeding occurs directly into the brain parenchyma. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Both types, when happen, will reduce oxygen and nutrients supply for brain cells and so these cells cannot survive. Some