Every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke in the United States, but there are ways to protect yourself from the silent killer, the nation’s fifth-largest cause of death, according to Dr. Chauncey Crandall, one of America’s most famed cardiologists.

“The bottom line is this: The body is amazing,” Crandall, a New York Times bestselling author and director of preventive medicine at the Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Florida told Newsmax’s “Newsline” Friday. “It wants to get well, but you have to take care of it.” 

One way to keep yourself healthy is to have a yearly physical, Crandall said. 

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