Each year, the holidays lead to a nationwide uptick in strokes and heart attacks.

KCTV talked to Dr. Karin Olds, neurologist and stroke medical director at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, about how to reduce your risk and the warning signs of a stroke.

Watch the interview below.

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