Around 7,400 people die each month in the UK from heart disease or stroke.
That’s 246 people a day in an average month… February is Heart Month, a chance to remind us all why our heart health is so important.
See the British Heart Foundation website: https://www.bhf.org.uk/ for some simple tips to protect your heart this winter.
To summarise they are:
- Manage any heart or circulatory conditions
- Protect yourself from flu
- Eat well
- Move more to keep a healthy weight
- Look after your mental health