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:

1. Manage any heart or circulatory conditions
2. Protect yourself from flu
3. Eat well
4. Move more to keep a healthy weight
5. Look after your mental health