2,300 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day, an average of 1 death every 38 seconds. Together, we can change that! The biggest part of living healthy comes down to simply making healthy choices. While you can’t change things like age and family history, the good news is that even modest changes to your diet and lifestyle can improve your heart health and lower your risk by as much as 80 percent.

Read more statistics about heart disease and what the AHA is doing about it here:

http://newsroom.heart.org/events/february-is-american-heart-month-6669831