February is Heart Health Month, which makes it the ideal time to take a look at your own heart health and think about ways of improving it.

As a proud partner of the American Heart Association, we at Lennox strive to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and employees. We do this by creating health-enhancing products, like our range of indoor air quality solutions, by sharing strategies for preventing heart disease, and by encouraging those we care about to live heart-healthy lives.

Heart Disease Causes 1 in 4 Deaths.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 610,000 Americans die from heart disease each year, which is one in every four deaths. High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. In addition, several other medical conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental conditions can also put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including:

• Diabetes
• Overweight and obesity
• Poor diet
• Physical inactivity
• Excessive alcohol use
• Excessive air pollution

Get Heart Healthy in 7 Simple Steps.

It's easier than you think to reduce your risk of heart disease.

The American Heart Association recommends following these 7 simple steps for a happier, healthier heart.

Lennox Innovation Helps Heart Health, Too.

Recent research suggests that tiny pollution particles can lead to big heart problems. Pollution can come from traffic, factories, power generation, wildfires or even cooking with a wood stove. And one of the most common indoor sources of indoor pollutants is smoking.

Acute short-term effects of air pollution tend to strike people who are elderly or already struggling with heart disease. Pollution is also believed to have inflammatory effects on the heart, causing chronic cardiovascular problems.

Medical researchers are particularly concerned about pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns. Studies suggest that, over time, these pollutants aggravate or increase the process of disease in the arteries, increasing the risk of cardiovascular illness and death.

Lennox Healthy Climate^® air purification and filtration systems provide an indoor air quality solution that can help combat these heart-harming pollutants and contaminants.

The PureAir^™ air purification system reduces and destroys contaminants with hospital-grade filtration and powerful air purification technology, and is the only single indoor air quality system to combat all three classes of contaminants, including:

• Allergy-aggravating particles such as dust, pollen and pet dander
• Mold and germs that grow and reproduce in damp places, such as basements and crawlspaces
• Odors and chemical vapors from paints, cleaning supplies and additives used in carpeting and furniture

The Carbon Clean 16^® Media Air Cleaner whole-home filtration system removes 95% of particles in your home's air, down to particles as small as 0.3 microns; which is great for your home environment and really great for your heart and your overall health.

Talk to a Lennox Dealer about finding the right indoor air quality solution for your home.