A Healthy Heart Can Save You Money on Life Insurance

Keeping your heart healthy isn't just good for quality of life. It can save you big bucks! Are you doing all you can to save your heart and enjoy hearty savings?

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death in the country.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS, 2009), about 24,000 Americans die each day as a result of cardiovascular diseases. That's about one person every 37 seconds!

Here's a look at the numbers.

• An estimated 80,000,000 Americans ─ that's 1 in 3 ─ have one or more cardiovascular diseases.
• 73,600,000 have high blood pressure.
• 16,800,000 suffer each year from coronary heart disease.
• 5,700,000 suffer each year from heart failure.
• 6,500,000 each year suffer from a stroke.

Source: American Heart Association, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2009

In fact, cardiovascular diseases account for about the same number of mortalities as the combined total of people who die from accidents, cancer, diabetes AND respiratory diseases.

Getting to the Heart of Saving

When it comes to affordable life insurance, your heart is a good place to start. If you're heart healthy, it's possible to save hundreds or thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your policy! Why? Because cardiovascular diseases are behind the nation's leading cause of death, they're a huge risk factor to consider when it comes to obtaining life insurance. Understandably, a person with cardiovascular disease is at greater risk of dying young than a person without this factor. In fact, cardiovascular diseases and risk factors can mean the difference between getting insurance or not, and how much you pay.

If you were insured with a cardiovascular disease or risk factor and have improved your medical condition, call a Matrix Direct licensed life insurance agent to discuss your options. You may be able to save money!