According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States. More than 2,600 people die of heart disease every day. That equals one cardiovascular death every 33 seconds. While hearing that may make your blood pressure rise, LivingRight can lower it by helping you kick the fast food habit.

• Eat healthier by buying "good for your heart" appliances from LivingRight. Preparing your own food gives you control over how and what you eat, and LivingRight appliances are easy to store, easy to use and simple to clean up.
  
• Resolve to give up or curtail fast food, like "Joan of Arcadia" star Amber Tamblyn, who shares that she kicked the KFC habit in this month's InStyle Magazine.
  
• Remember that for the $2.99 you're spending on combo meals per day you can get a LivingRight juicer at our great low prices! Or invest in Cuisinart cookware.
  
• If you still can't kick the habit, go see "Supersize Me," the movie that chronicles a month of nothing but McDonald's for one filmmaker.
  
• Typical fast food ensures you'll exceed the 500 mg of sodium recommended per day for the average adult. Switch to sea salt, soy, coriander, cilantro, basil, lemongrass, or other seasonings instead.
  
• Skip the drive-through and dust off your bicycle. Reward yourself with a smoothie.
  
• Skip the salads at the fast food outlets..dressings and toppings are often loaded with sugar and fat. You have a better chance of staying healthy by preparing your own salad such as the Strawberry and Spinach offering in our Recipes section.