Beyond the Table
Making an impact together by shaping the future of health
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Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally.
10,000 steps a day: Uncovering the origin behind the popular walking goal
Step up your fitness game and reap the rewards! Going beyond basic exercise guidelines might be the ultimate investment in your long-term health.
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Benefits of losing weight may abide even if pounds return
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People who lose weight through an intensive behavioral program continue to have better health even if they regain some pounds, according to a survey of research.
AED: a crucial tool in cardiac arrest
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Here are five things to know about an AED that can help save a life.
Is winter dehydration sneaking up on you?
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Tackle the holiday season without sacrificing your health! Learn how to stay healthy and stress-free this holiday season with these expert tips.
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Go Red for Women Luncheons
Luncheons are a great way to get involved with the American Heart Association in your local community and truly make an impact.
Previous Stories
- Expert tips to help avoid holiday stress and stay healthy
- Understanding seasonal depression and how to cope with it
- Beat the heat: Strategies to protect your heart and brain
- Less salt leads the changes in school lunches
- Study reveals lower cardiac rehabilitation attendance among Asian, Black and Hispanic adults
- New research challenges intermittent fasting as an effective long-term weight loss tool
- Study narrows focus on pregnancy complications and stroke
- Do this and ward off both breast cancer and heart disease
- Eat healthier in 2023
- Healthy substitutions elevate holiday drinks
- How to curb holiday weight gain by eating smarter
- Sepsis is a serious but misunderstood heart threat
- Women and men are (not quite) equals on heart transplants
- Fish oil supplements may be more popular than beneficial
- Cuff size matters in blood pressure readings
- Spring into better health
- It's never too early for a healthy diet
- Secondhand smoke worse for children than many people think
- Research confirms link between early menopause, higher ischemic stroke risk
- There's a gender split in mini-stroke diagnosis
- Weigh the benefits of a regular bedtime
- Experts urge changes to improve rates of bystander CPR for women
- What people with heart conditions should know now about COVID-19
- Let music step up your exercise program
- Women's quality of life after stroke is worse than men — age may be a major factor.
- High blood pressure during pregnancy poses risks for mother and child
- Prioritizing care for others, women often neglect their own health
- It’s American Heart Month: What every woman should know about heart health
- Plan for holiday indulgences along with a healthy diet
- Who gets CPR from bystanders? It depends if it’s a man or woman
- Not just extra calories: Sugary drinks may boost risk of heart disease
- Flu and COVID-19 are bad enough, but they also can raise stroke risk