American Heart Association Beyond the Table
Making an impact together by shaping the future of health
Together, we are relentlessly focused on the heart of our community. Through the year-round Heart Ball campaign, we celebrate our collective success in driving change, funding science and improving behaviors – no matter where, or how, we gather. That means taking our efforts beyond the table, working every day to help every heart.
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Beyond the basics: How extra exercise delivers maximum health benefits
Learn how exceeding physical activity guidelines could significantly lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Obesity takes a toll on brain health
Obesity is a problem for the brain as well as the body. Research shows excess weight can affect cognitive skills and increase the risk of dementia.
Be a lifesaver, react quickly to cardiac arrest
Prompt action by bystanders starts the “chain of survival” for people who experience cardiac arrest. Here’s what to look for and what to do.
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Featured Stories
- Get on the path to a healthier you in 2024
- Discover the health benefits of gratitude
- Beware of the hidden calories lurking in your favorite seasonal drinks
- Hot and cold: Climate changes can affect heart health
- The Mediterranean diet and lifestyle could improve health
- New study shows home-based cardiac rehab can save lives for U.S. veterans
- Volunteering is a health practice, studies find
- The Mediterranean diet and lifestyle could improve health
- New study shows home-based cardiac rehab can save lives for U.S. veterans
- Volunteering is a health practice, studies find
- Study: Intensive BP treatment could reduce risk of dementia
- Study: Social factors may surpass genetics in assessing stroke risk
- Research counts the steps to longer life
- The promise of living longer bolsters the plant based food market
- 8 is the new number for ideal heart health
- Talking turkey about Thanksgiving dinner
- Sepsis is a serious but misunderstood heart threat
- Hepatitis C study greenlights more heart transplants
- Elements of fish oil may improve brain function in people with coronary artery disease
- Study: Over time, high blood pressure may hurt brain vessels
- Pumping iron is a sleep aid – and a heart help
- Healthy eating should last a lifetime
- Social isolation is a health issue for older Americans
- Dangers of tobacco are well known, yet millions of adults struggle to quit smoking
- Stroke survivors should see their primary care physician sooner
- Health gap persists for Blacks living in rural America
- Stay active to protect your heart and improve your well-being
- Five ways to get better sleep
- Avoiding germs and viruses this cold and flu season amidst COVID-19
- COVID-19 vaccine is high priority for cardiac patients
- Even with exercise, moderation is the key
- Where you live could affect your long-term survival after heart attack
- People with heart disease experience high food insecurity rates
- Maintaining healthy blood pressure in children is important for long-term health
- Stay active to protect your heart and improve your well-being
- Making sure the holidays don’t derail your diet
- ‘Tis the season for new holiday traditions, COVID safety measures
- Avoiding germs and viruses this cold and flu season amidst COVID-19
- Minimizing risks as coronavirus pandemic continues
- Flu and COVID-19 are bad enough, but they also can raise stroke risk