In 1965, First Female Career Investigator: The AHA chooses biochemist Mildred Cohn as its first female career investigator, providing funding for the remaining 14 years of her research career. Her work contributed to the development of the MRI, one of the most sophisticated imaging methods used today.

Eat Better: Did you know that baked kale chips are a tasty snack? If you’ve never cooked greens, take heart and follow these tips for cooking them into delicious dishes.

Cook some greens

Move More: Enlist your pet to help you with your heart health. If you live near a dog-friendly beach, lake, or pool, jump in! Pet ownership may help increase fitness levels, relieve stress, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and boost overall happiness and well-being.

Be active with your pet

Be Well: Try Love & Kindness meditation. This is a super simple way to get started with meditation. Some studies suggest you can boost your empathy and feelings of connection, and reduce your implicit bias, anger, depression and anxiety.

Love & Kindness for overall wellbeing

Eat Better: An apple a day … When it comes to cooking, apples have many uses – a delicious addition to both sweet and savory recipes. Make homemade apple sauce by cooking chopped apples with cinnamon and nutmeg, and other simple, delicious recipes.

“Appletising” recipes

Be Well: Gratitude is more than a buzzword. It’s a habit and practice that may actually change your perception of well-being. Take 5 minutes to practice gratitude from the heart — and for your heart.

Gratitude is good for you

Be Well: Practice giving back to relieve stress — volunteer your time or take time to help a friend. Stress puts you at risk for hypertension, heart disease, and other health conditions.

Learn 10 habits to fight stress

Eat Better: Even if you’re not a chef you can learn how to sauté the healthy way. And yes, it’s still going to taste awesome – we promise.

Sauté the healthy way

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