November 2 – Turn your clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings Time ends. DYK: Most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Children require more: 10-16 hours for ages 5 and younger, including naps; 9-12 hours for ages 6-12; and 8-10 hours for ages 13-18. Adequate sleep promotes healing, improves brain function and reduces the risk for chronic diseases. Learn how to get adequate sleep. More Life’s Essential 8 tips.
The Great American Smokeout Nov. 20th. DYK: Use of inhaled nicotine delivery products, which includes traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., including about a third of all deaths from heart disease. Roughly 40% of U.S. children ages 3-11 are exposed to secondhand smoke. Learn how to stop smoking. More Life’s Essential 8 tips.
It’s the American Heart Association’s checklist to measure cardiovascular health, which adds healthy sleep as essential for optimal cardiovascular health along with other health and lifestyle factors like nicotine exposure, physical activity, diet, weight, blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure.
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Together Tuesdays™ is the easy way to satisfy your craving for connection.
Grab your favorite people and grab a quick meal together once a week. Nothing fancy, please. The conversation matters way more than the food. Refuel. Reconnect. Repeat each week.
Free recipes, conversation starters and more at heart.org/together.
November is American Diabetes Month, National Diabetes Education Week (2nd-8th), National Diabetes Heart Connection Day (9th) and World Diabetes Day (14th)
November 7–10, 2025
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans
The meeting is now four full days beginning at 8 a.m. CT, Friday, Nov. 7.
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