Eating a heart-healthy diet is important for managing your blood pressure and reducing your risk of heart attack, heart disease, stroke and other diseases. Some people prefer to follow a specific eating plan where healthy choices are clearly spelled out.
Alas, summer is coming to a close because September 22 is, however unfortunate, the first day of fall. The season officially begins at 4:44 p.m. EDT during the autumnal equinox, when the sun crosses directly over the Earth's equator and both day and night are about equal. Fall will last a solid three months until the beginning of Winter on December 21, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. But all is not lost!
Fall starts Tuesday, according to meteorologists. Meteorological fall (aka autumn) is defined as the months of September, October and November in the Northern Hemisphere (it's spring in the Southern Hemisphere). Most people consider the first day of autumn to be the autumnal equinox, which this year is September 23, according to WeatherBug meteorologist Mark Hoekzema. This is because, astronomically, the sun will be directly overhead of the equator as the Earth`s tilt begins to point the Northern Hemisphere away from the sun.