Women’s Heart Support Network Presents 21-Day Vegan Challenge

Fayetteville, Ga. (Dec. 16, 2025) – Many people try to begin each new year with resolutions to lead a healthier lifestyle. These lifestyle changes can be hard to sustain because there may be no one to offer guidance or hold you accountable. To help people switch to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, The Dottie Fuqua Women’s Heart Support Network presents Veganuary: The 21-Day Challenge.

This free program can help participants improve cardiovascular health by lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, reducing insulin resistance, and promoting weight loss.

“Making a transition like this can be difficult,” said Avril James, program coordinator for The Women’s Heart Support Network. “It helps to have support.”

The program kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. with an interactive discussion over Zoom to review the material and discuss the benefits of the program. Participants will receive in-depth preparation material with evidentiary support for a whole-foods, plant-based program including meal plans, grocery lists, recipes, and on-line weekly emotional support check-ins. Eating whole, plant-based foods has been shown to support heart health by lowering inflammation, improving cholesterol levels, boosting energy, and providing nutrient-rich meals that are naturally high in fiber and antioxidants. Even a short-term plant-based reset can help improve digestion, stabilize blood sugar, and leave you feeling lighter and more energized — perfect for starting the year with intention and care.

The challenge begins Monday, Jan. 12 and runs through Feb. 2, 2026.

“Whether you do one day, or the whole 21, this program can help make some positive differences in your health,” said James. “If this is something you’ve ever been interested in, this is a great way to learn more and give it a try.”

The Dottie Fuqua Women’s Heart Support Network started at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and expanded to Piedmont Fayette, thanks to generous donations from Fayetteville resident and former Piedmont Foundation and Piedmont Fayette Hospital Board Member Vicki Turner. Piedmont’s Women’s Heart Program focuses on prevention, clinical care, and support to reduce heart disease among women and promotes long-term heart health and wellness.

Learn more about The Women’s Heart Support Network and this free program, as well as register, at www.piedmont.org/womensheartsupport.

About Piedmont

Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia’s growth through safe, cost-effective, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization with more than 12,000 donors annually that for centuries has sought to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve. Across our 2,171 physical locations we care for more than 4.5 million patients and serve communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia’s population. This includes 27 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. Our patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than 560,000 online appointments and over 120,000 virtual visits. With nearly 50,000 care givers we are the largest Georgia-based private employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. Piedmont provided more than $607 million in community impact in Fiscal Year 2024.

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