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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Harvard Health Publishing Staff Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
                        <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Brain health rests on heart health: Guidelines for lifestyle changes]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/whats-good-for-the-heart-is-good-for-the-mind-2018112315405" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/whats-good-for-the-heart-is-good-for-the-mind-2018112315405</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                        <category term="Alzheimer&#039;s" />
                        <category term="Exercise and Fitness" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Mind &amp; Mood" />
                        <category term="Diet and nutrition" />
                        <updated>2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Finding balance: 3 simple exercises to steady your steps]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/finding-balance-3-simple-exercises-to-steady-your-steps-202110132612" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/finding-balance-3-simple-exercises-to-steady-your-steps-202110132612</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Being able to maintain balance is crucial to performing everyday activities. As people get older, systems in the body that help maintain balance aren't as responsive as when they were younger. Practicing these exercises designed to improve balance helps build steadiness and prevent falls.]]>
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                        <category term="Exercise and Fitness" />
                        <category term="Balance" />
                        <category term="Mobility, safety, and fall prevention" />
                        <updated>2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Extreme heat: Staying safe if you have health issues]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/extreme-heat-staying-safe-if-you-have-health-issues-202108062563" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/extreme-heat-staying-safe-if-you-have-health-issues-202108062563</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Climate change has made life-threatening heat waves increasingly common across the globe. Anyone with health issues will have a more difficult time in extreme heat, including older people and people with diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and other conditions. Be prepared by knowing how to identify and treat heat-related illness, and how to plan for hot days.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Emergency Planning" />
                        <category term="Diabetes and metabolic health" />
                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <category term="Kidney and urinary health" />
                        <category term="Lung cancer" />
                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <updated>2023-07-13T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Want more happiness? Try this]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/want-more-happiness-try-this-202107022522" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/want-more-happiness-try-this-202107022522</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[What could you do today to feel happier? Three strategies drawn from positive psychology, a field that aims to improve moods and lives, may help.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Mind &amp; Mood" />
                        <category term="Positive Psychology" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2023-06-23T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Preventing falls in older adults: Multiple strategies are better]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/preventing-falls-in-older-adults-multiple-strategies-are-better-201910221993" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/preventing-falls-in-older-adults-multiple-strategies-are-better-201910221993</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Falls among older adults are on the rise, but most are preventable. To do this, interventions must target the multiple factors that contribute to falls, taking steps to minimize them or prevent them entirely.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Independent Living" />
                        <category term="Safety/injury prevention" />
                        <updated>2024-10-02T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Is my thyroid making enough hormone?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/need-to-check-your-thyroid-maybe-not-2019072217388" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/need-to-check-your-thyroid-maybe-not-2019072217388</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                <![CDATA[]]>
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                        <updated>2022-04-29T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Fiber-full eating for better health and lower cholesterol]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fiber-full-eating-for-better-health-and-lower-cholesterol-2019062416819" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fiber-full-eating-for-better-health-and-lower-cholesterol-2019062416819</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Most Americans don't eat enough fiber, and many people say it's because they are worried about eating too many carbs, but eating the right kind of carbs is the key, and it's not that difficult to meet the recommended daily amount.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <category term="Diet and nutrition" />
                        <updated>2019-06-24T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Are certain types of sugars healthier than others?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/are-certain-types-of-sugars-healthier-than-others-2019052916699" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/are-certain-types-of-sugars-healthier-than-others-2019052916699</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A high intake of sugar is linked to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. But whether some sugars are healthier (or worse) than others remains a question of interest to many.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diet and nutrition" />
                        <category term="Diabetes and metabolic health" />
                        <category term="Diet &amp; Weight Loss" />
                        <updated>2023-10-20T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Is tight blood sugar control right for older adults with diabetes?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-tight-blood-sugar-control-right-for-older-adults-with-diabetes-2018091714772" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-tight-blood-sugar-control-right-for-older-adults-with-diabetes-2018091714772</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Diabetes is a condition in which both high and low glucose levels are harmful to the body. In older individuals with multiple risk factors for hypoglycemia, the goal should be the best blood sugar control that can be achieved without putting the individual at risk for dangerously low blood sugar.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <category term="Diabetes and metabolic health" />
                        <updated>2023-10-10T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes (and even reverse it)]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/healthy-lifestyle-can-prevent-diabetes-and-even-reverse-it-2018090514698" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/healthy-lifestyle-can-prevent-diabetes-and-even-reverse-it-2018090514698</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Type 2 diabetes is a major cause of vision loss and blindness, kidney failure requiring dialysis, heart attacks, strokes, amputations, infections, and even early death. Research suggests that a healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes from occurring in the first place, and even reverse its progress.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <category term="Diabetes and metabolic health" />
                        <category term="Diet &amp; Weight Loss" />
                        <category term="Healthy Eating" />
                        <updated>2023-10-20T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Intermittent fasting: The positive news continues]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2021-02-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Heart rate variability: How it might indicate well-being]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-201711221470" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-201711221470</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                <![CDATA[]]>
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                        <category term="Pediatric health" />
                        <category term="Exercise and Fitness" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2024-04-03T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Sinus headache or sign-us up for a migraine consultation]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sinus-headache-or-sign-us-up-for-a-migraine-consultation-2016120110758" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sinus-headache-or-sign-us-up-for-a-migraine-consultation-2016120110758</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Headache and migraine" />
                        <category term="Mind &amp; Mood" />
                        <updated>2023-10-09T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Genital herpes: The painful facts about a tricky virus]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/genital-herpes-the-painful-facts-about-a-tricky-virus-2016091410271" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/genital-herpes-the-painful-facts-about-a-tricky-virus-2016091410271</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Immune and infectious diseases" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Men&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Sexual Health" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2022-03-14T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The type of fat you eat matters!]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-type-of-fat-you-eat-matters-201509228333" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-type-of-fat-you-eat-matters-201509228333</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diet and nutrition" />
                        <updated>2015-09-22T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Mind &amp; Mood" />
                        <category term="Alzheimer&#039;s" />
                        <category term="Mental Health" />
                        <category term="Vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements" />
                        <updated>2025-01-09T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Vitamin B&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;12&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; deficiency can be sneaky and harmful]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-20130110562" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-20130110562</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Like most vitamins, B12 can't be made by the body and must be gotten from food or supplements. A B12 deficiency -- which might stem from a vegan or vegetarian diet, or problems with absorption due to weight loss surgery or aging -- can seriously harm nerves, mood, thinking, energy, and more.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diet and nutrition" />
                        <category term="Healthy Eating" />
                        <category term="Vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements" />
                        <updated>2026-02-20T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Erectile dysfunction often a warning sign of heart disease]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/erectile-dysfunction-often-a-warning-sign-of-heart-disease-201111032504" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/erectile-dysfunction-often-a-warning-sign-of-heart-disease-201111032504</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <updated>2020-02-26T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy Eating Plate]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/harvard-to-usda-check-out-the-healthy-eating-plate-201109143344" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/harvard-to-usda-check-out-the-healthy-eating-plate-201109143344</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Heat is hard on the heart; simple precautions can ease the strain]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heat-is-hard-on-the-heart-simple-precautions-can-ease-the-strain-201107223180" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heat-is-hard-on-the-heart-simple-precautions-can-ease-the-strain-201107223180</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <updated>2019-11-05T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Strengthening your core: Right and wrong ways to do lunges, squats, and planks]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/strengthening-your-core-right-and-wrong-ways-to-do-lunges-squats-and-planks-201106292810" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/strengthening-your-core-right-and-wrong-ways-to-do-lunges-squats-and-planks-201106292810</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2020-03-02T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Living with chronic headache: A personal migraine story]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/living-with-chronic-headache-a-personal-migraine-story-201103051601" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/living-with-chronic-headache-a-personal-migraine-story-201103051601</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Headaches that appear every day can take over your life. A former editor at Harvard Health Publishing, who preferred to go by CJ for this post, tells what it&rsquo;s like to live with migraine every day and offers tips for coping with the worst.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Pain" />
                        <category term="Medications and treatments" />
                        <category term="Headache and migraine" />
                        <category term="Mental Health" />
                        <updated>2011-03-05T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Protect your heart when shoveling snow]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/protect-your-heart-when-shoveling-snow-201101151153" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/protect-your-heart-when-shoveling-snow-201101151153</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Heart Health" />
                        <updated>2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Could too much calcium cause heart disease?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/study-links-too-much-calcium-to-heart-disease-20100812204" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/study-links-too-much-calcium-to-heart-disease-20100812204</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publishing Staff]]></name>
                </author>
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                <![CDATA[]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <updated>2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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