
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep — and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?

Heidi Godman
Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.
Posts by Heidi Godman

Mind & Mood
Get back your social life to boost thinking, memory, and health

Staying Healthy
5 common foot problems and how to cope with them

Nutrition
Overeating? Mindfulness exercises may help

Staying Healthy
Cataract removal tied to lower dementia risk

Staying Healthy
Warning: Hidden ingredients in supplements for weight loss and male enhancement

Diseases & Conditions
Tips to manage tinnitus

Staying Healthy
Smart questions to ask about a new prescription

Staying Healthy
Top ways to reduce daily stress

Mind & Mood
Harvard study: Fish oil doesn't prevent depression

Nutrition
The 10 rules of a heart-healthy diet

Pain
Typing and tapping despite hand pain

Diseases & Conditions
Taking an aging parent to the doctor? 10 helpful tips

Exercise & Fitness
Five hours of weekly exercise linked to fewer cancer cases

Exercise & Fitness
The most common exercise among people with arthritis

Mind & Mood
Drinking both coffee and tea linked to lower risks for stroke and dementia

Staying Healthy
Two common shoulder injuries and how to avoid them

Mind & Mood
Shield your brain from decline

Staying Healthy
Difficulty seeing at night? Try these tips to cope

Nutrition
Fighting inflammation with food

Staying Healthy
Should you monitor this chronic inflammation marker?

Heart Health
A new way to detect dangerous blood clots

Mind & Mood
Seeing red? 4 steps to try before responding

Heart Health
Salt substitute associated with lower rates of stroke, death

Diseases & Conditions
Progress toward over-the-counter hearing aids

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep — and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?