photo of Matthew Solan

Matthew Solan

Former Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch

Matthew Solan is the former executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s Women’s Nutrition Connection and Women’s Health Advisor. Matthew’s articles on medicine, exercise science, and nutrition have appeared in Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Runner’s World, and Yoga Journal. He earned a master of fine arts in writing from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor of science in journalism from the University of Florida.

Posts by Matthew Solan

A measure of balance featured image

Staying Healthy

A measure of balance

Modify your push-ups to meet your fitness level featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Modify your push-ups to meet your fitness level

Easing the emotional burden of IBS featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Easing the emotional burden of IBS

Trying to lose weight? Be careful not to lose muscle featured image

Staying Healthy

Trying to lose weight? Be careful not to lose muscle

Two dumbbells, three exercises, and 10 minutes featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Two dumbbells, three exercises, and 10 minutes

The power of wall balls featured image

Exercise & Fitness

The power of wall balls

Why do I feel so cold all the time? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Why do I feel so cold all the time?

Musical engagement may help lower dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Musical engagement may help lower dementia risk

Regular physical activity at midlife and beyond may help lower dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Regular physical activity at midlife and beyond may help lower dementia risk

A small amount of weekly exercise may reduce depression symptoms in people with chronic illness featured image

Mind & Mood

A small amount of weekly exercise may reduce depression symptoms in people with chronic illness

Prostate cancer screening keeps getting better featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer screening keeps getting better

Try this: Winter skin care featured image

Staying Healthy

Try this: Winter skin care

How to use home health monitors featured image

Staying Healthy

How to use home health monitors

How cognitive behavioral therapy can help men featured image

Mind & Mood

How cognitive behavioral therapy can help men

Dealing with a sluggish sex drive featured image

Men's Health

Dealing with a sluggish sex drive

Building stronger legs featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Building stronger legs

How ultra-processed foods are made linked to weight gain featured image

Nutrition

How ultra-processed foods are made linked to weight gain

Gait training may relieve pain from knee osteoarthritis featured image

Pain

Gait training may relieve pain from knee osteoarthritis

Combining Mediterranean diet with other lifestyle changes offers extra protection against diabetes featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Combining Mediterranean diet with other lifestyle changes offers extra protection against diabetes

Go slower for strength training gains featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Go slower for strength training gains

Gum disease may increase the risk for stroke and cognitive decline featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Gum disease may increase the risk for stroke and cognitive decline

A modest level of physical activity may help protect women from health risks featured image

Women's Health

A modest level of physical activity may help protect women from health risks

Lifestyle counseling may help men eat healthier and reduce their risk for diabetes featured image

Nutrition

Lifestyle counseling may help men eat healthier and reduce their risk for diabetes

Does exercising in the evening affect sleep? featured image

Staying Healthy

Does exercising in the evening affect sleep?

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Thanks for visiting. Don't miss your FREE gift.

25 Gut Health Hacks is yours absolutely FREE when you sign up to receive health information from Harvard Medical School.

Sign up to get tips for living a healthy lifestyle, with ways to lessen digestion problems…keep inflammation under control…learn simple exercises to improve your balance…understand your options for cataract treatment…all delivered to your email box FREE.

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Stay on top of latest health news from Harvard Medical School.

Plus, get a FREE copy of 25 Gut Health Hacks.

Harvard Health Publishing Logo

Stay on top of latest health news from Harvard Medical School.

Plus, get a FREE copy of 25 Gut Health Hacks.