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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

New details about loneliness and dementia risk featured image

Mind & Mood

New details about loneliness and dementia risk

You don’t say? The many colors of urine featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

You don’t say? The many colors of urine

Adding 10 extra minutes of daily activity linked to a longer life featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Adding 10 extra minutes of daily activity linked to a longer life

Power your paddle sports with three great exercises featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Power your paddle sports with three great exercises

High levels of proteins may explain how exercise boosts the brain featured image

Exercise and Fitness

High levels of proteins may explain how exercise boosts the brain

Don't waste time (or money) on dietary supplements featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Don't waste time (or money) on dietary supplements

Eating more olive oil linked to longer life span featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Eating more olive oil linked to longer life span

Feeling the burn of acid reflux featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Feeling the burn of acid reflux

The worst habits for your brain featured image

Mind & Mood

The worst habits for your brain

A healthier way to look at body fat featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

A healthier way to look at body fat

You don’t say? Earwax: Stay or go? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

You don’t say? Earwax: Stay or go?

Unique blood test may offer a speedier cancer diagnosis featured image

Cancer

Unique blood test may offer a speedier cancer diagnosis

The plant milk shake-up: Pea and pistachio join oat and almond featured image

Diet and nutrition

The plant milk shake-up: Pea and pistachio join oat and almond

Warming up to the cold: Staying active in any weather featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Warming up to the cold: Staying active in any weather

Saturated fat eaten in the short term might not threaten heart health featured image

Heart Health

Saturated fat eaten in the short term might not threaten heart health

Erectile dysfunction drug may lower Alzheimer's risk featured image

Men's Health

Erectile dysfunction drug may lower Alzheimer's risk

High blood pressure? Certain drugs may compound the problem featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

High blood pressure? Certain drugs may compound the problem

Your brain on high blood pressure featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Your brain on high blood pressure

Can your diet protect against cancer? featured image

Cancer

Can your diet protect against cancer?

The big pain of small-fiber neuropathy featured image

Diseases & Conditions

The big pain of small-fiber neuropathy

You don't say? Excuse me, but should you squelch your belch? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

You don't say? Excuse me, but should you squelch your belch?

Finding your focus featured image

Mind & Mood

Finding your focus

Working around health issues and sex featured image

Men's Health

Working around health issues and sex

Five hours of weekly exercise may help prevent some cancers featured image

Cancer

Five hours of weekly exercise may help prevent some cancers

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