
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

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?

Matthew Solan
Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
Matthew Solan is the 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 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

Diseases & Conditions
Casing the joints

Mind & Mood
Health and happiness go hand in hand

Mind & Mood
Evoking calm: Practicing mindfulness in daily life helps

Diseases & Conditions
Frequent migraines? Eating fatty fish may offer comfort

Mind & Mood
Some blood pressure drugs are linked with better memory

Exercise & Fitness
Fitness with a function

Mind & Mood
You don't say? Brain space

Diseases & Conditions
Inflammatory bowel disease on the rise in older adults

Mind & Mood
Stuck in a brain fog? Look in your medicine cabinet

Staying Healthy
Do BMI numbers add up?

Men's Health
Prostate cancer and your diet

Staying Healthy
Looking past blood pressure numbers

Mind & Mood
Easily distracted? Try meditation

Mind & Mood
Waking up one hour earlier than usual may reduce depression risk

Men's Health
You don't say? Hair today, gone tomorrow

Exercise & Fitness
Tai chi offers similar benefits as conventional exercise

Men's Health
New ways to think about sex

Exercise & Fitness
How low can you go?

Mind & Mood
Grieving: A natural process to help heal

Men's Health
Who needs hormone therapy for prostate cancer?

Diseases & Conditions
Looking out for diverticulitis

Mind & Mood
Exercise can add to your sense of purpose — and vice versa

Staying Healthy
Supplements to prevent heart disease and cancer not justified

Staying Healthy
You don't say? Under eye bags and dark circles

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions

What could be causing your blurry vision?

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?