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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

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

Dragging your feet? You may need to catch up on sleep featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Dragging your feet? You may need to catch up on sleep

Zinc gets a lukewarm response for fighting colds featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Zinc gets a lukewarm response for fighting colds

The facts on fat and heart health featured image

Heart Health

The facts on fat and heart health

Building better muscle featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Building better muscle

Getting through grief featured image

Mind & Mood

Getting through grief

Why is eating healthy so hard? featured image

Diet and nutrition

Why is eating healthy so hard?

A look at health screenings featured image

Men's Health

A look at health screenings

You don't say? The yarn on yawning featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

You don't say? The yarn on yawning

Thinking of trying Dry January? Steps for success featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Thinking of trying Dry January? Steps for success

Treating low vitamin D levels may help people live longer featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Treating low vitamin D levels may help people live longer

A plant-based diet may protect against prostate cancer and ED featured image

Men's Health

A plant-based diet may protect against prostate cancer and ED

Managing memory slip-ups featured image

Mind & Mood

Managing memory slip-ups

The senior's guide to dental care featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

The senior's guide to dental care

You don't say? Can your bladder burst from

Healthy aging and longevity

You don't say? Can your bladder burst from "holding it" too long?

Don't fail your heart health featured image

Heart Health

Don't fail your heart health

Answers to prostate cancer questions featured image

Men's Health

Answers to prostate cancer questions

Fitness advice from super seniors featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Fitness advice from super seniors

Eye diseases linked to a higher risk of dementia featured image

Mind & Mood

Eye diseases linked to a higher risk of dementia

Tinnitus: Ringing or humming in your ears? Sound therapy is one option featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Tinnitus: Ringing or humming in your ears? Sound therapy is one option

A single-session class offers chronic low back pain relief featured image

Pain

A single-session class offers chronic low back pain relief

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