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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

Stuck in a brain fog? Look in your medicine cabinet featured image

Mind & Mood

Stuck in a brain fog? Look in your medicine cabinet

Do BMI numbers add up? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Do BMI numbers add up?

Prostate cancer and your diet featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer and your diet

Looking past blood pressure numbers featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Looking past blood pressure numbers

Easily distracted? Try meditation featured image

Mind & Mood

Easily distracted? Try meditation

Waking up one hour earlier than usual may reduce depression risk featured image

Mind & Mood

Waking up one hour earlier than usual may reduce depression risk

You don't say? Hair today, gone tomorrow featured image

Men's Health

You don't say? Hair today, gone tomorrow

Tai chi offers similar benefits as conventional exercise featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Tai chi offers similar benefits as conventional exercise

New ways to think about sex featured image

Men's Health

New ways to think about sex

How low can you go? featured image

Exercise and Fitness

How low can you go?

Grieving: A natural process to help heal featured image

Mind & Mood

Grieving: A natural process to help heal

Who needs hormone therapy for prostate cancer? featured image

Men's Health

Who needs hormone therapy for prostate cancer?

Looking out for diverticulitis featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Looking out for diverticulitis

Exercise can add to your sense of purpose — and vice versa featured image

Mind & Mood

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

Supplements to prevent heart disease and cancer not justified featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Supplements to prevent heart disease and cancer not justified

You don't say? Under eye bags and dark circles featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

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

Get SMART about your fitness goals featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Get SMART about your fitness goals

Look inside your heart featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Look inside your heart

Green leafy vegetables offer a leg up on muscle strength featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Green leafy vegetables offer a leg up on muscle strength

Battle of the bulges featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Battle of the bulges

The book of neurogenesis featured image

Mind & Mood

The book of neurogenesis

Help for erectile dysfunction featured image

Men's Health

Help for erectile dysfunction

Want probiotics but dislike yogurt? Try these foods featured image

Diet and nutrition

Want probiotics but dislike yogurt? Try these foods

Band together for stronger legs featured image

Exercise and Fitness

Band together for stronger legs

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