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Forearm workouts: Strengthening grip for everyday function
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Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
Hoarding: What to know about this mental health disorder
21 spices for healthy holiday foods
Listeria: How to protect yourself from this common cause of food poisoning
Adult day care can benefit older adults and their caregivers
Heidi Godman
Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Harvard Health Letter. Before coming to the Health Letter, she was an award-winning television news anchor and medical reporter for 25 years. Heidi was named a journalism fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and has been honored by the Associated Press, the American Heart Association, the Wellness Community, and other organizations for outstanding medical reporting. Heidi holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism from West Virginia University.
Posts by Heidi Godman
Staying Healthy
Essential nutrients your body needs for building bone
Staying Healthy
Watch out for these balance busters
Diseases & Conditions
The heel problem that threatens your mobility
Staying Healthy
Gift giving for family or friends in assisted living
Diseases & Conditions
Sore throat soothers
Mind & Mood
How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay?
Staying Healthy
Harvard study: Healthy diet associated with lower COVID-19 risk and severity
Mind & Mood
Helpful gadgets for a fuzzy memory
Mind & Mood
Harvard finds flavonoids linked to sharper thinking and memory
Staying Healthy
What to do when your blood pressure won’t go down
Staying Healthy
Holiday health hazards
Exercise & Fitness
Exercising safely with hearing or vision impairment
Staying Healthy
Caring for an aging parent? Tips for enjoying holiday meals
Mind & Mood
Can friends who listen help protect your memory and thinking skills?
Nutrition
Nationwide sugar reductions projected to save health and lives
Staying Healthy
Going to sleep late at night associated with obesity, big bellies
Staying Healthy
Steps to stay safe when you push or pull an object
Staying Healthy
Is your medication making you lightheaded?
Diseases & Conditions
Taming the chronic inflammation of psoriasis
Diseases & Conditions
4 reasons for tingling or numbness in the arms and legs
Staying Healthy
Are you too embarrassed to go to the doctor?
Diseases & Conditions
What to do when elective surgery is postponed
Staying Healthy
Healthy gut, healthier aging
Nutrition
Keep ultra-processed foods off the menu
Recent Articles
Forearm workouts: Strengthening grip for everyday function
Depression symptoms: Recognizing common and lesser-known symptoms
Medication side effects: What are your options?
Independent living with home care assistance: Balancing autonomy and support
Dialysis: What to expect from this life-changing — and lifesaving — treatment
The BEEP program: Keep your balance
Hoarding: What to know about this mental health disorder
21 spices for healthy holiday foods
Listeria: How to protect yourself from this common cause of food poisoning
Adult day care can benefit older adults and their caregivers
