Recent Articles
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
Digestive enzymes: How supplements like Lactaid and Beano can help with digestion
Can probiotics help calm inflammatory bowel disease?
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
Nutrition
Quarantine snacking fixer-upper
Heidi Godman
How to cope when a loved one is depressed, suicidal, or manic
Heidi Godman
5 ways to ease pain using the mind-body connection
Staying Healthy
Mediterranean diet linked to lower inflammation, healthy aging
Diseases & Conditions
Top 7 reasons you have a headache
Men's Health
Have a headache? The top 7 triggers
Mind & Mood
Apps to keep us connected in a time of social distancing
Exercise & Fitness
Is it too late to save your posture?
Heidi Godman
Can your CPAP make you sick?
Nutrition
Avoiding nuts and seeds for better gut health? You shouldn’t
Staying Healthy
Caregiver nation: New tools to manage a family member's health as well as your own
Exercise & Fitness
Simplify your workout with lap swimming
Heidi Godman
Trouble reading? Try these workarounds
Heidi Godman
Big problems for big toe joints
Heidi Godman
Frozen treats: Navigating the options
Heidi Godman
Should you try kettlebells?
Heidi Godman
Grieving? Don’t overlook potential side effects
Heidi Godman
Multigenerational fitness parks
Heidi Godman
Dietary rut? 5 ways to snap out of it
Heidi Godman
Digestive enzyme supplements for heartburn?
Heidi Godman
Can DNA markers predict aging?
Exercise & Fitness
Returning to an old exercise routine? Here’s what you need to know
Heidi Godman
Don’t let allergy season catch you off guard
Heidi Godman
A fix for dry eyes
Recent Articles
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
Digestive enzymes: How supplements like Lactaid and Beano can help with digestion
Can probiotics help calm inflammatory bowel disease?