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
Heidi Godman
A healthy lifestyle may help you sidestep Alzheimer’s
Exercise & Fitness
Beating osteoarthritis knee pain: Beyond special shoes
Heidi Godman
What to do when blood test results are not quite “normal”
Heidi Godman
What to do when blood test results are not quite "normal"
Heidi Godman
Pressed coffee is going mainstream — but should you drink it?
Heidi Godman
The latest ways to relieve the burden of decision-making at life’s end
Heidi Godman
Retail health clinics: The pros and cons
Exercise & Fitness
Can digital fitness trackers get you moving?
Heidi Godman
Use sunglasses for vision protection starting at an early age
Heidi Godman
New hospital ratings evaluate delivery of “typical care”
Heidi Godman
Hospitalization after fainting can do more harm than good
Cancer
Vegetarian diet linked to lower colon cancer risk
Heidi Godman
Cocoa: a sweet treat for the brain?
Heidi Godman
Feeling young at heart may help you live longer
Heidi Godman
Two tricks to make it easier to swallow pills
Heidi Godman
Guidelines recommend sleep test for obstructive sleep apnea
Heidi Godman
FDA’s proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label are good, but could be better
Heidi Godman
Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills
Heidi Godman
When caring for a loved one, many caregivers go it alone
Heidi Godman
Study says aggressive treatment for diverticulitis is often overused
Exercise & Fitness
Easy exercises for couch potatoes
Staying Healthy
How to stay in your own home longer
Heidi Godman
Making peace with holiday buffets
Heidi Godman
Adopt a Mediterranean diet now for better health later
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?
