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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

When pain slows your new walking regimen featured image

Pain

When pain slows your new walking regimen

Plant-based diet quality linked to lower stroke risk featured image

Staying Healthy

Plant-based diet quality linked to lower stroke risk

Do-it-yourself assisted living featured image

Staying Healthy

Do-it-yourself assisted living

High-tech socialization: Is a robotic companion in your future? featured image

Staying Healthy

High-tech socialization: Is a robotic companion in your future?

Expand your healthy cooking oil choices featured image

Staying Healthy

Expand your healthy cooking oil choices

Mouth-watering summer fruits and vegetables to fill your plate featured image

Staying Healthy

Mouth-watering summer fruits and vegetables to fill your plate

Simple, low-cost, low-tech brain training featured image

Heidi Godman

Simple, low-cost, low-tech brain training

5 unusual types of headaches featured image

Pain

5 unusual types of headaches

Midlife ADHD? Coping strategies that can help featured image

Mind & Mood

Midlife ADHD? Coping strategies that can help

3 easy ways to eat a healthier diet featured image

Nutrition

3 easy ways to eat a healthier diet

21 spices for healthy holiday foods featured image

Nutrition

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

Quarantine snacking fixer-upper featured image

Nutrition

Quarantine snacking fixer-upper

How to cope when a loved one is depressed, suicidal, or manic featured image

Heidi Godman

How to cope when a loved one is depressed, suicidal, or manic

Mediterranean diet linked to lower inflammation, healthy aging featured image

Staying Healthy

Mediterranean diet linked to lower inflammation, healthy aging

Top 7 reasons you have a headache featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Top 7 reasons you have a headache

Have a headache? The top 7 triggers featured image

Men's Health

Have a headache? The top 7 triggers

Apps to keep us connected in a time of social distancing featured image

Mind & Mood

Apps to keep us connected in a time of social distancing

Is it too late to save your posture? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Is it too late to save your posture?

Can your CPAP make you sick? featured image

Heidi Godman

Can your CPAP make you sick?

Avoiding nuts and seeds for better gut health? You shouldn’t featured image

Nutrition

Avoiding nuts and seeds for better gut health? You shouldn’t

Caregiver nation: New tools to manage a family member's health as well as your own featured image

Staying Healthy

Caregiver nation: New tools to manage a family member's health as well as your own

Simplify your workout with lap swimming featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Simplify your workout with lap swimming

Trouble reading? Try these workarounds featured image

Heidi Godman

Trouble reading? Try these workarounds

Big problems for big toe joints featured image

Heidi Godman

Big problems for big toe joints

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