
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep � and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?

Heidi Godman
Executive Editor, Ì첩ÌåÓý Letter
Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the Ì첩ÌåÓý 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
Can varied social interactions boost well-being?

Staying Healthy
Medicare extends coverage of telehealth through 2024

Mind & Mood
Eating ultra-processed foods tied to cognitive decline

Pain
Exercising with a flare-up of knee arthritis

Diseases & Conditions
Was it something you ate? Follow these steps when food makes you sick

Staying Healthy
Are you napping too much?

Staying Healthy
Easier ways to take non-pill medications

Cancer
Fighting the most common skin cancers

Nutrition
Easy ways to shop for healthful, cost-conscious foods
Staying Healthy
Questions to ask about respite care facilities

Mind & Mood
3 ways to create community and counter loneliness

Mind & Mood
Hearing aids: Can they help thinking skills, too?

Staying Healthy
Watch out for bogus supplement claims

Diseases & Conditions
Harvard study: Shingles linked to a spike in risks for heart attack and stroke

Staying Healthy
Pondering a new knee? Try this as you gear up for the decision

Mind & Mood
Tips to cope with medical test anxiety

Diseases & Conditions
Why you keep waking up to go to the bathroom

Diseases & Conditions
Over-the-counter hearing aids: What we know so far

Diseases & Conditions
Spot the warning signs of 4 dangerous conditions

Mind & Mood
A pill-free way to treat anxiety

Diseases & Conditions
Don't count on a supplement to fix high cholesterol

Diseases & Conditions
Poor sleep linked to a common cause of blindness

Pain
Reduce or avoid back pain during these everyday activities

Mind & Mood
Bring a fuzzy memory back into focus

Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes

Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement

Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health

What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?

Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction

What happens during sleep � and how to improve it

How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?

Could biofeedback help your migraines?

What is autism spectrum disorder?