
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
The wrong arm position might affect your blood pressure measurement

Diseases & Conditions
Digestive health changes: When to seek medical care

Pain
Can a knee brace ease arthritis pain?

Staying Healthy
The least unhealthy holiday desserts

Diseases & Conditions
How the stigma of migraine might hurt your health

Mind & Mood
Does a lack of purpose signal cognitive change?

Staying Healthy
FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening

Mind & Mood
Shingles tied to cognitive decline

Mind & Mood
Are you resistant to meditation?

Diseases & Conditions
Antidepressants: Not just for mood disorders

Exercise & Fitness
Essential stretches to fight stiff winter muscles

Staying Healthy
Breathe better after a chest cold, flu, pneumonia, or COVID

Staying Healthy
Fear of falling: Do you have an emergency plan?

Diseases & Conditions
Harvard researchers: Irregular sleep patterns linked to diabetes

Exercise & Fitness
Should you beef up your strength training program?

Mind & Mood
Harvard scientists find another secret to longevity: Feeling grateful

Staying Healthy
Tips to find integrative health practitioners

Staying Healthy
4 steps to battle early signs of brittle bones

Staying Healthy
Should you try these tools to clean your ears?

Ì첩ÌåÓý Letter
Get your hiking muscles in shape

Staying Healthy
The surprising side effect of eye surgery

Mind & Mood
Do parasocial relationships fill a loneliness gap?

Exercise & Fitness
Fit balance exercises into a busy day

Diseases & Conditions
Are you missing the subtle signs of anemia?

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?