Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
Matthew Solan
Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
Matthew Solan is the executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s Women Nutrition Connection and Women’s Health Advisor. Matthew’s articles on medicine, exercise science, and nutrition have appeared in Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Runner’s World, and Yoga Journal. He earned a master of fine arts in writing from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor of science in journalism from the University of Florida.
Posts by Matthew Solan
Staying Healthy
Take the Dry January challenge
Nutrition
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
Staying Healthy
Small pets are delightful, but some carry dangerous bacteria
Staying Healthy
Try this: Progressive muscle relaxation for sleep
Staying Healthy
Stay safe playing pickleball
Mind & Mood
A cure for the wintertime blues?
Heart Health
Eating for heart health
Men's Health
Can weight loss slow prostate cancer?
Pain
Managing back pain
Mind & Mood
Sitting many hours per day linked to higher dementia risk
Men's Health
Several factors may cause testosterone levels to drop
Exercise & Fitness
Early morning exercise may be the best time for weight loss
Staying Healthy
Wrong-sized blood pressure cuff can throw off readings
Mind & Mood
Try this: Look, snap, and connect for better memory recall
Diseases & Conditions
Study links a sugar-heavy diet to a higher risk of kidney stones
Staying Healthy
Simpler way to test for true penicillin allergy
Staying Healthy
Do more for your core
Mind & Mood
The book on erotica
Staying Healthy
Understanding new weight-loss drugs
Staying Healthy
Check out your skin
Heart Health
Know your Big 3 heart numbers
Staying Healthy
How much sleep do you actually need?
Mind & Mood
Is online gambling harming you?
Staying Healthy
Focusing on six food groups may help prevent cardiovascular disease
Recent Blog Articles
How healthy is sugar alcohol?
A bird flu primer: What to know and do
New urine test may help some men with elevated PSA avoid biopsy
Dupuytren's contracture of the hand
Why play? Early games build bonds and brain
Moving from couch to 5K
How — and why — to fit more fiber and fermented food into your meals
Tick season is expanding: Protect yourself against Lyme disease
What? Another medical form to fill out?
How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?