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Malnutrition in older adults: Strategies for addressing this common problem
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New surgery for benign prostate hyperplasia provides long-lasting benefits
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Shining light on night blindness
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Myths and truths about vitamin C
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What could be causing your itchy scalp?
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Could couples therapy be right for you?
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Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?
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Got a hangnail? Here's what to do
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Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?
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Sciatica: Gentle stretches to help relieve pain and improve mobility
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Julie Corliss
Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter
Julie Corliss is the executive editor of the Harvard Heart Letter. Before working at Harvard, she was a medical writer and editor at HealthNews, a consumer newsletter affiliated with The New England Journal of Medicine. She is co-author of Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep it Off. Julie earned a BA in biology from Oberlin College and a master’s certificate in science communication from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Posts by Julie Corliss
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Julie Corliss
Cracking the coconut oil craze
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Julie Corliss
5 habits that foster weight loss
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Exercise & Fitness
Your New Year’s resolution: A gym membership?
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Julie Corliss
Health benefits of hiking: Raise your heart rate and your mood
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Heart Health
A twist on the genetic link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease
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Exercise & Fitness
Tai chi can improve life for people with chronic health conditions
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Julie Corliss
Doctor-rating websites offer helpful but limited advice
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Julie Corliss
Studies support broader use of cholesterol-lowering statins
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Julie Corliss
Cognitive behavioral therapy offers a drug-free method for managing insomnia
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Julie Corliss
Mediterranean diet may help counteract age-related declines in memory and thinking skills
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Heart Health
More than a stretch: Yoga’s benefits may extend to the heart
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Julie Corliss
Folic acid, a B vitamin, lowers stroke risk in people with high blood pressure
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Julie Corliss
Mindfulness meditation helps fight insomnia, improves sleep
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Exercise & Fitness
Too much sitting linked to heart disease, diabetes, premature death
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Julie Corliss
Memory slips in your 70s may be an early hint of future dementia
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Julie Corliss
Probiotics may ease constipation
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Julie Corliss
Treating gum disease may lessen the burden of heart disease, diabetes, other conditions
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Julie Corliss
The “heartbreak of psoriasis” may affect your joints, heart, and mind
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Heart Health
Big arm-to-arm difference in blood pressure linked to higher heart attack risk
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Julie Corliss
Mindfulness meditation may ease anxiety, mental stress
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Julie Corliss
Eating nuts linked to healthier, longer life
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Heart Health
Flu shot linked to lower heart attack, stroke risk
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Exercise & Fitness
Try exercise to ease arthritis pain, stiffness
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Julie Corliss
Bridge the intention-behavior gap to lose weight and keep it off
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16144/conversions/gettyimages-1403932695-micro.jpg)
Malnutrition in older adults: Strategies for addressing this common problem
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16140/conversions/gettyimages-1334946772-micro.jpg)
New surgery for benign prostate hyperplasia provides long-lasting benefits
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/14810/conversions/778f3d8c-0b73-420c-8d03-e8542d49660d-micro.jpg)
Shining light on night blindness
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16131/conversions/gettyimages-1455279384-micro.jpg)
Myths and truths about vitamin C
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16130/conversions/gettyimages-2067234535-micro.jpg)
What could be causing your itchy scalp?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16084/conversions/gettyimages-1373763463-micro.jpg)
Could couples therapy be right for you?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15690/conversions/gettyimages-1212768319-micro.jpg)
Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16077/conversions/gettyimages-1329526156-micro.jpg)
Got a hangnail? Here's what to do
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Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16078/conversions/gettyimages-1177407645-micro.jpg)
Sciatica: Gentle stretches to help relieve pain and improve mobility