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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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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
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Mind & Mood
Mediterranean diets lower blood sugar levels and slow brain shrinkage
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Staying Healthy
Less sitting, more vigorous exercise can help lower blood pressure
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Heart Health
Dogs and owners share emotional and physiological changes
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Staying Healthy
Try this: The "old man" test
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Staying Healthy
Dealing with the grief of physical decline
![Nondrug approaches to improve erectile function featured image](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16098/conversions/p5-plantbaseddiet-ml0225-gi1192135187-thumb.jpg)
Men's Health
Nondrug approaches to improve erectile function
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Nutrition
Weighing protein powders
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Heart Health
Hands-on approach to cardiac arrest
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Exercise & Fitness
Cold comfort
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Staying Healthy
Try this: Wash up
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Exercise & Fitness
Take time to stretch
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Staying Healthy
Letting the air out
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Mind & Mood
Clearing up a foggy memory
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Men's Health
Scrotum trouble
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Heart Health
Under-the-radar heart risks
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Men's Health
Transperineal prostate biopsies linked with lower infection risk
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Pain
Back pain? Moving more and sitting less may help
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Men's Health
A healthy diet may help keep prostate cancer growth in check
![10 minutes of daily mindfulness may help change your outlook about health improvements featured image](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15861/conversions/p8-calmman-n1224-gi1452000738-thumb.jpg)
Mind & Mood
10 minutes of daily mindfulness may help change your outlook about health improvements
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Nutrition
Try this: Build a healthier sandwich
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Staying Healthy
A test of strength
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Mind & Mood
Happy days
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Diseases & Conditions
The latest on long COVID
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Men's Health
Prostate cancer treatments: What you need to know
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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