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Heidi Godman

Executive Editor, 天博体育 Letter

Heidi Godman is the executive editor of the 天博体育 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

Study says aggressive treatment for diverticulitis is often overused featured image

Heidi Godman

Study says aggressive treatment for diverticulitis is often overused

Easy exercises for couch potatoes featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Easy exercises for couch potatoes

How to stay in your own home longer featured image

Staying Healthy

How to stay in your own home longer

Making peace with holiday buffets featured image

Heidi Godman

Making peace with holiday buffets

Adopt a Mediterranean diet now for better health later featured image

Heidi Godman

Adopt a Mediterranean diet now for better health later

For borderline underactive thyroid, drug therapy isn鈥檛 always necessary featured image

Diseases & Conditions

For borderline underactive thyroid, drug therapy isn鈥檛 always necessary

Above-normal blood sugar linked to dementia featured image

Heidi Godman

Above-normal blood sugar linked to dementia

Checking blood pressure at home pays off featured image

Heart Health

Checking blood pressure at home pays off

Move over Mediterranean鈥攁 vegetarian diet is equally good for health featured image

Heart Health

Move over Mediterranean鈥攁 vegetarian diet is equally good for health

Extra protein is a decent dietary choice, but don鈥檛 overdo it featured image

Heidi Godman

Extra protein is a decent dietary choice, but don鈥檛 overdo it

Which is better for keeping your mind fit: physical or mental activity? featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Which is better for keeping your mind fit: physical or mental activity?

Your well-being: more than just a state of mind featured image

Heidi Godman

Your well-being: more than just a state of mind

Think fast when kids want fast food featured image

Child & Teen Health

Think fast when kids want fast food

鈥楾is the season鈥攆or the flu featured image

Heidi Godman

鈥楾is the season鈥攆or the flu

Losing weight and belly fat improves sleep featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Losing weight and belly fat improves sleep

4 tips for preventing neck strain when using a tablet computer featured image

Heidi Godman

4 tips for preventing neck strain when using a tablet computer

Lycopene-rich tomatoes linked to lower stroke risk featured image

Heart Health

Lycopene-rich tomatoes linked to lower stroke risk

Non-alcoholic red wine may lower blood pressure featured image

Heart Health

Non-alcoholic red wine may lower blood pressure

Migraines: Stop them before they start featured image

Pain

Migraines: Stop them before they start

Self-help videos to stop vertigo work for some, not all featured image

Heidi Godman

Self-help videos to stop vertigo work for some, not all

Don鈥檛 gauge exercise benefits on weight loss alone featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Don鈥檛 gauge exercise benefits on weight loss alone

Medication errors a big problem after hospital discharge featured image

Heidi Godman

Medication errors a big problem after hospital discharge

Backyard gardening: grow your own food, improve your health featured image

Exercise & Fitness

Backyard gardening: grow your own food, improve your health

Early steps toward an Alzheimer鈥檚 vaccine featured image

Heidi Godman

Early steps toward an Alzheimer鈥檚 vaccine

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