{
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    "title": "Harvard Health Posts by Harvard Health Publishing Staff Feed",
    "home_page_url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/authors/harvard-health-publishing-staff",
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    "language": "en-US",
    "icon": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/img/logos/hhp-logo-mark-lg.jpg",
    "items": [{
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/whats-good-for-the-heart-is-good-for-the-mind-2018112315405",
            "title": "Brain health rests on heart health: Guidelines for lifestyle changes",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/whats-good-for-the-heart-is-good-for-the-mind-2018112315405",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2025-01-13T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Alzheimer's","Exercise and Fitness","Healthy aging and longevity","Mind & Mood","Diet and nutrition" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/finding-balance-3-simple-exercises-to-steady-your-steps-202110132612",
            "title": "Finding balance: 3 simple exercises to steady your steps",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/finding-balance-3-simple-exercises-to-steady-your-steps-202110132612",
            "content_html": "Being able to maintain balance is crucial to performing everyday activities. As people get older, systems in the body that help maintain balance aren't as responsive as when they were younger. Practicing these exercises designed to improve balance helps build steadiness and prevent falls.",
            "summary": "Being able to maintain balance is crucial to performing everyday activities. As people get older, systems in the body that help maintain balance aren't as responsive as when they were younger. Practicing these exercises designed to improve balance helps build steadiness and prevent falls.",
            "date_published": "2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2023-03-28T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness","Balance","Mobility, safety, and fall prevention" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/extreme-heat-staying-safe-if-you-have-health-issues-202108062563",
            "title": "Extreme heat: Staying safe if you have health issues",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/extreme-heat-staying-safe-if-you-have-health-issues-202108062563",
            "content_html": "Climate change has made life-threatening heat waves increasingly common across the globe. Anyone with health issues will have a more difficult time in extreme heat, including older people and people with diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and other conditions. Be prepared by knowing how to identify and treat heat-related illness, and how to plan for hot days.",
            "summary": "Climate change has made life-threatening heat waves increasingly common across the globe. Anyone with health issues will have a more difficult time in extreme heat, including older people and people with diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and other conditions. Be prepared by knowing how to identify and treat heat-related illness, and how to plan for hot days.",
            "date_published": "2026-07-02T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2026-07-02T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Preventive care","Sun protection","Environmental health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/want-more-happiness-try-this-202107022522",
            "title": "Want more happiness? Try this",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/want-more-happiness-try-this-202107022522",
            "content_html": "What could you do today to feel happier? Three strategies drawn from positive psychology, a field that aims to improve moods and lives, may help.",
            "summary": "What could you do today to feel happier? Three strategies drawn from positive psychology, a field that aims to improve moods and lives, may help.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-26T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2026-05-26T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/11124/conversions/abff2c64-9773-49c6-a85a-29bf061d9d37-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Mental Health","Positive Psychology","Physical activity and exercise" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/preventing-falls-in-older-adults-multiple-strategies-are-better-201910221993",
            "title": "Preventing falls in older adults: Multiple strategies are better",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/preventing-falls-in-older-adults-multiple-strategies-are-better-201910221993",
            "content_html": "Falls among older adults are on the rise, but most are preventable. To do this, interventions must target the multiple factors that contribute to falls, taking steps to minimize them or prevent them entirely.",
            "summary": "Falls among older adults are on the rise, but most are preventable. To do this, interventions must target the multiple factors that contribute to falls, taking steps to minimize them or prevent them entirely.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-05T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2026-06-05T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9937/conversions/GettyImages-959406368-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity","Balance","Independent Living","Fall prevention","Safety/injury prevention" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/need-to-check-your-thyroid-maybe-not-2019072217388",
            "title": "Is my thyroid making enough hormone?",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/need-to-check-your-thyroid-maybe-not-2019072217388",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2022-04-29T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2022-04-29T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9852/conversions/GettyImages-932297660-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [  ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/fiber-full-eating-for-better-health-and-lower-cholesterol-2019062416819",
            "title": "Fiber-full eating for better health and lower cholesterol",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/fiber-full-eating-for-better-health-and-lower-cholesterol-2019062416819",
            "content_html": "Most Americans don't eat enough fiber, and many people say it's because they are worried about eating too many carbs, but eating the right kind of carbs is the key, and it's not that difficult to meet the recommended daily amount.",
            "summary": "Most Americans don't eat enough fiber, and many people say it's because they are worried about eating too many carbs, but eating the right kind of carbs is the key, and it's not that difficult to meet the recommended daily amount.",
            "date_published": "2019-06-24T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2019-06-24T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9825/conversions/fiber-090812-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Heart Health","Diet and nutrition" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/is-tight-blood-sugar-control-right-for-older-adults-with-diabetes-2018091714772",
            "title": "Is tight blood sugar control right for older adults with diabetes?",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/is-tight-blood-sugar-control-right-for-older-adults-with-diabetes-2018091714772",
            "content_html": "Diabetes is a condition in which both high and low glucose levels are harmful to the body. In older individuals with multiple risk factors for hypoglycemia, the goal should be the best blood sugar control that can be achieved without putting the individual at risk for dangerously low blood sugar.",
            "summary": "Diabetes is a condition in which both high and low glucose levels are harmful to the body. In older individuals with multiple risk factors for hypoglycemia, the goal should be the best blood sugar control that can be achieved without putting the individual at risk for dangerously low blood sugar.",
            "date_published": "2023-10-10T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2023-10-10T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9562/conversions/iStock-539210750-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Diseases & Conditions","Diabetes and metabolic health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156",
            "title": "Intermittent fasting: The positive news continues",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2021-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2021-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9497/conversions/iStock-926182488-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-201711221470",
            "title": "Heart rate variability: How it might indicate well-being",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-201711221470",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2024-04-03T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2024-04-03T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9309/conversions/iStock-495569089-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Pediatric health","Exercise and Fitness","Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/genital-herpes-the-painful-facts-about-a-tricky-virus-2016091410271",
            "title": "Genital herpes: The painful facts about a tricky virus",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/genital-herpes-the-painful-facts-about-a-tricky-virus-2016091410271",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2022-03-14T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2022-03-14T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8974/conversions/091416-genital-herpes-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity","Immune and infectious diseases","Men's Health","Sexual Health","Women's Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/the-type-of-fat-you-eat-matters-201509228333",
            "title": "The type of fat you eat matters!",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/the-type-of-fat-you-eat-matters-201509228333",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2015-09-22T00:00:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2015-09-22T00:00:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8675/conversions/iStock_000062121322_Medium-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Diet and nutrition" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812",
            "title": "Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/common-anticholinergic-drugs-like-benadryl-linked-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2025-01-09T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2025-01-09T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8575/conversions/Brain-and-pills-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Mind & Mood","Alzheimer's","Mental Health","Vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-20130110562",
            "title": "Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency can be sneaky and harmful",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/vitamin-b12-deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-20130110562",
            "content_html": "Like most vitamins, B12 can't be made by the body and must be gotten from food or supplements. A B12 deficiency -- which might stem from a vegan or vegetarian diet, or problems with absorption due to weight loss surgery or aging -- can seriously harm nerves, mood, thinking, energy, and more.",
            "summary": "Like most vitamins, B12 can't be made by the body and must be gotten from food or supplements. A B12 deficiency -- which might stem from a vegan or vegetarian diet, or problems with absorption due to weight loss surgery or aging -- can seriously harm nerves, mood, thinking, energy, and more.",
            "date_published": "2026-02-20T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2026-02-20T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8310/conversions/Vitamin-B12-stamps-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Diet and nutrition","Healthy Eating","Vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/erectile-dysfunction-often-a-warning-sign-of-heart-disease-201111032504",
            "title": "Erectile dysfunction often a warning sign of heart disease",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/erectile-dysfunction-often-a-warning-sign-of-heart-disease-201111032504",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2020-02-26T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-02-26T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/11041/conversions/d0bf00db-63f2-4abb-9f9c-9d0d1762d545-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Heart Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/harvard-to-usda-check-out-the-healthy-eating-plate-201109143344",
            "title": "Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy Eating Plate",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/harvard-to-usda-check-out-the-healthy-eating-plate-201109143344",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8067/conversions/ccd2d280-59e8-4d47-97c8-001fd6296e15-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/heat-is-hard-on-the-heart-simple-precautions-can-ease-the-strain-201107223180",
            "title": "Heat is hard on the heart; simple precautions can ease the strain",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/heat-is-hard-on-the-heart-simple-precautions-can-ease-the-strain-201107223180",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2019-11-05T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2019-11-05T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
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            "tags": [  ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/strengthening-your-core-right-and-wrong-ways-to-do-lunges-squats-and-planks-201106292810",
            "title": "Strengthening your core: Right and wrong ways to do lunges, squats, and planks",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/strengthening-your-core-right-and-wrong-ways-to-do-lunges-squats-and-planks-201106292810",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2020-03-02T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-03-02T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8050/conversions/97227f76-68a6-4c8f-9275-bc43b557ff12-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/living-with-chronic-headache-a-personal-migraine-story-201103051601",
            "title": "Living with chronic headache: A personal migraine story",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/living-with-chronic-headache-a-personal-migraine-story-201103051601",
            "content_html": "Headaches that appear every day can take over your life. A former editor at Harvard Health Publishing, who preferred to go by CJ for this post, tells what it’s like to live with migraine every day and offers tips for coping with the worst.",
            "summary": "Headaches that appear every day can take over your life. A former editor at Harvard Health Publishing, who preferred to go by CJ for this post, tells what it’s like to live with migraine every day and offers tips for coping with the worst.",
            "date_published": "2011-03-05T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2011-03-05T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/7991/conversions/Migraine-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Pain","Medications and treatments","Headache and migraine","Mental Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/protect-your-heart-when-shoveling-snow-201101151153",
            "title": "Protect your heart when shoveling snow",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/protect-your-heart-when-shoveling-snow-201101151153",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/11039/conversions/55637262-620d-4ad9-9f27-7be798e4813d-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Heart Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/study-links-too-much-calcium-to-heart-disease-20100812204",
            "title": "Could too much calcium cause heart disease?",
            "url": "https://www.harvardhealth.org/blog/study-links-too-much-calcium-to-heart-disease-20100812204",
            "content_html": "",
            "summary": "",
            "date_published": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-02-28T00:00:00-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Harvard Health Publishing Staff" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/11040/conversions/fa8eba4f-f3ae-4ea3-8f44-6aff83c51e7f-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [  ]
        }        
    ]
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