Can Social Networks Cure Disease?

Lisa Firestone, 05/20/12

Psychology expert on relationships, parenting, self-destructive thoughts and suicide; author, 'Conquer Your Critical Voice'

By taking action on a physical level and taking interest on an emotional level, we can re-establish our relationship with food, with our bodies, with our past, and with ourselves as a whole.

Marisa Moore, 05/18/12

Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Consultant, Spokesperson

While breast cancer gets a lot of attention in the media and is certainly a concern, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States and a leading cause of disability among women. Here are seven simple changes you can make to begin nurturing your heart at any stage of your life.

Chuck Gomez, 05/18/12

Playwright, former Emmy Award-winning television news journalist

Like almost all those who walk in the AIDS Walk New York, my reasons for participating are deeply personal. I feel as if I've witnessed the war against AIDS on the front lines. Let me tell you why.

Rick Foster, 05/18/12

Author, speaker, consultant, and co-creator of the Sustainable Happiness Course.

An article I read about sugar induced a fearful epiphany. I hadn't been previously aware of the metabolic disturbances and other frightening impacts of sugar on my body. Thus, fear became the spark that ignited a major life change, which I'm enjoying to this day.

Michael Greger, M.D., 05/18/12

Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture, The Humane Society of the United States

Yesterday was a good morning to wake up and smell the coffee. A new study found drinking coffee was associated with living longer in both men and women.

Amy Chan, 05/18/12

Relationship & lifestyle columnist, Writer for amyfabulous.com

When we think about how to create more happiness, we typically look for things to achieve and add to our lives. However, sometimes the key to happiness is actually giving up certain perspectives and behaviors.

Levi Ben-Shmuel, 05/18/12

Tai Chi and Kabbalah teacher, co-creator of Sulam Chi: A Dance of Life

As my energy and enthusiasm for life returned, I acknowledged the underlying cause of my near collapse. I let my spirit get out of alignment with my day-to-day life.

Jamie Oliver, 05/17/12

Celebrity Chef and Food Activist

The Food Revolution and Food Revolution Day is about empowering people through education or, frankly, just inspiring people to be more street-wise about food, where it comes from and how it affects their bodies.

Tom Huston, 05/17/12

Editor, The Evolutionary

Are you a pessimist or an optimist? When you've eaten all the whipped cream and upper midsection of your Venti Soy Mocha Frappuccino, is that cup half empty or is it half full of stuff you probably shouldn't be drinking at the start of your day?

Gretchen Rubin, 05/17/12

Writer, The Happiness Project

One thing is true about happiness: There are very few new truths out there.

Daniel J. Schultz, 05/17/12

FoodCorps service member - Des Moines, Iowa

The Weight of the Nation beautifully encapsulates all the biological, environmental, and economic variables that promoted my own obesity, as well as breaking down the answers and solutions that helped me lose and maintain my weight loss.

Dori Hartley, 05/17/12

Author, 'Angels and Echoes'

Just the other day, a dear friend of mine wrote me a note letting me know that he was gravely concerned about what he perceived to be my undeniably positive attitude towards things in general.

Debra Ollivier, 05/17/12

Contributing editor and writer at large, Huff/Post50

Marilu Henner, who many remember as the character Elaine on the sitcom "Taxi," is the author of Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future. She is one of only 12 documented cases of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, or HSAM.

Melissa T. Shultz, 05/17/12

Writer and Editor

I've met other kids like my son who, unlike my generation, can disconnect quicker -- and not just because their parents or teachers have taken their cellphones and laptops away. I think they genuinely know how to hang out and have a good time without them. Could it be a trend?

Nitika Chopra, 05/17/12

Founder, YourBellaLife.com; life coach

Believe in your power, broaden your perception and be present with it all. Paradise is in your mind. Start there and never stop having hope.

Elise Sax, 05/17/12

Author, "An Affair to Dismember"

College graduates are pondering who they are and who they will become, but maybe these questions can't be answered at graduation. Because I got to tell you, I'm a hell of a lot older than they are, and I'm asking myself: Who am I? Where am I? I used to know, but then I changed.

Deepak Chopra, 05/16/12

Author, 'Spiritual Solutions'; founder, The Chopra Foundation

Facts won't make you achieve the ideal figure, a healthy heart, or freedom from aging and disease.  Life isn't a puzzle with many pieces that need to fit where they belong. Life is an unfolding process, and it's your choice to make that process into one of continuous evolution.