Suzanne O'Malley, 2/3/12

Author, Screenwriter, Lecturer

Delaying treatment for beyond an hour can cause irreversible damage to the heart muscle, which is why Yale University researchers are using heart attack survivors to solve the problem of delayed care-seeking.

Gary W. Small, M.D., 2/3/12

Dr. Gary Small is a professor of psychiatry and director of the UCLA Longevity Center

It doesn't make sense to wait years for definitive proof before we start a brain-healthy lifestyle. There's no reason to sit around for decades before beginning to protect our brains.

Meredith Melnick and Sarah Klein, 2/2/12

By the time class was finished, we were all relaxed, acclimated to the board and feeling a bit of burn. Just like real surfers -- almost.

Marlo Thomas, 2/2/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

Because my own father died of heart failure, I have long been aware of heart health and the importance of diet and exercise...

Deepak Chopra, 2/1/12

Author, 'War of the Worldviews'; Founder, The Chopra Foundation

America's obesity epidemic isn't improving because the information about how to reverse it didn't lead to motivation. The government can jiggle the food pyramid, but that won't matter as long as Americans haven't stepped on to the pyramid in the first place.

Laurie David, 2/1/12

Producer, author, NRDC Trustee

Paula Deen's problem -- hers and America's -- won't be solved with a prescription from the pharmacy. But it can be solved with changes in the way we all cook, and eat.

Phyllis F. Mitz, 2/1/12

Astrology, Spirituality and Psychology; Author, 'You're Every Sign! Using Astrology's Keys to Create Success, Love and Happiness'

This can be a high-urgency week wherein many matters come to a head -- or at least attempt to come to a head. Many can have a feeling that if something doesn't happen now it never will. But don't worry.

Leigh Vinocur, M.D., 2/1/12

Emergency physician, national spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians

As a celebrity-crazed nation that is fixated on looks, unfortunately it's not the look of our arteries that we are worried about. If I can't get people to worry about how their insides look, maybe I can get them to focus on their health from the outside in.

Dr. Cara Barker, 2/1/12

Author, Analyst, Keynotes, Founder of The Love Project, Love Fests and Retreats

As we approach February and the theme of love, I know of no better way to begin what is coming in the next few weeks than to share an interview with someone well-versed in the affairs of the heart: Agapi Stassinopoulos.

Leo Galland, M.D., 1/31/12

Practicing physician, author and leader in integrated medicine.

Scientists have known for years that major and minor life stresses interfere with immune function and contribute to disease.

Dr. Harold Koplewicz, 1/31/12

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; President, Child Mind Institute

The piece, by L. Alan Sroufe, a psychology professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, was such a broad assault on what we know about ADHD, and how it is affected by medications like Ritalin and Adderall, that it deserves point-by-point response.

Vivian Diller, Ph.D., 1/31/12

Psychologist; Author, Face It

Are you having "a good hair day"? Seems like a simple, even silly, question coming from a psychologist whose work is about getting underneath the surface. But in all honesty -- superficial or not -- I have to say I'm familiar with that feeling.

Greg Voakes, 1/31/12

Audience Development

Taking small steps to take care of yourself and your workspace can do a great deal towards keeping you (and your coworkers) healthy.

Nick Segal, 1/31/12

President and co-founder of Partners Trust Real Estate in Los Angeles

For my part, I'm a big fan of defining my own dreams and realities and charting the course, for better or worse, to see if I can realize my desires.

John Weeks, 1/30/12

Publisher and Editor, 'Integrator Blog News & Reports'

If you believe that empowering health-focused, integrative approaches and practitioners can make a difference in transforming U.S. health care, the convening of this event was a beautiful thing to behold.

Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D., 1/30/12

President, Sabin Vaccine Institute; Founding dean of National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine; Author, 'Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases'

In London today, global health leaders announced an unprecedented commitment to control or eliminate 10 diseases by the end of this decade.

Jordan K. Turgeon, 1/30/12

Associate Blog Editor, The Huffington Post

Growing up, I was much more likely to use my jump ropes to tie my wagon to the back of my bike so I could tow things around than actually skip with them down the driveway. So I was admittedly a bit apprehensive when my colleague and I decided to try a jump rope workout class.