Ellen Snortland, 1/27/12

Lawyer Activist Author Playwright

One of my New Year's resolutions is to stop saying a "sorry" that's empty, apologize fully when it's appropriate and to do my part to shift our culture of meaningless or non-existent apologies. Anyone else up for that?

Allen Frances, 1/27/12

Professor Emeritus, Duke University

Grief is the normal and absolutely unavoidable price we must pay for having the capacity to love -- it is most certainly not a disease.

Ira Israel, 1/26/12

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500

Of course it's wonderful that anyone comes for exercise and leaves with a little spiritual stuff. The problem is that 90 percent of what's being called yoga in America has nothing to do with the original purpose of yoga.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 1/25/12

Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

I love the game of football. I went to a Big Ten school, and my wife and I still return to our alma mater for games. But the game can and should be safer.

Deborah Burnes, 1/26/12

CEO and Co-founder of sumbody

Healthy skin is vital for our survival both emotionally and physically. To boost these capabilities, we need to understand its role and importance in our overall health and learn how to better care for our skin.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D., 1/25/12

Dietitian and wellness manager, The Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute and the Cleveland Clinic Lifestyle 180 program

Today, I often get questions from parents regarding the healthiest foods to give their children. More often than not, they don't like my answers. Do you ever wonder about how the foods you're giving your child today may affect him or her tomorrow? Here are five to steer clear of.

Larry Malerba, D.O. , 1/24/12

Practicioner, educator and leader in the field of holistic medicine

We are the owners of our own health, not the corporate-medical-industrial complex. We must reclaim our rights to privacy, our fundamental right to make choices without being hounded by medical big brother, and our personal medical autonomy.

Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN, CNS, 1/25/12

Board-certified, licensed nutritionist and a professionally-trained chef

While I have nothing against an occasional indulgence, a steady diet of the kind of calorie-laden food Paula glorified on her popular TV show leads to some very predictable consequences.

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN, 1/25/12

Nutritionist, Entrepreneur, Author, Mother of Three

What do Kate Middleton, Victoria Beckham and Kourtney Kardashian have in common? A nasty three-letter word. Can't figure it out? It's F-A-D. As in fad diet.

Elaine Gavalas, 1/25/12

Author; Natural Health Expert

If you prefer a natural alternative to enhance your sexuality and spice things up, try yoga. Research reports that yoga can boost sexual satisfaction while benefiting overall health and well-being.

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 1/24/12

Medical director, New York State Office of Mental Health

The gaming (gambling) industry has developed and propagated youth gaming centers, gambling prep schools if you will, which can serve as gateways to adult casinos and breeding grounds for compulsive gambling.

Gayatri Devi, M.D., 1/24/12

Neurologist and Director of the New York Memory Services

Patients' failures to adhere to their prescribed medication regimes is a major impediment to health.

Ed and Deb Shapiro, 1/24/12

Meditation & Yoga Nidra Adepts / Authors, 'Be the Change' and 'Your Body Speaks Your Mind', Hosts: Going Out of Your Mind - VividLifeRadio VLR - VividLife.me, Bloggers - Oprah.com/spirit

We are not alone here. Each one of us -- both directly and indirectly -- affect each other; everyone and everything is dependent on everything else.

Debra Ollivier, 1/23/12

Contributing editor and writer at large, Huff/Post50

Here's a bold statement: If everyone Post 50 and postpartum did pilates, we'd all be stronger, be leaner, be more agile, breathe better, stand better, be more focused and -- who knew? -- have better sex.

Dr. Susan Taylor, 1/23/12

Dermatologist, Clinical Researcher, and Expert on Treating Skin of Color

Everyday we are bombarded with many products that we are told we must use or we should not live without. I have compiled a list of 12 inexpensive beauty and health essentials for 2012. They will cost you less than $40.00.

Riva Greenberg, 1/23/12

Diabetes advocate, author, speaker and coach

In addition to being close to preventing Type 1 diabetes, Professor Itamar Raz is working to protect the heart and kidney from diabetic complications, educating doctors how to treat patients with diabetes and changing towns across Israel to improve lifestyle behaviors.

Leo Galland, M.D., 1/23/12

Practicing physician, author and leader in integrated medicine.

For many Americans, adopting a healthier diet is a radical change, with sacrifices such as swapping a salad and vegetable juice for a burger and a shake. But the positive results are equally radical in terms of weight loss, improved health and reduction in diabetes risk.