Neal Barnard, M.D., 06.14.2011
President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
When obesity, heart disease, cancer and other food-related conditions are epidemics costing hundreds of billions of dollars and a great many lives, the president needs to lead, not follow. He should set an example. So far, it's been in the opposite direction.
Dr. Terri Orbuch, 06.14.2011
Professor; Relationship Therapist; Author
Father's Day is a good time to be reminded that there's a young person in your life who needs and wants your influence. Here are four ways to be more influential in your child's life and strengthen your bond.
Daniel Amen, M.D., 06.08.2011
Author, 'Change Your Brain, Change Your Body'
Why are so many men acting badly? The easy answer is to just say that these men are high-testosterone-driven cheaters. But as a neuroscientist, I know the brain tells a different story.
Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W., 06.07.2011
Licensed psychotherapist and author, 'The Self-Compassion Diet'
If you're afraid that Oprah's mindful-eating coach, Geneen Roth, has moved on since "The Oprah Show" came to an end, rest assured. The best-selling anti-diet book writer who inspired Oprah to stop dieting is not abandoning food issues for money problems as some fans fear.
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 06.07.2011
Medical director, New York State Office of Mental Health
I am a psychiatrist who has treated patients for over 35 years, but I still cannot bear to read or hear a story of a fatal outcome for a person with a serious mental illness who dies from neglect or some form of self-harm.
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD, 06.07.2011
Co-author, "The Serotonin Power Diet, Eat Carbs, Nature's Own Appetite Suppressant, to Stop Emotional Overeating"
Will we, as a country, be thinner a few years from now because we are finally aware of the calorie and fat contents of the foods we buy at Starbucks or McDonald's or Subway? The answer is yes and no.
Srinivasan Pillay, 06.04.2011
Author, 'Life Unlocked' and 'Your Brain and Business;' Speaker; Psychiatrist
A recent study looked at two well-researched patterns of human attachment. This study examined whether people got anxious when they were in romantic relationships, and also how avoidant they were.
Janice Van Dyck, 06.04.2011
Author, 'Finding Frances'
There's something about assisted dying that still makes a lot of people squirm. With Dr. Kevorkian's death, I think it's time for us to take that bogeyman out of the closet.
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, 06.05.2011
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Every year, nearly 56,000 Americans still get infected with HIV, and 16,000 die of AIDS. Yet the number of Americans who see HIV as a serious health problem has declined dramatically since the 1990s. Why?
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, 06.02.2011
Secretary of Health and Human Services
In the end, we're all responsible for our own health. But we know that when we work together to make healthy choices easier and more affordable, everyone benefits. That's why in June we are marking our nation's first-ever Prevention and Wellness Month.
Angela Glover Blackwell, 06.02.2011
Founder and CEO, PolicyLink
Our children face a devastating obesity crisis -- and yet some Washington lawmakers are calling even the most commonsense moves to ensure them a healthier diet a "classic nanny-state overreach."
Mark Ishaug, 06.03.2011
But make no mistake -- despite numerous advances, HIV/AIDS is not over. Every nine and a half minutes, someone in the United States becomes infected with the virus.
Bruce Lipton, 06.02.2011
Stem Cell Biologist, Author
Modern science has led the world to shift from spiritual aspirations to a war for material accumulation.
David Katz, M.D., 06.01.2011
Director, Yale Prevention Research Center
Dr. Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health a UC Berkeley, answers my questions about the talking we all increasingly do, and offers advice on how best to take stock, and control, of the risks involved.
Dr. Michael J. Breus, 05.31.2011
Clinical psychologist, board certified sleep specialist
Many sleep problems can be attributed to an internal clock that has become out of sync. Sometimes your body's clock just doesn't quite match up with society's 24-hour clock.
Joe Robinson, 06.01.2011
Work-life balance speaker, trainer, and author, 'Don't Miss Your Life'
Time off to recharge and renew is the engine of productivity and innovation. Enlightened companies understand this.
David Katz, M.D., 05.30.2011
Director, Yale Prevention Research Center
We really don't need a lot of exotic theories to account for rampant obesity in the modern age. We just need what we have: a massive shift in energy balance.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum, 05.26.2011
Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
My message to parents this Memorial Day weekend is a simple one: be aware of pool safely and be vigilant in and around the water.