The Roses of October

James Moore, 09.17.2009

Author, Communications Consultant, Novelist Manque', Genial Wiseacre

Anger and vitriol in the public discourse continue to nudge me toward looking elsewhere for a place to live but I cannot leave Texas.

A Dose of Clarity

Dr. Andrew Weil, 09.17.2009

Founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

If the health care debate seems like a hopeless morass, it's largely because moneyed interests want it to look that way. Matt Taibbi reminds us that the most fundamental issue is simple: Who pays, and how?

The Ten Most Important Things to Know about the 2009 H1N1

Dr. Jon LaPook, 09.17.2009

Medical correspondent for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

We have been inundated with so much information about the 2009 H1N1 that it's hard to keep it all straight. Here's my top ten list of what's most important to know.

Why Stress Makes You Fat

Dr. Erika Schwartz, 09.17.2009

Erika is a Powerwoman -check out her story on powerwomentv.com

We are suffering ever-growing rates of obesity and worsening health caused by weight problems. Stress is a leading cause of this modern-day epidemic.

Seven Ways To Be Happy in a Smoking Country

Michael Melcher, 09.16.2009

Executive coach and writer

I didn't fly to Spain to mainline other people's nicotine, but on the other hand I didn't fly to Spain to be crabby and obsessive. What to do?

The Secret Lives of Women and their Book Groups

Joanne Rendell, 09.17.2009

Author of Crossing Washington Square and The Professors' Wives' Club (Penguin)

A book group offers so much more than just reading -- especially to women. They offer an escape from families, demanding kids, the laundry, and the drone of a ball game.

Rethink Learning, Now

Sam Chaltain, 09.17.2009

National Director of the Forum for Education and Democracy

Learning involves more than basic skills and regurgitating information. It requires higher-order skills and the capacity to digest, make sense of, and apply what we've been taught.

Radically Honest Online Dating

Sasha Cagen, 09.17.2009

Author of "Quirkyalone" and "To-Do List"

In cities such as San Francisco, L.A., and New York, where online dating has been destigmatized, it's easy to meet someone for drinks, but much harder to build a relationship that spans longer than four dates.

Just Listen - Maybe Someday is Now

Mark Goulston, M.D., 09.17.2009

In 1972 while attending medical school, I was working part time doing EKG's at a Jewish Home for the Aged. It was a clean and nice facility, but like most of its kind, a "waiting station" before people died.

Dead is a Four-Letter Word

Jon Chattman, 09.17.2009

Founder of thecheappop.com, Pop Culture/Music Writer, and Author of "Sweet Stache"

I hate when news outlets break stories of celebrity deaths by simply coming up with a headline of the person's name followed by the word "dead" in all caps.

What Do Dreams Say About Your Physical Health?

Anne Hill, 09.16.2009

Dream consultant, public speaker, author, and radio host

While dream of physical health issues are quite common, doctors have been slow to catch on to the diagnostic potential of dream reports.

Want Happier Love? Use Your A.M. to Aim You Rightly!

Karen Salmansohn, 09.16.2009

Ex-Senior VP ad creative director

I want you to write an email to yourself -- filled in great detail with a description of what healthful, happy love looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, tastes like, quacks like.