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By all means, see the film Fed Up, if you haven't. If you aren't yet fed up with the toxic quagmirethat is the typical American diet, there's a good chance it will get you there.

While I'm glad that obsessive-compulsive disorder has emerged in our cultural consciousness andthat some realistic depictions of it are being depicted in mass media, it's extremely annoying howoften I hear people claim that they are sooooo OCD over some tiny little quirk.

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Think soap can only be at the sink or in the shower? Well, think again because soap is actually quitethe little multi-purpose household item. Use it in these ways and it will save you time and money --and make your life a little greener too!

Eating more fruits and veggies is the most tried and true piece of nutrition advice ever to be given --health experts agree on it, and it has been withstanding the test of time and further research formany decades.

Let's hope that the continuing string of Pharma outrages and scandals provokes a righteous andeffective backlash. We are fighting the wrong war on drugs. Containing Pharma should be ournumber one public health priority.

Even when things seem to have gotten as bad as they possibly can, you still have things to begrateful for.

Roza Selimyan

Scientist, Health Educator and Health Advocate. Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Human Healthand Disease, Biology of Aging, Molecular Genetics

It is important for companies to utilize proven techniques -- such as cafeterias designed to supporthealthy choices through environment cues, as well as reduced portion sizes, effective labelingschemes, and other innovations -- that make it easy for employees to eat healthy food on a dailybasis, and maintain a healthy weight over time.

The leading risk factors for ill health and premature death are linked to lifestyle, what we eat anddrink and how much we exercise. Disease prevention does not occur in the hospital. We need thewhole of society to be involved.

There is no way to adequately thank "BFF" Julia and the kids who made time for and stuck with him -- those who brought doses of the best medicine known to Man -- doses of "normal" during his years-long illness.

But I do have MS. I am a woman living with a disability. I've made peace with that a long time ago.

And making peace with it allows me to focus on what I CAN do, rather than what I CAN'T.

An Apple a day keeps the doctor away. An Apple every 20 seconds... well... that's too many f*ckingApples.

Jeremy Vandehey

Technologist, entrepreneur, and writer. A Wisconsin farm boy at heart.

I began my medical career as a skin oncologist and have witnessed first-hand the preventablesuffering and preventable death that can be wrought by melanoma.

Dr. Exposure to common infections - even if they do not make you ill - might be connecteded todecline in brain functions like memory and reasoning, according to new study presented at aconference recently. However, the analysts warn more work has to be done to validate theirsearchings for.Howard K. Koh

Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Here's what I know: This addiction sure feels a lot less shameful and dangerous than my cokeaddiction did. But also my already short attention span is growing ever shorter as a result of mybehavior and true serenity comes from being in the moment and not from checking out.

Because I am a college student and binge drinking is part of the culture, I think people assume that Ididn't really have a drinking problem, that I wasn't an alcoholic, that I was overreacting to thesituation. Hell, I was guilty of that thought process for a long time.

Beth Leipholtz

Journalist, blogger, rugby player and college student - all while maintaining sobriety.

In the next 10 years, social media as we know will go the way of the 8-track tape, disposable camera,and fax machine. And I can't say that I'm sad.

Dianna Booher

Author of 46 books on leadership communication & executive presence: Creating Personal Presence& Communicate With Confidence

In two weeks I will be jetting off to Europe to tick a few more things off my life list, including livingin Paris while writing my first book in 30 days. It feels kinda scary, and at times surreal, but I know Ican do it. Why don't you try something new for 30 days too?

Candace Davis

Writer/blogger (candacewrites.com), high school teacher, dreamer, traveller, soon-to-be-author, GenY archetype, list ticker (order changes daily).

Despite this extremely successful course of treatment, some medical bureaucrats seem to think thatI am an outlier -- a mere statistical oddity who was not economically worthy of receiving this level ofcare.

Bob Tufts

Former MLB pitcher: professor and cancer survivor

Let us never forget those who paid the ultimate price, while showing our appreciation, support andrespect to those who continue to serve. Perhaps the best way to honor the fallen and injured is tocontinue their legacy in our future heroes.