Will Aguila, M.D., 12/31/11

Weight Loss Expert; Author, "Why I Don't Lose Weight: Conquering the Cycle of Obesity"

This is what you have to do to keep that New Year's resolution alive, regardless of what your resolution is. Plant your determination and "watch it grow." Understand the cycle of success and how it works so that you keep looking ahead and adjusting your path.

Gerard E. Mullin, M.D., 12/31/11

Author of "The Inside Tract"

Making -- and keeping -- healthy resolutions can be challenging, but even more important for people who are coping with preexisting digestive conditions such as GERD and IBS. Fortunately, with a few key lifestyle changes, you can keep your gut healthy all year long.

Lisa Firestone, 12/30/11

Psychology expert on relationships, parenting, self-destructive thoughts and suicide; author, 'Conquer Your Critical Voice'

The reasons we fall in love may be a mystery, but the reasons we stay in love are far less elusive. That is why this New Year's, I propose making a few resolutions about what we look for in a romantic relationship.

Rabbi Avi Weiss, 12/30/11

Founder and President, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah

All at once I felt what seemed like a Mack truck on my chest. The pain was excruciating. I couldn't breathe. I could hardly move. I couldn't comprehend what was happening. Until then I had felt invincible.

Lewis Richmond, 12/29/11

Buddhist writer and teacher

When I ask audiences what they like about being older, people often answer "Gratitude," and then say what they are grateful for: grandchildren, good health, free time, wearing what they want, the chance to travel, giving back to the community.

Gary M. Krebs, 12/29/11

Screenwriter, author, publisher

It's now been a couple of weeks since I was notified of my layoff, and I've recently been getting some vibes from my wife indicating that she doesn't exactly share all the positive feelings about my newfound freedom and creative ambitions.

Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, 12/30/11

Executive Rabbi, JConnectLA & Jewlicious

Before We head off to the night club to party, before we pop that champagne cork, let's take a few steps back. The New Year is not just a chance to party, it is also a time for starting over.

Marcia Sirota, 12/29/11

Psychiatrist

No matter how curious you are about what your ex is up to, there's never any good that can come out of scrolling through his/her Facebook page. Let go of this bad habit and let go of the ex so that you can move on to better things.

Linda Novick O'Keefe, 12/29/11

Founding Executive Director, Common Threads

If we do not change our habits by 2020, children today will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. It would be the first time that this has happened in 200 years.

John Weeks, 12/28/11

Publisher and Editor, 'Integrator Blog News & Reports'

A good friend has warned me that my annual exploration of the year's highlights for integrative medicine in the form of a Top 10 is "too much inside baseball." I thought I'd let you decide. The year was a good one for integrative medicine.

Maria Rodale, 12/28/11

CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author

Every once in a while, everyone has a bad year -- whether it's economic or tragic. Let's just say I'll be very happy to close the books on this one and start over again. Which is why I love New Year's so much: It's a fresh start, a chance to start over.

David Briggs, 12/28/11

Writer, Association of Religion Data Archives

Marriage is taking a hit lately. The number of new marriages declined 5 percent from 2009 to 2010. But those people questioning whether the institution can still work for them may want to have a little faith.

Richard C. Senelick, M.D., 12/28/11

Neurologist, Author, Blogger and International Speaker

You may appear more productive, but as you become more sleep deprived will the quality of your work suffer? It is hard to do, but buck the trend and consider slowing down -- just a bit. It might be an unusual New Year's resolution.

Amy Gutman, 12/27/11

Writer, lawyer, Plan B Nation explorer

I've always loved the idea of New Year's resolutions, but for all my ever-so-good intentions, I never quite seem to keep them. So this year, I'm try­ing some­thing new. Instead of establishing a list of goals and strug­gling to reach them, I've decided to think in terms of possibilities.

Ann Brenoff, 12/27/11

Senior Writer, The Huffington Post

By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen and estimates are that those needing long-term care insurance will skyrocket to more than 23 million Americans. And each one of them is looking at a projected long-term care costs of about $300,000 a year.

Gary M. Krebs, 12/26/11

Screenwriter, author, publisher

You never think it will happen to you, but after a quarter of a century in the book publishing industry and having worked on countless bestsellers, I am now among the millions of unemployed Americans.

Amy D. Shojai, CABC, 12/26/11

Animal behavior consultant, author of 23 pet care books

People fight the cold with heavy coats, long underwear and wooly mittens. And if it's too cold for people, a fur coat won't protect pets from weather extremes, either.