Stress: Science and Strategies to Live Well (Audio)

Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, which teaches participants how to navigate and integrate the challenges and adventures of everyday life. He is also the author of several best-selling books on the topic of mindfulness, including Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Sho...

Expert panel explores the relation of food insecurity, stress and nutrition. Panelists: Janet Tomiyama, UCLA – The Stigma of Obesity; Deborah Cohen, RAND Corporation – Stress and Built Environments; Barbara Laraia, UC Berkeley – Food Insecurity During Pregnancy; Annie Gupta, UCLA – Stress, Food, and Reward System; Emeran Mayer, UCLA- Stress and Microbiome. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Asse...

Cindy Leung explains the novel mechanism of stress in the relation between food insecurity and health. Food insecurity has direct negative effects on health from infancy into adulthood, most in importantly on cardiovascular health. Food insecurity is a also form of toxic stress that has negative psychological effects. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health an...

Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]

Vanessa Hus Bal, PhD & Gregory Lyons, PhD, BCBA. STAR Center for ASD & NDDs, UCSF Series: "UC Wellbeing: Meditate" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32211]

Dr. Eve Ekman deconstructs empathy and explains how being empathetic can better you personally and professionally. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31345]

Dr. Eve Ekman discusses the common phenomenon known as “burnout”, explaining what it is and why it’s significant. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31344]

Dr. Eve Ekman discusses the ways people typically interact with their emotions, especially negative ones, and which of these ways has been shown to be most effective. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31342]

Eve Ekman gives a clinical definition of emotion, including their utility as we understand it, how they arise in the mind, and the ways various emotions are felt in different people. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31341]

Elissa Epel explains what a telomere is, what it does, and why it’s important to protect them from excessive stress. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31224]

Dr. Kevin Barrows provides a general description of mindfulness, which includes it as a form of awareness and a way of paying attention. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31366]

Dr. Kevin Barrows relates some of the historical roots of mindfulness and how it evokes the revealing of the unconscious processes of the mind. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31365]

Dr. Kevin Barrows explains the difference between meditation focused on mindfulness and that practiced purely for relaxation, and describes how to two are also interconnected. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31337]

Dr. Kevin Barrows explains the term “mindfulness based stress reduction” (MBSR) and why he recommends the process to anyone, especially those suffering from certain psychological and physiological conditions. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31325]

Margaret Chesney walks us through the powerful results of positivity, explaining how being a positive person can benefit both your physiology and your lifestyle, leading to decreased risk of health problems later on. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31221]

Dr. Kevin Barrows explains the psychological effects of mindfulness and how the practice has overall effects on the body. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31364]

Dr. Kevin Barrows lays out the component pieces of mindfulness, what each means, and how this formula and the elements within impact your day-to-day life. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31324]

Dr. Rick Hecht explains that not all stress should be actively avoided, and shows that mindfulness can increase the likelihood that you respond properly to challenges and stay calmer when presented with threats. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31313]

Dr. Rick Hecht shows empirical evidence suggesting the strength and stability of someone’s social life may actually alter their stress response architecture, making them more or less prone to high levels of stress. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31309]

Dr. Rick Hecht explains how cortisol, a hormone commonly associated with stress, impacts the body, showing it to be one of the most influential and complicated chemicals the body produces. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31305]

Social Anxiety Disorder can feel crippling, but as Dr. Murray Stein explains, there exists a variety of treatment options that can help someone suffering with Social Anxiety disorder feel comfortable in social settings. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31214]

Dr. Martin Rossman describes the emotive language of imagery and its ability to modulate your stress levels as well as aid your creativity, self- expression, and overall mental health. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31218]

Dr. Mimi Guarneri runs through a handful of stress related symptoms and demonstrates that a body under constant stress will generally deteriorate much faster than normal. This accelerated aging takes a toll on a person, both internally and externally. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31194]

Margaret Chesney, the Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explores how to recognize the signs of stress overload and strategies for managing it using integrative techniques. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29276]

Hold the offenders accountable, yes, but what else should the National Football League do about domestic violence? UC Berkeley Professors Jeffrey Edleson and Sudha Shetty argue that the NFL should also provide services to help players change their behavior toward the women and children in their lives. That, they say, will do more to protect their families than punishment alone. Series: "The Goldma...