UCLA LiveWell

#25: Being a Changemaker with Savannah Gardner by Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.  We also have links in the show notes on our website: https:...

Dr. Wendy Slusser chats with Fielding School of Public Health Professor and medical sociologist Michael Goldstein about the origins of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center and what it takes to create long-lasting culture change. Keep listening to hear about how social change begins not with rationality but through social movements. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy C...

Tune in to hear about how Carolanne Link and Michael Garafola have been leaders at UCLA to create a more accessible and empathetic campus and to learn about their life stories that have brought them together under the Eudaimonia umbrella. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your...

Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she travels back in time with UCLA Dr. Amr Shahat to discover what ancient Egyptians ate and learn about how the scientific analysis of food remnants can tell us the stories of how ancient Egyptians lived. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your prefer...

#21: Part 2 - The Circuitry behind our Social World with Ted Robles by Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.  We also have links in the show notes o...

In the United States, almost 8/10 members of the Gen Z generation and 7/10 of Millennials reported being lonely in 2019. As if it could get any worse, many experts say even more people are lonely since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Today, UCLA social well-being expert, Dr. Ted Robles will discuss with Dr. Wendy Slusser how stress, social support and close intimate relationships can impact our health....

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in the United States, the existing inequities and vulnerabilities of our food systems were starkly exposed. Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she chats with co-founder and "Chief of What’s Next" at the Center for Good Food Purchasing, Paula Daniels, about how we can meet this moment to make transformative progress in our food systems. Today’s podcast was brou...

Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she chats with President and Chief Operating Officer of San Jose Water, Andy Gere, about the ins and outs of running a water company. What does it take to provide affordable, clean and safe water to drink? How does running a water company relate to environmental stewardship? Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really me...

The pandemic and the nationwide uprising against racism have starkly exposed deep disparities and inequities in the quality of and access to basic needs like education and health care. Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she chats with D’Artagnan Scorza about the compensatory role of education and what we can do to address our nation’s inequities. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy C...

Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she chats with Renee Fortier, the Executive Director of UCLA Events and Transportation, about how UCLA has responded to ensure safe transportation during these uncertain times. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank...

Dr. Wendy Slusser chats with Professor Dr. Dawn Upchurch from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health about the health benefits of mindfulness and meditation and how we can incorporate this into our lives now. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform...

#14: Cultural Determinants of Design with Dr. Anastasia Lukaitou-Sideris by Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.  We also have links in the show no...

With the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of us are paying more attention to our food supply chains. This present moment is bringing issues in our food systems to the forefront. Today, I’ll be chatting with Galen McCleary from Patagonia Provisions about how this current moment presents an opportunity to shift our perspective of food towards a more sustainable and healthful one, and how Patagonia Provision...

In the United States, every other person over the age of 20 either has prediabetes or diabetes. What exactly is diabetes and what are the risk factors for it? What can you do if you are at risk or have diabetes? Join us today as Dr. Moin unpacks these questions and shares what a successful diabetes prevention intervention looks like. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campu...

During these uncertain and rapidly changing times, many of us may find ourselves constantly checking the news and social media. However, prolonged and repeated exposure to such media may actually be harmful to our health. Today, I chat with Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver, Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine and Public Health at UC Irvine and the Associate Director of the UCI ADVANCE Program in t...

Today, I will be chatting with Ayesha Dixon, the Director of UCLA’s Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center, about the effects of COVID-19 on the lives of seniors and what we can all do to help reduce this isolation and loneliness. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred li...

Today, I chat with Dr. Emeran Mayer, Director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress & Resilience and UCLA Distinguished Professor of Medicine, about the bidirectional communication between our mind, brain and gut. We'll talk about what the mind-gut connection is, how it may be affected during these unique times and how we can improve our diet to foster a healthier microb...

There’s no doubt that we are all being challenged in our adjustment into a new way of life; however, as Dr. Chris Dunkel Schetter puts it, building resilience in this moment will make us all more adept to face the rest of life’s challenges. Join me as I chat with UCLA Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and co-leader of the EngageWell Pod, Dr. Chris Dunkel Schetter about building...

Join us for a conversation with the Founding Dean of the National University of Singapore School of Public Health about how we can "accept, define and delight" in the new "normal". Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank y...

Join us for a conversation with UCLA's Chief of Medical Psychology, Dr. Bob Bilder and Executive Director of UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, Dr. Nicole Green about how to take care of your mental health during these uncertain times. As the co-leaders of the Semel HCI Center MindWell Pod, Nicole and Bob will also share actionable tips and available resources for you to help manage...

In just a short time, our lives have changed dramatically. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has challenged us all in different ways to cope, adapt, and grow. As we face this global challenge together, we are reminded that health is not an individual experience, but a collective one. As UCLA transitions to an online and virtual format, the Semel Healthy Initiative Center Continues to think...

Join me as I talk to D’Artagnan about his life journey and the meaningful work that he is doing in own backyard and across the country to empower people and communities to thrive. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for suppor...

#3: How can we Save Patient Planet Earth? - Dr. Jonathan Fielding by Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.  We also have links in the show notes on...

LiveWell Podcast Preview by Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling.  We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/  I...

Why do we crave brownies instead of fruit when we are stressed? Why are mashed potatoes and mac and cheese comfort foods instead of roasted veggies and refreshing salads? Today, Janet will answer these questions as well as unpack stress and weight stigma. She will even share tips to creating long-lasting habits for a healthy lifestyle. Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Cam...