Wellbeing (Video)

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]

Learn more about the various states of the grieving process and how men and women grieve and heal differently. Natasha Josefowitz, PhD, bestselling author and professor of management will use poems from her award-winning book, Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without (November 2013), to illustrate the emotional aftermath of loss and the changes that must take place in order for people to hea...

Candy Tsourounis, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy UCSF, looks at herbal remedies, dietary supplements and weight loss medications. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 28506]

Learn the right balance of foods to maximize your physical and mental health and get practical tips for controlling your weight, maintaining good mood, and reducing the risk of common chronic diseases. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 28362]

Steve Hickman, Psy. D., Executive Director of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness joins William Mobley, MD, PhD for a discussion of how to be present in the moment and leverage the practice of mindfulness to stay engaged, focused, and fulfilled. Series: "Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 25775]

Dr. Sanford Newmark specializes in the integrative and holistic treatment of children with autism and ADHD. He combines conventional medicine with nutrition, behavior management, and various complementary modalities. Dr. Newmark is the head of the Pediatric Integrative Neurodevelopmental Program at UCSF. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical E...

What makes people happy? Is happiness a good thing? How can we make people happier still? Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, examines happiness and how we can use our minds as well as coping tools to better handle life’s challenges. This lecture is part of the Frank B. Roehr Memorial Lecture Series, which was established by Mr. Roehr's daughter, Suzanne Angelucci, to inform the public on topics associated wi...

The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at UC Berkeley have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24918]

Margaret A. Chesney, UCSF Professor of Medicine and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, discusses techniques for managing stress. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25722]

Deepak Chopra, best-selling author and founder of The Chopra Foundation taps into what makes life worth living with The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons as part of The Atlantic Meets the Pacific 2013 conference presented by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25777]

Explore the research behind the science of integrative medicine with Dr. Kevin Barrows, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25721]

Today’s fast-paced women can find themselves caught up in what has been called the “Superwoman Syndrome.” Women often feel pressure to achieve in many domains: at home, with their families, in their work, in caring for friends, and even with their appearance. Margaret Chesney, Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF, explores how to find balance and your own path to wellness. Serie...

Elissa Epel, UCSF health psychologist, looks at social and psychobiological difficulties involved with caregiving and offers practical advice for managing stress, especially in women. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24634]

University of Michigan professor of applied physics, electrical engineering and computer science Jasprit Singh describes how technology can develop to impact the ability to live the "good life.” He is the founder of the RussaYog style of yoga and runs several studios and training centers in the United States. He examines how to have the “good life" in a sustainable way using concepts from yoga and...

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama describes how to reduce one’s anger toward adversaries and instead, find compassion for them. This excerpt is from “Cultivating Peace and Justice,” a lecture he gave at the University of San Diego as part of the Compassion Without Borders series in April, 2012. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Humanities] [Show ID: 23877]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama joins esteemed scientists Richard Somerville and Veerabhadran Ramanathan at UC San Diego to discuss the need for humanitarian values and universal responsibility in responding to the impacts of climate change on communities and ecosystems. This lecture is part of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion without Borders” symposium in San Diego. Series: "Compassion Without Borders: S...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama engages with Larry Hinman of the University of San Diego, V.S. Ramachandran of UC San Diego and Jennifer Thomas of San Diego State University in a scientific and philosophical discussion of human consciousness. This is the final event of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion Without Borders” tour sponsored by San Diego’s three largest universities. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public A...

Does stress speed up the aging process at a genetic level? Our cells are constantly aging. When cell divide some telomere is lost but if it becomes too short, that cell can no longer replicate and eventual dies. Elissa Epel, UCSF department of psychiatry, explores the affects of stress and emotions on the process of telomere shortening. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for E...

From Alexander Technique and Body-Mind Centering to Zero Balancing, learn more about different techniques to support optimum health. Marcia Degelman, CMT and Paula Koepke, MA, CMT, present a lively and informative discussion and provide a hands-on demonstration of some techniques. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23406]

Mind-body skills and self-regulation can provide great benefit to children who suffer from headache or migraines, digestive upset, anxiety, procedure-related pain, chronic pain, bed-wetting or other chronic conditions. Dr. David Becker, UCSF Pediatrics, discusses how mind-body approaches can benefit children across different developmental stages, from infancy to the teen years. In addition to revi...

Margaret Chesney, Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explores the role women can play in maintenance of optimal well-being. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21979]

Dr. Daphne Miller is a family physician and author. For over a decade, her clinical work and writing have focused on the balance and interplay between nature, traditional healing and western medical interventions. She discusses how to improve our diets and our lives. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20220]

Learn how to build mental and physical resilience when managing the stress of everyday life with UCSF’s Elissa Epel. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20219]

How can we stay positive when competing demands and time pressure can impact everything from how our immune system functions, to whether or not we exercise, to the interactions we have with each other, and even to every breath we take? Our improved understanding of the relationship between behavior, physiology and disease development provides the rationale for integrative approaches that empower p...

Marcia Degelman, Certified Massage Therapist and Integrative Medicine Practitioner at UCSF’s Osher Center, discusses how the relaxation response is the opposite of the body’s stress response. Learn about body-centered progressive relaxation and guided visualization to experience some of the benefits of conscious relaxation. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 18750...