Wellbeing (Audio)

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]

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]

Katie Ferraro speaks on the various benefits a diet high in fiber can provide as well as where to find this fiber on the food pyramid. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31246]

Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife, mindfulness teacher, and originator of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting program at UCSF has been assisting birthing families for more than four decades. She explores the benefits of mindfulness meditation for childbirth and parenting. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31009]

Best-selling author Dr. Deepak Chopra explains the benefits of living presently as opposed to reaching ahead to the future, and speaks on the paradoxical notion that those who worry about time the most often have the least amount of it. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31177]

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]

Katie Ferraro runs through the dieting needs of human beings, highlighting that one very important nutrient we often don’t get enough of: fiber. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31244]

How does mindfulness and meditation improve health? Helen Weng, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explains that training our internal mental lives can have positive effects on our minds, health, and relationships. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31008]

Dr. Deepak Chopra hopes that the future will bring a better understanding of the influence cast by a person’s electromagnetic field, and how those fields interact with one another. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31182]

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]