Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone (Video)
Episodes
The Trouble with Nutritional Supplements
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall responds to a question about taking nutritional supplements. Dr. Marshall speaks on the importance of getting vi...
The Benefits of HIIT Training
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on high intensity interval training, or HIIT. Dr. Marshall discusses the health benefits of HIIT which c...
Never Do Nothing Tips To Start Exercising
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall shares tips on starting exercise routines. Dr. Marshall emphasizes how doing something, exercise-wise, is signif...
How Do We Increase Muscle Mass?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on numerous forms of strength training as it is the best way to increase muscle mass and and it will hel...
Carbohydrates Are Not Your Enemy
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer explores the healthy way in which carbohydrates are digested throughout the body. To understand this concept Dr. Spe...
Telomere Health
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall discusses the central importance of exercise to improve chromosomal and telomere health. Series: "Osher WISE: We...
What Does Muscle Do For Us?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this ex...
A High-Fiber Diet Boosts Health
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sean Spencer talks about the vast microbial world that lives within our guts — known as the gut microbiome — and how it supports our health. D...
What Does Exercise Do To The Body?
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this pr...
Sarcopenia: What You Need To Know
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this pr...
Oxidative Stress: What You Need To Know
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body. In this program, Dr. Natalie Marshall focuses on the role of a...
Body Health = Brain Health
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to supporting a sharp mind at any age? In this program, Dr. Nancy Isenberg discusses the latest science-based practices to promote b...
The American Diet is Critically Fiber Deficient
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A healthy microbiome can prevent disease and obesity. Dr. Sean Spencer discusses how a diet rich in fiber supports our health in various ways. Series...
Feeding Your Microbiome: Dietary Strategies for Wellness and Disease Prevention
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can a healthy microbiome prevent disease? In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer talks about the vast microbial world that lives within our guts — k...
Brain Health Neuroplasticity and Aging: Supporting Cognition at Every Age
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's the secret to supporting a sharp mind at any age? In this program, Dr. Nancy Isenberg discusses the latest science-based practices to promote b...
Movement and Strength Training to Improve Metabolic Health
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The risk for many chronic diseases is directly linked to metabolic changes in the body and loss of muscle mass often associated with aging. In this pr...
Mind-Body Medicine to Build Stress Resilience
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mind-body medicine (MBM) is an integrative approach that helps people build awareness and develop tools for stress resilience. MBM focuses on the int...
Exercise Snacks - Overcoming Barriers
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This program demonstrates how to exercise when you don't have a great amount of time or energy. Natalie Marshall, MD, also discusses how to overcome b...
Cancer Care - Exercise Guidelines and More
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the role...
For Weight Loss: Lifestyle Change
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. Join Dr. Diana Thiara as she explores weight loss ...
Trigger Finger: Symptoms and Treatments
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Santiesteban, MD, discusses symptoms and treatments for trigger finger. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [...
Neuroscientist: DON’T DIET DO THESE 4 HEALTHY HABITS
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientist and author Sandra Aamodt suggests four heal...
Promoting Mental Health: The Holistic Approach of Acupuncture and Consciousness
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will lear...
Psychedelic Research Psilocybin Therapy and Mental Illness
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will lear...
Eastern View of the Mind: Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Philosophy
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Anisha Durve for an enlightening exploration of two ancient healing systems—Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Philosophy. Drawing ...
Beta Adrenergic Receptors and Their Role in Heart Function
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human hea...
Growing Health from the Soil Up: The Links Between Farms Food and Wellbeing
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will lear...
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Integrative Approaches to Working with Teens with Anxiety Depression and Chronic Pain
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will lear...
Making the Invisible Visible: Societal Influences on Health and Health Care
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an enlightening discussion on the social aspects of healthcare and medicine, featuring panelists from UCSF. In this program, experts explo...
Learning Without a Brain
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human hea...
Global Health Interventions to Prevent Infectious Diseases
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human hea...
Transforming Personal and Public Health Through Precision Medicine
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human hea...
Improving Health Equity Bit by Bit
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human hea...
How To Manage Type 2 Diabetes
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basic, Dr. Robert ...
How To Manage Obesity
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. Join Dr. Diana Thiara as she explores weight loss ...
How To Manage High Blood Cholesterol
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basics, Dr. Robert...
How To Prevent Disease With Adult Vaccines
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basic, Dr. Nicole ...
Prevention and Early Detection of Common Cancers
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join expert Dr. Judith Walsh as she discusses cancer screening and prevention strategies. Walsh talks about the significance of family history, geneti...
How To Manage High Blood Pressure
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basic, Dr. Robert ...
Where Exactly is the Hip?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Barry, MD, explains the anatomy of the hip joint. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Sh...
The Right Time for Hip Replacement
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Barry, MD, talks about when it is a good time for a hip replacement. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Healt...
The Future of Low Back Pain Management
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
Build Muscle and Lower Insulin Levels More Health Benefits
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the role...
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
Surgery for Back Pain
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
Cancer Loves Sugar Tips to Reading Nutrition Labels
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, in...
Interventions and Medications for Low Back Pain Relief
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
When is Low Back Pain Something Else? Red Flags for Serious Diseases
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
Back Pain Basics: Anatomy Physiology and the Initial Evaluation
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is estimated that more than 80% of adults in the U.S. will have low back pain at some time in their lives. It is a significant cause of disability,...
Strain vs. Sprain Treatment
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Barry, MD, discusses the difference between a strain and a sprain, as well as a treatment program. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrativ...
Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, in...
Machine Preservation of the Liver
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
Sitting is the New Smoking
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the role...
Beyond Kidney Allotransplantation: Advancements in Kidney Xenotransplantation and Artificial Kidney
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
How to Keep Cartilage Healthy
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Barry, MD, discusses two ways to keep your cartilage healthy. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and M...
Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death in Heart Transplantation
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
How Important Muscle Mass is in Surviving Cancer
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the valu...
Think Twice About Fruit Juice
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, in...
Heart Valves: What Can Go Wrong and the Latest Approaches to Making Them Right Again
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention an...
Kidney - Liver Overlap: Recognition of Kidney Disease Impact on Symptoms and Who Needs Both Organs
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
Heart Attacks Angioplasties and Stents Oh My!
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention an...
Heart Failure: What it Means and the Many Effective Treatments Now Available
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? And what is heart failure? In this UCSF ...
Implantable Devices to Diagnose and Treat Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention an...
Can I Borrow Your Kidney? National Kidney Exchange Altruistic Donors and Voucher Systems
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
Personal Insights of a Transplant Surgeon and Organ Donor
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current str...
Atrial Fibrillation: Alcohol Caffeine Apple Watches and What They All Have To Do With the Most Common Heart Rhythm Disturbance
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention an...
Prevention of Heart Disease: What You and Your Doctor Can Do to Minimize Risk
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention an...
How To Bolster The Safety Net For Those Most Impacted By The Pandemic
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local and state level are seeking solutions to help restore the health and well-bei...
Why Are People Acting So Weird? Social Disruption Stress and Substance Use During the Pandemic
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives over the last two years. Policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to myria...
Health Workforce Shortages in the Wake of the Pandemic
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives, and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health a...
Seeing CLIIR-ly: Insights from UCSF's Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health an...
Is There an Off-Ramp for That? K-12 Schools and COVID-19
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives, and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health a...
Integrative Cancer Care: Bringing Innovative Approaches into the Clinic
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program discusses a more ...
Food and Nutrition Security
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to myriad problems, including...
Introduction to Integrative Palliative Cancer Care
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program discusses the ben...
Caring for Mind Body and Spirit: Coping with Cancer Care and Managing Cognitive Changes
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program examines sources ...
Integrative Oncology 101: Empowering Us to Reduce Risk Support Treatment and Promote Health
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. Through integrative oncology, ...
Exercise and Cancer: Impact of Physical Activity
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program looks at the role...
The Microbes Upon Us: How the Cutaneous Microbiome Promotes Skin Health
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
Nutrition and Cancer: Do’s and Don'ts
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, in...
Microbes and Mental Health – Mood-Enhancing Effects of Gut Microbes
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
The Gut-Brain Axis - Gut Microbiome Influences on Neurological Disease
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
They Are What You Eat - How Food and Drugs Interact with the Gut Microbiome
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
Yoga for Transforming Consciousness: The Chakra System and Jungian Psychology
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can yoga be transformative? Patrick Mahaffey, Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute, talks about Jungian psychology, contemplative yoga, his version ...
Can Big (Microbiome) Data Save the World? – Using AI and Microbiome Data to Predict Health Outcomes
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
How to Build a Microbiome – Early Life Microbiomes and Their Implications for Children’s Health
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our bodies are dynamic ecosystems housing trillions of microbes that, while invisible to the naked eye, play a critical role in shaping human health. ...
Cancer: What Are the Newest Developments?
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leade...
Essential Tremor: Basal Ganglia Cerebellum and Thalamus
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are essential tremors? In this program, Dr. Doris Wang explains that essential tremors are rhythmic, involuntary movements of the head, voice or ...
Peripheral Nerves and Difficult to Diagnose Neurological Diseases
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This program discusses peripheral nerve diseases, including the anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems by Dr. Maggie Waung. Peripheral...
The Science and Research on Yoga for Improving Transcendence and Spirituality
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this program, Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., talks about the practice of yoga in healthcare, how to elevate life purpose and meaning through its use, and t...
Cancer: What Happens After?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the U.S., there are close to 17 million cancer survivors. What does it mean to be a survivor? An individual is considered a cancer survivor from th...
Cortex Anatomy and Alzheimer's Disease
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease. This program explains the latest understanding of the anatomy and functions of the brai...
Cultivating Compassion and Resilience: Yoga for Enhancing Mental Health
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The use of yoga and meditation as complementary medicine is growing. In 2017, 14% of U.S. adults participated in yoga, according to NIH. Depression an...
Yoga and Dance: Attuning to Self through Creative Movement
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a long history of the interconnectivity of yoga and dance. Many dancers find benefits from the movements in yoga. In this program, dancers I...
How is Cancer Treated?
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This programs looks at the latest methods for treating cancer. Drs. Sam Brondfield, Jessica Gosnell, Lauren Boreta, Spencer Behr and Neil Neumann wil...
Epilepsy and the Limbic System
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this program, Dr. Maggie Waung and Dr. Jonathan Kleen discuss the neuroanatomy of the limbic system (hypothalamus, olfaction, hippocampus, amygdala...
Body Breath and Abundant Energy: Yoga for Vitalizing Physical Health
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bradly Jacobs, a primary care doctor with Bluewave Medicine, talks about the clinical and experiential research of the benefits of yoga, including...
How is Cancer Diagnosed?
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This program discusses screening for and diagnosing cancer. Dr. Sam Brondfield, Dr. Neil Neumann and Dr. Spencer Behr discuss screening tests for comm...
Multiple Sclerosis and the Spinal Cord
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New scientific technologies in the laboratory have advanced our understanding of basic mechanisms of neurological disease over the past decade, changi...
Brainstem Anatomy and Introduction to Headache Medicine
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This program looks at the major functions of the brainstem and what role it plays in several neurological diseases. Dr. Maggie Waung gives an overview...