Americans are living longer and better. Even with the rise of obesity and related
disease in the US, many of us are actively seeking ways to live more healthy life styles.
This course will explore steps that we can take to promote our long-term health,
including nutrition and exercise, the value of sleep, the importance of finding meaning,
and healthy aging and aging mechanisms.
Course Chair: Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Internal Medicine; Osher Foundation Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine;
Director of Education, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
February 28
Vitamins and Supplements: Vital or Superfluous?
Donald I. Abrams, MD, Professor of Clinical
Medicine; Director, Clinical Programs
March 6
The Spectrum: How to Personalize a Way of Eating and Living That’s Just Right For You
Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President,
Preventive Medicine Research Institute; Clinical
Professor of Medicine, University of California,
San Francisco
March 13
Sleep: The Forgotten Key to Health and Wellness
Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor of
Medicine, DGIM; Director, Education Program,
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
March 20
The Gift of Story: The Art of Living Every Minute of Your Life
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, Clinical Professor,
Family and Community Medicine; Founder and
Director, The Institute for the Study of Health and
Illness at Commonweal
March 27
Energize Yourself, Stay Physically Active
Catherine Waters, RN, PhD, FAHA, Associate Professor,
Community Health Systems
Saidah Kinerman, BA, CSCS, Director of Physical Activity,
Community Health Systems
April 3
Chromosome Ends and Diseases of Aging
Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
and Biophysics
