Advances in Health, Vitality and Longevity

Week of July 10, 2021

Carbs, Protein, & Fat, Oh My!
Understanding the major food groups, and how the body requires and processes them, offers insight into proper health and nutrition. From weight management, energy, and mood, these components are the key to metabolic health.

Gut Feelings: Genes, Microbes & Brain
New scientific understanding reveals that the gut is a ‘second brain’ and has a vital role in our physical and mental health. Our genes, microbiome (the microbes that live in and on our body), gut nervous system, and brain are all intimately intertwined and dramatically influence each other with effects on mood, energy, mental health, and overall wellness.

Quest for Immortality
An engaging program on the rapidly advancing field of anti-aging medicine with clear understanding of fascinating breakthroughs as well as what is on the near and distant horizon. In addition to valuable and practical information to enhance personal longevity and vitality, it also encourages and motivates the embrace of a healthy living and wellness philosophy.

 

Dr. Joseph B. Weiss is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated from the Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California at Irvine.  Under the auspices of the World Health Organization and others, he has pursued interests in Tropical and International Medicine and Public Health with extended stays in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Subsequently completing a clinical and research fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Diego, he has remained active on the clinical faculty of the School of Medicine.