Battling Dementia with Proper Nutrition
In this aging podcast, Sally Smith talks with Dr. Lotta Granholm, the Center on Aging Director. Dr. Granholm discusses food products thought to be effective in battling dementia, focusing on antioxidant-rich foods such as blueberries, strawberries, green vegetables, and potatoes. She identifies her own diet to illustrate important foods to consume and emphasizes the need for variety. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Aging: The Obesity Problem
In this aging podcast, Sally Smith talks with Dr. Lotta Granholm, the Center on Aging Director. Dr. Granholm identifies the problem of obesity in America and offers her opinion on why rates of overweight and obese are currently so high. She compares the lifestyle in America to that in other countries with far lower rates of obesity, pointing to critical differences. Additionally, Dr. Granholm explains the association of certain foods with both obesity and dementia. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
MUSC Center on Aging – Part 1
In this aging podcast, Dr. Lotta Granholm discusses with Sally Smith her role as the director for the Center on Aging. She indicates the primary goal of the Center on Aging to improve the quality of life for older adults in South Carolina, which is achieved through coordination of research, community outreach, and education across the six colleges of MUSC. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
MUSC Center on Aging – Part 2
In part two of a series about MUSC’s Center on Aging, Dr. Lotta Granholm talks with Sally Smith about the incorporation of multiple disciplines of medicine under one roof, a move aimed to promote increased interdisciplinary collaboration. She also discusses the Brain Awareness Week initiative used as a tool for educating local children on neurological health. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Cancerous Cells and the Aging Process
Dr. Lina Obeid, professor in the Department of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, discusses her research in how cells grow and how it relates to cancer and the aging process. She explains how cancer is closely related to the aging process, and how her research is geared toward explaining why certain cells become cancerous over time. Dr. Obeid describes how this research has progressed so far throughout her career, and what questions she ultimately hopes to answer through this work. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
