USA Today quoted Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School regarding a popular social media post in which a man planned to spend his retirement years at a Holiday Inn hotel. Cicero argued the idea is not based in reality since hotel living is impractical for physically disabled seniors who need help with daily activities such as bathing and getting dressed.
The Guardian quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the rising popularity of extreme fasting in the Silicon Valley tech community.
Dietitians may recommend the popular high fat, very low carbohydrate plan for certain patients, but most of us can get the same results without going to such extremes.
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The Navigage Foundation has awarded $500,000 in grants for aging research at the USC Leonard Davis School.
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The Los Angeles Times featured a 10-week series of free mindful eating classes hosted at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The sessions will be led by Megan Tancredi, a graduate student at the USC Leonard Davis School. Verdugo Hills Hospital Clinical Nutrition Manager Stephanie Wood will also lead the classes.
Newsday quoted Paul Irving, the chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and distinguished scholar in residence at the Leonard Davis School. He discussed how faith and religion can serve as important tools for reducing social isolation in older adults. “As interesting as social networks are, there’s no substitute for physical presence and face-to-face connection,” Irving said. “Faith-based institutions can play an important role — as a support group and a connection to the memory of a spouse, and the right clergy can be a great comfort.”
Vox quoted Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School on how intermittent fasting can have long-term health benefits.
Outside Magazine highlighted their deputy editor’s experience with USC Leonard Davis School’s Valter Longo’s fasting-mimicking diet. The article quoted Longo on how fasting can promote cellular regeneration in the body. Las Vegas Sun noted research by Longo on the benefits of intermittent fasting. Las Vegas Sun noted research by Longo on the benefits of intermittent fasting.
MindBodyGreen listed The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School as one of the best health books of 2018.
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