Air Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2017

During this week’s radio show you will learn about:

• Diseases commonly associated with ageing and how to prevent them
• Why being too cheerful isn't good for your health
• What pre-disease really means and what to do about it
• The relationship between conscientiousness and longevity

Sharon Bergquist, MD, FACP is a board-certified internal medicine doctor, researcher, teacher, and speaker specializing in preventive medicine and healthy aging. She is a Rollins Distinguished Clinician on the faculty of Emory School of Medicine and the medical director of Emory’s Executive Health center, a state-of-the-art evidence-based lifestyle prevention program. More here.

Leslie R. Martin PhD  is currently Professor of Psychology at La Sierra University and holds additional appointments in the Psychology Departments at the University of California, Riverside and Loma Linda University, and in the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University. In addition to The Longevity Project, has co-authored three other books on health-related topics. More here.