MEDIA
Mahtab Jafari: Reach For the Moon and Land on it
“Watching my mother’s interactions with her students and how much she enjoyed teaching sparked my interest in teaching at a young age. Today, as a professor lecturing in front of hundreds of students, I try not to take the privilege of being a teacher for granted.”
The Huffington Post
Selected Media Interviews
- New York Times interview, February 25, 2025. Do Supplements Boost Your Immune System? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/well/do-immune-boosting-supplements-work.html
NBC NEWS interview, December 12, 2024. FDA warns about men’s supplements tainted with prescription drugs. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mens-health/hidden-viagra-ingredients-performance-supplements-safety-guide-rcna181692
New York Times Interview, November 19, 2024. Do You Need to Take Magnesium Supplements? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/well/eat/health-benefits-of-magnesium-supplements.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bE4.ZoXT.AwFYKZe_O_h-&smid=url-share
WebMD Interview. April 8, 2024. Collagen Supplements for Skin, Hair and Nail. What to know.
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20240408/collagen-supplements-for-skin-hair-nails-what-to-know?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New York Times Interview. October 31, 2023. Should I be taking supplements?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/well/eat/supplements-health-benefits.html
New York Times Interview. September 13, 2023. What Can Tumeric Actually Do for Your Health? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/well/turmeric-health-benefits.html
Forbes Health Interview. June 20, 2023. Best Turmeric Supplements of 2023, According to Experts. https://www.forbes.com/health/body/best-turmeric-supplements/
NPR Airtalk. May 1, 2023. A Recent Study Pulled Back The Curtain On Melatonin Supplements – What’s A Bad Sleeper To Do?
https://www.kpcc.org/podcast/airtalk/hollywood-writers-authorize-strike-what-will-happen-to-production
Parade.com Interview. April 11, 2023. This Is the One Supplement You Should Stop Taking With Food, According to Experts https://parade.com/health/taking-supplements-on-an-empty-stomach
Super Human Radio. Interview. Control Your Insulin Response with This Root.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1e3gi8iLlg
UCI News. UCI-led study shows Rhodiola rosea root might be beneficial for managing type 2 diabtes.
https://news.uci.edu/2022/08/15/uci-led-study-shows-rhodiola-rosea-root-might-be-beneficial-for-managing-type-2-diabetes/
Ricardo Lopes The Dissenter, Social Commentary Science Philosophy Interview. The Truth About Dietary Supplements. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUcatGD6xu4tAcxG-1D4Bg/videos
Yahoo Sports. Jan 1, 2022. Supplements That Are Not Worth Paying For.
https://sports.yahoo.com/supplements-not-worth-paying-134503961.html
Various Media Outlet. January 2022. Supplements That Are Not Worth Paying For
https://www.eatthis.com/news-supplements-not-worth-paying-for/
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2474592083721/supplements-that-are-not-worth-paying-for
https://flipboard.com/@eatthisnotthat/health-d5fvklv7z/supplements-that-are-not-worth-paying-for/a-Dnz6mNAuQwqWysvOzrrrYQ%3Aa%3A444113785-43b4c62aa5%2Featthis.com
https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/9ba31431426075fdc408c27b7fdb3783-Supplements-That-are-Not-Worth-Paying-For
Think: Act Magazine Cover Story. Why Wellbeing is A Business Matter. October 19, 2021.
https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Insights/Publications/Why-well-being-is-a-business-matter.html
Terra Matter. Vienna, Austria. Forever Young, An Interview with Mahtab Jafari, December 9, 2021
https://www.terramater.at/
Spectrum NEWS1, Inside the Issues, April 2, 2021. Life Skills Course Expanded to All 10 UC Campuses
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://specne.ws/XPdMPD__;!!OLgoXmg!HRL4xmNFbhwcy8CaSNCQ2gdy4pS7cPpD5_nFWXYgu1giXc14NPLe3BQ1ID0QxdTS$
CNN, January 7, 2021. Some Parents Expand Pandemic Bubble to Include Children’s Boyfriends and Girlfriends.
https://us.cnn.com/2021/01/07/health/pandemic-social-bubble-covid-19-wellness/index.html
Orange County Register, December 2, 2020. With the Pandemic Boosting the College Stress, UC System is Boosting the Course Life101.
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/02/with-the-pandemic-boosting-college-stress-the-uc-system-is-boosting-the-course-life-101/
Forbes. December 26, 2018. Kin Euphorics Promises Benefits Of Booze With No Hangover.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennysplitter/2018/12/26/kin-euphorics-booze-with-no-hangover/#6eae3a44410a
Huffington Post. September 21, 2017. Mahtab Jafari: Reach for the Moon and Land on It. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mahtab-jafari-reach-for-the-moon-and-land-on-it_us_59c3c03ae4b0c87def8835a3
Wall Street Journal. March 9, 2016. “Seeking Elixir of Life, A Scientist Studies Fruit Flies.”
Orange County Register, June 17, 2015. No Doctor Needed for Birth Control Pills. New California Law Will Allow Pharmacists to Prescribe “the Pill”. https://www.ocregister.com/2015/06/17/no-doctor-needed-for-birth-control-new-california-law-will-allow-pharmacists-to-prescribe-the-pill-2/
International Business Times. December 9, 2015. “Drinking too much green tea might harm reproductive organs, decrease fertility.”
NPR 89.3 KPCC. Southern California Public Radio. December 8, 2015. “Can drinking too much green tea make you less fertile?”
The NPR Loh Down on Science. May 4, 2015. “Curcumin for Humans”
http://www.scpr.org/programs/loh-down-on-science/2015/05/04/11490
Smithsonian Magazine. SMARTNEWS. May 14, 2015. Alaska is growing a plant the Soviet military used in secret experiments; Golden Root or Rhodiola rosea
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alaska-growing-herb-soviet-military-used-secret-experiments.
NPR Science. KQED. June 4, 2015. California Women Can Soon Skip the Doctor to Get Their Birth Control. https://www.kqed.org/stateofhealth/33190/california-women-can-soon-skip-the-doctor-to-get-their-birth-control
Orange County Register. October 28, 2013. “Life Lessons”
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fruit-535159-jafari-students.html
Orange County Register. October 28, 2013. “Lab Testing Claims of Supplements”
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fruit-535159-jafari-students.html
Orange County Register. June 26, 2013. “Siberian Herb Extends Lives, UCI Researchers Say”
http://files.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/Focus/20130626_Focus.pdf
Yahoo! Voices. July 5, 2013. Rhodiola rosea Furthers Lifespan of Fruit Flies by 24%
http://voices.yahoo.com/rhodiola-rosea-furthers-lifespan-fruit-flies-by-12208012.html?cat=5
MSN News. July 2013. Scientists discover plants make flies live longer, Fad to follow
http://now.msn.com/rhodiola-increases-lifespan-of-fruit-flies-by-almost-a-quarter
NBC Morning News Los Angeles, CA. October 17, 2010.
Researcher Says It is The Spice of Life
Link to the UCI article “The Spice of Life”: http://www.uci.edu/features/2010/10/feature_turmeric_101011.php
Los Angeles Times. October 17, 2010. “Popular Spice May Prove Useful Beyond the Kitchen”: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/10/17/curcumin-may-prove-useful-beyond-the-kitchen/
OC Metro Business Magazine. March 2008 “20 Women to Watch in OC”: http://www.ocmetro.com/CoverStory_20_Women_to_Watch_success031308.aspx
Orange County Register. “Can you live to be 100?” http://www.ocregister.com/news/jafari-aging-life-1946519-rhodiola-well
UCI News. “On a Quest for Longevity”. http://www.uci.edu/features/feature_jafari_090803.php
Orange County Register Interview “The Skin You’re In”
http://www2.ocregister.com/articles/the-skin-youre-859078-in.
Wall Street Journal Interview “Can a caffeine-packed plant give a boost?” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704299804575095581735183488.html