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A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts who understand traditional and non-traditional medicine, health, and well-being. If you have suggestions for programs or questions about KPFA, please contact Rona Renner, RN, at Rona@NurseRona.com or Dr. David Feldman, PhD, at davidf@kpfa.org.
A 2017 survey by the National Safety Council found that 76 percent of Americans feel tired at work. And, 4 to 5 percent of drivers per month report falling asleep or nodding off behind the wheel. That’s alarming given that it is estimated that drowsy driving is responsible for 91,000 crashes per year. So, what … Continued
Join Thuy Nguyen as she discusses a much neglected topic concerning our health: creativity. We all have creative energy, but for many of us it remains undiscovered, dormant or stagnant. Thuy converses with creatives of all kinds on what might be blocking us creatively, and how to unblock and re-engage our creative energy for health … Continued
Join us to welcome a new producer/host on the About Health team, Thuy Nguyen, founder and director at Berkeley Community Acupuncture. She will reflect on what Traditional Chinese Medicine is and the inseparable connection of our well-being on the community and the well-being of the community on us.
This episode’s guest makes the case that virtual reality technology has the ability to revolutionize the practice of medicine. It is being used to care for people experiencing everything from psychological difficulties, including eating disorders and schizophrenia, to physical conditions like chronic pain. It can even be used to help increase physicians’ levels of empathy … Continued
Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Peter Kozlowski, author of Unfunc Your Gut, to explore gut health and how your microbiome plays a vital role in digestion, the health of your immune system, and your overall well being.
When most of us think of psychotherapy, we envision sitting in an armchair or perhaps lying on a couch and talking about our problems for the better part of an hour. While this may have been true in the past, the field of psychotherapy is undergoing a revolution driven by technology. In addition to an … Continued
Thuy and Robert Yazzie talk about the parallels between Chinese Medicine and Indigenous knowledge: nature, patterns, connection, and how there is always medicine available even in trying times.
Medical aid in dying is a practice that allows an adult who is mentally capable, and has a prognosis of six months or less to live, to request a prescription for medication from their doctor. They can then decide if they want to take the medication to die peacefully. Nurse Rona will interview Samantha Trad, … Continued
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
