When your thyroid levels are out of balance, so are you. Tune in to learn how your thyroid works, what can cause it to be unbalanced, treatments, and life style changes. Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Harry Mcilroy. Call us with your questions 1-800-958-9008.


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Roots of Health Disparities

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nurse Rona will be joined by Dalila Butler and Dr. Muntu Davis to discuss with you the Roots of Health Disparities. What environmental, educational, housing, and prevention policies are in place to help communities and individuals have … Continued


About half of Americans make New Year resolutions –  often to improve their health – but most are unsuccessful in sticking to them. Dr. Will Courtenay’s guests will be Professor John Norcross, author of “Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions,” and Jill West, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Health Coach. Join … Continued


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The Hidden Half of Nature: Microbial Roots of Life and Health

The book, The hidden half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health, is an exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves. It reveals why good health—for people and plants—depends on Earth’s smallest creatures. Nurse Rona Renner interviews the authors, David Montgomery and Anne Biklé, about their  insights into the similarities … Continued


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The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Fund Drive

Tune in today at 2PM and please donate what you can to KPFA. You will hear Dr. Brené Brown talking about The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection. Drawing on her 12 years of research on vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame, she presents guideposts to creating “whole-hearted” families. 


Nurse Rona and Lisa Frederiksen will address alcohol addiction as a chronic and treatable brain disease that requires medical intervention, not moral judgment. Alcoholism is not a switch that can be turned off and on. It and other alcohol use disorders develop over time, and usually involve certain preexisting risk factors that make the individual … Continued