Join Nurse Rona in conversation with Frances Moore Lappé, author or coauthor of twenty books, including the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. Joining her will also be Anna Lappé, Co-founder with her mother of Small Planet Institute. She is a respected advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain, and leader at … Continued
About Health
2:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
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 [email protected] or Dr. David Feldman, PhD, at [email protected]
About Health – October 4, 2021
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.
About Health – September 27, 2021
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.
9/20/21 Parkinson’s Disease
It’s a disease many of us have heard of but rarely thought much about: Parkinson’s disease. But, according to statistics from the Parkinson’s Foundation, about a million people in the United States are living with this debilitating condition right now. And, the disease is growing. About 60,000 Americans are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year, … Continued
9/13/21 The Embodied Mind
The Embodied Mind shows us that the mind is not constrained to the brain. Our mind relies on all of the cells in our body…it’s more like a network than one specific location. Tune in to learn from Dr. Thomas R. Verny in conversation with Nurse Rona.
Throughout the past two challenging and painful years, our children have been watching. As the world has faced a deadly pandemic, widespread incidents of racist violence that have once again highlighted the ongoing reality of racism in this country, and wildfires and storms that have destroyed life and property, children have been watching how the … Continued
Have you been putting off going to your doctor for routine care because of Covid-19? Do you have questions about the vaccines, or other health conditions? And when do you think Telemedicine is appropriate? Join Nurse Rona and Dr. Hiten Patel to address your concerns. photo: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography via Unsplash
In 2020, an estimated 1.8 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States alone. That means that just under 40 percent of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives, with breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer topping the list of the most common diagnoses. Although each … Continued
8/16/21 Troubling Times: A Deep Look Towards Hope And Health
These past years have brought to light many questions about our health, our countries health, and the health of our world. From the pandemic, to the insurrection, to our climate emergency—many of us have deep questions about what this unique time is teaching us, and how we can survive as a species Join Nurse Rona … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued