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].
Acupuncturists Speak!
Thuy talks shop with the other acupuncturists at Berkeley Community Acupuncture: Rosemary, Andrea, I-Pei and intern Rosie on the art of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Together they share candid thoughts on self-care, working with patients, the challenges of practicing, their love for the medicine and more!
2/13/23 The Declining Health Of America: Lessons From Covid-19
The US had the most covid deaths of any country. Why is that, and what can we learn about the declining health of our country? Income inequality is a major factor related to increased deaths in the pandemic. Join Nurse Rona and her guest, Dr. Stephen Bezruchka
About Health – February 6, 2023
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.
Teen Health & Wellness: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
The teen years are often filled with mental & emotional challenges as kids learn about the world around them and figure out their place in it. Listen in as six teens discuss these modern challenges while Thuy reframes well worn cliches of teen angst into an empowering message of healing from a Traditional Chinese Medicine … Continued
1/23/23 Building Resilience When Anxious, Worried, or Sad
Nurse Rona and her guest Michael A. Tompkins, PhD., discuss the current mental health crisis that teens and adults are facing, and ways to build resilience and experience greater well being.
About Health – January 16, 2023
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.
1/9/23 Procrastination
If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution, you know that one of your biggest potential enemies is procrastination. You may put off starting, get distracted or side-tracked, or find that doing a bunch of smaller tasks is getting in the way of focusing on your bigger, more important goal. If this sounds familiar, you’re … Continued
Whatever your New Year’s resolutions are, we all know that the hard part is keeping ourselves motivated. In fact, according to one recent survey, about 60 percent of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only 8 percent actually follow through on them in the long term. In this episode, we’ll talk with an expert in … Continued
Does Acupuncture Work? Patients Tell their Stories
Listen to six of Berkeley Community Acupuncture’s patients recount their experiences of healing with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Unexpected depths of TCM healing possibilities unfold as each patient walks us deeper and deeper into the profound dimensions of this powerful medicine.