KPFA - About Health

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KPFA - About Health episodes

May 09, 2022 5/9/22 The Parent Trap
Economist Nate Hilger will share highlights from his book The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis. He and Nurse Rona will discuss why parenting is harder and more important than previously understood and what it will take to get parents the resources they need to set up all children for success.
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May 02, 2022 5/2/22 How to Sleep Better and Have More Energy
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 can we do about it? As our guest tells us this episode, some surprisingly simple solutions can help us not only get more sleep but also gain more energy during the day.And, it starts with knowing our “chronotype,” the natural inclination of our bodies to sleep at certain times and be awake at others. Host David B. Feldman interviews Dr. Michael Breus, clinical psychologist, clinical sleep specialist, and author of several book, including Energize! Go from Dragging It to Kicking It in 30 Days.
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April 25, 2022 About Health – Creativity & Healing – April 25, 2022
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 and well-being.
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April 18, 2022 Reflecting on Chinese Medicine
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.
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April 18, 2022 Reflecting on Chinese Medicine
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.
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April 11, 2022 4/11/22 Virtual Reality Medicine
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 toward their patients. VR does all this through its power to “hijack” the brain, changing our relationship with ourselves and our bodies. In so doing, it brings up fundamental philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness and even what it means to be human. David B. Feldman interviews Dr. Brennan Spiegel, physician, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and author of the book VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine.
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April 11, 2022 4/11/22 Virtual Reality Medicine
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 toward their patients. VR does all this through its power to “hijack” the brain, changing our relationship with ourselves and our bodies. In so doing, it brings up fundamental philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness and even what it means to be human. David B. Feldman interviews Dr. Brennan Spiegel, physician, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and author of the book VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine.
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April 04, 2022 4/4/22 Gut Health And Your Microbiome
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.
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April 04, 2022 4/4/22 Gut Health And Your Microbiome
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.
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March 28, 2022 3/28/22 Using Virtual Reality Psychotherapy to Treat Anxiety
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 expanding array of mental health smartphone apps, another technology is changing the way therapists treat anxieties, fears, and phobias, in particular: Virtual Reality. How exactly is VR used in therapy? Does it actually work? And, are VR goggles ever going replace the proverbial therapist’s couch? These are just some of the questions we explore this week. Host David B. Feldman speaks with Dr. Elizabeth McMahon, clinical psychologist and author of Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety: A Guide for Therapists.
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