Healthy Options 10/2/24: Stroke Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer:
Petra Hall
Technical Assistance: Joel Mann & Amy Browne

Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well

This month:

– What is a stroke & what are the signs of a stroke?
– What to do immediately if you have signs of a stroke.
– How to reduce your risk of having a stroke.
– Treatment for stroke, and recovery.

Guest(s): 
Eileen Hawkins, Certified Stroke Registered Nurse & Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse, & Stroke Program Coordinator at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine.

FMI:
www.stroke.org
www.stroke.org/en/professionals/stroke-resource-library/prevention/five-key-facts-about-stroke

About the host:
Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.