Local Hospitals Work to Give Stroke Survivors Hope for a Better Tomorrow.

In honor of Stroke Awareness Month, our guests tonight will be Susan Zimmermann RN, BSN, CNRN, of Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Kennesaw and coordinator for the Georgia Stroke Professional Alliance committee; Stroke Coordinator Karen Seagraves along with Alvin Dunlop Stroke Survivor.

We will be talking about Stroke Awareness Month and what it means, stroke signs and symptoms and Risk factors, how Wellstar Kennestone collaborated with Grady Hospital’s Stroke Center to save Alvin’s life and finally how the Georgia Stroke Professional Alliance committee is working hard to promote stroke awareness in Georgia.

You simply cannot miss this special episode at a special time.

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National Women’s Health Week – It’s Your Time! This weeklong observance focuses on helping women to get more exercise, eat better, avoid risky behaviors and in general just live healthier.
I will have as my special guest, Director of the Office on Women’s Health, Dr. Nancy Lee. She will share with us all about this great initiative.

Also joining the show will be Sandra Bowden, a nursing administration Director at the Christus St. Michael Health System, she was able to participate in a new technology, On Call (SOC), which provides on-call emergency consults for stroke and other neurological conditions via telemedicine. She will tell us all about her experience and how her doctor was able to proceed with a diagnosis without even touching her. Don’t miss it!

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May is Stroke Awareness Month. On Fit4Life Radio, we are dedicating the entire month to stroke awareness, prevention and treatment. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Today’s show covers what stroke really is and why you should be concerned, especially if you are African American. But why does it affect African Americans more than other races? Tune in to hear the real story and it all comes down to taking care of yourself.

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Words and actions help you more than you know. If your choice is to lose weight, then you must realize that what you tell yourself everyday and the actions that they cause either help you to move closer to your goal or farther away. Today, we’re talking about how to make the choice to do it and stick with it. Listen in to my best tips and ideas about how to get started and how to succeed at weight loss.

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I had so many inquiries about Part 1 and getting back on track that this show is dedicated to answering your questions. Tune in to learn great strategies about how to get back on track quickly.

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You decide you want to improve your body and live a healthier lifestyle. You map out a nutritional strategy, embark on a new workout schedule and journey to a leaner, more toned physique…and it starts working! But the minute you begin getting results, you fall off the wagon. You binge, you skip workouts, you cheat. What’s most upsetting is that you know what you should do… but no matter how hard you try, you can’t get yourself to do it! It’s as if some unseen force is sabotaging you and controlling your behavior like you were a puppet on a string. Tune in to learn strategies for getting back ON Track when you fall off!

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