Healthy Living with Seizures
Epilepsy News From: Tuesday, May 08, 2018
Being healthy and feeling well is important for all of us – people living with epilepsy, family and friends, caregivers, and advocates.
When it becomes to pursuing a healthy lifestyle, you may have some questions:
- What does "healthy living" mean?
- Do I have to be an athlete to be healthy?
- Can being healthy help my seizures?
- Will healthy living help me manage epilepsy better?
Join the Epilepsy Foundation Facebook page on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. ET for a Facebook Live event about healthy living with seizures. We’ll help answer your questions and concerns regarding finding a healthy lifestyle.
Guest
Jenny LaBaw is program manager for the Wellness Institute and an ambassador for the Epilepsy Foundation’s Athletes vs Epilepsy initiative. Jenny was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 8 years old. She lives her passion for helping others through her career as a fitness and wellness coach. She is a lifelong athlete, world-renowned CrossFit competitor, and advocate for a lifestyle of health and wellness to help control epilepsy.
Presenters cannot address individual medical concerns and cannot provide individual advice.
Authored by
Patty Obsorne Shafer RN, MN
Reviewed Date
Tuesday, May 08, 2018