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Hosted by Dr. Neal Smoller
A sarcastic, slightly unprofessional medical professional talks myths and misinformation in the wellness space. Do supplements REALLY work? Are medicines REALLY the devil? Broadcasting from the most famous small town in America — Woodstock, NY!
In This Episode Neal and Daena are talking truth about vitamins today (remember when there was other stuff to talk about besides COVID? Hashtag TBT). But yeah, Neal takes issue with a few of the buzz phrases in vitamins lately, so he decided to break them down. He gets into the idea of whole food …
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In This Episode Well gang, the pace of the last three months finally broke us. We took some much needed days off, and in the process, kind of forgot to come up with a show for this week! But we realized we had a great webinar about adrenal fatigue, and under the circumstances, the information seems …
In This Episode Vitamin D does seem to have an impact on respiratory disease, and with the ‘rona still gripping the world, Neal wants to talk about it. That connection is actually still being investigated, so Neal explains what he knows and focuses more on what is proven – Vitamin D’s effect on bone health. …
In This Episode Neal is joined by Drs. Steven Ball and Benjamin Lipton, in two parts, for this edition of Coping With Covid. Ben provides us with some insight into why anxiety actually exists, the difference between sadness and depression, and then he shares some calming techniques. Steve reminds us to forgive ourselves and to …
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In This Episode Neal welcomes his own therapist back to the show to talk through some of the emotions this isolation is bringing up. Dr. Lawrence Dresdale explains how most of our emotional responses to these strange days are pretty normal. He talks about the tendency to minimize our feelings because we tell ourselves that …
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In This Episode The idea of boosting immunity is commonplace but greatly misunderstood. Today Neal elucidates the concept. He explains the value of vitamin C, the role of probiotics, and the difference between underactive vs. overactive immune systems. Other topics Neal explores include diabetes, vaccines and herd immunity. Of course, he talks about how this all ties …
In This Episode Steven Ball is a psychotherapist who did advocacy work during the early days of the HIV epidemic. He was a recent guest on the Big Mouth Pharmacist podcast speaking about the similarities between the HIV epidemic and COVID. In this discussion he and Neal explore the emotional side of COVID19, offering a thoughtful conversation around how to best …
In This Episode The response by the federal government to COVID-19 has been too little, too late – and this is not the first time our elected officials have ignored an emergency of this magnitude. In today’s episode, Neal discusses the parallels between the government response to COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS with Dr. Steven Ball, a …
In This Episode In this episode, Neal and Daena do a quick (remote) discussion of allergies, since it’s that time of year – and with all the hysteria right now, allergy symptoms might be mistaken for Covid-19. So Dr. Neal breaks down what histamines are, and what exactly is going on in our bodies when they …
In This Episode Life in the pharmacy has gone into hyperdrive in the wake of coronavirus, so Neal is taking today to update us on prevention protocol. Other topics he discusses include the goodness shown in our community, people not taking the outbreak seriously, hoarding supplies, elderberry, and ibuprofen. Of course, Neal also takes a moment to …
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