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If there were a lifetime limit to the number of WTFs I could mutter, I would have used all of them up during this pandemic. “Mind-boggling” is the G-Rated adjective I now use when people ask me what I think of all of this. From our removal of the Pandemic Response Unit, to wasting time …
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 …
It seems as though we’re reopening, whether we’re ready or not. Here in NY, our numbers are showing that we can implement a reopen plan in certain regions. A majority of people I’ve spoken to are still emotionally unready. I believe that most of us are reasonable and want to make the best decisions. The …
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. …
There are a few behavior patterns emerging in our shelter-at-home state that we should address, as they move us farther away from the optimal wellness we seek. “In these unprecedented times” I myself have taken to becoming what I eat. That is, I eat a lot of Chunky Monkey ice cream. Some people are taking …
Apr. 8 2020 Podcast: Coping with COVID pt. 1 Steven Ball is a psychotherapist who did advocacy work during the early days of the HIV epidemic. He and Neal have a thoughtful discussion about the emotional side of COVID19 and the complicated emotions we’re all experiencing. Apr 24 2020 Podcast: Coping with COVID pt. 2 Dr. Neal welcomes his own therapist …
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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Vitamin D is in the media once more. There’s been a release of some “papers” connecting Vitamin D levels to higher survival chances with COVID-19. Let’s talk about Vitamin D a little bit and how these “papers” and resulting discussion are wrong, but also right. I’ve written a pretty thorough article on Vitamin D. It’s a …
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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