Dr. Erica Steele: What exercises can we do to maintain our sanity and emotional health?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23895186/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Our next guest is Dr. Erica Steele, back for her second time on our show! Dr. Steele is an extensively educated and trained board-certified naturopathic doctor, doctor of natural medicine and certified functional medicine practitioner. Dr. Steele specializes in natural health, healing, disease prevention and total, holistic wellness. She is a public health educator with various media outlets in the mediums of print, television, and radio.

Since 2001, by applying multi-faceted and synergistic approaches to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, Dr. Steele has transformed the lives of countless children, teens, adults and elderly patients challenged by an array of conditions ranging from digestive and immune-related disorders to neurological, hormonal and more. Having seen over 30,000K patients since 2009, Dr. Steele seeks to educate the world about the benefits as well as the science of Natural Healthcare.

In episode 274 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out how we can get through this time when Americans are feeling so disempowered, what it means to be a powerful woman, ways to build up our self-esteem, exercises we can do to maintain our sanity and emotional health, how we can stop binge eating, if eating too much salt is really bad for you, the effects of isolation on the brain, and how to deal with a death in the family.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2QkhVGAjBs

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Andrew Culkin: How can we understand and identify alcoholism?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23681411/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Andrew Culkin’s wife of 25 years passed away in February of 2020 due to alcoholism. Andrew realized he needed to find a purpose to her nearly two decades of slow decline. He soon found himself on a mission to help other families understand the disease and find help for their loved ones before they become chronic. He has both a unique perspective and a no nonsense approach to dealing with this horrific disease. Andrew is the author of “AMANDA, a Cautionary Tale”. Andrew is dedicated to helping families understand, identify, and cope.

In episode number 260 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Andrew chose the University of San Bernardino, more about the slow decline that he saw in his wife Amanda due to alcoholism, how alcoholics directly affect their families and loved ones, reasons for the increase in binge drinking during the pandemic, ways we can identify alcoholic tendencies in college students, how we can respond when a close friend or loved one is clearly an alcoholic in denial, what an alcoholic must say if they have any chance at recovery, things that society needs to understand in order to help with an alcoholic’s recovery, and some of the pitfalls and expectations at a rehab facility.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnb4FgZKDfQ

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