In this week's podcast, Dr Josephine Garcia addresses a topic submitted by one of our listeners. She gives an overview of signs and symptoms of depression to look for in your children, and some steps that can be taken to help.  

Resources Near You: 

Watertown SD : Call 605-886-0123 OR 1-800-444-3989 24 Hours/Day

Sisseton SD : Call 605-698-7688 

Prairie Lakes Hospital - 605.882.700 

Other Resources

sdsuicideprevention.org

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK or 8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor.

The Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

211 is an information, referral, and crisis helpline that provides resource information on non-profit, social service, and government programs, along with providing crisis intervention services. When you dial 2-1-1, you talk to real people trained to help and connect you to the right resources, organizations, or people. 211 answers calls 24/7. Call 211 or text your five-digit zip code to 898211 to connect.

In this episode, Dr Josephine Garcia discusses how to use a nebulizer to help treat any virus. This simple, inexpensive measure is a prevention, and in some cases has been able to treat coronavirus and virtually any other respiratory virus. All that is needed is a nebulizer, nebulizer tubing, hydrogen peroxide, and iodine.

Dr Josephine Garcia gives instructions on how to make a natural disinfectant using essential oils. Essential oils are great at disinfecting due to their strong antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, and antiviral properties. The essential oils mentioned in this podcast are: tea tree, lavender, lemon, orange, eucalyptus, rosemary, cinnamon, clove, thyme, peppermint, and geranium.

Dr Josephine Garcia gives her insight on the importance of vitamins, and which ones can help boost your immunity.  Discussed in this episode of Ask the Doc are Vitamin A, D3 &K2, Zinc, Buffered Vitamin C, and Vitamin B-Complex.

Dr Josephine Garcia starts the new year off by giving a brief overview of the HCG Weight Loss program. 

In this episode, Dr Josephine Garcia gives an overview of four hormones: Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, and DHEA.

Dr Josephine Garcia gives an overview of two problems that may occur due to unregulated hormones: chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.

Dr Josephine Garcia discusses the hormone testosterone in this week's podcast of Ask the Doc.

Dr Josephine Garcia discusses the many uses of Low Dose Naltrexone in this episode of Ask the Doc.

Leslie takes over this week's episode to give you a brief overview of Glo Mineral Makeup!