February 24, 2023

E140: When You Quit Drinking But Don’t Feel Better with Dr. Brooke Scheller, DCN, CNS

41 minutes

It’s very triggering if you’ve stopped drinking, but aren’t feeling better. You may observe others on their pink clouds and think you’re the only one feeling this way. It takes time for the body to heal and that’s why I invited on Dr. Brooke Scheller to talk to us about how our nutrition impacts our cravings for alcohol and the way we feel. In this episode you’ll learn what to do if you stopped drinking but don’t feel better, how to re-evaluate your nutrition, and a few simple steps you can take to improve your nutrition today.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How Brooke decided to focus her work in nutrition on alcohol use

How she felt about being public about her sobriety

The most impactful things Brooke has learned in her work

How blood sugar influences cravings for alcohol

How to re-evaluate your diet and what to do if you “already eat pretty healthy”

How to know when you need to adjust your diet

When to consider supplementation

For the extended episode about alcohol’s impact on blood sugar and how hunger can be a trigger to drink, please check out my Living a Sober Powered Life community.

https://www.soberpowered.com/membership

Brooke Scheller, DCN, CNS is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, a nationally recognized health expert, and the founder of Functional Sobriety, a nutrition-based program for alcohol reduction. After finding freedom from alcohol in 2021, Dr. Brooke took her experience in sobriety and applied her expertise in nutrition and functional medicine to help others change their relationship with alcohol. After working with executives, celebrities, and other successful clients, she recognized a glaring gap in the wellness space: overconsumption of alcohol. Her approach results in improved brain health, mood, energy, focus, gut health and hormone balance. Her launch of Functional Sobriety led to the development of her online community, the Functional Sobriety Network and several online programs with members across the globe.

Connect with Dr. Brooke:

https://www.instagram.com/drbrookescheller

Learn more at brookescheller.com or functionalsobriety.com

Resources I offer:

Community: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership

30 Day Quit Drinking Course with daily audios to help you work on your mindset about letting drinking go https://quitdrinkingcourse.supercast.com/

Monthly office hours: ask me anything you’d like live. My audio will be recorded for anyone who can’t join live. I will not be recording the meeting participants. https://officehours.supercast.com/

Weekly emails on Thursdays where I explain the latest episode in more detail, share images to help you understand the concepts, share announcements, interviews, writing, discount codes and more. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6107260617e156c4839768b5

A free 3 day quit drinking challenge https://view.flodesk.com/pages/62f2cb3de5ea6b3d8aea4ab2

You are not alone eBook with data from almost 700 sober people https://www.soberpowered.com/you-are-not-alone-ebook

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https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors

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Sources are posted on my website

Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.

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