Village Apothecary

Village Apothecary updated their business hours.

Woodstock continues to be without power. We have to remain closed until power is restored. I am monitoring the situation continuously, and we have our staff on standby.

For all COVID Vaccine information and notification signup, visit drnealsmoller.com/vax

COVID-19 Vaccination with Village Apothecary – Dr. Neal Smoller, Holistic Pharmacist COVID-19 Vaccination with Village Apothecary READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE! If you have any questions about logistics, we are accepting them via email only. Please DO NOT call the store. General Information We will be receiving VERY small quantities of COVID-19 Vaccine from the NYS Department of Health. Whe...

In today's blog post, I'm tackling the question I've been asked the most in the pharmacy for the last few weeks:

"Is it too early to get a flu shot?"

The short answer is ... NOPE. The best time to get a flu shot is anytime between September 1st and October 15th.

But be sure to check out my full explanation on the blog ...

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No, It's Not Too Early To Get A Flu Shot This year’s flu discussion isn’t debunking flu shot myths as we have in the past. Instead, we’re addressing the most common question I’ve fielded the last few weeks in the pharmacy:

#72 Summertime Is Lyme Season No summer day is complete without a tick check because Lyme Disease is a total drag. Neal brushes up on his Lyme knowledge to tell us about what kind of illness Lyme is, the different stages, how it’s treated, the possible lingering effects, and enlightens us about a dark struggle between patients...

#71 Skin Health: Ashy & Rashy Daena is broken out in eczema so she and Neal are talking about rashes today! Neal utilizes the Wellness Pyramid to map out treatment for the various skin issues. He covers the possible causes and has suggestions for both supplements and topical treatments. He gives us an update on his weight loss,....

#70 Get Those Joints Bikini Ready We’re talking about joint pain today! Everyone seems to be a little stiff from our extended hibernation, so Neal has some great supplement recommendations if you are dealing with any pain or inflammation. He also clarifies why inert ingredients might sound scary; we get a weight loss update; of co...

#69 Listener Questions Today on the sexiest episode of the podcast, Neal and Daena catch up on some questions asked by patients. Well, Neal answers them. Daena mostly interrupts with very helpful anecdotes. They also touch on some articles about Covid including Covid-sniffing dogs, yet another study on genetics’ roles i...

#68 Carb Stores & Covid Spikes With Covid cases spiking in parts of the country and most states reopened, Neal and Daena take a minute to look at the risk factors of various meeting spots, i.e. restaurants, music venues, sports arenas, etc. Next, Neal updates us on his weight loss effort, focusing on carb stores and measuring cal...

#67 Nestle Acquires Vital Proteins Neal and Daena cover a few topics today. A new report about the asymptomatic spread of Covid is giving people false hope, as well as a revelation about how flu deaths are calculated. They do a bit of Q&A, but the main focus is on one of Neal’s trusted brands, Vital Proteins being bought by Nestle....

#66 Episode Title Guide To Spring So, before we have to deal with the alien invasion that is definitely going to be June’s dot in 2020 bingo, Neal and Daena wanted to talk about some remedies for Spring and Summer’s usual scourges - poison ivy and bugs. This is a sore spot for Daena because she spent every summer from age five t...

Today's a special day at the Apothecary: we celebrate 10 years of business!

I thank you for your support over these 10 years. The kind words, smiling faces, and loyalty means more to me, my family, and my employees than I can express!

#65 The Natural Truth About Synthetic Vitamins 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 vitamins, explains...

#64 Adrenal Fatigue: Stress In, Stressed Out 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 on adrenal fatigue, and under the circumstances, the information is so appropriate. So, ta...

Village Apothecary updated their info in the about section.

#63 Vitamin D: The Drag Queen Of Vitamins Vitamin D does seem to have an impact on respiratory disease and with the ‘rona still gripping the world, Neal wanted to talk about it. That aspect of it is still being investigated, actually, so Neal explains what he knows, but focuses more on what is proven - its effect on bone health. He gets i...

#62 Coping With Covid, Part 4: I know You Did Nothing This Summer with Steven Ball and Benjamin Lipton Neal is joined by Drs. Steven Ball and Benjamin Lipton, in two parts, for this fourth edition of Coping With Covid. Ben provides us with some insight about why anxiety actually exists, the difference between being sad and being depressed, and shares some calming techniques. Steve reminds us to forgi...

#61 Coping With Covid, Part 2: Post Traumatic Change with Lawrence Dresdale Neal is joined again by his therapist, Lawrence Dresdale to talk through some of the emotions this isolation is bringing up. Lawrence 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 t...

#60 Covid & Boosting Immunity The idea of boosting immunity is commonplace, but misunderstood. Today, Neal elucidates the concept. He gets into vitamin C and probiotics; under active vs. overactive immune systems; diabetes; vaccines and herd immunity; and of course- how this all ties into Covid, including the dangerous assumptio...

#59 with Once again, Neal is joined by psychotherapist, Steven Ball. With emotions running high, Neal thought it would be helpful to have Dr. Ball lead a meditation and address some of the key concerns most of us are feeling right now. This audio is from a live webinar, available on YouTube. Watch the webina...

#58 HIV & Covid: History Repeats Itself with Steven Ball The response by the federal government to Covid-19 has been too little, too late, but this is not the first time our elected officials have ignored this kind of emergency so today, Neal is joined by Dr. Steven Ball, who was on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic. Steven draws many parallels between...

#57 It’s Allergies, Not Covid Neal and Daena do a quick (remote) discussion of allergies, since it is that time of year and with all the hysteria right now, one might mistake allergies for Covid-19. Neal breaks down what histamines are and what exactly is going on in our bodies when they act up. He goes through the different tre...

New hours until this crap is over! STAY HOME!

#56 Dealing With Coronavirus In A Pharmacy Life in the pharmacy has gone into hyperdrive in the wake of coronavirus, so Neal is taking today to update us on prevention protocol, highlight some of the goodness shown in our community, and vent a little (folks, you really have to stay home). Please check out https://www.woodstockvitamins.com/ a...

To clarify, we are OPEN. You can’t come in. Call 8456790790 and we will deliver or walk stuff out to you

It's time folks. It's getting closer and I need to protect whomever I can.

Village Apothecary in Woodstock will now be ‘closed door’ which means we are OPEN, you just can’t come in.

Call in your order, pay with a credit card on the phone. We'll walk it out and drop stuff off to the curb. You can get delivery at no charge all days except Saturday.

Now, because I never miss an opportunity for a rant: if ya'll stayed home I wouldn't have to do this. Way too many people, especially high risk people, are out and about. You're going to get us or one of our vulnerable patients sick.

If we get sick, too many others can get sick.

Here’s where we are at. If you or anyone in your house have ANY infection symptoms PLEASE don’t come to the store.

We have hundreds of high risk individuals that come here daily, plus the staff who can carry and infect our patients. STAY HOME.

Call 8456790790 and we will ship or deliver.

#55 CBD Seed To Bottle with Tyler Craig It’s been awhile since we focused on our favorite topic - CBD, so to explain to us the growing and extraction process is owner of Independent Pharmacy H**p Oil, Tyler Craig. Tyler started his business when he saw the need for quality farming of h**p and manufacturing of CBD, so he has quite a lot ...

#54 Coronavirus: Wash Your Hands, You Filthy Animals with Joseph Carreno The threat of the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, is very real, but it’s important not to panic. Neal reiterates the common sense, preventative measures we should be taking; weighs in the flu shot and other vaccines; explains how to boost your overall immunity in the meantime; and urges you not to...