Embracing Joy: Discovering Moments of Happiness Amidst ALS | Emma Terry

Emma Terry is an accounting and finance student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is the current Miss UAB where she uses her influence associated with this title to be an advocate for ALS. Her community service initiative is called Stomping Out ALS One Step at a Time. She created this platform in 2017 and her efforts and passion have continued to grow. Her social media presence has reached international audiences. She is the Chair of the upcoming Central Alabama Walk to Defeat ALS and also works to defeat ALS by being a member of the Legislative Affairs Team through I AM ALS. Topics covered in this episode: ALS Causes and Management of ALS Diagnostic Process Having Patience Finding Joy Advancing Care of Patients The Cost of Care Big Pharma Finding Resources Evolution of Body Image Overcoming Eating Disorders Beauty Standards Miss America Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 124 | Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America | Gerald Posner To learn more about Emma Terry and her work, head over to https://stompingoutalsonestepatatime.com/ __________________________________________________________ Somavedic is a device that can reliably mitigate unwanted influences of: EMF radiation (4G/5G, WiFi, phones) Geopathic stress, water crosses Curry and Hartmann lines Oxidative stress / Free radicals Head over to www.somavedic.com and use the code: LKE to save 10% off. __________________________________________________________ Wellness Made Simple is my functional medicine education website where you can learn the practical skills that you need to build a healthy lifestyle. If you want to live healthy, but you're over temporary diets and exercises, you don't know where to find reliable health information, you don't know what wellness options are even out there, and you definitely don't have enough time to cook or go to the gym every single day. Wellness Made Simple is for you. Get access to the site, watch the courses, and feel better as you implement simple daily changes that can positively transform your health. When you go to http://www.wellnessmadesimple.us and shop the code "Pod", you can save 20% off a monthly subscription or $100 off an annual subscription. Head over to http://www.wellnessmadesimple.us to start learning more about what functional medicine is and how you can implement simple daily changes that will lead you towards a path to health! __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lindsey-elmore-show--5952903/support.