Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
There are some guests you expect. And then there are guests who make you pause for a second and think: wait… how did we get here? This episode is the second kind. It’s part of my broader exploration of the spiritual realm on Causes or Cures, which is bound to take us to interesting, and …
A randomized trial tested whether vitamin D3 could help people with COVID-19 recover better or avoid severe outcomes. The answer, at least for the acute phase, was no. People who took vitamin D did not have fewer healthcare visits, hospitalizations, or deaths compared to those who took a placebo. In other words, vitamin D did …
Most of us don’t think twice about what happens to our skin when it touches water. Maybe a little wrinkling after a long bath. Nothing dramatic. But for one man in his 20s, water triggered something very different. After just minutes of exposure, the skin on the back of his hands would thicken, wrinkle excessively, …
These are all written by Dr. Eeks (ErinKate Stair, MD, MPH) and based on real-life encounters. ************************************************************************************************** My quest to add “spiritual health” to the Causes or Cures Podcast led me to an exorcist, an angel consultant, a Vegas gigolo turned enlightenment guru, reincarnation fans, spirit-animal gurus, and a couple of people who said they …
Uhoh! Using your phone on the throne may backfire in a big, itchy way! Smartphones are everywhere. Including, for many people, the bathroom. Scrolling the news. Scrolling the doom. Checking social media. Answering emails. Comparing ourselves to others to make ourselves feel bad.It has quietly become part of the routine. ;) But could this habit …
Listen on Causes or Cures: The US healthcare system is one of the most advanced in the world. It is also one of the most frustrating. Patients feel rushed. Doctors feel burned out. Costs keep rising. Our life expectancy is not as high as countries with similar wealth And somewhere in the middle of it …
I read Dr. Majid Fotuhi’s book, the Invincible Brain, in preparation for an upcoming Causes or Cures podcast episode with him, and I genuinely dug it. As someone who reads a lot of medically-related books, I am always bracing for dense language and pages of jargon. This book was a welcome surprise. It is clear, …
Listen on Causes or Cures: I’ve always had a soft spot for Rasputin. Charismatic. Mysterious. My first dog Curly had hemophilia and let’s face it, the dude was a lady’s man. So when I got to talk with Dr. Roger Byard, a forensic pathologist who actually analyzed the facts around Rasputin’s death, I was fully …
I’d usually make a joke about how I just gave up this year.But I gave up a long time ago.(Kidding..sorta…no, kinda true….eh, depends on the day.) So this year, I’m trying something different.Not giving something up…working on something. Forgiveness. Of others. Of myself.The hardest person to forgive is often ourselves.Heck, it’s hard to even say …
The difference between medicine and public health might seem obvious to some, but it gets overlooked surprisingly often. And it explains a surprising number of health debates. If you like visuals, I posted one using jars and bouncy balls to drive home the difference. You can watch it here: But here’s the key difference between …
This page collects Causes or Cures podcast episodes andBlooming Wellness Expert Interviews about obesity in general and the GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. I will update this post continuously, so all resources will be in one area and easy for you to find. What Happens After You Stop GLP-1 Weight Loss Medication? …
Listen on Causes or Cures: GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) and tirzepatide have rapidly become some of the most widely discussed drugs in modern medicine. Much of the attention has focused on how well they work while people are taking them. But an important question has been quietly lingering in the background: What …
