Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
The Honey Trap doesn’t ease you into history. It grabs you by the collar and says: remember this. The play unfolds as a retrospective interview. A British soldier, years after the fact, looks back on 1979 Belfast, The Troubles still very much alive, raw, and lethal. He recalls one ordinary night that split his life …
Exploring the Spiritual Realm Where spiritual belief meets health, culture, and skepticism Disclaimer:This episode discusses spiritual and metaphysical beliefs that are not evidence based medical treatments. Nothing in this conversation is medical or health advice. If you have a health concern, please seek care from a licensed clinician. This content is for discussion and entertainment …
When a Hair Treatment Becomes a Medical Emergency: Hair straightening treatments are common. Routine. Marketed as cosmetic and harmless. Which is why a recent case out of Israel feels so unsettling. A 17 year old girl was hospitalized with severe acute kidney failure after undergoing a hair straightening treatment. She arrived at the hospital with …
We often hear advice about sleep, exercise, and diet as separate goals. Sleep more. Move more. Eat better. But real life rarely works that way. Changing everything at once is hard, and focusing on just one behavior can feel overwhelming or unsustainable. A new large study published in The Lancet asked a more practical question. …
It’s 2026, and here we are, talking about AI relationships. A wedding in fact! ;) A woman in Japan recently married her AI generated boyfriend in a ceremonial wedding, and while the headline sounds futuristic or even absurd, the story taps into something very human. Loneliness, unmet emotional needs, and the growing role of technology …
What If Cancer Could Be Remembered Instead of Eradicated? Listen on Causes or Cures: What if cancer didn’t always have to be destroyed to be controlled? What if, instead, the immune system could remember cancer the way it remembers a virus, quietly watching, recognizing, and responding years—or even decades—later? That question sits at the center …
Listen on Causes or Cures: Microplastics are everywhere, including inside the human body. As concern grows, an interesting research question emerges: Can probiotics help protect us from microplastics? On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with Dr. Christian Pacher-Deutsch, a researcher in gastroenterology and hepatology, about his latest study and what the …
Listen on Causes or Cures: Artificial sweeteners are everywhere. They’re in diet sodas, protein bars, yogurts, chewing gum, and “healthier” versions of foods many people turn to when they’re trying to cut back on sugar, lose weight, or manage blood sugar. But over the years, questions have lingered:Do artificial sweeteners actually help…or could they quietly …
Listen on Causes or Cures: What’s the link between psychedelics and trauma, while the trauma is happening? Trauma research usually looks backward. Most studies examine people months or years after a traumatic event, long after memory consolidation, meaning-making, and coping strategies have already begun to reshape the experience. But what happens at the moment trauma …
Listen on Causes or Cures: Are poinsettias poisonous? Every December, poinsettias reappear and so does the panic. Someone gifts a beautiful red plant, and suddenly the room fills with warnings about poisoned pets, sick kids, and emergency vet visits. I grew up in a house with lots of animals. Anytime someone brought home a poinsettia …
Sometimes science hides in a lab. Sometimes it rides the Milan metro in a Batman cape. This study, led by Francesco Pagnini, asked a surprisingly wholesome public health question. Can something unexpected, like seeing Batman on your morning commute, jolt people out of autopilot just long enough to make them more aware of others, including …
copyrighted to Dr. Eeks because this is my life. ;) “Had an exorcist on the podcast who talks to demons. Just booked a doctor who talks to angels.” Friend: “How is this remotely connected to Causes or Cures?” “Spiritual comorbidities. Try to keep up.” ********************************************************************************************************** Pancake flipping: my quarterly ego reset. ********************************************************************************************************** Every time I …
