Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
Sometimes a scientific paper drops that makes you go:“Wait… what?!” This one did exactly that. A team of researchers just published a study on something called ant yogurt, a traditional practice from parts of Turkey and Bulgaria where people used ants (yes, real ants) to kick-start milk fermentation when no yogurt starter was available. Sounds …
Listen to the episode: Causes or Cures — “Why Single Women Are Happier Than Single Men” Forget the “sad cat lady” cliché. New research led by Elaine Hoan, PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, shows that single women report higher happiness than single men. On this episode of Causes …
Copyrighted: Dr. Eeks (Erinkate Stair, MD, MPH) On Causes or Cures: Listen now: Click here to listen to “Truth Serum” from my Causes or Cures website, Apple, Spotify, etc. Disclaimer: Entertainment only. I am not a public health historian. I am a gremlin who reads too much and asks weird questions. The Hook: Once upon …
We live in a world where every week a new headline promises that a drug cuts your risk in half or slashes disease by a huge percentage. Sounds impressive. But those numbers often leave out context that actually matters for your real world health decisions. In public health we talk about absolute risk reduction and …
By: Dr. Eeks (ErinKate Stair, MD, MPH) Trust in medical and public health leaders has been eroding for decades. People often miss a slow slide until something dramatic makes them look up. Then they mistake it for something new. For medicine and public health, that “big thing” was the COVID pandemic. Way Back When: Historical …
What’s the link between coffee, tea and longevity? Sometimes the simplest habits hide the most surprising health secrets. A new study from the UK Biobank suggests that a balanced mix of coffee, tea, and water may be linked to a longer life. Not too much, not too little. Just the right rhythm of sips. Personally, …
Listen on Causes or Cures: I wrote the following thinking about my own struggle with grief: Grief laughs at the clock. It hits you at 3 p.m., months later…at the vending machine…when the stupidest thing makes you miss them most. **************************************************************************************************** When grief doesn’t fade with time, what then?We tend to treat grief as a …
Every so often I see this question come up: Is sleeping with your dog a public health concern? People have strong feelings on it. I won’t say who is right or who is wrong, but I’ll offer my 2 cents. Since I’m a public health professional, please consider this my professional opinion, no matter how …
On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chat with Debbie Dobbins — international prosperity consciousness teacher, speaker, and author of Your Inner Billionaire. She lays out, in a down-to-earth way, how to create your unique prosperity mindset. Debbie’s story isn’t a vision board fantasy. It’s the kind of real-life arc that reminds you …
Why do GLP-1 medications help some people lose a lot of weight while others tap out early from side effects, especially nausea? In this new episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Andres Acosta of the Mayo Clinic shares the next leap in obesity care: using genetics and machine learning to predict who is more likely …
The scoop on Cinnamon and Metabolic Health: A bunch of studies bundled together suggest cinnamon might help with fasting blood sugar and parts of your cholesterol panel, especially if you’ve got diabetes or metabolic syndrome. The signal looks stronger with >1.5 g/day (about ½ teaspoon) over ≤2 months. But… it’s not a miracle, and quality …
New York City is vaccinating raccoons against rabies again, with this fall’s operation running from October 14 through November (weather permitting) in Queens, Brooklyn, and parts of northern Manhattan. Translation: if you spot what looks like a fishy ketchup packet in the woods, it’s probably not a new snack trend, it’s an oral rabies vaccine …
