Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
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 …
If you thought Chagas disease and the bug that causes it were exotic problems “somewhere else,” brace yourself: the “kissing bug” (triatomine insect) has now been confirmed in 32 U.S. states, and human infections have surfaced in at least eight of them. (Source: CDC) The kissing bug is black or brown, with a cone-shaped head, long, thin antennae and thin …
Eat plants for joint pain? A large, new research paper supports that! Listen on Causes or Cures: On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I sit down with Dr. Carlijn Wagenaar to unpack the Plants for Joints (PFJ) research—real studies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) that tested a plant-centered lifestyle. Not just …
The curious case of the pig liver xenotransplant! (Source: Journal of Hepatology, 2025) File under science you did not expect this year. Surgeons in China stitched a gene edited pig liver next to a man’s own liver. Not a full swap. An auxiliary. Think of it as a helper liver on loan. For the first …
The Multicancer Early Detection Blood Test The Next Frontier in Cancer Screening Imagine taking a simple blood test that can quietly pick up the earliest traces of cancer—years before any symptom shows up. No lump, no pain, no clue—just a few drops of blood and a technology so sensitive it can detect fragments of tumor …
Meet the New World screwworm. Sounds like a metal band. Acts like a horror movie. This fly does not wait for you to die. Its babies prefer living flesh. Yes, yours. Or your dog’s. Or a newborn calf’s. The Latin name even translates to “man eater.” Cozy. A recent Maryland case put it back on …
