Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
What is the fasting-mimicking diet? That is the focus of a recent podcast I recorded, along with its link to lower biological age and disease risk. So far, this has become one of my more popular podcasts, and it makes sense: it seems everyone is interested in fasting and what may slow down the aging …
On nature’s mental health benefits…does the environment we evolved with protect us from mental anguish? Science suggests it does. On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Jay Maddock about his research on the scientific link between nature and mental health benefits. The focus is on one of his recently published …
Sleep and Type 2 Diabetes…what is the relationship? Given that we live in a fast-paced, sleep-deprived society where rates of Diabetes are increasing in younger and younger people, the relationship between sleep and Type 2 Diabetes couldn’t be more relevant. On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Diana Noga about …
Why does asparagus make pee smell? These are the big questions that come to me in life- after I eat a healthy helping of asparagus and use the toilet. I eat a lot of asparagus and while I’m one for letting questions be questions, one evening I decided to pursue an answer. You’ll notice below …
A vaccine for cancer in dogs is in the works: check out episode 179 of Causes or Cures! A grim statistic I learned while recording this podcast was that once a dog turns 10, there’s a 1 out of 2 chance that the dog will get cancer. That’s insanely high but not surprising to me. …
by: Eeks When I scroll through social media sites and see what self-proclaimed “public health” communicators post for a large following to read, I often ask myself, “Who is their target audience?!” I ask myself that because many times I find their posts straight-up arrogant and condescending. I conclude that the posters are simply preaching …
Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? On a lonely, bleak afternoon, I decided to look into it. Yes, I wish I had something better to do too. In fact, I didn’t just look into it and write about it, I made a video about it and published it to my Youtube channel. …
Universal antivenom: Is it possible? One company is hoping to make it based entirely off of one man’s blood. Venom Expert Tim Friede recently joined the Causes or Cures Podcast to tell his fascinating story. In this episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with venom expert Tim Friede about his twenty plus years’ “unusual” journey …
From thrones to bones, the scoop on prunes and bone health. Below, I am sharing a video from my Youtube channel. Once you watch it, I put the smart money on you eating a prune. ;) Also, I hope you subscribe to my Youtube channel. I plan on posting more quirky (but factual) health and …
If you or a loved one is thinking about smoking, please send them this podcast episode, the Rapid Benefit of Quitting Smoking at Any Age. Folks who smoked like chimneys for years and think it’s too late to quit, THIS PODCAST IS FOR YOU. Trust me, if you are struggling to find the motivation to …
What is the impact of substance use on heart-related deaths? Dr. Dmitry Abramov joined me on a recent episode of Causes or Cures to talk about this. He and his team recently conducted research on this topic and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In the podcast, he explains how he did the …
