By: Dr. Eeks What are some successful ways to manage food cravings? Food cravings are beasts. But we all have to learn how to manage them to get to our ideal weight. Food cravings are the number one reason people give up on a healthy eating plan. If you have a history […]
By: Dr. Eeks Want to know how to sleep better ? It’s to sleep like a Cave Person. Truly. Below is a “Fall Asleep” routine that I use. It is all natural and may be useful to you. It also may not be useful to you, as there are no guarantees. Good […]
By: Dr. Eeks We see the stickers in the produce aisle. “Triple Washed Lettuce”, “Ready to Eat Salad”, “No Feces for You!” Okay, that last one I made up…, but if someone had a sense of humor, they’d make it for the laughs. I usually purchase the organic, triple-washed lettuce, but do I wash […]
What’s the real scoop on cranberries and urinary tract infections? If cranberries can cure urinary tract infections, they should be elevated to a God-like status. UTIs are painful buggers , so hopefully my little drawing to the left is relatable more so than offensive. If you get a UTI, “Urine for it” is right. The […]
I know we are divided and reduced to Left vs Right. But can we please make a pledge to come together and end factory farms? People get on my case for not taking a stronger stance on issues. I do, I just don’t blow-spit them in your face. Factory farming is one. So here it […]
Since I was in middle school, I’ve never liked the idea of latching on to any political ideology as truth. Why do I have to pick a side? Wouldn’t my views evolve as I aged? Won’t specific issues become less or more important to me as I get older and, hopefully, wiser? Wouldn’t I have […]
One New Year’s Eve, my college roommate “Amy” and I decided to ditch traditional methods of celebrating NYE, hop in a car and head upstate to a Juice- Detox Camp. My friend found a place online, we both impulsively agreed and then made reservations for 3 nights. Juice-Detox Camp was located a few miles outside […]
HOw Oscar Wilde CURED my depression? Yes, cured is a strong word, but I used it anyhow. By: Dr. Eeks When I became depressed, I was also anxious, stressed, sleep-deprived, eating terribly and poorly focused. I was everything BAD and the embodiment of the Chicken/Egg dilemma, as I had no way of knowing if poor […]
Did you ever meet a random stranger, smile politely, make friendly chitchat, go through the rehearsed motions of civility, casually end the conversation and walk away…, happy the encounter is over, happy to be on your way, while thinking you’ll never see or talk to that person again? We all have. And have you ever […]
The Risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease are all things we can work on. (That’s good news.) By: Dr. Eeks Even though there are things I would love to forget, I definitely want to do what I can to prevent Alzheimer’s disease when I’m older. I’m hoping, by that time, I’ll have more experiences that I […]
In this blog, I pretend I’m going to purchase a tanning package for my 15 year old very-pale niece. Here’s what happened: Wearing jogging pants, a sweat shirt and bundled up in a warm winter coat, I nonchalantly walked into a tanning salon in a small rural town in Pennsylvania. It was a Friday, […]
What Causes Obesity? Most likely many, many, many things. By: Dr. Eeks In June of 2013, and after much debate, the American Medical Association labeled obesity a “disease.” As soon as I read about the AMA’s decision, I posted the news to the Blooming Wellness Facebook page and asked people what they thought. Some agreed […]