Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
We tend to think of inflammation as something slow. Something that builds quietly over years and only shows up when it’s already a problem. But what if it’s more responsive than that? What if your body is shifting in real time based on what you eat? In this episode of Causes or Cures, I speak …
On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I sat down with transplant surgeon and author Josh Mezrich to explore one of the most unsettling and potentially life-saving frontiers in modern medicine: xenotransplantation. At its core, xenotransplantation is the use of animal organs (most often from pigs) to address a problem that hasn’t gone away …
How powerful is diet, really? Can diet prevent colon cancer? These are timely questions considering the rise in colorectal cancer in people under 50. Why are colorectal cancers rising in younger adults? It’s a question that concerns everyone. One possible clue may lie in the way diet affects inflammation, insulin, and metabolism. In this “Spotlight …
A plant based compound. A nutritional intervention. Something that might influence a disease as complex as Alzheimer’s without relying on traditional pharmaceuticals. But how much of that is grounded in evidence—and how much is still early, uncertain, and open to interpretation? In this episode of Causes or Cures, I speak with researcher Dr. John Lewis …
We tend to think of brain aging as inevitable. Slower thinking. Forgetting names. A gradual slide toward something we don’t fully understand but quietly fear. But what if the story is more complicated than that? In this episode of Causes or Cures, I speak with neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Majid Fotuhi about what’s really happening …
There are some guests you expect. And then there are guests who make you pause for a second and think: wait… how did we get here? This episode is the second kind. It’s part of my broader exploration of the spiritual realm on Causes or Cures, which is bound to take us to interesting, and …
A randomized trial tested whether vitamin D3 could help people with COVID-19 recover better or avoid severe outcomes. The answer, at least for the acute phase, was no. People who took vitamin D did not have fewer healthcare visits, hospitalizations, or deaths compared to those who took a placebo. In other words, vitamin D did …
Listen on Causes or Cures: The US healthcare system is one of the most advanced in the world. It is also one of the most frustrating. Patients feel rushed. Doctors feel burned out. Costs keep rising. Our life expectancy is not as high as countries with similar wealth And somewhere in the middle of it …
Listen on Causes or Cures: I’ve always had a soft spot for Rasputin. Charismatic. Mysterious. My first dog Curly had hemophilia and let’s face it, the dude was a lady’s man. So when I got to talk with Dr. Roger Byard, a forensic pathologist who actually analyzed the facts around Rasputin’s death, I was fully …
Listen on Causes or Cures: GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) and tirzepatide have rapidly become some of the most widely discussed drugs in modern medicine. Much of the attention has focused on how well they work while people are taking them. But an important question has been quietly lingering in the background: What …
Listen on Causes or Cures: The idea of a plant based drug for autism sits at the uncomfortable intersection of hope, skepticism, and science. For many people, it immediately raises questions about evidence, regulation, and credibility. In this episode of the Causes or Cures, I speak with Joel Stanley, entrepreneur and biotech founder, about what …
Listen on Causes or Cures: Healthcare corruption does not only happen in fragile systems or far away countries. It happens in hospitals with shiny floors. In billion dollar healthcare industries. In systems filled with rules, audits, and professionals sworn to protect patients. It happens quietly. And it happens everywhere. In this episode of the Causes …
