Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
What’s the scoop on antidepressants and weight gain? No matter your feeling on antidepressants or their effectiveness at treating depression, a big question is, “How much weight will someone gain if they take an antidepressant?” Is someone more likely to gain weight on one type of antidepressant versus another? Antidepressants are commonly prescribed drugs, and …
According to this researcher, depression isn’t just one type. In fact, there are six types of depression. And by six types, I mean biotypes, which the researcher explains at length in a recent Causes or Cures Podcast. I was excited to do this podcast because the move towards objective tests in psychiatry will be a …
What causes trypophobia? Please tune in to a recent episode of Causes or Cures where we dive into all things trypophobia. I’ll be honest: I did not know much of anything about this topic before preparing for this podcast. Now after the podcast…I think I might have a little trypophobia myself! :) I’m not joking! …
What is the link between bedtime and mental health? Are you better off being a Night Owl or an Early Bird? Does it matter? This is a timely topic considering the massive proportion of folks in our population struggling with mental health issues. It’s also relative to how we treat folks who have mental health …
Industry payments to doctors on X (Twitter), another segment from the “I Love it When You Call Me Big Pharma” genre. ;) Seriously though…I know there are a lot of traditional doctors and researchers attacking moms selling essential oils on Instagram et al BUT….if more people focused on going after the obvious for-profit bias that …
What are the different types of obesity that could change the game forever? There’s no doubt that we are facing an epidemic of obesity. It’s been going on a long time, as the CDC first labeled it an epidemic in the late 1990s. Since then, it’s only gotten worse, and we are inching closer to …
What the heck does Eeks mean by fart walks for better health? Did we just go back to grade school? (No…but I couldn’t help but flood the introduction to this podcast with a million fart puns. Sorry….not sorry. ;)) In a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I had an informative, fun and funny conversation …
What are the health benefits of the Wim Hof Method? Is there solid evidence to support potential health benefits or is most of the evidence anecdotal in nature? Wim Hof, often called “The Iceman” is a Dutch extreme athlete renowned for his ability to withstand extremely cold temperatures. He has set a Guinness World Record …
What does the omentum do? Without using ChatGPT or Google, do you know where the omentum is in your body? On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with ovarian cancer survivor Meg Wilkinson about the omentum, her cancer journey, and her advocacy group, The Omentum Project. As part of her cancer treatment, Meg …
How to maintain weight loss after stopping Ozempic and other obesity medications is the BIG question. The latest studies show that, on average, the weight comes back once a person stops taking the medication. It’s unreasonable to think that someone would stay on a drug indefinitely, so at that point, are there other options available …
Mary Lou Falcone recently came on the Causes or Cures Podcast to talk about her new memoir, which I had the pleasure of reading. The book includes artwork by her late husband, Nicky Zann. Mary Lou is an internationally renowned music publicist who worked with some of the world’s biggest music stars, including James Taylor, …
LONG COVID and Growth Hormone: What is the link? Right now, this remains a potential link and more research is required to clearly establish the relationship between growth hormone and LONG COVID. That said, when I stumbled across this story in my search for interesting podcast topics, I found it fascinating: particularly because it all …
