Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
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 …
Psychedelics are drawing attention like never before. Some people call them dangerous, others call them life-saving, and many believe they could reshape the future of mental health. In this episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with Martín Polanco, MD, founder of The Mission Within Foundation and one of the most experienced ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT …
Can You Really Slow Down Aging? Chris Mirabile says YES. Most of us feel it sooner or later…birthdays pile up, energy dips, joints creak, and the mirror quietly betrays us. But what if your biological age could tell a very different story than the date on your driver’s license? In the latest episode of Causes …
I spoke with Dr. Warish Ahmed, Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, whose team is pioneering the use of airplane wastewater to track superbugs before they cross borders. Our conversation centers on his recent study in Microbiology Spectrum, where he and colleagues analyzed wastewater from international flights to detect antibiotic resistance genes and high-risk …
I swapped emails with Vidmantas Sakalys, CEO and co-founder of Vital3D Technologies, a Lithuanian startup on a mission to 3D-print the stuff of life—kidneys, tumors, and maybe one day, entire organs. Can you tell us a little about yourself and what led you to this work? I am Vidmantas Sakalys, CEO and co-founder of Vital3D …
Is there a link between COVID boosters and Influenza-like illness? Questions around COVID boosters are far from settled and folks around the globe are studying them. A new study led by Dr. Philipp Kohler turned up an unexpected finding: among healthcare workers, COVID vaccine status was linked with influenza-like illness (ILI) and lost workdays. You …
Wait, marriage doesn’t help prevent dementia? You may have heard that it did. I connected with Dr. Selin Karakose over email for a Q&A on her new research showing that marriage is not protective against dementia. A postdoctoral researcher at Florida State University, she studies how relationships and mental health shape aging. Her work digs …
Living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis can feel overwhelming. Many people struggle for years with painful flare-ups, side effects from medication, and the uncertainty of when symptoms might strike. In a new episode of the Causes or Cures podcast, I sat down with Dane Johnson, CEO and founder of Crohn’s Colitis Lifestyle, to talk …
This is the first part of a guest series written by Dr. Andrew Karam. As I’m writing this I am in the middle of a series of daily radiation exposures that’s beingused to treat prostate cancer; by the time I finish this series my radiation therapy oughtto be finished (or nearly so). The reason for …
We’re obsessed with longevity these days… but beneath the supplements and biohacks is a harder truth: the wealth and mortality gap. A new NEJM study digs into how money shapes lifespan across the U.S. and Europe. Strip away the longevity hype and ask a simple, less sexy question: does the money in your bank account …
Behind every prescription drug is a story. And it is rarely the sunny beach scene with jazz flute you are sold in the ads. On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with Dr. Jerry Avorn, a Harvard Medical School professor, longtime drug-safety watchdog, and author of Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the …
What actually happens when real people take the Cel System, a daily “healthy aging” supplement, for an entire year? That’s exactly what researchers explored in a new peer-reviewed study published in Aging. In a recent episode of my podcast, Causes or Cures, I sat down with Dr. Varun Dwaraka of TruDiagnostic to unpack the results …
