Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
