Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
I read Dr. Majid Fotuhi’s book, the Invincible Brain, in preparation for an upcoming Causes or Cures podcast episode with him, and I genuinely dug it. As someone who reads a lot of medically-related books, I am always bracing for dense language and pages of jargon. This book was a welcome surprise. It is clear, …
The Honey Trap doesn’t ease you into history. It grabs you by the collar and says: remember this. The play unfolds as a retrospective interview. A British soldier, years after the fact, looks back on 1979 Belfast, The Troubles still very much alive, raw, and lethal. He recalls one ordinary night that split his life …
This is a paid partnership, but only for coffee I guzzle. Coffee is my daily ritual. My lifeline. My cup of “black gold” rich in antioxidants that keeps me halfway sane in a world that… let’s just say, doesn’t always make sense. But not all coffee is created equal. Some brands sell you a fancy …
It begins with ghost stories at the pub, but it’s really about what haunts us. Seeing Conor McPherson’s The Weir again at the Irish Repertory Theatre reminded me why it lingers long after you leave the theater. On the surface, it is simple: a few locals in a small-town Irish pub on a cold, windy …
This is a blog and video post: Lilyana Naturals Skin Care, an honest review by Dr. Eeks! The company Lilyana Naturals sent me several skin products to try for an honest review. First, thank you to the company! I enjoy trying new products, especially ones that take a more natural approach. I also love reading …
My quick review of Watch the Water: A few people wrote to me on social media and asked me what I thought about the recently released documentary, Watch the Water. I hadn’t seen it or even heard of it, so couldn’t offer anything substantial. Then I started seeing posts about “snake venom” on Twitter and …
Not the most uplifting perspective on silver lining playbook, but an honest one: By: Eeks I enjoyed the movie Silver Lining Playbook. It humanized mental illness in a way that Hollywood often doesn’t do. Hollywood loves mental illness but many movies don’t bother to capture the nuances. Most moviemakers cherry-pick dramatic, provocative manifestations of mental …
