Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
The scoop on Cinnamon and Metabolic Health: A bunch of studies bundled together suggest cinnamon might help with fasting blood sugar and parts of your cholesterol panel, especially if you’ve got diabetes or metabolic syndrome. The signal looks stronger with >1.5 g/day (about ½ teaspoon) over ≤2 months. But… it’s not a miracle, and quality …
New York City is vaccinating raccoons against rabies again, with this fall’s operation running from October 14 through November (weather permitting) in Queens, Brooklyn, and parts of northern Manhattan. Translation: if you spot what looks like a fishy ketchup packet in the woods, it’s probably not a new snack trend, it’s an oral rabies vaccine …
If you thought Chagas disease and the bug that causes it were exotic problems “somewhere else,” brace yourself: the “kissing bug” (triatomine insect) has now been confirmed in 32 U.S. states, and human infections have surfaced in at least eight of them. (Source: CDC) The kissing bug is black or brown, with a cone-shaped head, long, thin antennae and thin …
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 …
File this one under “diseases you expect in the tropics, not the Garden State.” Then again, it’s New Jersey. They had the mysterious flying drones and dumped spaghetti saga: Anything can happen there! ;) The New Jersey Department of Health just announced they’re investigating a locally acquired malaria case in Morris County. Translation: the person …
Pneumonic Plague in Arizona? “I thought that was some medieval shit!” In July of 2025, health officials confirmed a pneumonic plague death in Coconino County Arizona, the first recorded plague fatality there in almost twenty years. County Health and Human Services received confirmatory lab results after the patient arrived critically ill at Flagstaff Medical Center …
Does Vitamin D and Omega-3s slow aging? Supplements come with a lot of promises, many that sound too good to be true. With the current wellness obsession with longevity, there are myriad supplements flooding the market promising youth and long lives. But…do they really fulfill those promises? People can claim a lot of things, especially …
We ALL have taken it but…does OTC cold medicine work? While they crowd the cold/flu aisle of every drug store across America (and beyond), has there been any clinical trials showing that they actually work? This is a question I explored on a recent Causes or Cures Podcast with Dr. Nazlie Latefi, and TRUST …
You are what you breathe, you know, so let’s talk about the link between air pollution and hospitalizations. On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with Dr. Mary Abed Al Ahad about how long-term exposure to air pollution is quietly driving people to the hospital. Drawing from her recent study, Dr. Abed Al Ahad …
I originally wrote this and published it on TrialSite News. Ever wonder why we’re marinating in chemicals most of us can’t pronounce? It’s not because they’ve been scientifically proven to be harmless. It’s that here in the U.S., we ignore something simple: the precautionary principle. You know, the idea that maybe-just maybe-we shouldn’t toss potentially …
Standing desks are a wellness trend, but what about standing desks and blood pressure, a key indicator of a person’s health status? High blood pressure puts you at risk of heart attacks and strokes, so it’s one of those things you want to try to control via diet, exercise, and if need be, medication. Given …
