Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
Exploring the Spiritual Realm Where spiritual belief meets health, culture, and skepticism Disclaimer:This episode discusses spiritual and metaphysical beliefs that are not evidence based medical treatments. Nothing in this conversation is medical or health advice. If you have a health concern, please seek care from a licensed clinician. This content is for discussion and entertainment …
What If Cancer Could Be Remembered Instead of Eradicated? What if cancer didn’t always have to be destroyed to be controlled? What if, instead, the immune system could remember cancer the way it remembers a virus, quietly watching, recognizing, and responding years—or even decades—later? That question sits at the center of a remarkable new study …
Microplastics are everywhere, including inside the human body. As concern grows, an interesting research question emerges: Can probiotics help protect us from microplastics? On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I talk with Dr. Christian Pacher-Deutsch, a researcher in gastroenterology and hepatology, about his latest study and what the science actually shows about probiotics, …
We live in a world where every week a new headline promises that a drug cuts your risk in half or slashes disease by a huge percentage. Sounds impressive. But those numbers often leave out context that actually matters for your real world health decisions. In public health we talk about absolute risk reduction and …
I wrote the following thinking about my own struggle with grief: Grief laughs at the clock. It hits you at 3 p.m., months later…at the vending machine…when the stupidest thing makes you miss them most. **************************************************************************************************** When grief doesn’t fade with time, what then?We tend to treat grief as a season, something that passes, however …
Every so often I see this question come up: Is sleeping with your dog a public health concern? People have strong feelings on it. I won’t say who is right or who is wrong, but I’ll offer my 2 cents. Since I’m a public health professional, please consider this my professional opinion, no matter how …
On a recent episode of Causes or Cures, I chat with Debbie Dobbins — international prosperity consciousness teacher, speaker, and author of Your Inner Billionaire. She lays out, in a down-to-earth way, how to create your unique prosperity mindset. Debbie’s story isn’t a vision board fantasy. It’s the kind of real-life arc that reminds you …
Why do GLP-1 medications help some people lose a lot of weight while others tap out early from side effects, especially nausea? In this new episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Andres Acosta of the Mayo Clinic shares the next leap in obesity care: using genetics and machine learning to predict who is more likely …
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 …
Meet the New World screwworm. Sounds like a metal band. Acts like a horror movie. This fly does not wait for you to die. Its babies prefer living flesh. Yes, yours. Or your dog’s. Or a newborn calf’s. The Latin name even translates to “man eater.” Cozy. A recent Maryland case put it back on …
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 …
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 …
