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Vaccine Passports are a Bad Idea

Vaccine Passports are a Bad Idea

May 6, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Vaccine passports are a bad idea.  I’ve thought a lot about this, read papers, heard people out and ultimately concluded that when it comes to vaccine passports, the negative outweighs the positive. I was going to do a long blog post on the subject, but then something better manifested: a podcast interview with Dr. Dimitry …

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What's in the COVID-19 Vaccines?

What’s in the COVID-19 Vaccines?

April 22, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

What’s in the COVID-19 Vaccines? By Dr. Eeks This is a question I get a lot. I also see it on social media quite a bit. A lot of people say the ingredients haven’t been made public, and no one really knows what’s in the COVID-19 vaccines. One, that’s not true, and two, that belief …

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Proning and COVID-19

Proning and COVID-19

March 29, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Proning and COVID-19?  What IS proning? Or the prone position? Whenever I say prone position, I think back to when I was a cadet at West Point and had to shoot my M-16 from the prone position. I had to hit a certain number of targets (twice) as it was a graduation requirement. Of course, …

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“Why is no one talking about how fat and unhealthy we are during this pandemic?!?”

March 26, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Hi guys. I hear this question a lot… like, maybe three times a day. I wanted to answer this question and include a little history about when we FIRST recognized obesity as an epidemic in America and around the world. Hope you watch from my Youtube channel and feel free to share/subscribe. I’m not a …

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What's going on with Ivermectin?

What’s going on with Ivermectin?

March 9, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

What’s going on with Ivermectin? Everyone is asking what’s going on with Ivermectin. It’s been in and out of the news since the summer, and it remains a controversial topic. Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug that has been used in human and animal medicine for many years. Early in the pandemic, it was suggested that …

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COVID Vaccines, the Lowdown

COVID Vaccines: The Lowdown & Answers to Common Questions

March 2, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

COVID Vaccines: The Lowdown and Answers to Common Questions, by Dr. Eeks **Please keep in mind that I wrote this blog in March of 2021 and while certain fundamentals of the vaccines (how they work) might remain true, certain other things may have evolved/been updated with time. I don’t usually “go back in” to update …

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Mental Health during Lockdowns

Mental Health during Lockdowns

January 15, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

While some people consider lockdowns and closures necessities to get ahead of the virus, one wonders what’s happening to our mental health during lockdowns. How are adults coping versus kids? What about people who are losing jobs and whole businesses, and how is that financial stress, compounded by shutdowns, impacting mental health? I’m also curious …

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Singapore's Response to COVID-19

Singapore’s Response to COVID-19

January 4, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

There has been a lot of praise for Singapore’s Response to COVID-19, especially in the beginning of the pandemic. There has also been a lot of criticism over how the US handled the pandemic, which leads to the question: Why did Singapore’s reponse work well, compared to the US’s response? What did they do differently? …

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Dannish Face Mask Study

My Take on the Dannish Face Mask Study Everyone is Fighting About

November 26, 2020 by Dr. Eeks

Another day, another fight over face masks. It used to be that we couldn’t talk about politics or religion. Well, I added a third: face masks. If you have strong opinions in those 3 areas, you will lose friends. But let’s talk about the Dannish face mask study, because while I enjoy a good fight, …

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The Opioid Epidemic

The Opioid Epidemic is Still Here

November 6, 2020 by Dr. Eeks

Prior to the current pandemic, the news cycle was dominated by the opioid epidemic, a beast that has taken the lives of many people from all walks of life. Recently, the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to the marketing and selling of opioids. Universities, like …

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Blooming Wellness

How Many Deaths did COVID-19 Cause? A Quick Lesson On Causation

September 4, 2020 by Dr. Eeks

How many deaths did COVID-19 really cause? Causation can be tricky, especially if you believe in upstream & downstream causes for something happening.  So, I wanted to teach a lesson on causation using my coffee mugs. I  posted a link to my Vimeo video that you can watch OR I invite you to watch the …

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Obesity and COVID-19

The Relationship between Obesity and COVID-19

September 1, 2020 by Dr. Eeks

What is the relationship between Obesity and COVID-19? Does one fuel the other and vice versa? You know, the pandemic has bred a lot of memes. Some of the memes were about how folks were gaining the “COVID-19”, meaning 19 pounds while on lockdown or in quarantine. Folks were gaining weight! When I first saw …

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Dr. Eeks

Dr. Eeks runs bloomingwellness.com and writes most of the blogs. She is a public health consultant & contractor, wrote the book Manic Kingdom, and hosts the Causes or Cures Podcast.

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