Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
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 …
Chemicals that Cause Obesity: Hi guys! On my Causes or Cures podcast, I am continuing the exploration of the causes and cures for obesity. We know obesity rates are going up around the globe, thereby increasing our risk of other diseases and early deaths. We also saw how it impacted COVID-19 ( making it worse) …
A protein that could control obesity? Maybe. One day. We aren’t there yet, but new research appears promising. As the obesity epidemic continues to explode across the US and Europe, everyone is searching for answers. But the solution is complicated and is going to have to be multi-factorial. If you are a regular listener to …
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine connects short sleep duration and obesity. A randomized controlled trial was conducted from Nov, 2014 to October, 2020 involving participants between the ages of 21 and 40. All of them had a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 and had a sleep duration of less …
Intermittent Fasting for Obesity and more: What’s the Evidence for or against? Episode 86 of my Causes or Cures Podcast! Should we try intermittent fasting for obesity? Will it work in the short-term and the long-term? What are some of its other evidence-based health benefits? Those are some questions I have about intermittent fasting or …
What causes obesity? Obviously we haven’t figured it out, because the epidemic of obesity is only getting worse. Even more tragic is that rates of obesity are increasing faster in younger generations than older ones, meaning it will not only rob them of their youth, but increase their risk of early-onset chronic conditions associated with …
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 …
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 …
