Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
I love a good food story in public health. Especially one that feels simple. Eat this. Not that. Save your brain. This one tries to do that. But it’s a little messier. And more interesting. A recent study followed older adults at higher risk for cognitive decline. They looked at what people were eating, what …
Most of us don’t think twice about what happens to our skin when it touches water. Maybe a little wrinkling after a long bath. Nothing dramatic. But for one man in his 20s, water triggered something very different. After just minutes of exposure, the skin on the back of his hands would thicken, wrinkle excessively, …
Uhoh! Using your phone on the throne may backfire in a big, itchy way! Smartphones are everywhere. Including, for many people, the bathroom. Scrolling the news. Scrolling the doom. Checking social media. Answering emails. Comparing ourselves to others to make ourselves feel bad.It has quietly become part of the routine. ;) But could this habit …
When a Hair Treatment Becomes a Medical Emergency: Hair straightening treatments are common. Routine. Marketed as cosmetic and harmless. Which is why a recent case out of Israel feels so unsettling. A 17 year old girl was hospitalized with severe acute kidney failure after undergoing a hair straightening treatment. She arrived at the hospital with …
Sometimes science hides in a lab. Sometimes it rides the Milan metro in a Batman cape. This study, led by Francesco Pagnini, asked a surprisingly wholesome public health question. Can something unexpected, like seeing Batman on your morning commute, jolt people out of autopilot just long enough to make them more aware of others, including …
