Why does asparagus make pee smell? These are the big questions that come to me in life- after I eat a healthy helping of asparagus and use the toilet. I eat a lot of asparagus and while I’m one for letting questions be questions, one evening I decided to pursue an answer. You’ll notice below […]
A vaccine for cancer in dogs is in the works: check out episode 179 of Causes or Cures! A grim statistic I learned while recording this podcast was that once a dog turns 10, there’s a 1 out of 2 chance that the dog will get cancer. That’s insanely high but not surprising to me. […]
By: Audrey Scott Not scientifically reviewed by Dr. Eeks Sitting is something pretty much all of us do every day, and it would be pretty hard to get through life never sitting down. That being said, if you sit for a whole lot of your time, then you are doing a great disservice to your […]
by: Eeks When I scroll through social media sites and see what self-proclaimed “public health” communicators post for a large following to read, I often ask myself, “Who is their target audience?!” I ask myself that because many times I find their posts straight-up arrogant and condescending. I conclude that the posters are simply preaching […]
Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? On a lonely, bleak afternoon, I decided to look into it. Yes, I wish I had something better to do too. In fact, I didn’t just look into it and write about it, I made a video about it and published it to my Youtube channel. […]
Universal antivenom: Is it possible? One company is hoping to make it based entirely off of one man’s blood. Venom Expert Tim Friede recently joined the Causes or Cures Podcast to tell his fascinating story. In this episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with venom expert Tim Friede about his twenty plus years’ “unusual” journey […]
From thrones to bones, the scoop on prunes and bone health. Below, I am sharing a video from my Youtube channel. Once you watch it, I put the smart money on you eating a prune. ;) Also, I hope you subscribe to my Youtube channel. I plan on posting more quirky (but factual) health and […]
If you or a loved one is thinking about smoking, please send them this podcast episode, the Rapid Benefit of Quitting Smoking at Any Age. Folks who smoked like chimneys for years and think it’s too late to quit, THIS PODCAST IS FOR YOU. Trust me, if you are struggling to find the motivation to […]
What is the impact of substance use on heart-related deaths? Dr. Dmitry Abramov joined me on a recent episode of Causes or Cures to talk about this. He and his team recently conducted research on this topic and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In the podcast, he explains how he did the […]
Did you know fentanyl causes a new prenatal syndrome? That is what new research shows, and it adds to the despairing toll that fentanyl is taking on our country. When I was growing up, I never heard about fentanyl. Today, you hear about it all the time. I remember a recent, sad case of when […]
The Public Health Imperative of Abandoning Labels: Video and blog by EeKs The Quacks are tired of being called Quacks. The Shills are tired of being called Shills. The Antivaxxers are tired of being called Antivaxxers. This means the hill everyone can meet on…is A Thesaurus. Need to mix it up, folks, mix it up… […]
What are your thoughts on taxes on sugar sweetened drinks? Some folks call it the sugar tax or the soda tax. People tend to have strong feelings about taxation, particularly about taxes that may interfere with personal choice. My guess is how you feel about taxation ties into your personal philosophy on what the role […]