Causes or Cures
"For the Nerds and the Nerd Nots"
Causes or Cures is a health podcast hosted by Dr. Eeks—an independent, grassroots show driven by curiosity and a passion for breaking down complex health topics into bite-sized, easy-to-understand insights. Dr. Eeks (ErinKate Stair, MPH, MD) works as a senior consultant and contractor in the realm of public health, epidemiology, and health communication. She's all about making science relatable and often uses a blue-collar sense of humor to drive the message home.
On this podcast, Dr. Eeks talks with experts from around the world (doctors, researchers, public health pros, and more) to dive into the latest hot topics in health and research, all in a down-to-earth kind of way. She also includes people with compelling stories of healing and "characters" because life is too boring and short to leave out characters. ;)
DISCLAIMER: Some topics are more controversial than others, so keep in mind that this is information only and not health advice. If you are battling an individual health issue, always check in with your doctor & don't run with anything on podcast as advice. Dr. Eeks doesn't endorse any of her guests' views, and despite a strict health routine, nor does she endorse any products, supplements, oils, magic socks or potions. (If an episode is sponsored by a company she likes, she will say so in the show notes.) She does not practice medicine (only public health) so she does not give out medical advice nor should you treat anything on this podcast as medical advice.
Causes or Cures is not a "news site." It's about having conversations, and Dr. Eeks is confident that she can have a respectful conversation with anyone, even people who think far differently than she does. (At least that's been her experience at hole-in-the-walls & on the NYC sidewalks.) The point is to not take anything here as Gospel. Sometimes Dr. Eeks' dog Barnaby makes his opinion known, but the good news is that he's a smart dog. Most importantly, she hopes this podcast encourages folks to stay curious, empathic, hopeful, compassionate, honest, open-minded, and engaged. Freedom of discussion is a beautiful thing, delightfully messy, and one that many take for granted.
*The views on this podcast do not reflect the views of anyone she contracts with or consults for on various public health projects.
You can contact Dr. Eeks through her website, bloomingwellness.com.
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Episodes
They Received an Experimental Vaccine for Advanced Breast Cancer Decades Ago. They’re Still Alive Today—Dr. Zachary Hartman on the Science
Public Health is Weird: Are Poinsettias Really Poisonous? A Holiday Health Myth (with Eeks) — Bonus Episode
Can Probiotics Protect Us From Microplastics? With Dr. Christian Pacher-Deutsch
Psychedelics and Acute Trauma: Insights from Oct 7th Nova Festival Survivors, with Dr. Zohar Rubinstein
Do Artificial Sweeteners Affect Your Brain? The Latest Evidence with Dr. Claudia Suemoto
How Animals Self-Medicate and Heal Themselves, with Dr. Jaap de Roode
Why Single Women Are Happier than Single Men, with Elaine Hoan
Are Pyschedelics the Answer for Prolonged Grief? With Dr. Greg Fonzo
How to Find Your Inner Billionaire, with Debbie Dobbins
Mayo Clinic Test Predicts Who Gets GLP-1 Side Effects, with Dr. Andres Acosta
Public Health is Weird: The Truth Serum That Wasn’t (with Eeks) — Bonus Episode
Eat Plants for Your Joints, with Dr. Carlijn Wagenaar
Can a Blood Test See Cancer Years Before Symptoms? With Dr. Yuxuan Wang
Healthy Skin is Not Just Skin Deep, with Katie Stewart
Dr. Martín Polanco on Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT for PTSD & More
How Chris Mirabile Made His Biological Age 13 Years Younger
Why Rich Americans Don't Live Longer than Poor Europeans, with Prof Irene Papanicolas
What He Did When Nothing Worked: A Personal Story of Crohn’s and Colitis with Dane Johnson
The Truth About Your Medications, with Harvard's Dr. Jerry Avorn
Can This Supplement Actually Reverse Aging? Dr. Varun Dwaraka Explains
Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? Inside the Body‑Mind Split with Dr. Robert Smith
The Story of Mushroom Fiber and the Flu: Beta-Glucan 101 with Dr. Maziar Divangahi
Plant-Based Menu Traps & Other Nutritional Gems, with Dr. Kim Williams
It’s Not the White Van: Debunking Child-Trafficking Myths with Erin Williamson
Gene Drive Mosquitoes are Coming! A Cure for Disease or a Pandora’s Box? With Dr. Michael Santos