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Holistic Edge Radio is a podcast that explores choices for wellness to clarify, often cryptic to seemingly simplistic material or regarded as irrelevant to more complicated topics such as new ideas in the environment, or what other cultures in the US have to bring in ways of healing ourselves, others, and the land we live on. It is about a new understanding as these fields change and grow. The show will feature holistic practitioners, medical professionals, sustainability/environment pioneer ...
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Causes or Cures is a global 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 works as a public health consultant, serving as a scientific technical lead on key public health initiatives and doing lots of work in the realm of health comms. She's all about making science relatable and often uses her blue-collar sense of humor to drive the message hom ...
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks sits down with Dr. Alan Lightman to explore "spiritual materialism," the idea that we can embrace awe-inspiring, spiritual moments without turning to the supernatural for explanations. Dr. Lightman shares insights from his new book, The Miraculous From the Material: Understanding the Wonde…
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Send us a text Roger Jahnke, OMD, as a child was moved by his father's death and wanted to become a doctor when he grew up. Once there he learned the medical profession only studied disease but not wellness to prevent disease. His world changed once he learned about reading the Taoist book called Tao Te Ching, the ancient understanding of how human…
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Send us a text Luke Blue Eagle is an Indigenous Canadian who is the creator of natural healing products and discusses what healing tools he uses to heal others. He will discuss how ancient indigenous nations used crystals, an amplifier of energy, and how they have no other power, other than the healer, but has seen much misinformation about them in…
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Send us a text Joanna Crespo, MBA, is a Director in International Commercial Banking and a leading instructor of Reiki. Topics of discussion will include reiki, practitioners, long distance healing, art and spirituality in mathematics, Makao Usui the founding master plus some student testimonials of Joanna's work, and her experiences in the world o…
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Send us a text Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum (Dr. T.) is a internist who has dedicated his life to helping people resolve disease naturally like Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia (which he suffered from), Long-term Covid, Lung Infections, Yeast Overgrowth, and so on. He will concentrate his talk on how to remove chronic pain from the body, resolve inf…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks welcomes Dr. Shai Efrati, a world-renowned physician from Tel Aviv specializing in internal medicine, nephrology, and hyperbaric medicine. Dr. Efrati is the director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, the largest hyperbaric center globally, treating over 350 patients…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks sits down with Professor Joyce Harper to discuss her fascinating study on the effects of cold water swimming on premenstrual and perimenopausal symptoms. Prof. Harper kicks off by sharing her background and what inspired her to dive into this unique research. They explore what qualifies as…
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text In this bonus episode for subscribers of Causes or Cures, we uncover the strange history of a “truth serum” that began as a drug intended to ease labor pain but took an unexpected turn. First thought to compel honesty, this powerful substance soon became known for darker uses, from police interrogations to sec…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks sits down with Dr. Hooman Allayee and James Hilser to explore their new research on the lasting impact of COVID-19 on heart health. They reveal surprising findings about how COVID—especially in those who were hospitalized—elevates the risk of severe heart issues long after recovery, even y…
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Send us a text Do you struggle with constipation or diarrhea? How is that linked to your overall organ health? In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Johannes P. Johnson-Martínez about his recent research on how variations in bowel movement frequency (BMF) can impact the gut microbiome, blood metabolites, and overall organ heal…
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Send us a text Demitra Vassiliadis is a well-known NY astrologer. Demitra will discuss where astrology comes from, what are astrological shifts and how they encompass our everyday life and affect us, what are the events we see happening on the news, that spell out how we are evolving. For example the recent arrests of high power people in NYC due t…
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Send us a text Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a well known speaker who speaks of prophecies of the Lakota people for the world. He works to clarify how humans today are clashing with Earth, and tries to clarify why this is happening. Whereas indigenous people lived for thousands of years in harmony with Earth, that is not the case today. He tells us how th…
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Send us a text Betty Sue O'Brian explains how the naturopaths, iridologists got displaced by pharmaceutical companies who became the lead in healing in the US, which put natural forms of healing in the shadows. She also tells us what is a traditional naturopath and iridologist, how she is able assess patients so that often leads to avoiding major c…
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Send us a text Are you afraid of clowns? If you're like many who dread those painted smiles, you're not alone- especially as Halloween approaches and horror movies like It remind us just how unsettling they can be. In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Sophie Scorey about her research on the origins for the fear of clowns or coulr…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with snake expert Bob Ashley on his fascinating new book, A Photographic History of Snakebite Treatments: Bad Medicine Snake Oils, Potions, Elixirs and Kits. From ancient remedies described in Hebrew Scriptures to modern day antivenom, he discusses the intriguing, sometimes shocking …
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text *Bonus Episode for Subscribers* In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks dives into the "War on Misinformation" and unravel its complexities. Is misinformation truly an "infodemic," like a virus infecting our brains? Is the militaristic approach to misinformation missing the mark? Here we explore how misin…
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Send us a text Discovering new hope for hair loss! In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Sheila MacNeil and Dr. Muhammad Yar about their accidental discovery that a simple sugar compound may stimulate hair regrowth and help end male-pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia—a condition affecting many people. They dive into how …
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Send us a text Atava Gasrcia Swiecicki is the author of The CuranderX Toolkit Reclaiming Ancestral Plant Medicine & Ritual for Healing. IIn it she writes about the work of Latinx healers called curanderas(os) in the US, often teaching from within the holistic community but are not known about or reach underserved communities. She wants to provide a…
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Send us a text An American memoirist and journalist, Mark Matousek will speak about his method called Writing to Awaken which he uses to teach his students how to use self-inquiry as a way to examine personal stories to write authentic, more powerful and truthful accounts of their life. For some it may be through memoir, for others poetry, or a nov…
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Send us a text Dr. Selassie will give an explanation of what the difference is between a naturopathic doctor and a medical doctor. She will cover various topics such as menopause, aging, sleep, inflammation to supplements and what are they used for such as curcumin, acetyl-L-Carnitine, to her 7 day detox program for clarifying the skin of spots, bl…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Andrea Casanova about his new research on how psilocybin impacts learning. This study is the first to explore how psilocybin (commonly known as "magic mushrooms") influences reinforcement learning, a type of learning driven by rewards and cues. Dr. Casanova breaks down how p…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Simon Gadbois and Dr. Laura Kiiroja about how scent-detection dogs can detect stress in breath samples from individuals with traumatic histories when exposed to trauma cues. They discuss the current use of dogs in detecting diseases, explaining what exactly these dogs are sm…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with America's Happiness Doctor, Dr. Elia Gourgouris, about practical steps people can take to achieve lasting happiness. Dr. Gourgouris breaks down the definition of happiness and shares how we can leverage it in our daily lives, at work, in relationships, and even during times of c…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks sits down with Dr. Naaheed Mukadam to explore her latest findings on dementia. Dr. Mukadam sheds light on her recent research, delving into the changes in incidence and prevalence of dementia globally. They discuss the most current, evidence-based risk factors associated with the disease, …
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Send us a text Jacob Teitelbaum, MD has developed a clinically proven program to regain your health which can be applied to several health issues. Dr. Teitelbaum is an integrative doctor who specializes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome and all forms of post-viral fatigue, which now includes Long Covid and Diabetes. In this inte…
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Send us a text Nancy Brandt, DVM is the founding veterinarian of Veterinary Medical Aromatherapy for pets anywhere. She explains how essential oils can be used to extend the life of pet by as much as a decade and speaks about the proper guidelines she has established for safely administering essential oils to pets so they are not harmed or killed i…
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Send us a text Dr. Lisa L. Nagy is an environmental medicine specialist. In 2000 Dr Nagy was disabled for 10 years by Environmental Illness, which included chemical sensitivity, dysautonomia, Addison’s Disease, mitochondrial myopathy (if not early ALS) from mold and pesticide exposure. She is now an educator in Environmental Medicine, lecturing nat…
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Send us a text Mary Shoman is a New York Times Bestselling author of over 15 books, on thyroid and autoimmune illnesses. She is the national advocate on thyroid, hormonal health, and better testing beyond the one TSH test patients are given. Diagnosed in her thirties with Hashimoto hyperthyroidism, she made it her mission to help others, when she f…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with filmmaker David Krissman about his groundbreaking grassroots initiative aimed at revolutionizing live kidney donations. David, a repeat guest (Episode 154) who previously discussed "The Great Social Experiment" and America's trial with universal healthcare for kidney disease, no…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Jason Block about his research on weight gain caused by antidepressants. He compares weight gain across different antidepressants and explains what those taking these medications should expect. Dr. Block also discusses other medications his team is evaluating for weight gain…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Leonardo Tozzi about his research on identifying six unique biotypes for depression. He explains the current problem with the "one size fits all" diagnostic approach to depression, the development of personalized brain circuit scores, and how they led to the discovery of six…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Geoff Cole about his research on trypophobia, an aversion to clusters of small holes or bumps. If you’re a fan of American Horror Story, you might have come across trypophobia there. Dr. Cole delves into the details of this phenomenon, exploring what causes it, theories on i…
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Send us a text Dr. Barry Raphael is an orthodontist who has adopted a new approach to mouth health. Influenced by a book written by Dr. Herman Ramirezwho points out that the position of the tongue, a soft tissue, is able to change the shape of the face, affect teeth growth, airway development and sleep habits. Dr. Raphael emphasizes the prevention …
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Send us a text A woman born with special supernatural gifts, known to her as a child, where she was not afraid dark forces, she grew up to be Linda Darin, a registered nurse, social worker, and psychotherapist, who learn how to work in universities and hospital settings working drug addicted babies to understanding how to comfort those who were gri…
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Send us a text Listen to John Michelotti about the use of mushrooms and fungi in our everyday life. See how he empowers people to grow edible mushrooms as a fun source of fresh food, to heal themselves through utilizing healing properties of fungi, and their historical uses to present day ways to imbibe their healing properties. John lives in the C…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Jamie Zeitzer about his recently published research on the link between one's bedtime preference and mental health. He explains which sleep pattern correlates with better mental health and which correlates with poorer mental health. Unfortunately for night owls, he offers hy…
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Send us a text Born in the Congo, Journei Bimwala lived in France and moved to NYC at the age 12. She learned foraging for food and being with nature from her Congolese grandmother. Journei has lectured at the NY Botanical Garden, and been featured in The New York Times, she is also co-chair of the Bronx River Foodway at Concrete Plant Park, one of…
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Send us a text Judith Wendell is the founder of SACRED CURRENTS, an Integrative Feng Shui Design company. She has been recognized in 14 separate articles by the NY TIMES on her perspective on environmental design for homes to corporations using Space Clearing, Feng Shui and other applications. She also collaborates with architects to designers on m…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Aaron Mitchell about his recent research on pharmaceutical industry payments to medical doctors for promoting specific drugs on X (formerly known as Twitter). Dr. Mitchell describes the financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and doctors, the prevalence of t…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Andres Acosta MD PHD about the identification of 4 phenotypes for obesity and how they can revolutionize the future of obesity treatment. In great detail, he describes the 4 obesity phenotypes (Hungry Brain, Emotional Hunger, Hungry Gut, and Slow Burn) and explains what trea…
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Send us a text Brent Michael Philips is a trained MIT software engineer, who experienced several career and emotional setbacks at the start of his career, including an elbow surgery that left his arm paralyzed. After countless holistic approaches he found a healer who brought spontaneous healing to his arm. afterwards he searched to understand what…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with gastroenterologist Dr. David Clarke about the viral wellness trend of fart walking. He, an avid fart walker himself, describes the health benefits of fart walking, particularly how it can help with digestion, heart burn, bloating, and possibly even Type 2 Diabetes. He offers tip…
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Send us a text Gwen Kaiser is an animal activist who has dedicated her life to healing pets as well as people. She helps us understand how using a very specific meditation method created by Vianna Stibal based on our Theta brain wavelength, can heal pets or people in the present time, from childhood to family genetic lines, to past lives. Often liv…
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Send us a text Josie Casteneda is a modern curandera (healer in Spanish). In this part II she will give a more detailed explanation of the techniques she uses to heal and what are the techniques she teaches as well. One being fire cupping which is well known in the Chinese tradition of healing. This system teaches the practitioner how the body is d…
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Send us a text Dr. Dana Cohen is a Functional medical doctor who integrates natural therapies into her medical practice in NYC. In this talk she addresses what kind of therapies she uses and what are the series of ailments she can treat either to improve, recover, or completely heal from a variety of about 28 different severe and chronic health iss…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with ovarian cancer survivor Meg Wilkinson about the omentum, her cancer journey, and her advocacy group, The Omentum Project. As part of her cancer treatment, Meg had her omentum removed. Though little is known about this mysterious apron of "fat", Meg decided to explore further aft…
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Send us a text In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with researcher Omar Almahayni about his published systematic review on the physiological and psychological benefits of the Wim Hof Method for both healthy and non-healthy individuals. Wim Hof, known as "The Iceman," is a Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker famed for his e…
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Send us a text In this part one of a two-part interview, Josie Casteneda, a former corporate manager in the fashion industry, was leading a life of stress and disillusionment. Her audiences are often individuals who feel disconnected from their roots to corporate workers who have gotten lost in their job and need to be brought back to themselves. S…
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Send us a text Yasmin Boland is the #1 astrologer in Britain. She has researched, studied, and revived the ancient Moon practice used for millennia to manifest the future in the tradition of Indian yogis and Celtic practices. She named these practices Moonology. Yasmin informs us how following simple steps by anyone can change our life for the bett…
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Send us a text In this part II, Ricard Brown, MD, an integrative psychiatrist at Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College, will speak about other examples of how learning breathwork is a skill once learned is yours for life. Stories of communities across the world he has taught skills to. Often others will teach friends what they know to …
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