A discussion of fitness,nutrition, health, and anything else that comes to mind.
Most of you have heard the old joke, “What do you call a bus load of lawyers going over a cliff?…A good start!” Or how about the old maxim, those who can’t do, teach. Those who can’t teach, go to law school. I realize some in this PC world may take offense, but rest assured I am not an attorneyphobe, but a couple of recent newspaper articles reignited ...
Okay, so no one has really said that E cigarettes will make your mammaries melt, but just think what a deterrent that would be for your high school daughter if she thought that. I mean smoking may still be cool for them, but it will be a lot less cool if they are walking around like a prepubescent boy. The reality is that E cigs are loaded with problems and not the ...
I think I may have gotten two questions over the past 10 years about the female condom, and both had to do with whether it was real or a hoax. I’ve had more people ask about Bigfoot than the female condom, so initially I was hesitant to devote a blog post to it, but I feel that women are very smart cookies and the more information they have the better decisions ...
There’s nothing I like writing about more than staying…regular. That may be a reflection of my age (and my intellect) but suffice it to say, If your bowels are happy, every thing is happy. With that somewhat ignoble introduction I want to present to you ten things you can consume that will keep the TP flowing off the shelves. You really need to know one word ...
In medical school, the weirdest most esoteric diseases and ailments were always referred to as “interesting cases”. We soon discovered that this was code for “You best kiss your behind goodbye if you have any of these because you’re a goner.” I vowed then and there that if I could go through life and never be an “interesting case” I would be a happy camper. That ...
I haven’t been sleeping well lately. In some cultures, insomnia is a result of a jumbled conscience. Maybe I have a constipated consciousness right now. As I was lying awake this morning I started thinking about…kindness. Again, maybe I was unconsciously trying to piece together my lack of kindness by ruminating on it at 5 AM. Who knows. We don’t have enough kindness today. ...
Some say WWII would have been lost if it wasn’t for SPAM. I suspect the grunts who stormed Normandy would have a thing or two to say about that, but the point is a quick, easy, preservable protein source was needed to feed all the soldiers and as, Caesar was fond of saying, an army runs on their stomachs. Unfortunately, SPAM (short for Spiced Ham, or Smelly Putrid ...
Have you ever heard the old saying, “A douche a day keeps the doctor away”? No. Neither have we because that was uttered by no-one , ever. As part of my ongoing attempt to inform and entertain, what better topic to tackle than the All- American douche. In fact, douching is not a western construct as it has been around for a very long time. Ancient women ...
I normally don’t like to pull back the curtain, but sometimes, in the auspices of full disclosure, I feel compelled to take a closer look at myself. This is not one of those times; however, I do want to tackle a touchy subject, that of medical mistakes. I realize that a doctor discussing this is like a mafioso talking about their bungled hit list, but ...
The modern world is an amazing place to live. I mean, we have 24-hour reruns of Murder She Wrote, Microwave popcorn, and deodorant for our feet! Today’s world is filled with all kinds of technological advances that promise to make our lives easier, yet far too many of us succumb to stress and illnesses associated with that stress. Perhaps it's because all of this technology ...
This is a touchy subject, filled with the potential for multitudes of infantile references and innuendo, so naturally I embraced discussing it. Realistically, I decided to blog on this subject because of the torrent of both young and old patients who have recently contacted an STD and were baffled as to where it ...
(Note to all who suffer with PMS: remember, a good sense of humor may be a tool for coping) So you're sitting on your couch one lazy evening watching Game of Thrones reruns and your wife/girlfriend/significant other/not so significant other/ casual acquaintance, suddenly bursts into tears. Your proper response is: A) start crying with her to show your sensitive side B) ...
Life is full of moments. In fact, the reality is that moments are all there are…a series of never repeated fragments pasted together into a tapestry that is who you are. Okay, I realize that sounds like I just took a puff of a funny cigarette, so let me come back down to earth a bit. It is in those moments that change happens. ...
Most normal people think that running a marathon is bizarre. Imagine what they thought if they tuned in this past Monday and saw 30,000 people running the Boston Marathon in the worst weather since the Mesozoic Ice Age. The Boston Marathon is the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Olympics…well, you get the point, of marathon running. Thousands of young Ethiopians wake up ...
I suspect that you realize this is a rhetorical question as I am not in possession of a uterus myself. I guess I could have titled this, “If I exercise, would my scrotum burst?” but I don’t think it would have the same impact. Back in the Victorian age, when men were men and women were objectified, patronized and ignored there was a prevailing ...
Dr. Eaker is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Augusta, Georgia.
When he is not playing with the kids, working, speaking, sleeping, or eating….he is running, having completed sixty five marathons/half marathons on three continents including Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Rome, and five Boston Marathons.
He is the author of “Holy Hormones”, Approaching PMS and Menopause God’s Way, “Healthy Habits for a Fit Family” from Bethany House Publishers: a guide to fitness in mind, body , and spirit, and most recently “A Woman’s Guide To Hormone Health”, a book on everything menopause.
