A discussion of fitness,nutrition, health, and anything else that comes to mind.
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 ...
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.
