Blooming Wellness

12/09/2025

Honestly, it’s too bad I’m not a compression socks influencer.

12/08/2025

Artificial sweeteners: harmless swap or quiet nudge on your thinking and memory?
I broke down a major new 8-year study into simple slides you can scroll through.
If you want the full deep dive with the lead researcher, Dr. Claudia Suemoto, you can listen on Causes or Cures here:
https://causesorcures.buzzsprout.com/265442/episodes/18285071-do-artificial-sweeteners-affect-your-brain-the-latest-evidence-with-dr-claudia-suemoto

12/07/2025

A cage is a cage is a cage, no matter how you decorate it.

12/05/2025

Right there with him!

12/04/2025

12/02/2025

Weird Public Health Trivia: Once upon a time, US Airlines let passengers smoke mid-flight. There was a “non-smoking” section but it was a total joke, as you can imagine. Then the science of secondhand smoke dangers finally caught up and grounded the Marlboro Mile-High Club. 😉 But behind the scenes, flight attendants and public health folks had been battling for the ban for years.
Anyhow, can you imagine flying like that now??

12/02/2025

The entire time, I was inviting friends to eat at Blue Balls, and no one ever said anything.

Anyone else have a “wrong name” story?

12/01/2025

The doctor is in!
But it might be a bear, or a butterfly, or a chimpanzee...

This was such a fun and interesting Causes or Cures podcast conversation with author and researcher Dr. Jaap de Roode!
Link in comments.

12/01/2025

I told someone I'd be back in a jiffy. That was not a jiffy ago. I can feel them googling how long a jiffy is.

11/29/2025

Longevity hack discovered: apparently it’s not coffee or tea… it’s coffee + tea + water.
So basically we’re living longer through pure beverage chaos!

Anyone else doing this combo without even realizing it?

Link to the full breakdown in the comments.

11/27/2025

I love this place & its unicorn vibe.
Also, Barnaby getting the VIP* treatment.

*very important pup

11/23/2025

I went for a long run this AM.
The sky was pretty.
How's your day??