Dr. Rollins Articles
Control Your Genetic Destiny with Epigenetics
Blame it on our genes — the blueprint for life that we inherit without having any say in the matter. We have been led to believe that you can’t...
Staying in Balance & Avoiding Burnout
Burnout is a special kind of stress, best defined as being exhausted and just losing interest in what you do. The physical and mental effects may...
Oooh that Sun Burns….
With a little bit of sun, I turn pink right away, while my wife goes right to a golden brown. My Scottish skin type apparently doesn't react the...
Floxed by Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
Floxed refers to the devastating effects of a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones (FQs) and may include symptoms of extreme fatigue, tendon...
Brain Training with NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback
Our Electrical Brain Our brain produces electrical activity, which can be measured in the form of brainwaves. These brainwaves occur at different...
Food for Your Mood
The foods you eat have a lot to do with how you feel, in a myriad of ways you might not imagine. Certain foods help the brain function better and...
SOT (QREstrain) Restrictions
Contraindications or disqualifications for SOT (QRE-strain) Pregnancy or breastfeeding Recent blood transfusion Recent cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or...
Sunscreen Tips for Youthful Skin
The number one thing that ages skin is sunshine. Not just the sunburn, but the relentless day-to-day exposure to the sun causes the skin damage that...
Breast Thermography
Breast thermography is a quick, painless, no contact imaging technique that can be part of an early detection program for breast cancer. Using no...
Improve Health with a “Myer’s” Cocktail
Infusing various vitamins or anti-oxidants directly into the bloodstream will achieve blood levels as much as ten times higher than possible with...
Digestive Health and Weight Loss
If you struggle with your weight then consider the role of digestive health when it comes to your weight loss efforts. Believe it or not we help...
Allergy Treatments and Cure
Aah-aah-aah-choo! That sound marks the time of year for stuffy noses and itchy, watery eyes. The best treatments are started early and used...
Cleanse and Detox
If you want to do something to improve your overall health then consider a simple cleanse and detox program. Each of us has a continual onslaught of toxic chemicals that build up in the body and especially wreak havoc with our DNA, immune, endocrine and neurologic...
Cardiac CT Scan Tracks Your Plaque
Atherosclerosis, once detected, does not have to lead to heart problems or an early death. There are tests and treatments that lead to an effective strategy to stop the process.
Staying Cool In Summer
Summertime in Western Colorado offers some of the best outside adventure in the world, whether it is cycling across desert slick rock or rafting raging rivers, hiking remote trails or golfing groomed links, we are blessed with an abundance of terrain that lures folks...
Breathe Away Stress
Stress can be effectively dispersed by deep breathing. It's not that the stress can be avoided or magically disappear, it's that one can mitigate the impact of stress on the body. Relaxed breathing, alone, or with meditation or yoga, etc, stimulates the...
Weight Loss Medications
Many prescription medications may assist with weight loss efforts. Rather than simply guessing, we match the mediation that best suits your needs. This may be related to how you feel, for example, if you are constantly hungry, suffer from cravings, or struggle with...
Return to sports after concussion
6-Step Return to Play Progression It is important for an athlete’s parent(s) and coach(es) to watch for concussion symptoms after each day’s return to play progression activity. An athlete should only move to the next step if they do not have any new symptoms at the...
Improve your health with plenty of fiber
What foodstuff can help you lose weight, lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease and cancer while generally improving your how you feel? Good old fiber. You’ve probably been told to “get plenty of fiber” in your diet, but exactly how much and...
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) Treatment Summary
Avoidance / elimination of biotoxin exposure - ERMI testing Removal of toxins from the body - binders - mycotoxin testing Treat MARCoNS - nasal spray for 30 days then reculture Elimination gluten exposure if anti-gliadin positive Correct androgen deficiencies - DHEA...
Palliative Pearls
My summary notes from the wonderful book, "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande. ADLs Eat, toilet, bathe, groom, dress, get out of bed, get out of chair, walk IADLs Shop, prepare food, housekeep, do laundry, make phone calls, handle meds, handle finances, travel THREE...
Eating Freely
The Root Cause Oftentimes when working with patients, we uncover that difficulty with weight loss is rooted in stress eating, emotional eating and/or binge eating. This recognizable pattern typically goes from dieting to “falling off the wagon” to feeling guilty to...
Dendritic Cell Therapy (DCT) for Cancer
The goal of dendritic cell therapy is to prime dendritic cells to teach T cells and B cells how to recognize the cancer antigens.
Vitality for the Aging Woman – Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy.
The goal of anti-aging is to slow, stop, or even reverse many of the changes associated with aging. This means staying healthy, active, and vibrant of body and mind, while avoiding the common diseases and infirmities of aging. One cornerstone of anti-aging strategy...
Diagnose and Treat Hypothyroidism in 2021: New Endocrinology
Dr Alan McDaniel "hit a home run" with this excellent review of thyroid hormone physiology, diagnosis and treatment. After more than 20 years of specializing in thyroid treatment, having read dozens of books on thyroid and attended numerous lectures on thyroid, I...
Joint Injection Protocols
WJ-Pure+ 1mL $1500 EV-Pure+ 1mL/15 billion cells $2500, 4.5mL/85 billions cells $4000 PRP 1 vial $250
Consent and Contract for Controlled Substances
Please read this form entirely. It contains information to assist you in making a decision to have a specific therapy. Initial each paragraph if you understand it. If you do not understand it, do not initial it and each paragraph will be discussed with you separately....
Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK)
MARCH Massive Hemorrhage CAT Quickclot Compressed guaze Kerlex / Coban / Israeli gauze / ETD Duct tape iTClamp Airway NP airway King airway I-Gel airway Cric kit / Cric-Key / Control Cric kit Tracheotomy kit Laryngoscope Bag mask Respirations CPR face mask Chest seal...
IV Therapies for Cancer
In treating cancer IV infusions allow substances to have a stronger impact on the cancer cells.
Atypical Breast Hyperplasia, Ductal Carcinoma In Situ & Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
There is controversy on just how aggressive we need to be in treating these common precancers. The following articles shed light on questions regarding the various treatment benefits. Atypical Breast Hyperplasia Ductal carcinoma in situ: to treat or not to treat,...
Cologuard Order Form
Cologuard is an at home stool test that is used to screen for colorectal cancer by detecting DNA markers or blood in the stool sample. It is intended to screen adults over 45 years of age. It is a reasonable alternative to colonoscopy unless you have a higher risk...
Whey Protein Concentrate versus Isolate
Here are the main steps in making whey protein isolate. Whole milk -> Cheesemaking -> Cheese and Whey (whey protein, a lot of lactose, a lot of minerals) Filtration... Whey protein concentrate (25-80% whey protein, up to 55% lactose, 1-7% fat) Micro...
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The Integrative Medicine Approach
To integrate is to “form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole”. Integrative medicine blends together traditional Western medicine with Eastern healing traditions and other complementary and alternative therapies. It also integrates the patient as...
Anti-Microbial Soaps
With the rise of hospital and health care related infections, there has been a needed push to improve the frequency and effectiveness of hand washing by health care workers. This has spilled over into the general consumer market with a plethora of anti-bacterial...
The Ten Hallmarks of Cancer
In two landmark scientific papers, Douglas Hanahan of the University of California, San Francisco and Robert Weinberg of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described the Hallmarks of Cancer this way: Self-Sufficent Cell Division Cells are organized into tissues...
Nebulized Peroxide and Glutathione
Using a nebulizer A nebulizer is a machine that blows air, or oxygen, through a solution of medication such that it "nebulizes" the solution for inhalation. Put simply, it is like breathing in a mist that contains the medication. We commonly use nebulizers to...
Hormones for a Healthy Heart
What if we had a new medication that slashed the risk of the leading cause of death by about 50 percent? And what if that medication also helped prevent osteoporosis and dementia? That same medication is not a medication at all but rather one of our own hormones...
The Buzz on Botox and Fillers
The Aging Face As we age the face presents clear evidence of the years. Depletion of fat pads in the upper face leads to volume loss and causes the once youthful high cheekbone to disappear allowing the cheeks to drop, hollowness in the mid-cheek, sagging jawline and...
Peel Away Aging Skin with a Chemical Peel
Chemical peels are a simple and effective method of removing many of the signs of aging or damaged skin while stimulating the natural process of rebuilding new and youthful collagen. If you would like to brighten and refresh your skin's health and appearance consider...
In the Spirit of Great Health
Can the mind really exert a significant influence on your health, and how does spirituality or religiosity play a role? Does faith in and of its self confer health benefits, and if so, does it matter if you go to church? It is becoming clear that a high level of...
Advanced Testing to Prevent and Reverse Artery Plaque
Cholesterol is our friend. It’s part of every cell membrane in the body, a good portion of brain material, precursor to our helpful steroid hormones, and involved in the repair of artery wall defects. But, cholesterol is also what makes up the plaques that clog the...
Bon Appétit with Healthy Fats
“Hydrogenated” oils are stuffed full of hydrogen atoms and bad for your health. “Trans” fats are the result of heat and artificial hydrogenation, have an un-natural structure, and become incorporated into cell membranes and nerve tissue causing harm. Omega-6 oils lead...
The Language of Fats
Good fats, bad fats, trans fats, omega-3, omega-6, hydrogenated, unsaturated… it gets confusing trying to sort out which fats we are supposed to eat and which ones to avoid. With a little explanation and a little chemistry you will understand the language of fats –...
Diabetes Meds
Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP) Comparisons
Go Organic with the Dirty Dozen
The “USDA Organic” label is familiar to most shoppers, yet there is confusion about the definition of organic. And while many people purchase organic foods, others feel they can’t afford it. Still others think it doesn’t matter and is not worth the extra cost. While I...
Death via the Prescription Pad
Primum non nocere or “first, do no harm” is taught to all healthcare providers, so that we might always remember that in our efforts to do something good we also risk doing something bad. Physicians, much like politicians, often feel the need to do something even when...
T Helper Dominance
T helper cells are a type of white blood cell that play a central role in regulating the immune system. They are essential for orchestrating immune responses, ensuring proper defense against pathogens, and maintaining tolerance to prevent autoimmunity. But they...
Calm but not Fatigued
We all want to be in the mental “zone” - that is, between having plenty of energy yet feeling calm and relaxed. For so many of my patients this seems to be a paradox. Seeking that morning “get up and go” energy with caffeine or sugar, feeling anxious and unsettled...
Quicksilver Testing Booklet
Quicksilver Testing Booklet
Heavy Metal Symptoms Guide
Handy guide to signs and symptoms of low and high levels of nutrient and toxic metals. Nutrient and Toxic Element Levels and Symptoms Guide
Consent for Prolozone
Please read this form entirely. It contains information to assist you in making a decision to have a specific therapy. Initial each paragraph if you understand it. If you do not understand it, do not initial it and each paragraph will be discussed with you...