Dr. Rollins Articles
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition in which mast cells, a type of white blood cell involved in the immune system, release excessive...
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a syndrome characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity. It is a...
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) is a condition in which individuals have a heightened immune response to environmental toxins,...
Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health
Great podcast from Andrew Huberman. My cryptic notes Fructose inhibits 3 mitochondrial enzymes Amp kinase which increase mitochondrial genesis Acyl...
Spike Protein Removal
Could SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Be Responsible for Long-COVID Syndrome? luteolin quercitin rutin fisetin lithium 110mg lithium orotate...
Favorite Quotes
“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.” - Sir William Osler, often referred to as the "father of...
Chemotherapy Regimens
TCHP chemotherapy TCHP chemotherapy is a combination regimen used primarily to treat HER2-positive breast cancer, especially in early-stage and...
Oral Chelation Protocol
When using oral chelation binders for heavy metal detoxification, the goal is to bind and remove toxic metals like lead, mercury, or arsenic from...
NAD, Spark of Life or Playing with Fire?
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, better known as NAD, is truly the "spark of life" involved in everything from cellular energy and metabolism to...
Sweet Wormwood
Artecin, artesunate, and artemisinin are all related compounds derived from Artemisia annua (also known as sweet wormwood), but they differ in their...
Mistletoe Injections
Cleanse the skin with alcohol pad and let dry. Inject just below the skin into subcutaneous fat. The standard needle for this should be about 1/2...
Brain Wave Frequencies
Brain cells communicate via electrical signals, which occur at different frequencies. These frequencies are what we refer to as "brainwaves" and...
Helminth Therapy / Providers
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The Beauty of Retinoids
Younger skin What skin care product can truly slow skin-aging and turn back the clock on skin health? Only the retinoids have decades of research showing they can smooth fine lines, fade dark spots and make pores look smaller. The only problem is that these products...
Covid19 Cytokine Storm
Researchers are identifying exactly which cytokines (inflammation causing chemicals) are primarily responsible for signaling the storm of inflammation that comes in the later phases of Covid19 infection, namely tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and interferon...
Gut Health for Great Health
Improve your gut health and improve your overall health. A healthy gut, full of beneficial bacteria, is one of the most important keys to great health. At first blush it makes little sense what a bunch of microbes and the intestine have to do with how we feel, or...
Stress, Stress, Stress
Stress, stress, stress. Stress has become a buzzword - at work, in the media, and now in our doctor’s office. Stress, according to Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being, is defined as “the experience of a perceived threat (real or...
Double-dose dapsone combination therapy (DDD CT) patient care plan for Lyme disease
From the October 2020 journal of Antibiotics. Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infections: A Report of Three Cases and Retrospective Chart...
The Fast Track Detox Diet
The Fast Track Detox Diet book is a simple guide for detox. We especially like that it is focused on diet / nutrition and no supplements are necessary, although adding them is ok as well. It can be modified to a shorter or longer course. This is our summary. The...
Permanent Makeup
The Art of Permanent Makeup Permanent cosmetic makeup is cosmetic tattooing. The specialized technique deposits colored pigment in the upper layer of the skin, just like a regular tattoo. In the hands of a trained permanent makeup professional, it is a safe and...
Cognitive Reframing
Cognitive reframing is a psychological tool based on influencing thoughts that influence behavior. By addressing cognitive processes, especially negative thinking, we can change the narrative that influences the quality of our lives. When positive and...
Functional Medicine is the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare paradigm is shifting. Many physicians are changing the way we practice, analyzing the systems that keep us “healthy” and focusing on the root cause of disease instead of just treating the symptoms. Applying a holistic lens to our patients we are also...
Unraveling the Mystery of Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia
Imagine being so tired that you can’t function. I’m not talking about being pooped at the end of a long day at work or exhausted after a big hike. I mean the kind of tired that prevents working a normal job or the kind of tired that only allows doing a few hours of...
Disulfiram for Lyme Disease Protocol
Disulfiram is an incredibly powerful tool to treat tick-borne infections, but it also has the potential to cause problems. If we are careful with the way it is taken, then the risk is limited. Here are guidelines to ensure its safety. It is imperative to avoid alcohol...
Mercury Speciation
Methyl mercury primarily found in fish. Tested in hair. Inorganic mercury primarily found in amalgams. Tested in urine. Very toxic. Methyl mercury may be demethylated to Inorganic mercury. No methyl or inorganic mercury implies poor methylation (MTHFR).
Benign Positional Vertigo (BPV)
Superior Canal - Up/Down triggers - Vertical nystagmus - Deep head hanging maneuver Lateral Canal - Left/Right while upright triggers - Lateral nystagmus - Lempert (BBQ) maneuver Posterior Canal - Left/Right while supine triggers - Torsional nystagmus - Epley or...
Autoimmune Tests
Tests Disease (% of time positive) ANA Lupus (95%) Homogenous (diffuse) Lupus, MCTD, drug induced lupus Speckled Lupus, sjorgrens, scleroderma, polymyositis, RA, MCTD Nucleolar Scleroderma, polymyositis Centromere (peripheral) Scleroderma, CREST Drug induced Lupus...
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
SIBO Basics Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition where an excessive number of bacteria, normally found in the colon, overgrow in the small intestine, leading to digestive symptoms and nutrient malabsorption. This overgrowth can result from...
Covid19 Vaccines
The novel Covid19 pandemic has created a medical maelstrom, along with great political and societal unrest. Now that the long anticipated Covid19 vaccine has arrived I'm being asked numerous times daily about it... Is it safe? Will it work? Should I get it? The...
Colorful Berries for the Heart
If you want to lower your risk of high blood pressure or heart disease then add more color to your diet. Vibrant colored fruits and vegetables are the key ingredients to a heart healthy diet – especially black, blue, purple, and red. The Colors of Berries...
Molds and Mycotoxin Testing and Treatment
Testing for mycotoxins Mycotoxins are toxins secreted by molds. Urine testing for mycotoxins is a reliable method of diagnosing mold and mycotoxin exposure and possible illness. We use several labs for urine mycotoxin testing. Great Plains Laboratory uses a...
Moldy Buildings, CIRS, Sick People, and Damaged Brains
By Dr Ritchie Shoemaker, from the Townsend Letter. Part 1, living in a water damaged building Part 2, building to avoid water damaged buildings Part 3, diagnosis of CIRS Part 4, treatment of CIRS Part 5, transcriptonomics ...
PSA testing
What is the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test? Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by cells of the prostate gland. The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood. Because PSA is produced by the body and can be used to detect disease, it is...
A man walks into a lamppost, subsequent encounter
No, he didn’t walk into the lamppost a second time, but he did follow up with his doctor for subsequent care, after the “initial encounter” where he was diagnosed with a contusion to the head, also known as code S00.03XA, now associated with code W22.02XD for walking...
Stress Video Series
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Coming Soon! https://youtu.be/QQoNey-nBKo Week 4 Coming Soon! https://youtu.be/NYZ3yh4_aDU
Walk Your Way to Health
I walk because it’s good for me. Most every morning, year round, rain or shine, my wife and I walk. Up the drive, along the gravel road, detour in the long field above the creek, out on the road again, down the steep hill to the creek and up the other side, then back....
Immuno Health Guide
Immunolabs is one of our preferred labs for testing for immune reactive foods. Use this excellent guide for education and to track symptoms during your food elimination diet. Immuno Health Guide
Melatonin to fight Cancer and more…
High dose melatonin has been shown to inhibit cancer through at least 8 different mechanisms. There are also numerous studies showing it helps prevent and treat Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease, heart disease and macular degeneration. It can protect against "chemo...
Commensal Bacteria Testing
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Cyrex Arrays
Cyrex labs is the world's leader in testing for autoimmune markers and immune reactive foods. Dr Rollins has been to numerous lectures by lab director Dr Aristo Vojdani and closely follows his ongoing research. Truly this lab is state of the art and at the leading...
Tick Borne Infections and Common Symptoms
Symptoms of early stage Lyme disease Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia bacteria, with the main strains being B. burgdorferi in the USA and Europe, and Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii in Europe and Asia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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-Sufficient Cell Division Cells are organized into...
10 everyday moments for mindfulness
Gratitude is one of my favorite emotions and one of the best ways to counteract stress. The following article by registered nurse and mindfulness expert, Jane Bozier, caught my attention and I think it is worth a share. 10 everyday reminders Mindfulness is all about...
Soy & Breast Cancer Prevention
One of the most important elements in breast cancer prevention, and in applying safe methods for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), is understanding the role of estrogen receptors and the different types of estrogen in the body. Soy food products have a lead role in...
Busting Weight Loss Myths
Many well-known and long held beliefs regarding weight loss are untrue according to recent scientific research. Despite the popularity of some media and health-provider guidance, it appears much of this weight loss advice is presumptuous and unproven, or worse yet,...
Sermorelin
Sermorelin, or growth hormone releasing factor, is given as a daily injection to stimulate the natural production of human growth hormone (HGH). HGH is normally produced during our youth, up until about middle age, and helps build muscle, build bone, break down fat,...
Progesterone: The Breast Cancer Shield
Breast cancer is understandably the greatest concern of women who are considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and yet the media and medical community have only confused the issue with blanket statements regarding risk and a sorry lack of specifics. Before...
Artificial Sweeteners – How Sweet It Is
In the effort to cut down on the sugar in their diet many people turn to artificial sweeteners. Trying to lose weight, control diabetes, or just eat healthier, are these sweeteners the answer? Understanding the terminology and different types of sweeteners is...
Insomnia Treatments and the Sleep Cycle
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub - William Shakespeare Insomnia is characterized by the inability to fall asleep or by waking up during the night and having difficulty going back to sleep. An estimated 10-15% of people suffer from chronic insomnia,...
Whole Food Plant Based Diet
Every day we're asked for a general guideline on a healthy diet, and we recommend a more "whole food plant based" diet. What does this mean? A whole food plant based diet is simply eating more plants, less meat and dairy, with little to no sugar or ultra processed...
Leaky Gut, aka Increased Intestinal Permeability
Aftercare Instructions for PDO Threads
PDO threads come in smooth, twist and barbed. The smooth threads can be used in a pattern to help to smooth out wrinkles or acne scarring, the twist threads can add some volume to slightly deeper wrinkles and the barbed threads can be used for subtle lifting of...
Estrogen Vindication
By Devaki Lindsey Berkson, DC, from the Townsend Letter Part 1: Estrogen and the Women's Health Initiative Part 2: Estrogen, Cancer Stem Cells, and Studies Part 3: The Tamoxifen Connection and Hormone Therapy