Dr. Rollins Articles
Adrenomend
A Multi-Adaptogen HPA Axis Modulation Formula Adrenomend is best understood not as an “adrenal stimulant,” but as a stress-response regulatory...
The Ancient Practice of Yoga: A Modern Path to Wellness
Yoga, an ancient practice dating back thousands of years, has experienced a remarkable surge in popularity across the globe. While its roots lie in...
Chelation Affinity with EDTA
In chelation chemistry, a stability constant (often written as K or log K) quantifies how tightly a ligand (the chelator) binds a metal ion at...
Why Antibodies Can Rise After Lyme & Chronic Infection Treatment
One of the most confusing and anxiety-provoking findings after treatment for Lyme disease and other chronic infections is a rise in antibody levels...
Hormones That Take Off the Pounds
The frustration of not losing weight despite eating right and exercising is often related to hormone imbalances. Last week I wrote about hormones...
Hormones that Pack on the Pounds
In the struggle to maintain a healthy weight many of us find there seems to be some hidden roadblock to our progress. Despite eating well and...
Iron Avidity
Iron avidity is a state where the body is desperately trying to capture and use iron, but circulating iron is unavailable, even though iron may be...
Dysmetabolic Iron Overload Syndrome (DIOS)
Dysmetabolic Iron Overload Syndrome (DIOS) is treated very differently from genetic hemochromatosis. The goal is fix the metabolic problem, not...
Healthy Aging, Oral Bugs & Nitric Oxide – Why It Matters to N¹O¹ Users
A new study titled “Ageing modifies the oral microbiome, nitric oxide bioavailability and vascular responses to dietary nitrate supplementation” by...
The Cholesterol Hypothesis, or Myth?
The idea that cholesterol is the primary cause of heart disease has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. While high cholesterol levels,...
It’s Not Just a Dream: The Science and Psychology of Dreams
Dreams have long fascinated humanity, provoking curiosity, awe, and sometimes fear. Across history, cultures have attempted to understand and...
Food Combination Diets, Magic or Myth?
A Food Combination Diet The basic idea of a food combination diet is that certain foods do not digest optimally if eaten together, while others mix...
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...
Consent for Joint Injection
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...
Covid19 Therapies
Covid19 infection presents some unique and serious challenges. We've learned much about the details of the infection in general, why some groups are at much higher risk of death from the infection and why many people who recover from the initial illness continue with...
Histamine avoidance diet
Histamine is a chemical created endogenously by the immune system and is present in some foods. By eliminating foods with histamine for six weeks to three months, and later reintroducing them, we can find which histamine laden foods your body can and can not tolerate....
Adrenal Crisis Emergency Kit
What is an adrenal crisis? An adrenal crisis is the result of an extreme physical or emotional stress that does not get the necessary steroid coverage to meet that stress. It is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency that requires management in a hospital or...
Hemochromatosis Diet
Notes on diet for hemochromatosis: The most important things to avoid: Iron supplementation Fortified foods with iron &/or vitamin C Vitamin C supplements Red meat, shellfish (or consume very infrequently and pair with calcium-rich foods) Alcohol The most...
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) Testing
Screening Tests for Biotoxin Illness Visual Contrast Sensitivity testing measures your ability to see details at low contrast levels and is often used as a nonspecific test of neurological function. The results of the test can then be used as an aid in the diagnosis...
Disagreement with the FDA position on treating “age related” testosterone deficiency
Commentary and literature review by author Abdulmaged M. Traish, published Dec 2020 in the journal Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics, takes issue with the position taken by the FDA against testosterone replacement therapy in men with low testosterone due...
Helminth Therapy / Providers
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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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...