Dr. Rollins Articles
Controversy in Prostate Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force ignited a firestorm of controversy within the medical community by announcing that the PSA (prostate specific...
Bone Health
How Bones are Made Thought of only as the rigid framework that supports the body, bones actually do much more and are a big player in many metabolic...
Xenoestrogens
Is estrogen good or bad? Should you take it or avoid it? Are estrogens a concern for men as well as women? The answer depends in part on the type...
The Glycemic Index
Not all carbohydrate foods are created equal - in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The glycemic index (GI) describes this...
IV Therapies
Intravenous infusions, or IVs, offer the ability to get much higher blood levels of certain nutrients, antioxidants, or other compounds than is...
Visiting Grand Junction
Thank you to all of our patients who travel from out of town or even from out of state for consultation and treatment. I'm often sharing...
Avoid these Chemicals and Save Your Thyroid
The main symptoms of low thyroid include fatigue, difficulty concentrating, depression, trouble losing weight, cold intolerance or low body...
Wine Tasting Notes
See, swirl, sniff, sip, savor. A 20 point scoring system for judging wine. Wine-Tasting-Chart-2024 Appearance, see and swirl (3) Clarity - bright,...
Arthritis Relief
Suffering from arthritis is very common and the conventional treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen is...
Repurposed Drugs for Cancer
Many drugs have "pleotropic" properties, meaning they have actions other than those for which the agent was specifically developed. While the quest...
Childhood Exanthems
The six childhood exanthems, also known as the "sixth diseases" or "sixth exanthems," are a group of viral infections that commonly affect...
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening tool designed to assess various cognitive domains, including attention and...
HCG & Weight Loss
Losing up to a pound a day for twenty makes HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) a successful yet controversial method for weight loss. It was first used for weight loss about fifty years ago after being discovered by Italian physician, Dr Simeon. There are numerous...
Heart Screening Tests
How high is your cholesterol and should you care? If it is high, yes, but if it is normal then don’t rest easy… Would you believe only 50% of people who develop heart disease are identified using total cholesterol levels alone? This is true, according to data from the...
Heart Headlines 4
Heart Muscle Regenerates Once damaged, heart muscle does not recover – or does it? British scientists have reported that it may be possible for the heart to repair itself after injury, and they have discovered a protein molecule that stimulates this process. Dr Peter...
Heart Headlines
Chocolate good for heart and brain Leave it to the French to present results of a new study showing that chocolate is good for the heart and brain. From Paris, France, investigators are reporting that individuals who ate the most chocolate had a 37% lower risk of...
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Heart Health A host of recent studies examine the role of diet in the risk for heart diseases, including high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. Some may confirm what you already knew, but others might surprise you! An observational study of over 70,000 middle...
Skin Cancer & Vitamin D
Hair Removal As Easy As 1, 2, 3…
Hints of spring are in the air and soon bare skin will be back in the daylight. If you are tired of shaving, waxing or plucking unwanted hair, then now is the time to consider laser hair removal as advanced technology has made this procedure simple, effective and...
The Heart of the Matter with Testosterone
As their natural production of testosterone (T) declines millions of American men have discovered the health benefits of replacing it with a prescription supplement. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is booming, in part due to increased awareness, but also...
Death By Coffee
It’s 5 am and the coffee is made. Every morning, I do “coffee yoga”, that is my short yoga routine while the coffee brews. A few years ago I woke up one morning and realized I’d had coffee every day, for decades. That’s just weird, I thought, and promptly quit...
Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer – A Whopper of a Tale
Headlines this week proclaim that taking fish oil supplements leads to an increased risk of prostate cancer. “Very fishy”, I thought, since this contradicts volumes of published research that touts many health benefits of fish oil supplementation. After a careful...
Cancer Prevention
“You have cancer” are perhaps the most frightening words I ever speak and the words you fear most from your doctor. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US and one of the leading causes around the world. According to the World Health Organization, in...
Tips for Creating Your Own Diet Plan
In "Making sense of different diets" I reviewed the pros and cons of 12 diet plans, from the Atkins to the Zone. Gleaning the best from each I’ll layout what I consider to be a healthy dietary guideline, whether you are trying to lose weight, maximize athletic...
A Fire Burns Within
Inflammation plays a necessary role in our health, but is also the real culprit behind most diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and dementia. Let’s explore how inflammation can be good or bad. Acute inflammation is part of our normal defense...
Is Your Heart Pumping Sludge?
Blood thickness, or viscosity, may be the single unifying risk factor for heart disease. The thicker and stickier the blood the more difficult it is for the heart to pump it through the arteries. And, it leads to more mechanical stress inflicted upon the artery wall...
Controversy in Prostate Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force ignited a firestorm of controversy within the medical community by recently announcing that the PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test should no longer be recommended as a routine screening tool for detection of prostate...
22 Risks for Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. About 50% of people dying from heart disease have normal cholesterol. About 50% of people presenting with heart disease have zero or only one of the four main risk factors established by the American Heart...
Fatty Acids
Good fats, bad fats, trans fats, omega-3, omega-6, hydrogenated, unsaturated… it gets confusing trying to sort out just which fats we are supposed to eat and which ones to avoid like the plague. Bear with me – with a little explanation and a little chemistry you will...
Cancer Screening
Catch cancer early – that’s the point of cancer screening. During an annual check-up we focus on early detection of cancer. There are things that you can do to monitor for early cancer development and tests your doctor should recommend you consider as well. ...
A Medley of Heart Health News
Invincible Young Americans Younger Americans are not making the connection between unhealthy behaviors and future risk of heart disease and stroke. In a new survey by the American Stroke Association, 80% of young Americans questioned believe they are living healthy...
A Long Road Ahead to Heart Health
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, PA have released a sobering analysis of just how heart healthy the average American is and the results are a bit depressing. Based on the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2020 Impact Goal for good cardiovascular health...
NSAID Dangers
The latest news from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2010 Congress points out that some of our most popular over-the-counter drugs are not abiding by the principle of “Primum non nocere” – first do no harm. They are, in fact, causing stroke and heart...
Compounding Pharmacies and Bioidentical Hormones
From FDA scrutiny to bashing from doctors to debates on Oprah, compounded drugs, namely bioidentical hormones, are receiving a lot of attention lately. The reasons for criticism are suspect, and the whole debacle deserves a response. Compounded drugs require a...