Dr. Rollins Articles
Cancer Protocol
Every patient and every cancer is different, yet there are some common therapies that we have found helpful. Our cancer protocol is simply meant to...
Starting the New Year with Healthy Habits
Here we go, again. New Years resolutions, goals, wishes... If you hope to improve your health, lose weight, live longer or live better, here are...
A Christmas Music Prescription
If laughter is the best medicine, then I’d like to think music is a close second. I discovered around the age of 18 that I have an ear for playing...
Heart and Soul
Anxiety causes heart attacks, according to the “Heart and Soul Study” published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, in which over 1000 people...
Transforming Healthcare in the 21st Century
By guest author, Judith Olesen Americans too often pay a high price for the ways in which conventional medicine is practiced. We pay a price not...
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is our nation’s official time for giving thanks, counting our blessings, and sharing kindness and courtesy to friends, family and even...
Stress Management Techniques
You have the ability to control the effect of stress on your mind and body. As one may not be able to remove or avoid all stress the goal at some...
Statin Drugs and High Cholesterol: A Story of Associations, Assumptions and Dogma
The love affair with statin drugs has turned from sizzle to fizzle as the irrational enthusiasm for these cholesterol-lowering drugs faces...
Vitality for the Aging Man
Men, if you feel like you are losing your mojo then it's time to check your testosterone level. Aging men will have a predictable decline in the...
Please Pour the Coffee
Legend has it that around 1200 years ago an Ethiopian goat herder observed his animals energetically dancing around after eating the bright red...
Alzheimer’s: The Second Most Feared Disease
According to a 2021 Center for Disease Control survey, this disease is the second most feared, even more than a heart attack or stroke. It's known...
Preventing Cognitive Decline – A 12 Week Course to a Better Brain
This is an upcoming 12-week course to learn the underlying causes of cognitive decline and the practical lifestyle steps to ensure optimal brain...
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...