Dr. Rollins Articles
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...
Weight Loss the Integrative Medicine Way
If losing weight seems impossible then rest assured for there is an answer to the weight loss equation and it lies at the heart of integrative...
Mistletoe Therapy
Mistletoe (viscus album) is a unique plant that grows from the bark of trees. The most commonly used forms are from apple, oak, pine and fir...
Get to the Root Cause with Functional Medicine
Each disease has a cause and a treatment, or so we are taught in medical school. Identify the disease then prescribe the drug or perform the...
The End of Alzheimer’s notes
My notes from reading "The End of Alzheimer's" by Dr Bredesen - Most have ApoE 3/3 = 9% AD risk - 25% have a single ApoE4 = 30% risk - 2% have two...
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...