PTSD Treatments Aren't Effective, So Government Green Lights... Ecstasy??? by Scott Faith This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 2 December 2016 and was updated after subsequent reporting on this subject.In yet another misguided attempt to address the legitimate plague of PTSD in America, the FDA recently approved a large scale trial to treat the condition … [Read more...]
Hormone Imbalances following Traumatic Brain Injury
Special Guest Author: Geoffrey P Dardia.It has been known for over 80 years that following a head injury there is dysfunction in the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal (HPA) axis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80-85% of traumatic brain injury (TBI) sufferers are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Approximately 80-85% of MTBI patients … [Read more...]
What Should I Put In My Bug-Out Bag?
by David AllenMost people have at least heard of a bug out bag, but not many really know what to put in one. Well according to the FEMA website, your bug out bag should be stocked with enough supplies to keep you alive for 72hrs. This is a good place to start because a bug out bag isn’t supposed to be your end all for survival. A good bug out bag should be used to get you … [Read more...]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in America Hit All-Time High
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in America Hit All-Time High by Scott FaithIt's hard to tell if Americans are "getting busy" more often, or if they're just being dumber about it. But the results are in, and they're not good: more Americans have sexually transmitted diseases than ever before.According to the Center for Disease Control, STDs in America jumped more by … [Read more...]
How Baseball Prepared Me to be an Army Ranger… and My Life After
How The Game of Baseball Prepared Me for Life as an Army Ranger… and What Came After by Vincent VargasEditor's Note: Vincent Vargas is many things: a father, a husband, a veteran, an actor, a philanthropist, and a former Army Ranger. He is also passionate about veterans' issues... and the game of baseball.In this article, Vince explains how he developed his love for … [Read more...]
Legal Cannabis: America At The Tipping Point
Legal Cannabis: America At The Tipping Point by Wade GarrettIf I were an American politician’s consigliere before this mid-term election, I’d say one thing: get on board with legal cannabis. It’s happening, and whatever moral issues you may have with it are quickly becoming eclipsed and made irrelevant by the amount of money legal cannabis brings in.There are a lot of … [Read more...]
Saving lives one TBI Treatment at a time: EOD techs start non-profit
We are the Invictus Project. We are EOD technicians. We are survivors. We are laying everything on the line to make a real difference to veterans and others who suffer with mental illness and depression._______________________________________________________________________________________Written by Jeff Haugland and Sam PetersonWe are all aware of the staggering … [Read more...]
NFL Kneeling? Stop Making the Interesting Important!
Here we are, two weeks into the football season, and already the divisive rhetoric has reached a fevered pitch, despite the fact that only a handful of players are still kneeling (only two on one team by one count). What makes this upsetting – the fact that the conversation isn’t about racial inequality, or even 1st Amendment rights – the discussion revolves around whether … [Read more...]
The MARCH Algorithm in Tactical Combat Casualty Care
The MARCH Algorithm in Tactical Combat Casualty Care by Andrew Fisher this article was first published in September 2017The MARCH algorithm is synonymous with Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). It is a simple acronym for remembering the necessary steps in priority for saving lives in combat. M-massive hemorrhage, A-airway, R-respiratory, C-circulation, and … [Read more...]
8 Reasons Why it Wasn’t Easy Being Spartan
8 Reasons Why it Wasn't Easy Being Spartan by Nick Koumalatsos The Spartans may have built one of the finest militaries of the ancient world, but their culture was so harsh that the word “spartan” has become synonymous with an austere way of life. Spartan society was carefully constructed around a strict moral code and sense of duty, and its people underwent extreme hardships … [Read more...]