January at The Havok Journal was Health and Fitness month. Some of Havok's writers shared tips and ideas on how not to catch the flu, myostatin inhibitors, and crossfit. And then, there are those like me, those whose idea of fitness is more along the lines of “fitness whole pizza in my mouth” than it is about crossfit.Some of you are more into shoveling food into your … [Read more...]
The Flu and You: How to Not Get Sick This Year
Andrew D. Fisher was stationed at Fort Benning, GA at the time this article was published, serving as a Physician Assistant in the U.S. Army. He has no financial interest in any products mentioned, nor has any conflict of interested to disclose. These opinions are his own and are not endorsed by the U.S. Army or the Department of Defense. This article first appeared in Havok … [Read more...]
Curing Your Hangover: What Works, What Doesn’t
Originally published on 1 August 2015. _____ by Joanne Villaflor, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDIt's the weekend or maybe a week night for the younger crowd and you revel in the esprit de corps surrounding you--including the drinks last night when sharing the "remember when" stories. You wake up knowing it's summer in the South, meaning excessive heat and humidity, and formation is … [Read more...]
Do YOU Know How To Stop A “Big Bleed?”
Do YOU Know How To Stop A "Big Bleed?" by Andrew FIsher Editor's Note: The author is currently a medical student at Texas A&M College of Medicine, and is a former Physician Assistant in the 75th Ranger Regiment. _____ Current survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrest ranges from 6-10%. However, we continuously pour efforts and money into this training. Items … [Read more...]
PTSD Treatments Aren’t Effective, So Government Green Lights… Ecstasy???
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...]
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...]
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...]
Functional Medicine Initiative / FM(I): The Solution To Chronic Veteran Health Issues
Functional Medicine Initiative / FM(I): The Solution To Chronic Veteran Health Issues by Geoffrey Dardia This article was originally published as part of the SOF Health Initiatives Program at the Task Force Dagger Foundation and is reposted here with the permission of the original author. _____ IntroductionAmerica's Armed Forces have been relentlessly fighting in the … [Read more...]
The “Signature Injury” Of The War On Terror Is Not PTSD. It’s Low-T.
The "Signature Injury" Of The War On Terror Is Not PTSD. It's Low-T. by Kevin LaczThis past June, I was invited to speak at a symposium on TBI/PTSD in Warsaw, Poland. As a Physician Assistant in functional medicine, I was invited by the Friends of GROM (editor's note: GROM is Poland's elite special operations force) to speak on hormone replacement in males with TBI/PTSD. … [Read more...]