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...]
Why Civilian PTSD, MST, And Warfighter PTSD Are Each Uniquely Different
By: Chris Buckalew RN, U.S. Army veteran(Author's Note: I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist, I am a Registered Nurse with numerous years of experience in the mental health field. The thoughts below are my own and have been formulated through my research and investigation into this area.)This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 5 August, … [Read more...]
Do You Want Zombies? Because That’s How You Get Zombies.
Do You Want Zombies? Because That's How You Get Zombies. by Scott FaithA team of scientists from biotechnology firm Bioquark recently received permission to conduct experiments to utilize stem cells of brain-dead hospital patients in an attempt to bring them back to life. The process involves "hitting the reset button" at the cellular level, and has been likened to that … [Read more...]
PTS…D? A Disease Is Not A Disorder
PTS...D? A Disease Is Not A Disorder by Marty Skovlund Sr.Editor's Note: Marty Skovlund Jr. founded The Havok Journal. His father, Marty Sr., an Army veteran and all-around great man, was our #1 fan. He even wrote a few articles for us himself, this being one. Marty Sr. moved on to the big rally point in the sky, August 6, 2017. We are forever thankful to host this … [Read more...]
The ABCs of Gun Safety: An EMT’s Perspective
To begin, let me tell you why you need to read this article and absorb what I have to say. In just my small town, and just this week, I was involved in the care of three gunshot victims. Two of them died. One of those I took in a body bag to a morgue, the other I pronounced dead at the scene (let the coroner take care of that clean-up) and tried my damnedest to console a … [Read more...]
Quit Ovary-Acting! A Havok Guide to Hysterectomies
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...]
Do YOU Know How To Stop A “Big Bleed?”
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 such as Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been … [Read more...]
PTSD Treatments Aren’t Effective, So Government Green Lights… Ecstasy???
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 2 December 2016.PTSD Treatments Aren't Effective, So Government Green Lights... Ecstasy??? by Scott FaithIn 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 with a powerful mind-affecting drug. You've probably heard … [Read more...]