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Donny Stokes 1/29/26 Donny Stokes 1/29/26

Hemoglobin A1c and Heart Health: What Your Numbers Really Mean

Donny Stokes 1/22/26 Donny Stokes 1/22/26

Trust in Doctors: Rebuilding Confidence in a Skeptical World

Donny Stokes 1/15/26 Donny Stokes 1/15/26

Building a Tactical Home Medical Kit: What Every Operator Should Keep on Hand

Donny Stokes 1/8/26 Donny Stokes 1/8/26

Heat Stroke or Heart Attack? How to Tell the Difference in 2026

Donny Stokes 12/30/25 Donny Stokes 12/30/25

Dizziness, Headaches, and Brain Fog: Could It Be Your Heart?

Donny Stokes 12/23/25 Donny Stokes 12/23/25

Creatine and Cardiovascular Health: What Tactical Operators Need to Know

Donny Stokes 12/18/25 Donny Stokes 12/18/25

Coughing Fits and Heart Conditions: When It’s More Than Just a Cold

Donny Stokes 12/11/25 Donny Stokes 12/11/25

The Dangers of Dehydration and Electrolyte Imbalance

Donny Stokes 12/4/25 Donny Stokes 12/4/25

Prebiotics vs. Probiotics: What’s the Difference and Who Needs Them?

Donny Stokes 11/27/25 Donny Stokes 11/27/25

Fatigue: When Tiredness Signals Something Deeper

Donny Stokes 11/20/25 Donny Stokes 11/20/25

What Is Bradycardia? Cold Weather and Slow Heart Rates

Donny Stokes 11/13/25 Donny Stokes 11/13/25

Gut Health and Heart Disease: What’s the Connection?

Donny Stokes 11/6/25 Donny Stokes 11/6/25

Cholesterol: Understanding the Types, Effects, and New Research

Donny Stokes 10/30/25 Donny Stokes 10/30/25

Cardiovascular Care of Tactical Athletes: Have We Landed Yet?

Donny Stokes 10/23/25 Donny Stokes 10/23/25

Butterflies in the Chest: When Palpitations Are More Than Anxiety

Donny Stokes 10/16/25 Donny Stokes 10/16/25

Obesity in First Responders: Understanding the Causes, Risks, and Road to Recovery

Donny Stokes 10/9/25 Donny Stokes 10/9/25

The Plague: A Historical and Medical Overview

Donny Stokes 10/2/25 Donny Stokes 10/2/25

White Coat Hypertension: Elevated BP in the Clinic

Donny Stokes 9/25/25 Donny Stokes 9/25/25

Emergency Pericardiocentesis: Tactical Cardiac Relief

Donny Stokes 9/18/25 Donny Stokes 9/18/25

Fatigue: When Tiredness Signals More Than Lack of Sleep