Transgender Hormones: Questions No One Is Asking

If you follow my YouTube channel, you know education and saving lives is what Scala Precision Heath is about. Bear with me as I recount these WTF moments in my life. You’ll connect the dots in a minute. When my extremely fit 35-year-old endurance athlete and training partner had a heart attack . . . […]

Postpartum Depression & Executive Women

I’ve talked many women dealing with depression off the ledge. Going into a high-level intervention I never know what to expect. I must meet each woman where she is at that time. It’s like a white-water raft ride through her neurological architecture, and to me it’s as physically draining as any triathlon. Navigating depression with […]

Dorian Yates vs. DVT

A few months ago, I answered my phone and heard, “Russ, this is Dorian Yates, not sure if you know who I am.” Yes, six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates. “Hello, Dorian, yes, I know who you are. How’s it going?” “I just saw your video on what’s killing bodybuilders on YouTube. I also saw […]

Cancer: The Immortal Serial Killer

Imagine your phone rings and it’s your doctor’s office. The nurse on the other end says your test results have come back positive, you have cancer! There’s a long silence, then the nurse says, “We have an opening in three weeks for you to meet with the doctor. Can I schedule you?” You say yes, […]

Escaping Antidepressant Hell

Ten years ago, I would have never believed discontinuing antidepressant medication was harder than kicking

Wolves and Sheep

After graduating from the police academy and being placed on the SWAT team as a paramedic, I had to ask the question, “After 15 years as a life saver, can I take a life?” Every year, there was a SWAT competition where our team would compete with other teams from around the US in shooting, […]

Aging Family Members: What You Can Do

Folks, one of my goals is to prepare you to care for aging family members, so you can navigate our broken medical system with your loved ones. We are not designed to rust away; we are not designed to get old and just break. Helping people improve their quality of life and their passion for […]

Executive Tap Out

One of my first 11th-hour interventions with a top executive came in 2004 when a high-level hedge fund manager (we’ll call him Dan) just tapped out. He started drinking copious amounts of alcohol and disregarded his job, family and friends. His wife said, “I’ve never seen him like this. He’s like another person.” Millionaires think […]

My Heroin, My Baby

“I’m pregnant and a heroin addict,” is what she said first, followed by, “I know you’re the only one who can help my baby.” My initial response was silence. This is the story. I first met Pam at an Italian restaurant where she waited tables. The owners knew me and allowed me to sit in […]

Sudden Death in Bodybuilders and Endurance Athletes

I was in the ICU at Florida Hospital. My good friend, a super-fit triathlete, almost died from a heart attack. I was stunned. “This can’t be!” I thought. The next day, I scheduled an MRI for my heart. For three days, I was scared shitless waiting on the results, just knowing I did the same […]

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