2017 Blog Summary

I posted 147 blogs in 2017. I began writing my blog late in 2013 and will exceed 600 total posts sometime this month.

For me, the most important benefit is personal. Reviewing studies keeps me abreast of the latest health research. As a result, I’m a better physician, providing a higher level of service to my patients. I hope that you also glean information to guide you in making health decisions.

Reviewing my blogs for the past year always brings some surprises and some fond memories. I really enjoyed researching and writing the series on food allergies. I try to strike a balance between criticism of our current health care system and positive steps you can take to improve your own health.

This year it appears I’ve done a pretty good job in that department. Tied for first were blogs about diet and blogs about drugs. Together, they accounted for a full third of my blogs. Medical testing was the next most popular topic, followed by supplementation and hormone imbalance. Each accounting for 10% of my blog material. I also covered exercise, autoimmune disease, medical procedures, and cardiovascular disease repeatedly.

I was surprised that infection, genetics and toxicity in the environment were not more popular. Look for more blogs on these topics this year. In fact, emerging studies are showing a strong correlation with these factors and chronic diseases like ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), MS (multiple sclerosis), RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and AD (Alzheimer’s disease).

You can view any of my blogs since 2013 just by scrolling through the years and months in the right-side column. If you prefer, you can also search by key word. Just enter your topic in the left-hand upper corner and press enter.