Today is September 4, 2007.  It coincides with the publication of my first book:  The Brain Trust Program.  You can read more about it at  www.DrMccleary.com.  This is also my initial blog entry.  I hope to have many more to share.

I would like to introduce myself.  My name is Larry McCleary.  I am a pediatric neurosurgeon and was acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at The Children's Hospital in Denver for a number of years.  I did my training at New York University-Bellevue Medical Center in NYC.  I had the pleasure of training with one of the premier pediatric neurosurgeons in the world, Dr. Fred Epstein.  I have retired from that position and now live in Incline Village, Nevada.  While I was doing brain surgery in children I published a number of professional articles in medical journals.  Since that time I have changed my focus from caring for children with sick brains to writing and developing and testing unique nutritional supplement formulations for a variety of conditions.  This path was a logical step that evolved from the fact that I love to read medical literature and dispense it in an understandable format such as the book that was just published, use it to design unique nutritional formulations, or speak about it to reporters, interviewers or general audiences.  As a practicing physician it was my goal to provide optimal care to my patients.  Now I strive to do the same by supplying readers with current insights, beneficial information, and novel nutritional products.

I am also the Doctor for the Shining Stars Foundation.  It is a non-profit organization in Colorado whose mission statement is to provide programs to help children with cancer and other life threatening diseases.  We have had children from all four corners of the country participate.  The web site is www.ShiningStarsFoundation.org.  We are currently in the process of writing a book that chronicles the lives and showcases the spirit of these brave children.  There is also a documentary film being produced that is based on interviews of the kids being conducted by other children going through similar situations.  The kids have said to us again and again that the most powerful tool to help them get through the cancer experience is communication with their peers.  The film is designed to make their experiences available for other children around the world who are fighting a similar battle.

I wish to welcome you to an ongoing discussion of a number of topics I find fascinating and that I hope will strike your fancy as well.  They will involve brain health and other aspects of diet, nutrition, metabolism, science and nutritional supplementation.

Thanks for joining the ride!

Larry McCleary, M D.