Carole and I are shutting down the subscription Natural Medicine blog and discussion group in three months. We are no longer accepting new subscriptions. I will continue to post essays to the Public blog starting today. This will be the last day that I publish to this blog site.
The subscription blog has very few paying members and the discussion group is largely inactive. Maintaining these two sites is an administrative nightmare for Carole.
Currently 90% of my time is spent dealing with people who contact me through the Public blog. This blog has a significant international readership, but the subscription blog has almost none. If you "subscribe" to the free Public blog Feedburner will send you copies of my newly posted essays the next day via email. No charge.
The discussion group will not be made available to the general public. Free public forums attract lunatics who want to pick fights with everyone who disagrees with them. No thanks.
The Quality of Life blog will remain open and vastly expanded. Carole and her daughter, who is working on her nutrition degree, will be writing essays on diet, nutrition and health. I will handle the other topics, such as enhancing clitoral sensitivity, my favorite topic. The QOL blog remains private.
Happy New Year.
Steve and Carole
Doc,
Your the best and no one else is even close to second best. I look forward to the next iteration of medicine in the public interest.
Mouse Glenn
Posted by: Glenn Davis | January 05, 2009 at 01:02 PM
Wow! I am really going to miss this blog.
I only hope Steve that you continue your valuable work and keep writing essays when time allows.
Are you still going to have the MJ available for a period of time. Or for that matter do any phone consults for those of us who know and respect your efforts here?
I wish more people had taken advantage of this blog and participated. I know that it has helped me enourmosly and was really upset upon hearing the news of the closing down. This is a great loss to a lot of us I am sure.
Larry B.
Posted by: Larry B. | January 05, 2009 at 01:06 PM
THANK YOU steve for all the research and insights ...
Phillip Cooper --
Posted by: Phillip | January 05, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Dr. Steve,
I am very sorry to hear the news about Thea, she seemed like a very good person and very brave.
I also want to thank you for your efforts and will continue to monitor the public blog.
Posted by: SteveK | January 05, 2009 at 06:03 PM
I had several exchanges with Thea in the discussion forum. And excellent, thoughtful, expressive lady.
When I read she was in a hospice, I knew her several co-morbidities must be adding up.
Pax vobiscum, Thea.
Posted by: satx2 | January 05, 2009 at 08:03 PM
can i suggest a yahoo group
for us to continue more discussions? -- easy to set up and administer
Posted by: Phillip | January 05, 2009 at 08:15 PM
You know that I have very much appreciated your blogs over the last several years and hope you are able to continue. James
Posted by: James | January 05, 2009 at 08:18 PM
Very sorry to hear that the blog is closing. Especially since i have only discovered it recently and joined. I have learned alot already though, through the private blog and discussion group. Endless Thanks Steve, appreciate all the work. Yahoo group sounds good phillip.
Posted by: Sonny G | January 05, 2009 at 09:33 PM
For almost two years, the first thing I'd do when I got on the computer would be to see what information Steve had to put out. Today's was definitely the saddest. Thanks for all you do Steve. And thank you Thea, you'll be missed.
Posted by: Paul K. | January 05, 2009 at 10:03 PM
I am not going anywhere. I still do consulting and the methyl jasmonate is freely available.
I will continue to post essays to the free Public blog as often as possible. Unlike the private blog, you can forward these posts to all your friends. Sign up for the Feedburner service so you can have these essays directly sent to your email address.
Since we have so few private blog subscribers, it doesn't make any sense to deprive the general public of useful medical information. As I said yesterday, 90% of the people who contact me come from the Public blog anyway.
Carole and I were going to leave the DG open to former members, but that is not possible. The software cuts people off after three months anyway. You have NO IDEA how much work Carole has done to maintain, administer, the DG and private blog.
We both agree that forming a Yahoo discussion group on "real alternative medicine information" is a great idea. One or more of you guys set up the forum and moderate it. Carole and I are happy to join in the discussion, BUT we have no time to moderate it.
Your thoughts?
Posted by: Dr. Steve | January 06, 2009 at 07:33 AM
If you set up the Yahoo forum, we will publicize it on our home page.
Posted by: Dr. Steve | January 06, 2009 at 07:36 AM
Dr. Martin,
I have started a discussion group on Yahoo groups.
Posted by: jbehles | January 14, 2009 at 01:30 PM
Hi Dr Steve...can't find the info on Flax lynnan....plase advise...thaks, Toni Reid
Posted by: Toni Reid | April 30, 2009 at 08:38 PM