Russell Blaylock

Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. is a boardcertified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, lecturer, and newsletter editor.

He graduated with an MD degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1971.

He completed his general surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C.

About 1971 he married Diane and they have two sons and three grandchildren.

For 26 years he practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He retired from his neurosurgical duties in 2003 to devote his full attention to nutritional studies and research.

Dr. Blaylock has authored three books on nutrition and wellness, including "Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills," "Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life," and "Natural Strategies for The Cancer Patient."

As a guest for radio and television programs, he lectures extensively to both lay and professional medical audiences on a variety of nutrition-related subjects. He edits NewsMax.com’s Blaylock Wellness Report.

Dr. Blaylock has also been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Life Extension Foundation.

He is the 2004 recipient of the Integrity in Science Award granted by the Weston A. Price Foundation.

Dr. Blaylock serves on the editorial staff of the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association and is the associate editor of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, official publication of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.

He received an honorific title of clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., and is a visiting professor of biology at the Belhaven College, also in Jackson, Miss.