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Practical guidance on naturopathic medicine, herbal therapies, diagnostic testing, and family health from Dr. Coleen Murphy, ND, LAc.
The average age of an attention deficit disorder diagnosis is age 7: this is a time when pressure at school mounts and children need to begin to focus and sit...
Naturopathic Practice
Naturopathic Medicine Cabinet: Product List Note: This is the product list for my previous post walking through my home medicine cabinet, which you can read HERE. Supplements In My Home Medicine...
Cancer
Environmental Working Group 2017 Sunscreen ReportEvery year the EWG releases its much awaited sunscreen report that looks at the myriad of chemicals and formulations that go into the sunscreens that...
Naturopathic Practice
Dr. Murphy writes about the history and function of Robert’s Formula in the July, 2021 issue of Naturopathic Doctor News and Review. Robert’s Formula is a gentle herbal blend that...
News
Lessons learned from a sometimes-blogging Naturopathic Doctor My blog post guide to pediatric CBD dosing went viral and has now crested 100,000 page views this year! As you can see...
Pediatric Health
CBD Dose Guidelines for Pediatrics and Adults The most common question I get about CBD is: “How much do I take”? CBD is a non-psychoactive component of cannabis that is...
Pediatric Health
Naturopathic Doctors versed in pediatric craniosacral therapy (CST) offer a powerful treatment tool for the constellation of diseases and development stunting associated with poor vagal tone in infants. CST combined...
Uncategorized
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or “multiple ovarian cysts” is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. PCOS can be a frustrating, and sometimes painful condition, and can...
Featured
The average age of an attention deficit disorder diagnosis is age 7: this is a time when pressure at school mounts and children need to begin to focus and sit...
Diagnostics and Testing
This article provides info on how to test yourself or your child for exposure to mold, mildew, fungi and mycotoxins. A simple urine test can provide detailed information about potential...
Diagnostics and Testing
If you eat an Asian diet and consume many foods commonly found outside the 96 food items that standard food allergy tests look at, then this test is for you: Asian...
Diagnostics and Testing
One out of 6 Americans reading this takes a psychiatric medication and 31 percent of Americans have a close family member or friend who has been diagnosed with mental illness....
Diagnostics and Testing
The DUTCH test is a urine steroid hormone profile that measures hormones and hormone metabolites (called conjugates) in a dried urine sample. DUTCH stands for “dried urine total complete hormones”...
Diagnostics and Testing
The reason the 2017-18 seasons flu season has been so deadly is largely because the flu vaccine is ineffective against the currently circulating influenza type A antigen H3N2. Scientists and...
Diagnostics and Testing
Most people experience distress of their gastrointestinal tract without even being aware of the true cause. The most common among these are lactose intolerance, where one’s body is unable to...
Cancer
In a few years from now we will all own the word ‘genotype’ and throw around terms like “SNP” (pronounced “snips”) while using them in factual statements as well as...
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