Trick-or-treating is an American tradition that most of us love, especially kids.  I support safe, supervised trick-or-treating, but have a suggestion for how to deal with all the candy your kids get on Halloween night.  Start a new tradition and make November 1st the night the “Sugar Sprite” comes to visit.  Have the kids pick

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It’s that time of year again- the kids are going back to school and coming in to my naturopathic medical clinic in droves for various needs. As a naturopath, I am able to help in many ways. I am doing lots of school sports physicals right now and find them a great way to check

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I learn from my patients as they learn from me.  I love that about my work as a naturopathic doctor. The mother of a 2 year old with eczema asked me about a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics that showed reduction in skin symptoms from dilute (1/4c per bath) bleach baths two or

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A respiratory virus has been passed around the home of one of the families I treat. Last night, their 2 & 1/2 year old toddler woke up in the middle of the night with a fever. Over the course of several hours, it went up to 102 degrees. Although 102 degrees is a healthy temperature,

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