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Understanding Dietary Supplements

DERBY — On Thursday, July 30, at 5 pm, the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital will present “Wading Through the Waters of Dietary Supplements.” This presentation by Naturopathic Resident, Dr Ryan A. McNally, will address the safety and quality of dietary supplements, and discuss whom you should turn to for expert advice.

Dr McNally graduated in 2008 from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Ariz. He is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts — Amherst, where he graduated with a degree in biology.

He recently completed an internship with the World Food Programme in the division of HIV Policy and Programming. He is a first-year Integrative Medicine resident at Griffin Hospital and the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, and serves as a research assistant at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center.

The Integrative Medicine Center (IMC) at Griffin Hospital holds free monthly “Fireside Chats” on subjects related to integrative healthcare. The “chats” are conducted by the IMC clinicians and held at the IMC, which is housed in the Center for Cancer Care, 350 Seymour Avenue, Derby. Register online at http://www.griffinhealth.org/events/imc.htm or call 732-1370.