Michael T. Murray, N.D. is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine. Dr. Murray is a graduate, faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents of Bastyr University. Dr. Murray has written or co-written over 40 books on natural approaches to health with cumulative sales of over 6 million copies including A Textbook of Natural Medicine, the definitive textbook on naturopathic medicine for physicians.

As a consultant to companies in the dietary supplement industry, Dr. Murray has been instrumental in bringing many safe and effective natural products to the marketplace including the whole concept of standardized botanical extracts such as Ginkgo, Saw Palmetto, and Silymarin, as well as curcumin, quercetin, DGL, glucosamine sulfate, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, PharmaGABA, PGX, and many more.

In recognition of his work, Dr. Murray has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors over the years including several denoting lifetime achievements such as the Benedict Lust Award in 2015 from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and in 2015 the Mission Award from Bastyr University. In 2016, he was recognized as “The Voice of Natural Medicine” by the Nutrition Business Journal for his commitment to the advancement of evidence-based approaches to health and healing with natural products. In 2024, he was recognized by Vitamin Retailer magazine as one of the 30 People Who Shaped the Natural Product Industry.