Dr. Tori Hudson, N.D.

Trip to Canyon de Chelly April 28-May 2, 2010
Dear all, I’m taking another group trip to the sacred holy land of the Navajo-Canyon de Chelly.  Our base camp is in the valley of the canyon, surrounded by beautiful canyon walls, moon and sun rises and [...]

Guidelines for screening cervical cancer and abnormal cells of the cervix are regularly evaluated and updated, based on statistics and health data. Both  liquid-based and the conventional pap smear slide methods of screening are acceptable, but the majority of current screening uses the liquid-based process. The liquid-based technology will filter out most of the blood [...]

In a randomized trial of more than 5400 women with cardiovascular disease or risk factors, women were randomized to placebo or a combination of folic acid 2.5 mg/day, Vitamin B6, 50 mg/day and Vitamin B12, 1mg/day. The women were over the age of 40, and two thirds of them had a history of cardiovascular disease [...]

Folic acid update
It has been known for a considerable amount of time, that folic acid when given to women planning for pregnancy and during pregnancy, can lower the risk for neural tube defects. Based on the research up to that time, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) first published their recommendations in 1996. This [...]

St. John’s Wort and menopause symptoms

St John’s wort was compared with a placebo in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial on symptoms and quality of life issues in perimenopausal women. Forty-seven 40 to 65 y.o. perimenopausal women who experienced three or more hot flashes per day were randomized to receive either 900 mg three times [...]

The potential for soy protein or soy isoflavones to alter bone metabolism and bone resorption is currently contradictory and inconclusive.  The lack of agreement in the literature is thought to be related to variations in study design. These variations in study design include differences in the dosage and form of soy products studied, (i.e. soy [...]

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is not really classified as a disease, because it is not a specific and constant set of symptoms and physical characteristics. Rather, it is better described as a syndrome, with a collection of symptoms, physical characteristics and laboratory findings. There are two consistent aspects of PCOS: hyper-androgenism and a lack of [...]

Fifty eight women were surgically diagnosed with endometriosis and were then started on Pycnogenol within 6 months of the surgery after confirming regular menstruation and ovulation for three months. Women were randomized to receive either pycnogenol 30 mg twice daily for 48 weeks or a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (Gn-RHa), leuprorelin acetate depot, 3.75 mg IM [...]

Issues of cellular metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction are very important in women’s health, creating numerous problematic changes that result in hypothalamic suppression as well as dysfunctions in the brain, heart, skeletal muscles, liver and endocrine system. The hypothalamus controls sleep, pituitary and autonomic functions. When hypothalamic function is suppressed, it can result in insomnia, irritable [...]

As the saying goes, you usually get what you pay for. But just so you know what you’re paying for, multivitamin-mineral supplements vary in four basic ways:

ingredients
potency
quality
manufacturing process

In general, however, basic mass-market multiples are often sold at a lower price because they are inferior in one or more of those four basic ways. Typically, they [...]