Dr. Tori Hudson, N.D.

Vitamin D deficiency is a very common problem in the U.S., and especially in an aging population. Older individuals are at greater risk for deficiency because aging lowers the amount of 7-dehydrochlesterol in the skin and thus lowers the ability to produce vitamin D, as well as lower absorption. Most of our [...]

Chances are, many of you have not ever heard of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Hopefully, that will mean you have no health problems indicative of PCOS. For other women, it may mean you have this commonly under recognized, under diagnosed condition.
PCOS is not really classified as a disease, because it is not [...]

The Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial studying a total of 3088 women diagnosed with early stage breast cancers –stage I-IIIa who were diagnosed within the previous four years. Subjects in the WHEL study were randomized into either a treatment group, who’s diet consisted of; a daily dose [...]

In a population-based study, 1180 Caucasian women older than 55, were randomized to receive a daily placebo, calcium or calcium plus 1000 IU of vitamin D (cholecalciferol). Â Health status and compliance to the regimen were assessed every 6 months over 4 years and serum vitamin D was measured at baseline and annually. 1024 women [...]

Sixty postmenopausal women were randomized in a crossover trail to either a therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) diet alone consisting of 30% total fat (< 7% saturated fat, 15% protein, 55% carbohydrates, and < 200 mg of cholesterol). or a similar TLC diet which included one-half cup soy nuts containing 25 grams of soy protein [...]

This was a prospective, non-randomized, open-label observational study conducted over two years, in Germany. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use, safety and effectiveness of black cohosh alone or in combination with St. John’s wort on menopausal symptoms.
6141 women at 1287 outpatient gynecology offices were treated with recommended doses of black [...]

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at three medical centers in Italy. The trial studied the effects of 54 mg/day of pure soy genestein on bone metabolism in postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Bone densities at the femoral neck and lumbar spine were tested after 24 months along with serum levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, [...]

Gonzalez A, White E, Kristal A, Littman A. Calcium intake and 10-year weight change in middle-aged adults. J Am Diet Assoc 2006l; 106:1066-1073.
A study conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer research center in Seattle, Washington evaluated the effect of dietary and supplemental calcium on 10-year weight change in 5250 men and 5341 women from the Vitamins [...]

Besides being a source of information about calcium, vitamin D, and weight gain, the Vitamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) study yielded other data on dietary supplements. In the VITAL study, 15,655 men and women completed questionnaires about their 10-year use of supplements, dietary and health habits, height, former body weights, and present weight.
Among overweight or obese [...]

Gaullier J, Halse J, Hoivik H, et al. Six months supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid induces regional-specific fat mass decreases in overweight and obese. Br J Nutr 2007; 97:550-560.
A randomized, double-blind. placebo-controlled trial examined the use of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in 118 overweight subjects with a body mass [...]