Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Nov 15th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Excess alcohol has all kinds of associated problems in terms of physical and mental health. One of the areas that doesn’t get much attention is alcohol and the bone. There is evidence that excess alcohol may have a negative influence on bone mineral density and the risk of osteoporosis related fractures. A meta-analysis was done […]
Oct 16th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Here is one more menopause hormone therapy (MHT) myths is it relates to duration of MHT. Myth: Women who take MHT should stop by the age of 60. There is no such guideline from the main menopause expert organizations. There is no general rule for stopping systemic hormone therapy in a woman aged 60, or […]
I think you will enjoy this podcast I did on managing menopause with menopause hormone therapy with my friend and colleague, Dr Jaclyn Smeaton. In this episode Dr. Smeaton and I discuss menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and its resurgence in recent years. Dr. Hudson explains that MHT may be recommended for women experiencing significant quality […]
Sep 13th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Women after the age of 18, are almost twice as likely to struggle with depression than men. Some studies also show that rates of recurrence and worsening of depression as well as new onset depression are a vulnerability in perimenopause. Green tea consumption and supplementation has been the subject of many research studies in areas […]
Aug 29th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Menopause hormone therapy prescribing is an essential skill in the care of women. It is imperative that all prescribers have a science-based approach to the benefits and risks of menopause hormone therapy (MHT). In these now forty years of clinical practice as a licensed naturopathic physician and a clinical practice in women’s health, I think […]
Aug 15th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Cyclical mastalgia and effective treatment can be sometimes simple and sometimes challenging for premenopausal women. This condition is also known as cyclic mastalgia or cyclic breast pain. It typically manifests as bilateral or unilateral breast discomfort, tenderness or swelling which usually peaks in severity just prior to menstruation and then subsides after. It is considered […]
Jul 19th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
In this prospective cohort study of older noninstitutionalized adults in the U.S., researchers found that consuming 1 or more eggs/week was associated with a 47.0% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). This study included 1024 older adults at a mean age of 81. Over a mean follow-up of 6.7 years, 280 participants were diagnosed with […]
Jun 27th, 2024 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Menopause hormone therapy is having a new moment in its long history of use and research. While the last 22 years, since the publication of the first paper from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), put what seemed like a permanent dark mark on the use of menopause hormones, researchers and clinicians who have kept up […]
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