Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Sep 28th, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
An estimated 6,000 US women daily and more than 2 million women yearly reach menopause, and that does not include perimenopausal women. The US population aged 65 and over grew nearly five times faster than the total population over the century from 1920 to 2000 according to the 2020 US Census. This group is now […]
Aug 31st, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
I often am struck by words and quotes that move me, change me, remind me of a meaningful value, or even provide direction in my life. In these current times of meaningless and often harmful and negative drivel in our media saturated culture, I’m reminded of simpler times, simple truisms, and people who speak with […]
Aug 21st, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
The negative effects of a history of childhood abuse are related to mental illness, cardiovascular disease, premature mortality and other chronic illnesses in adulthood and reported in multiple studies across the span of the last twenty plus years. How childhood mistreatment relates to the menopause transition is less explored. The recent study tested whether childhood […]
Jul 27th, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
One of my common uses of PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) is for cases of endometriosis. Let me tell you a bit about endometriosis and then a bit more about endometriosis and PEA Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. The endometriosis implants are usually located in the pelvis: ovaries, anterior and posterior cul-de-sac, posterior […]
Jul 12th, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is twice as common in women than in men. This issue of menopause and menopausal hormone therapy has garnered quite a lot of attention over the last 10-20 years in particular. Does menopausal hormone therapy(MHT) increase risk of AD or decrease risk or in some and not others based on other factors? […]
Jun 23rd, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Direct and indirect physical, physiological and other stressors may generate psychological stress that affects female reproductive health by influencing ovarian physiology and reproductive hormones.[1] The increase in the stress hormone cortisol may reduce estradiol biosynthesis in the ovary.1, [2] High levels of stress for a longer time period may result in amenorrhea, anovulation and menstrual […]
May 31st, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
You have likely heard the news…a recent study called the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study-Web. This study included 3,562 older adults. Individuals were randomly assigned to a daily multivitamin supplement or placebo and evaluated annually with a battery of neuropsychological tests over a three year period. The commercial supplement for 50+ adults contains: The […]
May 9th, 2023 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
It’s May and the month is full of celebrations. Cinco de Mayo (May 5), Mother’s Day (May 14), Memorial Day (May 29) are the familiar ones to us. But perhaps you have not heard of International No Diet Day (May 6), Fair Trade Day (May 13), National Apple Pie Day (May 13), International Peace and […]
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