Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Jan 10th, 2011 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released their assessment of current data on health outcomes as they related to calcium and vitamin D after being commissioned by the U.S. and Canadian governments. The new reference values, expressed Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), are based on an abundance of information and higher quality published studies than were […]
Dec 27th, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Here is another recent study on the urinary antimicrobial effects of cranberry. This study evaluated 20 adults who did not have an active urinary tract infection, and were not taking antibiotics. In phase 1 of the study, individuals collected first morning urine prior to ingesting 3 caps that contained 275 mg of a mixture of […]
Dec 6th, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
This randomized, double-blind trial of children was conducted in women who received probiotic milk or placebo from 36 weeks of pregnancy to 3 months postpartum during breastfeeding. Women were given 250 mL of probiotic low fat fermented milk or 250 mL placebo skimmed fermented milk per day. The probiotic milk contained Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), […]
Nov 23rd, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
A small study was conducted in 10 Greek postmenopausal women who had at least 3 documented urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the previous year or at least 2 UTIs in the last 6 months prior to the start of the study. Women were given 400 mg of cranberry extract twice per day (2 caps in […]
Nov 10th, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
A new publication from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) focused on the effects of estrogen and progestin (conjugated equine estrogens 0.625 mg/day and 2.5mg/day medroxyprogesterone acetate = Prempro) on breast cancer incidence mortality after an average follow-up of 11 years, through August 2009. The new information from this now 11 year body of information translates […]
One hundred twenty healthy Chinese women with a history or recurring bacterial vaginosis (BV) were randomly assigned to a daily vaginal probiotic capsule as prophylaxis that contained 8 billion colony forming units of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, L. acidophilus and Streptococcus thermophilus or a daily vaginal placebo capsule. Women were to insert the capsule 7 days on, […]
Oct 12th, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
A recent randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot study was done to examine the efficacy of a hops extract for relief of menopausal symptoms. 36 menopausal women were randomized to take either a placebo or the hops extract for a period of eight weeks and then they were switched to the opposite group for another 8 […]
Sep 29th, 2010 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
One-hundred and seven patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee were studied and included those with knee pain on a scale of at least a 5-10 in intensity, radiographic osteophytes and at least one of the following features: > age 50, morning stiffness < 30 minutes in duration and crepitus on motion. The majority of […]
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