Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Dec 8th, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 […]
Dec 5th, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 […]
Nov 3rd, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 […]
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Pycnogenol in reducing symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. 100 patients older than age 25 (14 men and 36 women in the pycnogenol group and 18 men and 32 women in the placebo group) suffering from mild OA (stage I […]
Sep 24th, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 […]
Sep 14th, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Thirty-two hirsute women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) were studied in an open-label clinical trial. All the women were given 100 mg of spironolactone per day while sixteen of them also received 3.5 g/day of a licorice root extract standardized to 7.6% glycyrrhetinic acid. Study duration was two months. Systolic blood pressure significantly decreasd at […]
Aug 30th, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
In order to evaluate the efficacy of a topical green tea extract, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, vehicle (placebo)-controlled trial involving 502 men and women aged 18 and older. Participants were clinically diagnosed with 2 to 30 external genital and perianal warts and were randomly assigned to receive sinecatechins ointment 15%, sinecatechins ointment 10% or […]
Aug 1st, 2008 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
The objective of this double-blind, placebo-controlled trail was to study whether saffron could be used to relieve PMS symptoms. 50 reproductive aged women with regular menstrual cycles and with PMS symptoms for at least the last 6 months were randomly assigned to receive 15 mg of saffron twice daily, or placebo twice daily, for four […]
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