In Search of Our Natural Roots

Category: Natural Medicine

Pioneer in Women’s Natural Health: Dr Tori Hudson ND

Dr. Hudson is a nationally recognized author, speaker, educator, researcher, clinician and the first woman in the United States to become a full professor of Naturopathic Medicine.

Dr. Hudson serves on several editorial boards, advisory panels and as a consultant to the natural products industry. She is a co‐founder of the dietary supplement company Vitanica, and serves as Director of research, product development and education.

But Most of all, to her patients, she has been a compassionate and dedicated healer since 1984. EDUCATION: Naturopathic physician Dr. Tori Hudson graduated from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine (formerly NCNM) in 1984 and has served the college in several capacities, including medical director, associate academic dean, and academic dean.

NCNM was the first fully regionally accredited and recognized College of Natural Medicine by the US Department of Education.

EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

Women’s health; primary care for women; and gynecology/endocrinology. Dr. Hudson is currently adjunct clinical professor at National University of Naturopathic Medicine (NUNM), Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM), Bastyr University and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Dr. Hudson is the Program Director for the Institute of Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine. She is also the founder and co‐director of Naturopathic Education and Research Consortium, a nonprofit for accredited naturopathic residencies. Dr. Hudson has recently been appointed as a faculty member of the Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.

Dr. Hudson has been in practice for more than 35 years and is the medical director of her clinic, A Woman’s Time, in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Hudson is the Director of research, product development and education; Vitanica

RECOGNITION

  • 1990 American Association of Naturopathic Physicians President’s award for research in women’s health
  • 1999 Naturopathic Physician of the Year award
  • 2003 National University Naturopathic Medicine Alumni Pioneer Award
  • 2009 Natural Products Association Pioneer Award
  • 2012 inducted into the NUNM Hall of Fame
  • 2016 Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians Living Legends Award

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author, Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, second edition (2008), a best selling naturopathic book on Women’s Natural Health.
  • Contributor, Textbook of Natural Medicine, third edition; and Integrative Women’s Health. Hudson T, et al.
  • Clinical and endocrinological effects of a menopausal botanical formula. Journal of Naturopathic Medicine 1997;7(1):73‐77.
  • Hudson T. Consecutive case study research of carcinoma in situ of cervix employing local escharotic treatment combined with nutritional therapy. J Nat Med 1991; 2:6‐10.

Lesley Tierra ~ Passion for Healing with Herbs, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and more

We talked with Lesley Tierra in her clinic in Santa Cruz, California about how she came to meet Michael Tierra and become interested in herbal medicine.

She uses a blend of diet, herbs, acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ayurvedic Medicine to promote good health.

Lesley and Michael Tierra run the East West School of Planetary Herbology and have certified over 10,000 Herbalists, including many world leaders in the field.

See https://planetherbs.com/

Michael and Lesley also founded the American Herbalist Guild.

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Michael Tierra ~ The Path to the American Herbalists Guild

We talked to Michael Tierra in Ben Logan California about his fascination with herbs and the path towards founding the American Herbalists Guild.


Highlights

  • Early days at the Black Bear Commune
  • Learning from first nations
  • Experimenting
  • Acupuncture
  • Re-introducing Echinacea
  • Ayurvedic Medicine
  • American Herbalists Famous Everywhere But America
  • Founding the American Herbalists Guild

East West School of Planetary Herbology

Michael and Lesley Tierra have taught over ten thousand herbalists at their school of herbology.

Learn more at https://planetherbs.com/

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Dr. Jonathan Wright ~ Pioneering Physician

Dr. Jonathan Wright, Founder of the Tahoma Clinic near Seattle, is a pioneer of medical treatments. He has degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan and is a well-known speaker and author.

The raid of his Tahoma Clinic by the FDA (“The Great B-Vitamin Bust”) was a major impetus for Congressional reform of vitamin/mineral regulation known as the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.

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Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, Founder of Bastyr University and Pioneer of Natural Medicine

Dr. Joseph Pizzorno talks about his start as a medical researcher, learning about naturopathic medicine, early struggles of natural medicine, and starting Bastyr College.

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