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Smart Talk on Supplements and Botanicals Column in "Alternative and Complementary Therapies" by Tieraona Low Dog, MD:

April 2009 Column (pdf)

Articles by Tieraona Low Dog, MD:

Godfrey JR, Low Dog, T. Toward Optimal Health: Menopause as a Rite of Passage. An Interview with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog. NEW!
Journal of Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 May;17(4):509-14. (Menopause_ROP.pdf)

Mahady GB, Low Dog T, Barrett ML, et al. United States Pharmacopeia review of the black cohosh case reports of hepatotoxicity. NEW!
Menopause. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4 Pt 1):628-38. Review. (BlackCohosh.pdf)

Low Dog, T. The use of botanicals during pregnancy and lactation. NEW!
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):54-8. (Pregnancy.pdf)

Gardiner P, Sarma DN, Low Dog T, et al. The state of dietary supplement adverse event reporting in the United States. NEW!
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2008 Oct;17(10):962-70. Review. (AER.pdf)

Low Dog, T. Menopause: a review of botanical dietary supplements.
American Journal of Medicine 2005 118(12B): 98S-108S (menopause.pdf)

Low Dog, T, Powell KL, Weisman SM. Critical Evaluation of the Safety of Cimicifuga racemosa in Menopausal Symptom Relief Menopause 2003; 10(4): 299-313. (Black Cohosh Review.pdf)

Low Dog, T. An Integrative Approach to Menopause.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2001; 7(4): 45-57.

Low Dog T, Riley D. Management of hyperlipidemia.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 May-Jun;9(3):28-40 (Hyperlipidemia.pdf)

Zeilmann CA, Dole EJ, Skipper BJ, McCabe M, Low Dog T, Rhyne RL. Use of herbal medicine by elderly Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients.
Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Apr;23(4):526-32. (HispanicHerbUse.pdf)

Low Dog, T. Integrative Treatments for Premenstrual Syndrome.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2001; 7(5): 32-40.

Other Articles of Interest:

A Thyme to Heal - Tucson Lifestyle Magazine’s interview with Dr. Low Dog (AThymeToHeal.pdf)
Conversations with Tieraona Low Dog, MD (LowDoginterview2005.pdf)
Chart of some clinically tested products in US (Clinically Tested Herbs.pdf)
The Spices of Life - On Dr Weil.com (link to article)
Natures Champions - Psychology Today (link to article)

Books by Dr. Low Dog:

Women’s Health in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
- A Clinical Guide

By Tieraona Low Dog, MD and Marc S. Micozzi, MD PhD
Approx. 368, Copyright 2005 - Buy the Book!

In this book, Dr. Low Dog covers the most common areas of concern in women's health. She provides a truly integrative approach, showing when, how, and for whom complementary/integrative therapies can benefit women in continuity with their regular medical care. This is an evidence-based, clinically-oriented book that presents the background and range of complementary and alternative therapies related to common medical conditions and functional complaints and disorders. It summarizes and analyzes scientific studies on the safety and efficacy of these therapies for various women’s health conditions. Each chapter includes a description of commonly used treatments, discussions of safety issues (including adverse effects and drug interactions), a comprehensive summary and methodological assessment of clinical trials on the subject (with animal and in vitro data included as appropriate), and advice on counseling patients.

Integrative Women’s Health NEW!


Edited by Victoria Maizes, MD and Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Approx. 720, Copyright 2010 - Buy the Book!

Co-edited by Dr. Low Dog and her close friend and colleague Dr. Victoria Maizes, this Oxford University Press book contains 38 chapters of in-depth integrative clinical strategies for a wide range of topics including breast cancer, endometriosis, menopause, fibromyalgia, migraines, multiple sclerosis, depression and much more.

Suggested Books on Botanical Medicine by Others:

Barrett, M (Ed) The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Remedies, Volumes 1 and II; The Haworth Herbal Press, New York 2004.

Brinker F. Herb Contraindication and Drug Interactions. Third Edition. Sandy, Oregon : Eclectic Medical Publications; 2001

Blumenthal M. The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs. Austin, Texas: American Botanical Council; 2003

Foster S, Tyler VE. Tyler's Honest Herbal : A Sensible Guide To The Use of Herbs and Related Remedies. 4th Edition. London : Haworth; 1999

Hansel, R. Schulz V. Rational Phytotherapy: A Physicians Guide To Herbal Medicine. Berlin: Springer-Verlag and Heidelberg: GmbH & Co. KG; 2000.

“Every single person in the United States must have access to healthcare.

There is something wrong when you live in a country as great as ours and there is such inequity."

- Dr. Low Dog

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