María Cordero Hardy
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Dr. María Cordero Hardy,This name uses Spanish marriage naming customs; the first is the maiden family name "Cordero" and the second or matrimonial family name is "Hardy". M.D., a.k.a. Mary Hardy (born: June 12, 1932) is a Puerto Rican
physiologist, educator and scientist whose research on vitamin E helped other scientists understand how vitamins affect the human body.
. There she received her primary education at a boarding school. An only child, she was raised by her mother after her parents were divorced. In 1947, at the age of 15, she moved to Nebraska
with her mother and her stepfather. There she learned to speak English
. Upon her graduation from high school she was accepted and went to Fordham University
.
helped other scientists understand how vitamins affect the human body. According to Cordero Hardy's findings, Vitamin E is an antioxidant that has been effective in treating chronic hepatitis B, as stated in New Medicine: Complete Family Health Guide. Vitamin E has also exhibited the ability to protect the liver from damage that can occur in people with hepatitis C.
Cordero Hardy was the Project Director of the program which studied the effect of supplemental antioxidants Vitamin C
, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The groups findings were published the titles: Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 83. She also reported a study that revealed that Vitex may affect levels of hormones that influence the menstrual cycle, reducing the symptoms of PMS. She was Associate Director, Botanical Research Center, Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA (2004)
Cordero Hardy was named medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Integrative Medicine Medical Group in Los Angeles. She was the Project Director of the program which studied the effect of supplemental antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The groups findings were published the titles: Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 83. In 2004 she was also the Associate Director of the Botanical Research Center, Center for Human Nutrition in UCLA.
. A medical technologist is a person who studies blood and other body fluids. As of 2011, she was the integrative medicine physician and Medical Director of the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. In her book Scientist from Puerto Rico, Maria Cordero Hardy (American Women in Science Biography), author Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard stated that Cordero Hardy had to learn a new language, and to overcome the low expectations, of those who believed that her gender and place of origin should limit her future.
Puerto Rican citizenship
Puerto Rican citizenship was first legislated by the U.S. Congress in Article 7 of the Foraker Act of 1900 and later recognized by the Puerto Rican constitution...
physiologist, educator and scientist whose research on vitamin E helped other scientists understand how vitamins affect the human body.
Early years
Cordero Hardy (birth name: María Cordero) was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. There she received her primary education at a boarding school. An only child, she was raised by her mother after her parents were divorced. In 1947, at the age of 15, she moved to Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
with her mother and her stepfather. There she learned to speak English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Upon her graduation from high school she was accepted and went to Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
.
Vitamin "E" research
Cordero Hardy earned her doctorate degree in physiology. Her research into Vitamin EVitamin E
Vitamin E is used to refer to a group of fat-soluble compounds that include both tocopherols and tocotrienols. There are many different forms of vitamin E, of which γ-tocopherol is the most common in the North American diet. γ-Tocopherol can be found in corn oil, soybean oil, margarine and dressings...
helped other scientists understand how vitamins affect the human body. According to Cordero Hardy's findings, Vitamin E is an antioxidant that has been effective in treating chronic hepatitis B, as stated in New Medicine: Complete Family Health Guide. Vitamin E has also exhibited the ability to protect the liver from damage that can occur in people with hepatitis C.
Cordero Hardy was the Project Director of the program which studied the effect of supplemental antioxidants Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. In living organisms ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress...
, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The groups findings were published the titles: Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 83. She also reported a study that revealed that Vitex may affect levels of hormones that influence the menstrual cycle, reducing the symptoms of PMS. She was Associate Director, Botanical Research Center, Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA (2004)
Cordero Hardy was named medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Integrative Medicine Medical Group in Los Angeles. She was the Project Director of the program which studied the effect of supplemental antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The groups findings were published the titles: Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 83. In 2004 she was also the Associate Director of the Botanical Research Center, Center for Human Nutrition in UCLA.
Later years
Cordero Hardy met Anthony Hardy, whom she eventually married, during a vacation in England. She currently teaches medical technology at Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
. A medical technologist is a person who studies blood and other body fluids. As of 2011, she was the integrative medicine physician and Medical Director of the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology. In her book Scientist from Puerto Rico, Maria Cordero Hardy (American Women in Science Biography), author Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard stated that Cordero Hardy had to learn a new language, and to overcome the low expectations, of those who believed that her gender and place of origin should limit her future.
Further reading
- Scientist from Puerto Rico, Maria Cordero Hardy (American Women in Science Biography); by Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard; Publisher: Equity Institute; First edition June 1985; ISBN 0932469027; ISBN 978-0932469021.
See also
- List of Puerto Ricans
- Puerto Rican scientists and inventors