Archive for Vitamin D

Omega-3’s & Vitamins Keep Older Brains Healthy

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Do we really have to give up bits of our cognitive functions to age? Apparently not. New research shows older adults with higher levels of certain nutrients in their blood performed better on measures of thinking abilities, and their brains had larger volumes. Read more

Calcium & Vitamin D Cut Fat Levels & Aid Weight Loss

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Having trouble losing weight? Might want to check your calcium intake.

Researchers from Laval University in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, point to evidence suggesting that low calcium intake is a risk factor for obesity. Read more

Does Vitamin D Protect Against Heart Attacks Or Not?

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A new study claims to find that Vitamin D doesn’t protect against heart attacks or cancer. And that’s pretty much how the media is spinning it.

But if you dig a little deeper, and if you put this study in context with other findings, you get a clearer picture. Read more

Vitamin D, Heart Disease & Death

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Researchers at the University of Kansas have just published a study on Vitamin D levels and their affect on heart disease and overal risk of death. But there was one statistic that was pretty shocking: The amount of the nearly 11,000 people studied who were deficient in vitamin D. Read more

Benefits of Vitamin D

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Vitamin D has been all over the news. But did you know that not all Vitamin D supplements are created equal? There are ways to take it that won’t do much for you, and there are ways that will really benefit your health.

Here’s how to get the maximum benefit from this crucial nutrient: Read more

Vitamin D and Getting Some Rays

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Thinking about stepping out into the sun for a bit to get some rays and some vitamin D? Hold that thought…

The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has released a position statement on Vitamin D. And it may surprise you, especially since we’re often told how we need to get some sun in order to get the D we need.  Read more

Vitamin D and Dr. Oz

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Dr Oz is a lot like Oprah, right? When he recommends stuff it flies off the shelf. Well today I’ve got some very sound advice from the good Doc that lives up to the hype surrounding him.

The other day I came across this great clip he did about vitamin D with Diane Sawyer. Now, this video is great not only for Diane’s reaction to cod liver oil, but also because of this graphic that shows the parts of America that don’t get enough vitamin D through sunlight during the winter months. Read more

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D to Prevent Cancer?

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We’re constantly hearing about the various benefits of Vitamin D, and some of the most exciting news is that it can reduce the risk of many cancers.

So there’s this short little article that mentions that a lot of Americans don’t get enough vitamin D. Since we get our vitamin D from the sun, I know that a lot of you are shocked by this news. I mean, we all get plenty of sunshine, right? (Yeah, I know, this is another thing we hear a lot).

So how much Vitamin D do we need to reduce our cancer risk? And are we getting it? Read more