vitamin D

The Virtue of Modesty: How Regular, Modest Doses of Sun and Vitamin D Are Key to Longterm Health

September 8, 2010

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Krispin Sullivan is a licensed clinical nutritionist and educator, and author of Naked at Noon: Understanding the Importance of Sunlight and Vitamin D. She…

Increase Vit D RDA’s Say Scientists

August 18, 2010

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On July the 28th 2010 the Journal Experimental Biology and Medicine published an article looking at the levels of Vitamin D in the general…

Vitamin A: The Key to A Tolerant Immune System?

August 18, 2010

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By Michael Ash, BSc(Hons). DO. ND. FellowDipION Vitamin D and Vitamin A are essential co-partners in immunological and bone health.[1],[2] I’m particularly excited about…

Do Diets Leave You Micronutrient Deficient?

June 15, 2010

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The shortage of essential micronutrients in the human diet has been linked to multiple health and disease related problems. Dr Bruce Ames has described…

When Should I Take Vitamin D?

May 19, 2010

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The question is often asked – when should I take my supplements. Most of the time, this is down to a matter of convenience…

Atishoo – that’s D’ one!

April 23, 2010

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Vitamin D Vs Influenza A Lets face it, right now we are still recovering from the various revelations about the novel variant H1N1 or…

Could a ‘Bacterial Thali’ Resolve Inflammation? – A Novel Strategy

March 30, 2010

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Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO, ND, DipION reviews the possibility that strategically selected foods and food concentrates represent a valid therapy for inflammatory illnesses. There…

Lifestyle Changes Better Than Drugs for Diabetes Prevention

March 15, 2010

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A series of papers out in the New England Journal of medicine on March the 14th 2010 have failed to add any substantive weight…

Vit D Deficiency = Fat Legs For Young Women!

March 10, 2010

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It’s hard to ignore, it really appears there is a genuine epidemic (occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency…

Disease Incidence Prevention by Serum 25(OH)D Level

March 3, 2010

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In the last few years a considerable consensus across the scientific community has begun to emerge concerning the fat soluble nutrient Vitamin D. Vitamin…