Vitamin A

Vitamin A and Immune Specificity

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Homeostasis — literally ‘standing still’ — describes the mechanisms by which all biological systems maintain stability. In effect this is the position at which…

Vitamin A Recap

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“A vitamin is a substance that makes you ill if you don’t eat it.” (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1937). Vitamins…

Vit D and IBD

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A research paper published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal showed that if you are experiencing a period of remission with Cohn’s disease that…

Vitamin A: Friend or Foe

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It is well established that high retinoic acid (RA)  levels leads to teratogenic effects both in human and experimental models. Brain abnormalities such as…

So How Much Vitamin D do I Need?

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In practice life a number of questions arise relating to all supplemental suggestions and vitamin D is no different. •          What do I need…