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…
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Here Comes The Sun – How Vitamin D Relaxes Blood Vessels
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It’s not just your mood that the dark months of winter can influence. Low levels of sunlight also mean lower levels of vitamin D…
Older Population Experiences Vit D Deficiency More Commonly – What Are The Risks?
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Having severe vitamin D deficiency may put people aged 65 years and older at more than twice the risk of having self-reported respiratory disease,…
Vitamin D Testing – What About Reliability?
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Following a series of questions raised by colleagues concerning the accuracy of vitamin D testing we asked Doctors Data, based in the USA to…
High-Dose Vitamin D May Alleviate Menstrual Cramps: Study
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Women who experience painful menstrual cramps could find relief from high-dose vitamin D3, according to new research – which suggests the dietary supplement could…
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…
The Benefits Of Vitamin D On Gait, Muscle Strength And Balance In Older Adults
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The usefulness of vitamin D is increasingly being explored and as a result better studies are being collated and brought into publication. A study…
70% of Europeans suffer from low vitamin D levels
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A group of experts has prepared a report on vitamin D supplementation for menopausal women after it was revealed that Europeans have suffered an…
Cod Liver Oil vs TB
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In a feature article in the Christmas 2011 edition of the well-known British Medical Journal, Professor Emeritus Malcolm Green revisited an 1848 study looking…
Mega Dose Vit D – Really?
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Vitamin D supplementation, and what levels to use are common discussions amongst Nutritional Therapists. I have written a number of commentaries and reviews on…