Science Speaks: Why is magnesium important for health?
In this three-part series on magnesium, we previously discussed what magnesium is and how it works in the body (part 1) and today we will take a look at why magnesium is important for...
Science Speaks: Why are vitamin D co-nutrients important? (Part 2)
In a previous blog we discussed why magnesium as a vitamin D co-nutrient is important for vitamin D levels. Today take a look at how co-nutrients work together for optimal health outcomes. What are...
Vitamin D Can Turn Your Health Around
Vitamin D has helped me to walk, to sleep, to get off medication Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Zuleika Jamal. I am a 63-year-old woman living in the Metro DC...
Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Falls in the Elderly
Whenever a study comes out that has questionable benefits for vitamin D the press reports it ad nauseam. In addition, the study below is almost always referenced. So, it is time to make sure...
Vitamin D and Calcium is Not Necessary for Older Adults – Is this True?
As I read the headlines I wonder, is this true? Is vitamin D really not necessary for preventing fractures in community-dwelling adults? And by the way… what is a community-dwelling adult? Curious minds prevailed...
Milk – Is it enough to maintain a healthy vitamin D level?
Do you often hear that you get ‘enough’ vitamin D from milk? It is a common misconception that continues to be propagated. How much vitamin D is in a glass of milk? One 8-oz...
Vitamin D controversy in the news
January 14, 2016 A paper was recently published that launched an attack on vitamin D. The paper, by lead researcher Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD, Dr PH, studied whether vitamin D would prevent functional decline...
Smile for vitamin D
November 18, 2015 It has long been understood that vitamin D is good for the skeletal system – our bones and teeth. But, did you know that adequate vitamin D can not only support...
We are entering a vitamin D winter
November 4, 2015 As we enter the winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, it is important to be aware that over the next several months, the sun will not be a good source for...