March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer – the Statistics Colorectal cancer is a combined term to include cancer of the colon and cancer of the rectum. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. In the US,...
Does exercise improve response to vitamin D?
Does Exercise Improve Response to Vitamin D? We looked at some of our D*action data to investigate that question… As part of the D*action questionnaire, we ask participants what level(s) of exercise they engage...
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...
Could Vitamin D Prevent a Flu Epidemic?
February 8, 2018 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, this winter’s flu season is on track to be worse than that of the 2014-2015 season when 34 million Americans...
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...
Video Summary: The Pros and Cons of Vitamin D
William Grant, PhD, presents a 50 minute talk on vitamin D and health. A summary is below. Vitamin D Physiology Grant starts with a definition of terms and general functions associated with vitamin...
Controlling Asthma with Daily, High-Dose Vitamin D
A case control study using 100 patients in a private clinic in Pakistan found that vitamin D improved FEV1 measurements for asthmatics within two months, and even more by three months. How the Study...
Reduce Healthcare Costs With Vitamin D Testing
Lower Vitamin D Levels = Increased Health Care Costs After studying two North-East German health cohorts, which included records from over 7,000 patients, researchers concluded that there is “an influence of vitamin D deficiency...
Vitamin D and Pregnancy — When Headlines Mislead…
It is a sad state of affairs when a news piece is done on research and only the headline is discussed. What about the details? Do researchers painstakingly crunch numbers, follow diligent statistical guidelines,...
Let’s Level the Playing Field with Vitamin D
Racial Disparity There is a branch of the National Institutes of Health, the medical research agency of the United States, called the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) whose charter is...