In September 2015, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) initiated a new standard of care for pregnant women that included routine vitamin D testing and supplementation to reduce preterm birth. Results from year...
When I was 10, I had a friend who was a terrific playmate and fellow canyon explorer. We’ll call him Tom. He had a suspicious streak in him. He told me he thought that...
Every now and again, we see a study showing a “U-shaped” or “J-shaped” curve in relation to vitamin D status. Today we are going to explore a bit about what that means. What is...
Do you or someone you know have MS? Are you/they aware of the connection between vitamin D and MS? The information we see is quite clear — vitamin D matters a LOT! With approximately...
Today we wanted to give you a blog that is meant for someone new to vitamin D. For most of you on our subscription this is old news – so we ask for you...
Our Disease Incidence Prevention (DIP) chart has been instrumental as a communication tool in clinics, doctor’s offices, and community centers across the country. It is a quick way to see how vitamin D levels...
In today’s blog, we revisit a previous analysis of the D*action cohort for more of Your Data, Your Answers. We analyze the data many different ways, and this month we wanted to show you...
How to evaluate articles stating “too much vitamin D” causes health problems A 2017 paper published by Kimball et al. is an excellent paper to refer to, when many news outlets continue to purport...
There was a song that was on a 78 record that I had as a child, The Churkendoose (yes, I’m really that old..) Well It depends upon, begins and ends upon, It depends on...
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are sometimes called “the memory thieves” and for good reason. It is hard to watch our loved ones head down this road, and this could be the #1 reason to take...