In the News
Vitamin D: Sunshine and So Much More
Thursday, January 31, 2008
What do the following conditions have in common: osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer? Give up? Experts suspect that insufficient levels of vitamin D raise your risk of getting these diseases. Unfortunately, most of us probably are vitamin D deficient.… continue reading
SADness: Seasonal Affective Disorder & Vitamin D
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Being an evolutionary psychologist, I’m interested in how we as a species cope with novel living conditions – large cities, nuclear families, and time spent mostly indoors. Our relationship with the sun is an interesting one. On one hand, too much sun exposure gives you skin cancer and wrinkles.… continue reading
Thin Bones Seen In Boys with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism.… continue reading
Sunlight reduces risk of 16 different cancers
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
By DrD
A recent study by researchers at the University of California found that solar ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation can significantly reduce the risk of 16 different types of cancer by naturally stimulating the production of vitamin D in the skin.… continue reading
New Research Challenges Concept of Vitamin D Deficiency
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) — Low blood levels of vitamin D have long been associated with disease, and the assumption has been made that vitamin D supplements may protect against disease. In the light of new knowledge that hundreds of genes are dependent on vitamin D, this assumption needs to be reconsidered.… continue reading
