In the News
Vitamin D: put a little light in your life
Monday, December 24, 2007
Al Sears, MD 12794 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 16 Wellington, FL 33414
I recently wrote about a report out of a university in Nebraska showing that vitamin D has the potential to lower the risk of all cancers in women by 77%.1 In the last 15 months, 5 more bombshells exploded showing the power of vitamin D to stop cancer.… continue reading
Interview with Dr. Rhonda Low – Lung cancer & Sunlight
Thursday, December 20, 2007
181 Glebe Avenue Ottawa, ON K1S 2C6 Ph. 613.567.0706 Fx. 613.567.0315 info@carvercommunications.ca TRANSCRIPT Media Outlet: CIVT-TV (Vancouver) Date: Dec 18/2007 Program: CTV News Live at 5 Time: 17:55 Anchor / Reporter: Colleen Christie Length: 02:30 Topic: Interview with Dr. Rhonda Low Colleen Christie: Dr.… continue reading
High proportion of non-white students found to have insufficient vitamin D: study
Thursday, December 20, 2007
TORONTO – A study of vitamin D levels in more than 100 University of Toronto students has found a much higher proportion of non-white participants had insufficient levels of the vitamin in their blood compared to white students. The pilot study, which hasn’t been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal yet, was conducted in February and March at the university’s Mississauga campus.… continue reading
HEALTH AND VITAMIN D
Thursday, December 20, 2007
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Humans carry a lot of cultural baggage when it comes to skin colour, but to scientists it is increasingly a simple matter of a vitamin. Around the world, scientists have observed that the farther human communities live from the equator, the lighter their skin colour tends to be – the result of an evolutionary adaptation related to vitamin D synthesis.… continue reading
Vitamin D: It is important to know your levels
Monday, December 17, 2007
By Nikolas Hedberg
When was the last time you had your vitamin D levels checked? And why should you know? Vitamin D is not just a vitamin important for bone health and the prevention of rickets. It is a prohormone that is essential for regulating calcium metabolism, cell growth, cardiovascular dynamics, immune/ inflammatory balance, neurologic function and genetic expression.… continue reading
