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Danger Of Vitamin Poisoning

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
It’s really tempting nowadays to just get ourselves some pills instead of doing the things the healthy way. As we are speaking, there are millions of people all across the country buying pills not because they are sick, but they are just too lazy to eat healthy and exercise.… continue reading

Newborn Vitamin D deficiency

Thursday, September 20, 2007
During pregnancy, women do all they can to ensure a healthy baby. But a new study finds a large percentage of moms and babies are lacking one important vitamin. Right now, the only thing on Mary Kathryn Kluesner’s mind is her bottle.… continue reading

Vitamin D for Defense Against Diabetes

Thursday, September 20, 2007
By Kevin MedScape recently reported a study of several trials concerning the beneficial effects of Vitamin D: Intake of ordinary doses of vitamin D supplements seems to be associated with decreases in total mortality rates, according to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published in the September 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.… continue reading

The virtues of Vitamin D: It’s time we saw the light

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
There’s no such thing as a cure-all, but Vitamin D comes pretty close. Jeremy Laurance explains how a little sunshine could help you live a lot longer Published: 18 September 2007 It may not be the first supplement to be called a “wonder vitamin”, but it is one of the few to have lived up to the name.… continue reading

Vitamin D can lower risk of death by 7 per cent

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT Taking vitamin D has been found to have a new benefit: It appears to be a life extender, according to a new study. Researchers who pooled the results of 18 separate experiments conducted in several industrialized countries reported that people who were given a vitamin D supplement had a 7-per-cent lower risk of premature death than those who were not.… continue reading

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