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Is there a chance I might get skin cancer from tanning? Sure, I guess. There’s also a chance I might have a heart attack from all those baskets of fish and chips and straight bourbon. There’s also a chance I might get hit by a car before this is published. This might be my very last column and my enduring legacy. I’ll take the risk and the honor.  continue reading

The Vitamin D story is not a medical failure; it is a business failure. It is a case study in how institutional ego and corporate proximity can override basic mathematics. Until the leadership at the National Academy of Medicine is held accountable for the 2014 error, the public remains under-dosed and vulnerable by design. continue reading

Keeping your CRA account up to date is one of the simplest ways to prevent delays, avoid disruptions, and make tax season run smoothly. Ensuring your personal information is accurate and that you can access your account when you need it will save you time and frustration.   continue reading

Vitamin D levels and sunshine are exceptionally important to human health, and therefore we should be aware of vitamin D science. The Vitamin D Society of Canada is always at the forefront of the research on vitamin D levels and sunlight. And, they deliver press releases to keep people from Canada (and the world) apprised of new and important findings. Hence, I would like to comment on the salient points of their latest release. As I do so, it is especially relevant to note that vitamin D levels are surrogate measures for sun exposure.  continue reading

To give Canadians a boost in vitamin D, Health Canada is now requiring milk and margarine producers to more than double the amount in their products. Milk now has 5 mcg or 200 IU (1 mcg = 40 IU) continue reading