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‘Take Vitamin-D’ says government as evidence emerges it could help fight coronavirus symptoms

Friday, April 17, 2020
The health guidance has been changed to reflect the fact that people are spending more time indoors under lockdown and so won’t be getting as much sunshine, a key source of vitamin D. continue reading

Update from Save Small Business

Friday, April 17, 2020
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Update from SaveSmallBusiness

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Fellow Small Businesses,   Erin, Ben and Sally here: we’re small business owners from Vancouver (local news, brewery and salon, respectively) volunteering to advocate for our collective interests through Save Small Business. We’ve grown to over 32,000 businesses in three weeks!… continue reading

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Directly Influenced by Vitamin D

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
After adjusting for other potential factors, those with vitamin D levels below 8 ng/ml (20 nmol/L) had a 4.2 fold higher risk of developing ARDS than patients with levels at or above 8 ng/ml continue reading

Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 173

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 173   https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-power-of-thought-try-the-sunshine-exercise-as-taught-by-strasberg/ A very interesting article. Sunlight has so many positive attributes, and used correctly is definitely one of the great healers. Here are a few more healing qualities of sun exposure that your readers may enjoy:
  • Influenza diminishes almost to nothing during late spring, summer, and early fall, times of greatest sun exposure and vitamin D production.
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