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Higher Vitamin D Levels and Sun Exposure Prove Important for Disease Prevention

Friday, November 22, 2019

Higher Vitamin D Levels and Sun Exposure Prove Important for Disease Prevention

Thursday, November 14th, 2019 SmartTan.com
 
TORONTO, Ont (November 7, 2018) – New research for a wide variety of serious diseases confirms that Canadians need much higher vitamin D levels and UV sun exposure than previously thought.
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Men May Need More Vitamin D for a Better Chance of Conception

Friday, November 22, 2019
Men May Need More Vitamin D for a Better Chance of Conception and a Healthy Pregnancy 

Dear Steven,
 
There are many published benefits of vitamin D for a healthy pregnancy and infant development, beginning in the preconception phase and continuing through pregnancy and early childhood. 
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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 11/10/19 to 11/17/19

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles 11/10/19 to 11/17/19   https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/42521/20191109/4-reasons-thatll-make-you-want-to-get-down-and-dirty-in-the-garden.htm Being outdoors in sunlight is a great boon to health, whether one is gardening or participating in another activity. Here are some of the facts about the health benefits of regular, non-burning sun exposure:
  • Seventy-five percent of melanomas occurs on areas of the body that are seldom or never exposed to sun.
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Does vitamin D status have an effect on colds and the flu

Friday, November 15, 2019
Does vitamin D status have an effect on colds and the flu among GrassrootsHealth participants?

Greetings!
 
In earlier posts we showed that fewer GrassrootsHealth participants who reported that they usually took supplemental vitamin C experienced a cold and the flu compared to those who did not.
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20y Coughed Until Rib Fractured, Doctor Says She Lacks Vitamin D

Thursday, November 14, 2019

20yo Coughed Until Rib Fractured, Doctor Says She Lacks Vitamin D as She Put Too Much Sunblock

 
 
Source: The Healthy & Mirror
 
 
A 20-year-old woman fractured one of her ribs after having severe cough for a few days because she had bone deficiency due to the lack of vitamin D. 
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