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The Right Chemistry: Catching some rays could help your heart

Monday, August 10, 2015
Could it be that high blood levels of vitamin D are just a marker for sun exposure and that the cardiovascular benefits are actually due to some other feature of sunlight? continue reading

Sun Shy: The Other Side of the Sun Debate

Friday, August 7, 2015
Too Much Sun; Too Little Sun – Both Are Unhealthy continue reading

Dinosaur Douglas Has Fun in the Sun

Friday, August 7, 2015
A New book for kids from the UK Playing "with friends out in the sun. His eyes are bright, he’s feeling fine, Vitamin D makes Douglas shine." continue reading

Daily Dosing of Vitamin D

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
As you read this newsletter, you will learn some of the groundbreaking information that came from a couple of our panel scientists last year. Drs Bruce Hollis and Carol Wager published a paper on why dose intervals are important for vitamin D function. continue reading

The Vitamin D Society is a real thing….and they want Canadians to “get more Sun”

Friday, July 31, 2015
“Humans have adapted to sun exposure over many thousands of years and derive numerous physiologicalbenefits from UV exposure, in addition to vitamin D,” said Baggerly continue reading

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