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You Can’t Overdose Sunny ‘D’
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
You can OD on Vitamin D supplements — but not sunshine-induced vitamin D continue reading
he Human Body Is a Vitamin D Factory: Ramp Up Production With Sun Exposure
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
TORONTO — The importance of natural sunlight to human life cannot be understated. It sustains everything we eat, plant or animal. It helps boost our mood. continue reading
Is it sunshine or vitamin D that helps multiple sclerosis (MS) patients?
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
However, as unintuitive as it sounds, the authors point out that serum 25(OH)D levels are a marker of sun exposure as well as vitamin D levels so it may be a beneficial effect of sun exposure that is causing the benefit for MS, effects that have nothing to do with vitamin D. continue reading
CBC documentary examines confusion over need for nutritional supplements
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
A scientist at NASA’s Houston headquarters seems to support Offit’s suspicions, pointing out that other than a vitamin D supplement, aimed at offsetting the lack of direct sunlight encountered by astronauts in space, NASA crews are kept on a simple and sensible diet while aloft. continue reading
What Vitamin D Is, Why You Need It, And How Much
Monday, October 19, 2015
“There is a misconception about when you can make vitamin D in your skin. You do not absorb vitamin D from the sun but rather you produce vitamin D in the skin during sun exposure. continue reading
