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Is Vitamin D shortage the cause of movie villain failure? or Sunlight?
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
How is it that movie heroes so often defeat stronger foes? Scientists at Imperial College London believe a poor lifestyle and lack of Vitamin D is hurting villain performance, citing a “lack of sunlight experienced by the evil characters” in films such as ‘The Hobbit’. continue reading
Go-To Social Media Moves
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
If you never know what to post on your salon’s social media pages, keep these simple tactics, listed by the Inc.com article “Social Media Moves That Work,” in mind. continue reading
A look at the recent Lancet review study on Vitamin D
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
if you get in a debate over the merit of this study with friends or colleagues, don’t let them tell you this was a well-designed systematic review! continue reading
Vitamin D Dosing: Too Low to Matter?
Friday, December 6, 2013
"These meta-analyses, in my opinion, are flawed. In most of those studies, if you're vitamin D deficient, you're still getting insufficient amounts of vitamin D, as almost all studies used [only] 400 IU of vitamin D. The Institute of Medicine now recommends that everyone should be on 600 IU of vitamin D, and to treat vitamin D deficiency, you probably need 2,000 to 3,000 IU of vitamin D per day." Holick posed this recommendation when he chaired the Endocrine Society Practice Guidelines. continue reading
Why is vitamin D so important to Canadians?
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Why is it so important to know about my vitamin D levels? My naturopathic doctor, Dr. Suzanna Ivanovics, was adamant that I check my Vitamin D levels through a blood test. Why not? I was already getting blood test to check my cholesterol and a few other things. One more test wouldn’t hurt.
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