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Canadian women wanted for vitamin D study
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Canadian women wanted for vitamin D study
Toronto Sun
A new global study looking at the link between increased vitamin D levels and a reduction in breast cancer needs help from Canadian women. The women who take part in the GrassrootsHealth Breast Cancer Prevention Study in Canada will be asked to …
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Toronto Sun
A new global study looking at the link between increased vitamin D levels and a reduction in breast cancer needs help from Canadian women. The women who take part in the GrassrootsHealth Breast Cancer Prevention Study in Canada will be asked to …
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Shining new light on the sunshine vitamin
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Repaired Vitamin D: once known as the sunshine vitamin, it’s taken a lot of heat over the years for its link to skin cancer.
But some researchers say it’s actually the key to good health.
Video: Maria Hayes reports:
http://www.chch.com/index.php/home/item/5931-shining-new-light-on-the-sunshine-vitamin
Carole Baggerly is conducting her own Vitamin D study, examining its impact on the fight against breast cancer.… continue readingVitamin D decreases all-cause mortality in elderly women with insufficiency
Monday, October 31, 2011
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality (Dobnig H et al. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1340-1349). Studies have suggested that vitamin D supplementation may reduce cancer and cardiovascular disease, but evidence for the effects of supplementation on mortality has been inconsistent.
… continue readingNatural Living Blogger Ridicules California Ban
Monday, October 31, 2011
A popular natural lifestyle blogger has ridiculed California’s recent legislative ban of indoor tanning for those under 18 years of age, asking, “What’s next, shutting down the beaches on sunny days?”
UV Benefits Outweigh Risks, New Study Says
Friday, October 28, 2011
The health benefits of carefully increased UV exposure — from the sun or from sunbeds — outweigh the disputed and often-oversimplified risks of permanent skin damage, according to an Oslo University study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition this week.
