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Listen to your body to spark change
Monday, November 1, 2010
Christiane Northrup has spent 30 years articulating a new vision of women’s health.
On the day before her phone interview with The Vancouver Sun, Dr. Christiane Northrup backed her car out of the construction zone that her Maine home had become and crashed into her contractor’s vehicle, destroying both the contractor’s bumper and her own and losing the use of her car for two weeks.
Tans Are Not Damage, Derm Says
Sunday, October 31, 2010
More and more studies are revealing the benefits of having plenty of D—and the dangers of having too little. Use this comprehensive guide to make sure you’re getting the amounts you need. For decades vitamin D’s claim to fame was its role as calcium’s trusty escort, helping our bones absorb the essential mineral.
Canadians Encouraged To Get Winter ‘D’ Levels Tested: November is Canadian Vitamin D Awareness Month
Friday, October 29, 2010
WOODSTOCK, Ont., Nov. 1/CNW/ – More than 90 percent of Canadians are at risk for negative health outcomes because they will become vitamin D deficient this winter. That’s why Canada’s Vitamin D Society is recognizing November as its 4th Annual Vitamin D Awareness Month.… continue reading
Wristband aims to boost vitamin D levels in children
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Andrew O’Dowd invented the wristband as part of his postgraduate course
A university graduate has designed a wristband which aims to help children get the right dose of UV light to boost their vitamin D levels.Meta-Analysis Links Reduced Fracture Rate to High Vitamin D Supplement
Thursday, October 28, 2010
TORONTO – A daily vitamin D dose of at least 792 IU was linked with significantly reduced rates of nonvertebral fractures and hip fractures in a meta-analysis of data from 11 randomized, controlled trials.
But the benefit from vitamin D appeared blunted when combined with a higher calcium dose, or when patients received vitamin D once yearly, Dr.… continue reading
