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American Academy of Dermatology Issues Updated Position Statement on Vitamin D
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) recently issued an updated position statement on vitamin D after an updated review of the increasing body of scientific literature on this vitamin and its importance for optimal health. The Academy continues to recommend that the public obtain vitamin D from nutritional sources and dietary supplements, and not from unprotected exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or indoor tanning devices, as UV radiation is a known risk factor for the development of skin cancer.… continue reading
Protect Yourself from the Flu and the Vaccine
Thursday, July 16, 2009
By Melanie Segala
Have you noticed that the media chatter regarding the expected flu pandemic has been ramping up lately? Could it be because pharmaceutical giants like Baxter and Novartis are moving full speed ahead to prepare for mass inoculations around the globe of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccines by this fall?… continue reading
Why Sun Exposure is Actually Good For You
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Anybody who knows me knows that I am emphatic about sunscreen. I don’t go a day without 45 spf on my face, neck and hands, whether it’s summer, winter, rainy or sunny. Sunscreen is the only way to prevent wrinkles, period.… continue reading
‘Provocative’ New Evidence Links Vitamin D and Other Nutrients to Heart Disease
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Emerging research suggests that nutritional factors—including vitamin D, magnesium, and others—may influence the risk and progression of cardiovascular disease. The new data on nutrition and heart disease were the topic of a recent symposium and are summarized in the July issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (AJMS), official journal of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).… continue reading
Study confirms that Vitamin D3 may prevent cancer
Saturday, July 11, 2009
By David Liu and edited by Sheilah Downey
Numerous scientific studies have suggested that vitamin D may help prevent many cancers. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation confirmed biochemically that vitamin D3 has anti-cancer effects. Alberto Muñoz and Carlos López-Otín at the Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Oviedo, Spain, and colleagues found the active form of vitamin D3 directly activates a gene known as CST5, which is responsible for making tumor suppressor protein cystatin D.… continue reading
