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Get Your Vitamin D Levels Checked
Friday, January 30, 2009
Bryan Arling
Vitamin D’s health benefits argue for getting higher doses By Bryan Arling, M.D. Posted January 26, 2009 U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA Bryan Arling: Vitamins are substances we ingest that our bodies need but which we cannot make ourselves.… continue reading
Taking Vitamin D supplements?
Friday, January 30, 2009
By Bobby Newmark
Vitamin D is possibly the most required vitamin that can be consumed by an athlete. For a person to execute at its maximum capacity, it must be fueled with a convoluted display of crucial nutrients. Becoming impaired in Vitamin D debilitates metabolic pathways that father peak efficiency and your functioning decreases.… continue reading
Quote of the Week from SmartTan.com
Friday, January 30, 2009
SmartTan.com
Comedian laughs at the irony: Could sunscreen usage be causing skin cancer? “I’m glad sunscreen has been shown to be associated with more skin cancer rather than less. It’s not in the mainstream media yet, but the biggest jump in skin cancer has occurred since the advent of sunscreens.… continue reading
Tanning drug could ‘mask the signs of cancer’
Friday, January 30, 2009
By Daily Mail
Sun-lovers who inject themselves with an illegal tanning drug are at risk of rapidly changing moles, skin experts warn. They say using Melanotan, an unlicensed medicine dubbed the ‘tan jab’, could lead to skin cancer being wrongly diagnosed or possibly even missed.… continue reading
Creighton Awarded Funds to Continue Vitamin D, Cancer Study
Friday, January 30, 2009
The National Institutes of Health awarded Creighton University $4 million to continue its landmark study linking vitamin D to a reduction in cancer risk. The study’s findings, reported in June 2007, showed for the first time in a clinical trial that postmenopausal women consuming optimal amounts of calcium supplements, as well as vitamin D3 supplements at nearly three times U.S.… continue reading
