In the News
Decrease Depression with Vitamin D
Friday, January 16, 2009
A recent Dutch study of over 1200 adults indicated that those with clinical depression had 14% less vitamin D in their blood than did their non-depressed counterparts; and additional studies have identified a link between inadequate vitamin D and poor immune function, early onset age-related vision problems and bone loss.… continue reading
Lack of Sleep Linked to 300 Percent Higher Risk of Catching Colds
Friday, January 16, 2009
By Mike Adams
Catching a cold? Maybe that’s Mother Nature’s way of telling you to stay home and get some sleep for a change. A new study conducted at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has found that people who get fewer than seven hours of sleep a night are 300% more likely to catch colds.… continue reading
Smear campaign against suncream is ‘risking lives’
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Rachel Browne and Melissa Fyfe
AUSTRALIANS are risking their lives by shunning sun protection because of fears some block-out creams contain potentially dangerous chemicals, the NSW Cancer Council warns. Several Australian academics have questioned the safety of nanoparticles of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, used in many Australian sunscreens.… continue reading
Fighting vitamin D deficiency
Thursday, January 15, 2009
By DR. RICHARD BELIVEAU, Edmonton Sun
In northern countries such as Canada, the low level of sunlight, characteristic of winter months, significantly increases the risk of suffering from a vitamin D deficiency. This is something we must take very seriously because new studies indicate that this vitamin plays an extremely important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.… continue reading
Adequate intake of vitamin D can prevent diabetes
Thursday, January 15, 2009
From ANI Washington
Diabetes can be prevented, and the disease’s complications for those diagnosed with it reduced, through adequate intake of vitamin D, says a report. The review article by researchers from Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing appears in the latest issue of Diabetes Educator.… continue reading
