In the News
Your body needs Vitamin D, but how much is under debate
Thursday, May 21, 2009
By Jennifer Huget
For most of history, humans got all the Vitamin D they needed simply by being outdoors, absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet radiation triggers the body’s production (a two-step process involving both liver and kidney) of the vitamin, which is technically a hormone.… continue reading
Schoolboy petitions MSPs over vitamin D link to MS
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Vitamin D campaigner Ryan McLaughlin with his mother, Kirsten, who has MS Melanie Reid A Times investigation into the links between vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis led a 14-year-old boy whose mother has the disease to petition Holyrood to provide a vitamin supplement to all children and pregnant women.… continue reading
Why I set up ‘sun tan’ web spoof
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Rates of skin cancer are increasing faster than any other cancer, especially among young women, yet many are prepared to risk all for the sake of a good suntan. Notts charity Skcin, set up in memory of skin cancer victim Karen Clifford, is striving to change attitudes.… continue reading
The Vitamin D Council Newletter for May 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
John Cannell, MD Vitamin D Council Newsletter
I have received hundreds of emails from readers, asking what they should do about the possibility of an H1N1 flu pandemic. Dear Dr. Cannell: 1. Should I take Vitamin D to prevent the H1N1 flu?… continue reading
Do You Really Need SPF 100 Sunscreen?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
By FitSugar
When it comes to exercising, there’s strength in numbers, but that’s not necessarily true when the subject is sunscreen. Compared to your 50 SPF sunscreen, one that has 100 SPF might give the impression that your product is inadequate.… continue reading
