In the News
Time to start the Vitamin D supplements again
Monday, September 29, 2008
Daily Gleaner – Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada As the cold weather approaches and our sun slips further away from us, it is time to start supplementing our diet with Vitamin D. With our northern latitude, we can no longer rely on the sun’s rays to reach us so that our skin can naturally produce this valuable nutrient.… continue reading
Low wintertime vitamin D levels
Friday, September 26, 2008
Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: Associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation. Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone metabolism and many cellular and immunological processes.… continue reading
80% of Sunscreens Do Not Prevent Skin Damage and Skin Cancer
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Only those sunscreens with titanium or zinc in them provide a broad range of protection from ultraviolet rays, according to the Environmental Working Group. The FDA has proposed rules that would identify the sunscreens that would fully protect you. Concerns were reported about the most popular sunblock chemical, oxybenzone, which is absorbed into the skin.… continue reading
Vitamin D is the magic bullet
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
MINA – Montreal,Quebec,Canada Here we have yet another study demonstrates the benefits of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D. Read the findings of the study here. The international media has been full of reports on this, a few are linked to below: Lower vitamin D, higher risk of death — USA Today Lack of vitamin D linked to higher death risk: study — Yahoo Australia Low vitamin D shown to raise death risk: US study — Reuters / National Post D stands for ‘death-defying’ in the vitamin stakes — Daily Mail, UK But many people are confused.… continue reading
Death Rate from Cancer Slashed 55 Percent
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A higher vitamin D intake can decrease your risk of dying from cancer by 55 percent, new research has shown. Researchers measured blood levels of vitamin D in 3,299 people taking part in the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health study. Because the vitamin occurs in two different biologically active forms in the body, researchers measured both levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D; the biologically active form) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D; the storage form).… continue reading
