A recent clinical trial described in CJASN has examined the potential of vitamin D supplementation for protecting the kidney health of individuals with pre-diabetes. In the general population, low blood vitamin D levels have been associated with higher risks of various diseases, including type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. Sun H. Kim, MD, MS (Stanford […]
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Allyson Felix On Finding Her Voice as an Advocate for Moms
When Allyson Felix crossed the finish line of the 400-meter finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, last month, sprinting from behind in lane 8, there was a moment of hesitation before the results flashed. Had she done it? Had the 35-year-old mother of one edged out enough of her competitors to earn […]
Study finds over 80% of COVID-19 patients have vitamin D deficiency
Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that controls blood calcium concentration and impacts the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency has been […]
Vitamin D supplements do not protect against depression Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Depression: No protective effect by Vitamin-D supplements Supplement with Vitamin D does not reduce the risk of Depression in adults. This was the result of the largest study of the topic. In recent years, has often been reported of a possible protective effect against depression. Researchers from the Massachusetts General hospital and Harvard Medical School […]
Study debunks myth that Vitamin D protects against mood disorders
Vitamin D will not protect you from depression: Large study debunks myth that the ‘sunshine supplement’ reduces the risk of mood disorders Previous studies have linked low blood levels of vitamin D with higher risk for depression in middle-age and old age Researchers gave half of a group of 18,000 men and women vitamin D3 […]
Why you need more vitamin D in the winter
Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D, which is made in our skin following sunlight exposure and also found in oily fish (mackerel, tuna and sardines), mushrooms and fortified dairy and nondairy substitutes, is essential for good health. Humans need vitamin D to keep healthy […]
We should all take vitamin D supplements from October. Here’s why
According to the NHS, we should all take vitamin D supplements from October. Here’s why Ad Feature by FutureYou There can be little doubt in anyone’s mind that winter is well and truly on its way. And those of us who live in the UK could be more susceptible to vitamin deficiencies than those living […]
Vitamin D is not linked to low blood pressure in older adults
Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College have shown in the largest study to-date that vitamin D is not associated with low blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension) in older adults. Their findings have been published recently in the prestigious journal Hypertension. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common chronic condition […]
The woman with NO vitamin D
The woman with NO vitamin D: 58-year-old loses 20cm in height, breaks bones and endures crippling pain due to a never-before-seen mutation that prevents her absorbing the ‘sunshine supplement’ Unnamed woman endured decades of pain in her back, neck, shoulders and hips Blood sample revealed she had ‘almost undetectable levels of vitamin D’ Does not […]
First case of person without the protein needed to transport vitamin D identified
Research identifying the first case of a person living without the protein needed to bind and transport vitamin D in the bloodstream has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper, led by a University of Calgary geneticist, and co-authored by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, U.S., and University […]