Every doctor I have ever seen has strongly encouraged me to take vitamin D supplements, and I have used them faithfully for the last several years. For decades, the medical establishment viewed vitamin D primarily as an adjunct to calcium– a nutrient that we need simply for maintaining bone health and preventing rickets. However, our ...
Vitamin D is a crucial part of our bone and hormone health. For many women, the complications with hormone imbalance can be attributed to a lack of normal vitamin D levels. Without vitamin D, the promotion of hormone secretion and the use of calcium, in the body, can be minimized and lead to long term ...
After going to the doctor for a routine exam, I was shocked when the doctor called me few days later with the results of a blood test. “Your vitamin D levels are dangerously low” she said. “I’m putting you on a prescription for a very high dose of Vitamin D. Your only other choice would ...
With so many vitamins, herbs, and supplements available over the counter these days, it can be hard to distinguish fact from hype. Vitamin D supplements have recently drawn increasing attention as a possible treatment for depression. But is there really a link between vitamin D and depression, or just pure speculation? What is Vitamin D? ...
Vitamin D is manufactured by our skin in the presence of sunlight. We can also obtain it from some foods such as fortified dairy products and oily fish. Since many of us no longer spend time in the sun without sunscreen, and some of us do not consume enough dairy products, we are now vitamin ...
