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Are You Vitamin D Deficient?

6/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) John Cannell, MD, founder of the Vitamin D Council is a tireless champion for Vitamin D research. He understands, like a growing number of scientists do, how devastating vitamin D deficiency is to our overall health. His website, vitamindcouncil.org...

Broken Bones Blamed on Osteoporosis When Vitamin D Deficiency Is the Culprit

4/25/2008 - (NaturalNews) You are female, over 50, post-menopausal and you keep breaking bones. In fact, you need a hip or knee replacement. The diagnosis? Most likely, your problem will be blamed on osteoporosis. But the real reason you have brittle bones could...

A New Vitamin D Deficiency Test That Can be Done at Home

4/11/2008 - (NaturalNews) Thanks to sun avoidance and indoor lifestyles, Americans are vitamin D deficient. One of the worst things Americans have done to their health is avoid sun exposure. Most of us work inside then sit in our cars, and when we’re outside we slather...

The Healing Benefits of Sunlight and Vitamin D

3/26/2008 - (NaturalNews) Whilst avoiding the harsher elements of direct sunlight is not only wise but is necessary, avoiding the sun all together and as the result, not getting enough direct sunlight on our skin, is even more problematic. So, let’s examine the benefits...

DNA and Mitochondrial Time Bombs: Uranium and Mercury

3/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) Hyperinsulinemia may promote mammary carcinogenesis. Insulin resistance has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer and is also characteristic of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes and cancer are both expanding almost exponentially in the...

It's Winter - Do You Know Where Your Vitamin D Is?

1/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) John Cannell, MD, Director of the Vitamin D Council and author of the Vitamin D Newsletter has looked at recent conflicting media coverage of the effects of vitamin D on cancer. The December 2007 issue of the newsletter addresses how studies...

Depression, Osteoporosis Correlation Misreported by Junk Science Media, Ill-Informed Health Researchers

12/11/2007 - Conventional medical researchers around the world are scratching their heads over new research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine that shows a strong correlation between depression and osteoporosis. Amazingly, none of them apparently have...

Vitamin D deficiency accelerates aging in the elderly

12/10/2007 - (NaturalNews) Insufficient intake of vitamin D may lead to decreased physical strength, increased muscle weakness and increased risk of disability in older women and men, according to a new study published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. Because...

Widespread vitamin D deficiency in UK leaves children at risk of rickets, cancer

11/11/2007 - (NaturalNews) Despite government recommendations, parents in the United Kingdom are not aware of the importance of children and pregnant women supplementing with vitamin D, according to a warning published by two Scottish doctors in the British Medical...

Vitamin D deficiency extremely common during pregnancy; most children born vitamin D deficient

9/18/2007 - The vast majority of pregnant women tested in a study published this year in the Journal of Nutrition were found to be deficient in vitamin D, as were their infants. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found widespread vitamin D deficiency,...

Low-cost vitamin D supplement blocks tuberculosis (TB) for six weeks after a single dose

5/17/2007 - Scientists have shown that a single 2.5mg dose of vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and similar bacteria for at least 6 weeks. Their findings came from a study that identified an extraordinarily high...

More than half of women suffer vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, even after taking prenatal vitamins

3/27/2007 - More than half of pregnant women today do not have sufficient amounts of vitamin D, even with prenatal vitamin supplements as part of their regimen, a new University of Pittsburgh study shows. Jump directly to: conventional view | alternative view...

Widespread vitamin D deficiency may be cause of post-Winter flu outbreaks, scientists suggest

12/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) A team of researchers is gathering data in an attempt to determine why flu outbreaks hit the Northern Hemisphere during winter months and tend to peak between December and March, and a new theory suggests it may be a lack of sunshine-produced...

Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children for two years from birth (press release)

10/18/2006 - Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children from birth up to the age of two years, to curb the re-emergence of vitamin D deficiency in the UK , say researchers. They base their claims on an analysis of cases of vitamin D deficiency between...

Women with late-stage breast cancer have lowest levels of vitamin D, study finds

10/17/2006 - (NaturalNews) According to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology, women with advanced-stage breast cancer have significantly lower levels of vitamin D in their bodies than women in the early stages of the disease. A team of scientists...

UCSD researchers state vitamin D needed to cut cancer risk (press release)

9/15/2006 - Taking 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D3 daily appears to lower an individual's risk of developing certain cancers – including colon, breast, and ovarian cancer – by up to 50 percent, according to cancer prevention specialists at the Moores...

Vitamin D deficiency found in alarming percentage of teenage girls

8/8/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has found that more than 70 percent of British teenage girls are deficient in vitamin D -- an essential nutrient for proper growth and development. Researchers from St. Mary's...

Vitamin D deficiency more widespread than previously thought; 64 percent of U.S. women likely deficient

6/28/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study funded by Merck, Sharp & Dohme shows that as many as 64 percent of postmenopausal women worldwide are deficient in vitamin D. The study was presented at the 33rd European Symposium on Calcified Tissues held in Prague. Researchers...

Vitamin D deficiency on the rise in children as rickets cases surge

6/26/2006 - (NaturalNews) Primary Care Trust (PCT) -- England's national health service -- is giving free vitamin D supplements to young children in Bradford to help cure rickets. A study conducted by Shirley Brierley, a special registrar with PCT, found that...

Dramatic reduction in national rates of diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and depression are possible with simple exposure to sunlight or vitamin D supplements

1/1/2005 - The following is part eight of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Calcium supplements all but useless without adequate vitamin D from sunlight exposure: interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of The UV Advantage

1/1/2005 - The following is part seven of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

40% of U.S. population chronically deficient in vitamin D due to lack of sunlight exposure, says Dr. Michael Holick, author of UV Advantage

1/1/2005 - The following is part six of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Mental health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, osteoporosis greatly improved by exposure to natural sunlight, vitamin D supplements

1/1/2005 - The following is part five of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Every person needs sunlight exposure to create vitamin D, obesity impairs vitamin D absorption

1/1/2005 - The following is part three of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread among U.S. population, expectant mothers are deficient and giving birth to deficient infants

1/1/2005 - The following is part two of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Vitamin D boosts calcium absorption, treats psoriasis, prevents osteoporosis and breast cancer: interview with Dr. Michael Holick

1/1/2005 - The following is part one of an eight-part interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author of "The UV advantage" and one of the world's most respected authorities on vitamin D and the health benefits of natural sunlight. His work can be found at www.UVadvantage.com....

Vitamin D myths, facts and statistics

1/1/2005 - Fifteen facts you probably never knew about vitamin D and sunlight exposure. (Compiled by Mike Adams, based on an interview with Dr. Michael Holick, author, The UV Advantage) Vitamin D prevents osteoporosis, depression, prostate cancer, breast cancer,...

Race-based medicine misses the point: skin pigmentation impacts health and chronic disease

11/15/2004 - When it comes to race-based medicine, almost everybody out there has it wrong. I haven't read a single editorial or news article from any newspaper, magazine or web site that gets this right. What am I talking about? The development of heart drugs...

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