Can Vitamin C Mimic Exercise?
Well maybe not completely, but perhaps to an extent. In a study that was presented at a conference of the American Physiological Society, researchers showed that taking vitamin C supplements daily can have similar...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Heart Failure in the Elderly
Research on vitamin D has explored a number of interesting health implications, with the latest study, published in the journal ESC Heart Failure, showing that “There was a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency...
Sunscreen May be Reducing Your Vitamin D Levels
We’ve long been told that sunscreen is an important preventative against skin cancer. And it is. What we did not know is that this sound advice may have created another problem: vitamin D deficiency....
Exercise and Vitamin D Work Together
There have been numerous studies in recent years highlighting the positive health benefits of vitamin D. New research coming out of John Hopkins University, and published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism,...
B Vitamins Minimize the Effects of Air Pollution
Even within a contaminated environment there are ways to reduce health risks. New research from Columbia University, and published in the journal Scientific Reports, showed that healthy non-smokers who took vitamin B supplements nearly...
More Evidence of the Positive Role of Vitamin C When You Have a Cold
For decades people have sworn to the benefits of vitamin in relationship to the common cold. Some research has confirmed this, while others have cast doubt. Now, add to this another study recently published...
Vitamin D Protects Against Colds and Flus
Chalk up another one for vitamin D! In recent years, this previously inconspicuous vitamin has been getting lots of attention as countless studies have been discovering its important role in a wide range of...
Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Headaches
Here’s another reason to consider your vitamin D levels. A recent study from Finland, published in Scientific Reports, discovered that low blood levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of chronic headaches. The...
Vitamin E and Metabolic Syndrome
Just last week we reported on new research that showed the potential relationship between vitamin D and metabolic syndrome, a pre-cursor condition for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Now, research published in the American...
Vitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome
There has been much interest lately in metabolic syndrome, a pre-cursor condition for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Obesity is often a main factor in the onset of this syndrome. While weight loss...