Feb 06
Guys it is time to get outside for some sun! Check out this new study that came out of Austria. As reported in the Daily Mail Reporter A spot of sunbathing boosts men’s sex drive, reveals a new study. Testosterone levels in men’s blood rise accordingly with doses of vitamin D. The vital nutrient is …
Dec 01
The month of November marked the American Heart Association’s 2009 scientific conference covering a wide array of topics. One particular topic was the association of Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. A recent observational study reported at the conference found that inadequate levels of vitamin D are associated with an increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease. …
Sep 29
Your body makes lots of vitamin D when your skin gets sunlight. Thanks to the advent of ultra-high SPF sunscreen combined with all the time spent indoors we sabotage our body’s natural means for making vitamin D. Now as fall is upon us and winter is around the corner it is even more important to …
Sep 14
As I read through the Vitamin D Council’s latest newsletter, a section jumped out at me. Maybe I am becoming more worried about the future of our children now that I am a dad, but this link to a research paper from John Hopkins and the NIH (led by Dr. Jared Reis) scared me. I …
Jun 22
Image via Wikipedia Researchers from the Keio University School of Medicine have recently reported that vitamin K supplementation plays an important role in preventing fractures. Vitamin K exists in several forms including vitamin K1 (phytonadione) and vitamin K2 (menaquinone). This study is a meta-analysis of seven studies with postmenopausal women to evaluate their fracture risk …