Archive for 'Vitamin D'
Insufficient Vitamin D Levels May Cause Lung Problems
// The Lungs The principal function of the lungs is to transport the oxygen acquired through breathing to the blood streams and to release carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere. The whole process of respiration is accomplished by tiny specialized cells called alveoli or the air sacs. In the process of breathing, air passes through [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2011 under Lung Health, Vitamin D.
Tags: natural ways to promote lung health; health benefits of vitamin D; foods for healthy lungs
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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
// There are approximately 75 million people who suffer from the health condition in Japan, Europe and the United States. And according to statistics, women are four times more likely to develop the health condition than men. A study conducted by a group of Australia researchers found that the supplementation of 400 IU of vitamin [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2011 under osteoporosis, Vitamin D.
Tags: natural ways to prevent osteoporosis; health benefits of vitamin D; health benefits of calcium
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Save Your Brain With Vitamin E and Vitamin D
In a recent Dutch study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, it was found that not having enough vitamin E and vitamin D over the long term predisposed a person to cognitive decline and even the psychiatric disorder dementia. Vitamin E and dementia The study, which was undertaken by researchers from the Erasmus Medical [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Brain Health, Vitamin D, Vitamin E.
Tags: Anti Aging, Benefits of Vitamin D, benefits of vitamin E, cancer prevention, cognitive decline, Dementia, healthy skin, Vitamin D, Vitamin E
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Contribute to Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam state that insufficient amounts of vitamin D in seniors may be one of leading causes of metabolic syndrome. The study involved 1,300 respondents (men and women) over the age of 65. A staggering 50% of all the respondents had vitamin D deficiency. Thirty-five percent of this [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D.
Tags: Adult-onset diabetes, Cancer, cancer prevention, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, rickets, Stroke, type-2 diabetes, Vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin D supplementation
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Depression & Vitamin D: The Emerging Link
In a recent study performed by researchers from the National Institute of Aging in the United States, insufficient levels of vitamin D may be the reason why many individuals over the age of 65 are experiencing symptoms of depression. Senior individuals often have low levels of the important vitamin because they tend to stay indoors [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2010 under Depression, Vitamin D.
Tags: bone health, Depression, skin health, Vitamin D
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Here is Another Reason to Make Sure You are Getting Enough Vitamin D
If you want to keep your immune system strong and healthy, it is key to make sure you are getting enough Vitamin D. For quite some time health news has been circulating that lack of Vitamin D is linked to a variety of diseases and ailments including depression, breast cancer, osteoporosis, chronic pain, and heart [...]
Posted: March 28th, 2010 under Vitamin D.
Tags: Benefits of Vitamin D, Fighting Breast Cancer, Fighting Depression, Sun Exposure, Vitamin D
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Lack of Vitamin D Not Something to Be Made ‘Light’ Of
Combating Blue Monday through Light Therapy Has the winter season got you down? If so, you’re not alone. Because today, the third Monday in January, is Blue Monday—the most depressing day of the year. I’m not sure how Blue Monday came to be, but apparently a lot of research has been done on this day, [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2010 under Sunlight, Vitamin D.
Tags: Blue Monday, light therapy, seasonal affective disorder, Vitamin D
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D Is For Death
Yet Another Study Links D Deficiency to Death Ever wonder what the ‘D’ in vitamin D stands for? I think I know—death. A ton of studies have come out lately regarding vitamin D’s importance to our healthy lives, but there’s been a particular emphasis on how a deficiency in it can increase our risk for [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Vitamin D.
Tags: Vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin d sources
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D’s Deliverance
The Vitamin that ‘D’etermines Death? Vitamin D just can’t seem to stay out of the news, this time making headlines in one of the country’s healthiest states, as two-thirds of Utahns are deficient in this all-important vitamin. And because they’re deficient, Utahns are at an increased risk for death! It doesn’t seem to make sense, [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2009 under Sunlight, Vitamin D.
Tags: vitamin d deficency, vitamin d sources, vitamin d supplements
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Your Life “D”pends on It
Study: Elderly Low in Vitamin D Increase their Risk of Premature Death Some “D”pressing news to report on the heart health front, particularly if you’re a senior citizen. According to a joint study conducted by researchers from Colorado and Massachusetts, the elderly are at greater risk of dying from heart disease when their vitamin D [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Vitamin D.
Tags: premature death, Sunlight, vitamin d deficiency
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