Tag: Vitamin D
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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Green Tea Shows Promise as a Cancer Killer, Study Says
According to a study performed by researchers from the Mayo Clinic, the extract of the world-popular green tea has been effective in regulating the growth and proliferation of cancer cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The study was classified as a phase two human clinical trial, and the results were very promising indeed. [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2010 under Cancer, Green Tea.
Tags: alertness problems, antioxidants, black tea, caffeine, Cancer, cancer prevention, cardiovascular disease, catechins, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CLL, Green Tea, heart attack, immunity, isoflavanoids, lung cancer, memory problems, oolong tea, Polyphenols, Prostate Cancer, Selenium, skin cancer, sleep apnea, sleep problems, Stroke, tea, Vitamin D
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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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