Vitamin D

...lower your chance of relapse, and for each ten nanomole [a standard measure of concentration of Vitamin D in the blood] increase in Vitamin D, you can reduce your risk of having an attack of MS by about ten per cent. Doubling your Vitamin D...

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...like diabetes, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, and schizophrenia. The interesting thing about it - Vitamin D isn't a vitamin at all. "Vitamin D is not a vitamin - it's a misnomer. It's not really a nutrient either. Vitamin D is a hormone that...

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Study Shows Vitamin D Supplements May Be Useful in Preventing Heart Disease Nov. 16, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Some men with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are at particularly high risk of developing heart disease and weakened bones...

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Insufficient intake of vitamin D, long known to play a key role in bone health, may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease and even death, a US study said. Examining 27,686 Utah patients aged 50 or older with no...

In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Utah, Mormon church, Coronary artery disease, Musculoskeletal disorders, Heart failure, Glucose, and Tobacco

...meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando. This link seems to be even stronger in the winter. Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because the human body produces it only when exposed to sunlight -- although it takes just...

In this article: Depression, Heart disease, Cardiovascular disease, E mail, and U.S.

...for example, of getting too much vitamin A or calcium. Your statement that breast milk does not provide vitamin D is incorrect. Vitamin D is indeed carried to the infant via breast milk. However, nursing mothers who are vitamin-D deficient...

In this article: Calcium, Coronary artery disease, Heart failure, Stroke, Harvard, and Intermountain Medical Center

...disease, deficiency was associated with having a diagnosis of depression. It's no surprise Utahns' vitamin levels are low: The vitamin is present in few foods and it mainly comes from sun exposure. But sunscreen blocks absorption, and...

In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Utah, Hypertension, Intermountain Healthcare, Calcium, Coronary artery disease, and Cholesterol

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not...

In this article: Estrogen, Hormone, Johns Hopkins University, Testosterone, Osteoporosis, Stroke, Cardiovascular disease, and Arthritis

...27,686 patients who were 50 years of age or older with no prior history of cardiovascular disease. The participants had their blood Vitamin D levels tested during routine clinical care. The patients were divided into three groups based...

In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Coronary artery disease, Intermountain Medical Center, Heart failure, Stroke, Utah, Medical advice, and Calcium

Washington, Nov 16 : Johns Hopkins researchers have found that heart and bone damage caused by lack of vitamin D is amplified by declines in sex hormones. They found that long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency were tied to lower...

In this article: Estrogen, Testosterone, Osteoporosis, Hormone, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, and Steroid hormone