Thursday, October, 29, 2009
Avoiding The Flu Withopc With Vit D
February 25, 2009
A new study that included 19,000 American men and women has found that people who don't get enough vitamin D have a higher risk of respiratory infections than people who do get enough of this nutrient. For the study, researchers used data from a survey that assessed the vitamin D levels, nutritional habits, and respiratory infection rates of participants. The results showed that those with less than 10 nanograms of vitamin D per milliliter of blood--which is considered low--were nearly 40 percen...
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By Dr. William Davis
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Health Expert
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...a month ago that we all get vaccinated against influenza this year, I had no idea how much...
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...because she had the highest physiologic level of vitamin D in her system of anyone he ever saw....
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Fluids
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Fluarix, are available for use in the U.S. during the 2006- 2007
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