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Pam Flores

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Vitamin D: The New Panacea for All Medical Disorders?

Undoubtedly you've been bombarded by all the new vitamin D recommendations from the National Institutes of Health, the National Osteoporosis Foundation, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Association, and the list goes on and on. This is by far, not a complete list of medical organizations that are jumping on the band wagon... Read moreChevron
PJ Hamel

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Vitamin D: Time To Up Your Daily Dose?

Remember that old Johnny Cash song, “I Walk the Line”?That’s what I feel like some days, when I’m trying to balance what the government currently says about vitamin D (I should be getting 400IU daily); against what my doctor says (I should be getting 1,000IU daily); against what some nutritionists and researchers are... Read moreChevron
Pam Flores

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Medicare Proposes Restrictions on Vitamin D Testing

In my last blog posted here on OsteoporosisConnection.com, I discussed the need for vitamin D testing for those who want to have their vitamin D storage levels checked and how you would go about having that done.   Most insurance companies pay for this test, but some Medicare providers recently proposed a change in coverage details on this... Read moreChevron
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The Importance of Vitamin D for Good Bone Health

What is vitamin D?   Vitamin D is the supplement that regulates both phosphorus and calcium in our bodies. Without adequate vitamin D, our bodies will not properly utilize the calcium we take to make our bones stronger. Vitamin D is the prohormone that our bodies use to transport calcium from the intestines through the blood to the... Read moreChevron
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