As Hippocrates stated over 2,500 years ago: "Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food." I decided to take his advice 5 years ago. I used to be one of those individuals who popped about 20 vitamins a day. I grew up with a grandmother who worked in a vitamin store in the 70's and 80's as vitamins weren't as mainstream as they are today.
Visits to granny's meant receiving a bag of candy, as well as our own bottles of chewable multi-vitamins and vitamin C. I followed my...
For the last 30 years, we've been told over and over about the dangers of the sun. Everyone from my husband to my wonderful dermatologist... Read more »
For some time we've known that vitamin D-primarily found in milk-is linked to a lower likelihood of developing colon cancer. But new... Read more »
Two years ago, I spent nine months with sinus infections. I had one after another, and if I didn't go to the doctor and get antibiotics, I... Read more »
Contrary to prevailing opinion among many cardiologists, there is an emerging notion that coronary calcification is an active process, a... Read more »
For years, vitamin D was the Rodney Dangerfield of the nutrition world: It got no respect. Vitamin D was viewed as a nutrient necessary... Read more »
People who exercise to lose weight and avoid diabetes may want to steer clear of vitamins C and A after a workout, experts say. Both vitamins help... Read more »
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The 25-hydroxy vitamin D test is the most accurate way to measure how much vitamin D is in your body.In the kidney, 25-hydroxy vitamin D changes into... Read more »
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25-OH vitamin D test; Calcidiol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol testWhat the risks areVeins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from... Read more »
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Vitamins are a group of substances that are essential for normal cell function, growth, and development.There are 13 essential vitamins, meaning they... Read more »
Calcium requires adequate vitamin D in order to be absorbed by the body.... Read more »
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