Vitamin D Facts
Doctors are telling us: “Get Vitamin D…Get some sun.”
‘D’ Reduces MS Risk: WSJ article
Full Article Here Nov 21st, 2012Yet another study has demonstrated that natural vitamin D blood levels are connected to a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
“The new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting a link between vitamin D and MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord that is believed to afflict more than a quarter-million Americans,” the Journal reported. “The research will be published in Tuesday’s edition of the medical journal Neurology.”
Mercola: Redhead Risk Not From UV
Full Article here Nov 16, 2012The internet’s most-popular health education web site this week reported that genetic factors – and not UV exposure – explain why red heads are at a higher risk for melanoma.
Vitamin D Council – ‘Use a Sunbed’
Full Article Here Nov 20, 2012The independent Vitamin D Council suggests that people should use a sunbed in the winter — being careful to avoid a sunburn — as one of the primary ways to make sufficient vitamin D.
Dr. John Cannell, founder of The Vitamin D Council, lists three ways for adults to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D on the Council’s web site.