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A recent literature review on vitamin D and mood written by Alan Gaby, MD, starts out with this sentence:
One investigator (John Denver) reported anecdotally that sunshine on his shoulder made him happy. A recent study adds scientific support to that observation and suggests that the mood-elevating effect of sunshine is mediated by vitamin D.
The hallmark clue to vitamin D deficiency disease is an associated seasonal and latitudinal variability in incidence and morbidity. Multiple sclerosis, almost absent close to the equator, increases in frequency the further from the equator one lives. Heart disease is worse in the dark, winter months, with blood pressure increasing as vitamin D stores in the body decrease.
On March 16th 2015, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a meta-analysis of human trials on vitamin D and blood pressure. Their finding: vitamin D does not lower blood pressure 1.
Vitamins K and D may not be the most glamorous of supplements, but they are two of the most important when it comes to supporting overall health, particularly bone and cardiovascular health. They share a unique (and significant) partnership and are a must in everyone’s daily supplement routine.
Two-thirds of the body is water; therefore, water is the most important nutrient. Without water, nothing biological can occur.
There are so many barriers to getting a good night’s sleep
“At night I wake up with them, drenched.” “They are terrible! I’m so hot I can’t stand it…” “I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in years.” “No energy, little appetite, my pep has gone!”
Are you acquainted with this tasty green veg? It has fluffy tops, tender stalks, and a name that rhymes with zucchini—they call it broccolini! Now please enjoy this helping of fun facts; perhaps you’ll share them over a broccolini-inspired repast!
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. —Maya Angelou
Have you seen an old black and white movie lately? The next time you get the chance, notice the cavalier acceptance of smoking. It was simply the social thing to do back then. Over the years perceptions have changed, right along with our ever-increasing knowledge of this habit’s health dangers.
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