“Wonder vitamin” reduces lung disease flare-ups by 40 percent You’ve probably been subjected to those ridiculous commercials featuring an elephant sitting on top of breathless lung disease [...]
Category: vitamin D
Five major diseases linked to low vitamin D
It seems I just can’t say enough about the great and powerful vitamin D. A constant torrent of new research shows vitamin D is essential for health and helps prevent many diseases. But most [...]
Keep your brain young with this powerhouse vitamin
As you get older, your brain changes. It may take you longer to learn new information. And you may forget what you learned far faster than you did in your younger days. But one powerhouse vitamin [...]
Case closed! Vitamin D controversy—settled, once and for all
During weekends on the radio in the 1930s and ’40s, and then on TV in the ’50s and ’60s, it was nearly impossible to avoid “The Original Amateur Hour” (an early version of “American Idol” and [...]
Does my skin make enough Vitamin D?
Q: I have been following your advice on vitamin D, and as a result I took a vitamin D supplement during the winter months. When the summer came I stopped because I’m out in the sun a lot. Then, [...]
Skin cancer deceptions can be more than only skin deep
Washingtonian Magazine–which usually focuses on the circle of self-congratulatory crooks running the country–named Amir Bajoghli, M.D. a “top dermatologist” for seven years in a row [...]
Low levels of this common nutrient more than double your dementia risk
A large, new U.S. study shows that older patients with “very low” levels of one common nutrient have a 122 percent increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Yet despite this powerful [...]
Ask the Insider – Vitamin D and memory?
Q: A friend of mine has brain cancer and after a melee of treatments, has developed issues with memory retention. Could vitamin D help improve her memory? As an aside, I started my Insiders’ [...]
Prevent heart disease with this key vitamin
Yesterday, I told you about the 10 real risk factors for heart disease. And I ended my report with a recommendation to take one key vitamin. In fact, new research shows older men and women who [...]