Category: Vitamin D

Melanoma is scary. It’s real and potentially deadly.
The major risk factor for the appearance of melanoma is exposure to UV radiation.
Or so we are lead to believe by News and Current Affairs pieces such as Campbell Live on Monday 1st March 2010 on TV 3. The story centered around an incredible woman from Wellington who [...]

Positive or Negative?
It feels great to be out in the sun, but surely that’s hardly warrants an addiction label!
And is there anything wrong with being addicted?
As is so often the case – context is King. Wikipedia suggests addictions can be positive, negative or neutral. Some would say an addiction to exercise is a positive thing [...]

Anyone reading spending more than a few seconds on this site will quickly understand my strong views on Vitamin D and it’s potentially life changing impact on many chronic illness sufferers. The arrival of an autistic child is a life changing challenge for all family members.
Unsurprisingly parents go through a range of emotions when they [...]

The results from part of this population based study[1] that began in 2001 with 614 participants in Europe again shows a strong relationship between low Vitamin D levels and shortened life span.
The Hoorn study began in 1989 in the Netherlands and was started to look at diabetes and lowered glucose tolerance. Over time additional data [...]

One of the rewarding aspects of what I do is to hear about benefits that readers and customers gain from using information and products they get from this web site.  It seems a real waste of experience and so from time to time I’ll share stories to inspire others on their path to increasing health.
This [...]

Although the title sounds like a character from a children’s storybook – this headline is far from a fairy tale.
This mineral has been dubbed an orphan by Creighton University’s Professor Robert Heaney and yet it is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body. And just like an Olympic sporting event, remembering who won the [...]

UK Food Authority Warns Against Some Bentonite Clay Products
Declining Nutritional Value in Modern Food
3 MonthlyVitamin D Injections Compulsory – Historical East Germany
UK Food Safety Authorities Warn Against Some Health Drinks
High lead and arsenic levels in some health drinks and beauty treatments marketed in the UK and available online have health authorities issuing warnings to consumers [...]

Standing in his surgical greens with face mask obscuring his mouth I could still see the practiced serious expression. The slightly thick lenses magnified his eyes making them even more earnest as he delivered the recommendation.
Surgery was the best option that would secure a 99.9% chance of total removal of my skin lesion without recurrence. [...]

More articles, comments and blogs are appearing stating that showering directly after sun exposure reduces your body’s production of vitamin D. The consistent recommendation appears to be you may have to wait 48 hours to ensure all vitamin D made by the sun exposure has been absorbed.
Fact or fiction? And is it the hot water, [...]

Omega 3 supplements seem to have invaded chemist’s shelves, health food shops and supermarket aisles. The variety of brands, prices, formulations and other factors are vast and so how do you choose?
For an overview of the common components in most commercial Omega 3 products check out this earlier post.
I’ve been asked these questions by readers [...]