Category: Vitamins

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 [...]

Only Two Sources
Vitamin D is essential for optimal health and can only come from two sources. It’s either made by your body when exposed to sunlight or from food and drink you consume.
You can find out more about why vitamin D is so important for your optimal health but in response to questions from readers [...]

Thank You Dr…
John Cannell, M.D. for the work you and your colleagues have done and continue to do with respect to this important vitamin. The references contained in this article have been reproduced in full with permission.

So Precious – So Vulnerable

Much of the recent research on Vitamin D deficiency is pointing towards the dangers for [...]

Not the kind you get from the local Fish-n-Chip shop but instantly useful bites of health news on Vitamin D.
Slower Reactions in Aging Men
At last men have a reason for slower mental processing. in a relatively large study involving  3133 men aged 40 to 79 involved in the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)1 there was [...]

The Problem Is Rarely The Real Problem
In many cases it’s the reaction to the problem that is the real problem. Why? Well for a start it’s a reaction and not a response. It’s a fire fighting tactic that only temporarily removes the symptoms of the problem.

When the pressure is on and there is a need [...]

Credit Card companies will just love this!
The high profile Swine Flu Pandemic alert increases the importance and relevance of a study done in 2002. It highlights the potential health risks of handling cash.
Many human viruses do not live long when away from your body.  Flu viruses have been shown to survive for about 1 hour [...]

While some people openly state they’d die if they had to give up dairy products – others feel so ill they turn green and shudder at the thought of dairy products passing their lips.
Where do you sit? Ambivalent? On the fence? Or squarely in one camp?
There’s no right answer but the following questions are intriguing.

Why [...]

The recent Gardasil article raised some interesting questions which have emphasised by further research this week just how far I got it wrong.
I suggested the annual cost was $7 million. Well I was staggered to read in the NZ Herald that the five year cost was disclosed at $177,000,000 for the first five years and [...]

There is more public awareness of the importance of Vitamin D, but it needs to be 1,000,000 times greater.
Late last week I met with a local DHB chief scientist and researcher who has been working with vitamins and hormones for years. He has a special interest in Vitamin D and his comments were telling.
Forget all [...]

A Bigger Double Whammy Than Political Policies Leading
To Higher Prices And More Taxes.

Two Problems – One Cause

A whammy originated in the US in the 1940’s and was an evil influence or hex. It developed from there to become widely used in sport and popularly evolved into double whammy – really bad luck – [...]