Vitamin D for flu season

Have you had your D today?

As winter approaches now is the time to be sure that we have adequate levels of vitamin D, especially the D3 form in our blood. There was a report I found on the Consumer Lab website that reported on studies that were done in connection with Vitamin D.

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Vitamin D & Muscle Fat … What is the Connection?

According to a recent study on the relationship between low levels of vitamin D and increased muscle fat there could be a connection. An article in Science Daily reported on a study in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism where they found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had [...]

Low levels of Vitamin D May play a roll in your Mental Health

Does Vitamin D Play a Role in Mental Illness such as Depression?  The research says YES! and Our Life D3 can help!

There was a time when you rarely heard someone talking “openly” about Mental Illness such as Depression. It was the secret illness only talked about behind closed doors. Nowadays, it seems like [...]

Does Calcium Alone Causes More Problems Than It Fixes?

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Calcium Supplementation: Most people do not realize that taking calcium alone causes more problems than it fixes. This is because our body requires co-factors to utilize any nutrient or mineral we ingest. Magnesium is a co-factor for calcium absorption. Without enough magnesium, calcium can collect in the soft tissues and [...]

Can Vitamin D be used as a preventative for Breast Cancer?

I have read numerous articles on how people with cancer usually have low vitamin D levels. One concern our family has is specifically with breast cancer. You see on my wife’s side of the family there is a history of breast cancer. In fact my wife’s cousin died from this insidious disease. Because of [...]