Almost every week we hear about one single nutrient deficiency that’s linked to yet another disease. Studies claim that at least part of the solution to these illnesses (and sometimes the sole answer) is to raise blood levels of this common nutrient. Osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, MS, lupus, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, skin cancer, and asthma […]

  Not All Research is Good Some people have emailed, concerned about the hype from a recent “study” on vitamin D.  The National Public Radio (NPR) released the results of a high-level panel conclusion from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.  This panel said that 400 IU of vitamin D and 1,000 mg of calcium daily doesn’t […]

For years, conventional Government authorities assured us that our daily multivitamins contained plenty of vitamin D – around 400 IU.  And they told us we would get even more from fortified milk and from sunlight if we spent an hour or so outdoors every day.  Now we’re seeing that this information was shortsighted. The medical […]