Featured Topics: Vitamins
Vitamin D With Calcium Improves Overall Health in Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Vitamin D with Calcium reduces risk of death by 8%. A new study (4) suggests vitamin D and calcium may help with overall health in the elderly. In the study, researchers analyzed 8 studies of 70,528 patients (86.8% females) between...
Vitamin B6 Linked to Inflammation Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that those with highest vitamin B6 blood levels had 42% lower levels of the inflammatory protein, 14% lower in homocysteine levels, 21% lower rate in cardiovascular disease and 40% lower rate in diabetes. ...
Could Americans Be Deficient in Vitamin C?
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 15,769 children and adult, 14% of males and 10% of females were deficient in Vitamin C despite dietary and supplemental intakes that exceeded the Recommended Dietary Allownace. Furthermore, current smokers had the highest...
Study Identifies “Reassuring” Vitamin D Levels for Health in the Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the lowest 30% of vitamin D Blood levels had a 24% increased overall incidence of heart disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality compared to those with the highest 30% of vitamin D levels. The past several years has...
Study Links Vitamin D Levels to Metabolic Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 1811 patients with metabolic syndrome those with the highest blood levels of vitamin D had 62% lower rates of cardiovascular disease, 60% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, and 69% lower rates of peripheral vascular disease. Metabolic...
Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Levels Necessary for Prevention of DNA Damage
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD. Recommended daily amounts (RDAS) of vitamins and minerals based on the minimum amounts necessary to prevent deficiency diseases is insufficient, instead it should also be based on DNA damage. Historically, the government has...
The Humble Vitamin C – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. This article stresses the health benefits and importance of adequate Vitamin C. Almost all of God's creatures make vitamin C...and make it in robust amounts. Humans, apes and guinea pigs do not make vitamin C. We have the genes for...
Vitamin D Shows Promise for Viral Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most common human viruses and is a member of the herpesvirus family. EBV occurs worldwide with as many as 95% of Americans being infected by the time they’re 35 years old. Between 35% and 50% of...
Vitamin D Deficiency-A Significant Health Concern in Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that 89% of the elderly in nursing and rehabilitation facilities suffered "vitamin D inadequacy. According to the National Institute of Health, vitamin D blood levels are classified as follows (2): Less than 12...
Vitamin D, Calcium and the Vitamin D Receptor in Colon Cancer Prevention
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Those with the highest levels of calcium and vitamin D each had a 36% reduced risk of colon cancer. In recent years, nutritional research of vitamin D has reached beyond bone health to include potential benefits to the treatment of...
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