Category: Vitamin D

Rapid Vitamin D Delivery May Result in Better COVID Outcomes

Since the start of the pandemic, natural supplements have been a bone of contention with researchers, pharmaceutical companies, doctors and health experts. Newly published data again support past research that vitamin D has a significant impact on COVID-19. Vitamin D was discovered in the early 1900s. Work by Sir Edward Mellanby from Great Britain and…


Are Vitamin Supplements Healthy or a Case of Overkill?

For many people, the idea of moderation is a tough one.  For some reason, they seem to think that if a little bit of something is good for you, a lot must be really good.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Take vitamins, for example.  When I ask my patients about the supplements they’re taking, more and…


The Critical Importance of Vitamin D

The importance of maintaining optimal levels of vitamin D can’t be overstated. Vitamin D regulates the expression of hundreds of genes and is integral to biological functions that affect every bodily system. Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency can trigger several generalized symptoms that you may have associated with other health conditions. It’s also called the…


Lighting Found to Help Battle Depression

An Australian study has found valuable information on how different lighting conditions can affect our mood, bolstering research and innovation in reducing mental health symptoms. Led by psychological scientist Elise McGlashan of Monash’s Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, the team discovered that the presence of light changed our neurobiology in a way that…


The Effects of Vitamin D and COVID-Related Outcomes

Do you know your vitamin D level? If not, getting your blood tested—and optimizing your levels—is one of the simplest and most straightforward steps you can take to improve your health, including in relation to COVID-19. Vitamin D, as an immunomodulator, is a perfect candidate for countering the immune dysregulation that’s common with COVID-19. As…


Lifestyle Tips to Help Boost Testosterone at Any Age

You may not have thought much about testosterone in your younger years, particularly if you’re a woman. But as age advances, it can move closer to the top of your mind, particularly if you’re a man. Often regarded as the male sex hormone, testosterone is also essential to female health. Women have a lot less…


Could Many Covid-19 Deaths Have Been Prevented?

In recent weeks and months, there’s been an upshot of studies(1) demonstrating the benefits of vitamin D against COVID-19. More than 200 doctors, scientists, and leading authorities have signed an open letter(2) calling for increased use of vitamin D in the fight against COVID-19. “Research shows low vitamin D levels almost certainly promote COVID-19 infections,…