Vitamin D supplementation can help prevent COVID-19 without serious adverse events, regardless of the individual’s vitamin D status, a study suggests. The peer-reviewed study, published in the Archives of Medical Research, enrolled 321 frontline health care workers from four hospitals in Mexico City, who all tested negative for COVID-19 at the start of the study. “The results of…
Vitamin D Supplementation Is Effective in Preventing COVID-19, Study Suggests
Vitamin D: The Pac-Man of Viruses, Bacterial Infections, and Cancer Cells
In a fascinating study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, researchers found that vitamin D is essential in order to activate the body’s immune system. Without it — or with insufficient levels — the immune system’s killer T cells can’t fight off serious infections and instead remain unheroically dormant. But with sufficient levels of vitamin…
The Importance of Vitamins A and D: Nutrients You Must Have
With all the many vitamins available to us, you might wonder why I chose to focus on vitamins A and D in this particular article. Well, wonder no more. (Smile) These two power-packed vitamins are essential for our health, and they are abundant in the foods I discuss below. Before we get to that, however, let’s just…
Should I Be Taking Vitamin D?
Known as the “sunshine vitamin,” Vitamin D is crucial to keeping you healthy and feeling good. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods. Some of these include fish, fish liver oils, egg yolks, and fortified dairy and grain products. Since it is found in very few foods, it is difficult to…
Over 95 Percent Australians Low on Vitamin D
Researchers from Curtin University have estimated that more than 95 percent of Australians older than two years of age have a vitamin D intake below the recommended daily average. “Most Australians consume less than half of international recommendations for vitamin D (10 µg/day),” lead researcher Eleanor Dunlop said. Vitamin D is a vitamin stored in…
Four Things About Vitamin D Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You
Dr. Sean tells us the ins and outs of Vitamin D. What it is, why you need it, and the best place to get it. Vitamin D has been debated in COVID 19 treatment for the offense and defense. We have everything you need to know here! Dr. Sean McCaffrey is a physician, speaker, teacher,…
Top 5 Signs of Vitamin D Deficiency
And if you ever get achy bones, infections, headaches, migraines, forgetfulness or head sweating – please get this checked. Vitamin D deficiency is incredibly common around the world, but many mistakenly believe they aren’t at risk because they consume vitamin D-fortified foods, such as milk. However, few foods have therapeutic levels of vitamin D naturally,…
Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy: What’s the Latest Evidence?
What we Already Know Vitamin D forms from sunlight on the skin and is used by the body to absorb calcium, needed for healthy bones and teeth. Up to half of all pregnant women in the UK are deficient, which is more common in winter than in summer. Vitamin D deficiency disproportionately affects black and…
A Common Mistake Can Foil Your Vitamin D Supplement Benefits
I’ve previously written about the importance of taking vitamin K2 when you’re taking high-dose supplemental vitamin D to avoid complications associated with excessive calcification in your arteries. Now, research highlights the vital importance of also taking magnesium in combination with vitamin D. Magnesium, the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, is a component necessary…
The Ups and Downs of the Sun Hormone
There has been a lot of discussion about vitamin D circulating among natural health enthusiasts recently. As a certified functional medicine practitioner, vitamin D status is something that I monitor very closely. Vitamin D is actually a hormone, specifically a prohormone that the body converts into a steroid hormone. It’s synthesized in the skin from…
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