Last week a study was published online in the JAMA Network Open. The researchers compared the health benefits of vitamin D in two groups – normal weight and those overweight/obese. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2800491 The 2019 Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) was … Continue reading
I gave up being an expert on sunburn decades ago. First, as a teenager, I was silly and uneducated about avoiding the sun. Then, as a redhead, I got sunburned often. So I have had the blisters, swelling, scorching burn, … Continue reading
Vitamin D is produced in the body from exposure to the sun, food, and supplements. Vitamin D has two forms – vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D has to undergo chemical reactions in the body before it … Continue reading
I read an article today about vitamin D3 and RA (rheumatoid arthritis). RA is an autoimmune disease. There are over one hundred diseases classified as autoimmune. This means that your body’s immune system produces antibodies to fight its own cells. … Continue reading