Testosterone is a male hormone which is very important for male general health and sexuality. Zinc and vitamin B influence testosterone production in the body. This hormone is produced by male bodies and testosterone can’t be provided through the food men consume, but certain foods can stimulate testosterone production. Here are five foods that boost… Continue reading
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Important nutrient that you don’t take through winter
Vitamin D is the nutrient of the day, year, and even decade. Vitamin D plays a role in maintaining healthy bones, but the sunshine vitamin also helps prevent certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and neurological disorders. In these dark, cold winter months, especially if you live in the northern half of the U.S.,… Continue reading
Vitamin D helps in cystic fibrosis patients to prevent eventually alergy reaction to mold
Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Results of… Continue reading
Less vitamin D is linked with arterial disease to the black teens
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, in black teens according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Black teens taking vitamin D supplementation of 2,000 international units (IU) per day had a decrease in… Continue reading
Familiesh with a child with autism and new pregnancy will treath for vitamin D therapy
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Pediatrics (OHSU, Portland, Oregon) is seeking roughly 50-100 volunteer families to participate in a vitamin D study. The goal of the study is to find out whether giving Vitamin D to the pregnant mother, who already has had at least one previous child with autism, can prevent the recurrence… Continue reading
Vitamin D help to boost your immune system
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system – T cells – will not be able to react to and fight off serious infections in the body. For T cells… Continue reading
Usage of high levels of vitamin D prevent diabetes types 2?
People who get plenty of vitamin D can cut their chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by 55 per cent. Researchers from the Warwick Medical School reviewed 28 existing studies on almost 100,000 people looking at vitamin D levels among middle-aged and elderly people. They also found high levels of vitamin D reduced the risk… Continue reading
Vitamin D – sunny vitamin
Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin found in food, but also can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Vitamin D exists in several forms, each form acting differently, some actually relatively inactive in our body. The liver and kidney help convert vitamin D to… Continue reading