If you’re worried about those little slips of memory that come as you get older, like where you put the keys, a phone number or someone’s name, then there’s new work that offers some hope.
Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Beijing’s Tsinghua University find that upping your intake of magnesium – an [...]
In one of the largest studies ever on vitamin D and colon cancer, researchers have found that high levels of vitamin D in the blood might offer protection from cancers of the colon and rectum.
The work, appearing online in the British Medical Journal, involved more than 1,200 subjects who had colorectal cancer and 1,200 controls [...]
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Here’s some important news on promoting healthy bones.
When it comes to fractures, supplements of calcium and vitamin D cut the risk in both men and women of all ages – even if they’ve had a fracture before according to a massive new study published online in BMJ on January 12, 2009.
Vitamin D alone just doesn’t [...]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Every 18 seconds, a senior is in the emergency room as the result of a fall according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control.
The findings of the latest nationwide study on vitamin D level brings more evidence that children as well as adults are lacking this important nutrient with vitamin D intake at a shockingly low level.
The numbers of adults without enough vitamin D made news a year ago, but experts like Dr. Michal L. Melamed of the [...]
If you’ve ever wondered whether those anti ageing vitamins you swallow each morning is doing you any good, a recent report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition should offer some solid reassurance.
It seems that multivitamins might actually help women live longer by keeping key parts of our DNA from getting shorter.
“This study provides the [...]
Aging isn’t something anyone can avoid, but there is an increasing body of research showing us that there are things you can do, today, to help keep your mind sharp and your body healthy as you get older. But how to improve your brain?
The latest bit of evidence on vitamins, D in this case, and [...]
The March 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine contains information on two different studies on nutrient powerhouse vitamin D, and more importantly what it means if you’re body is low in vitamin D.
One involves supplements and bone health for older people; the other sounds a warning about our rapidly dropping levels of this [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Many parents gaze at their newborn and wonder if their child will be tall and strong. But no matter what Mom and Dad bring to the genetic equation, there are likely other factors that influence adult size like the time of year and whether he or she falls into the summer babies group.
This [...]
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Giving your body the vital nutrients it needs to stay healthy is so important… and new research has uncovered that one of the most important nutrients, vitamin D (sunlight or supplements), may have more of a role in keeping us healthy than we even suspected.
When it comes to risks for deadly heart disease, deficiencies of [...]
