IS TOO LITTLE VITAMIN D MAKING OUR KIDS FAT? According to this study it is playing a role. Now, don’t discount the video games, crappy school lunches, skipping breakfast, sugared drinks with only calories and little phytonutrient value and the stress they pick up from their parents. But I make sure Keegan takes his Vitamin […]
HOW MUCH VITAMIN D DO TEENAGE GIRLS NEED? There is no question that we are aiming way too low at the levels of Vitamin D that we are recommending. In this particular study we find that 1,000 IU / day is not enough to affect bone in teenage girls that are Vitamin D deficient. This […]
IF YOU’RE NOT TAKING A MULTIVITAMIN, WHY THE HECK NOT? Let’s first differentiate those “one per day” type of multivitamins and a real multivitamin. The problem is that you can only squeeze so many milligrams of vitamins and minerals into a tablet. And a good quality multi is going to pay little relevance to the […]
CAN A SIMPLE MULTIVITAMIN HELP AVOID HERNIAS? It’s funny. Out of all the surgeries we do on humans, I have always said that the decision for hernia surgery is pretty cut and dry. Can’t exactly take this or that herb to heal the hernia. BUT, this article suggest that zinc or copper deficiencies may contribute […]
I’m not saying we should go lather on some baby oil and sit by the pool here in AZ in August from 11 to 1, but neither should we be slapping on SPF 80 to walk to the car. This demonizing of the sun has had far more dangerous consequences than we could ever have […]
