I admit have fallen into a bad habit when it comes to vitamin D. I have exchanged the benefits of sunlight for vitamin D supplementation. Turns out I may be mistaken. This is not to say that vitamin D, by itself, does not have a long list of benefits and has not been associated with […]
As a father, I can tell you that, despite the days I want to kill them, having children was a very important decision my life. But this isn’t always an option when infertility in women and men is an issue. Fertility problems can create stress and disappointment in a relationship and can lead […]
Vitamin D deficiency has been the rage for the past few years. Some of it hype, some solidly grounded in research and basic physiology. Don’t get me wrong–vitamin D deficiency is a very real issue. And you can tell how well-versed your doctor is on the subject. Basically, if he or she actually checks your […]
I can honestly say that I have never been a fan of calcium supplementation. Or at least maybe not for the last decade or so. It has truly been that long since the medical research began to change its opinion on using calcium supplements to strengthen bones. This is not to say that I don’t […]
Type 1 diabetes, as opposed to the more common type 2 diabetes, usually strikes children, leading to a lifetime of carb counting and insulin pumps. As the father of a now-8-year-old son, I could not imagine him living life attached to an insulin pump. Type 1 diabetes can also strike adults, but more often than […]
