Vitamin D: a natural relief for chronic pain and rheumatism
Did you know that a vitamin D deficiency not only affects your bones, but can also be the cause of persistent pain? Research shows that extra vitamin D can not only ease pain, but also improve sleep quality and general well-being. Find out how this simple supplement can make a big difference.
Research from Harvard University, published in JAMA Open, shows that daily intake of a high-dose vitamin D supplement can significantly reduce the risk of metastatic or fatal cancer. These findings, emerging from the VITAL study, highlight the potentially life-saving role of vitamin D in cancer prevention.
'Vitamin D: possibly the key to reducing dementia risk'
Learn how daily vitamin D supplements can significantly reduce the risk of dementia. Canadian researchers reveal that regular intake, regardless of form, can reduce risk by 40%, especially in women.
Following the recently started discussion about the (whether or not) nonsense of the Covid virus, I decided to start a vitamin D3 cure. Some questions about that.
At the time you advised me to start taking vitamin D. I can easily sit here on my balcony in the sun for half an hour, or longer if necessary, almost every day, bare-chested in shorts. I do that regularly too. Isn't that enough?
Dr. Maarten about Covid-19 and Vitamin D
At the request of a well-known contributor to this blog, here is a short digression about Vit D and in particular Vit D3 (calciferol), because that's what it's all about, and Covid-19. To avoid confusion, by Covid-19 I mean the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2.
Vitamin D in treatment of type 2 diabetes
Vitamin D can protect the beta cells of the pancreas against inflammation and as a result, the vitamin may play a role in a new treatment for type 2 diabetes. This is the conclusion of researchers at the American Salk Institute.
Vitamin D is produced by exposing the skin to sunlight for about 15 minutes a day. For me a reason to occasionally expose the skin to the sunlight. Now I read that this no longer happens to people over 65 years old, is that correct?
Our son J. and girlfriend L. have been in Thailand for a few weeks now, and back in Bangkok from poverty. The intention was that they would stay here for another 4 months. L. is in a lot of pain and is overtired, they had her examined at the Bangkok hospital in Hua Hin. She appears to have too low vitamin D, on Monday that was 25 ng/ml and on Tuesday it had already dropped to 20 ng/ml.
Vitamin D is Supplement of the Year!
It was announced at the National Health Fair that vitamin D has become Supplement of the Year. With more than 20% of the votes, vitamin D is the most favorite dietary supplement according to the public.