Entries from February 2009

Are you SAD because your vitamin D is low?

February 27th, 2009 No Comments

February 2, 2007There's a very nice review in Midwifery Women's Health (and presented at Medscape) reviewing the body of science literature Image via Wikipedia that examines whether or not low vitamin D levels are linked to four mood disorders: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), premenstrual syndrome, major depressive syndrome and non-specific mood disorders in women. Of the six [...]

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Tired of Coughing and Being Sick?

February 26th, 2009 No Comments

Sunshine of my life is you, my Dearest..A well-designed study with large numbers shows a clear association between low levels of vitamin D and a recent upper Image by Thai Jasmine via Flickr respiratory tract infection - regardless of the season! The study, done at the Massachusetts General Hospital using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was reported [...]

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