http://www.getin2vitamind.com What Vitamin D is and why it is important for your health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:09:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/childhood-asthma-and-d-and-the-barriers-to-fixing-the-problem/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/childhood-asthma-and-d-and-the-barriers-to-fixing-the-problem/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:02:11 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=108 Image via WikipediaHere's a great article describing the association of low blood vitamin D levels and asthma in equatorial children. The study found a significant association between low vitamin D and asthma, as well as hospitalization for asthma, inflammatory markers and airway responsiveness. The limitations of the study are that it is just a description [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/childhood-asthma-and-d-and-the-barriers-to-fixing-the-problem/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/medscape-we-all-need-a-little-more-d/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/medscape-we-all-need-a-little-more-d/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:56:42 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=105 Head over to Medscape for a well-done 4 minute (that's all, just FOUR MINUTES!), detailed review of the emerging great news about vitamin D. In this video-review, featuring Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, she also gets into the nitty-gritty and answers some practical questions like: 1) Which medicines decrease (or increase!) your vitamin D level? 2) How [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/medscape-we-all-need-a-little-more-d/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/vitamin-dont-get-a-ceserean-delivery/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/vitamin-dont-get-a-ceserean-delivery/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:38:12 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=89 Vitamin D has long been known as a crucial factor in muscle strength and tone. People who are vitamin D deficient have less muscle strength - and muscle weakness corrects quickly once you restore their vitamin D status to normal. Calcium is also a crucial factor in the onset of labor in pregnant women - [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/vitamin-dont-get-a-ceserean-delivery/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/pieces-to-the-puzzle-multiple-sclerosis-your-genes-vitamin-d/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/pieces-to-the-puzzle-multiple-sclerosis-your-genes-vitamin-d/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:21:57 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=86 Researchers have known for decades that the incidence of multiple sclerosis is related to how far "north" you live on Image via Wikipedia the globe during childhood. The rates go way up the higher the latitude, which is a strong clue that vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) might be involved. Further studies backed up this [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/pieces-to-the-puzzle-multiple-sclerosis-your-genes-vitamin-d/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/protect-your-teen-from-breast-cancer/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/protect-your-teen-from-breast-cancer/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:26:50 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=82 In an interesting twist on the vitamin D/breast cancer data, researchers interviewed breast cancer patients (and Image by Whatsername? via Flickr people who'd never had breast cancer) about their intake of vitamin D, cod liver oil, and sunshine. The study revealed that having gotten cod liver oil, vitamin D and sun exposure* from ages 10-19 [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/protect-your-teen-from-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/cod-liver-oil-listen-to-your-mother/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/cod-liver-oil-listen-to-your-mother/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:56:59 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=78 In a fun video opinion piece on Medscape, Dr. George Griffing tackled the slippery subject of cod liver oil. Was our mother's Image via Wikipedia (and grandmother's) somewhat pushy advice to hold your nose and take it, foolish or informed? Here's how Dr. Griffing summarizes recent findings: "It turns out cod liver oil contains large [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/cod-liver-oil-listen-to-your-mother/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/what-if-i-just-take-800-iu/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/what-if-i-just-take-800-iu/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:10:21 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=69 Image via Wikipedia With the difficulty that most of us face seeing a doctor (much less the cost), the obvious question emerges - what if you just take 800 IU a day of vitamin D? Heck, it's a decent dose, right? Controversy about daily dosing rages between national organizations. Some organizations stick to very OLD [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/what-if-i-just-take-800-iu/feed/ 0 http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/lupus-and-vitamin-d/ http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/lupus-and-vitamin-d/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:20:38 +0000 Doc Gurley http://www.getin2vitamind.com/?p=65 A good review article in Current Opinion in Rheumatology summarizes what is known and not known about vitamin D Image via Wikipedia and lupus - an autoimmune disorder. In general, studies to date show profound deficiencies of vitamin D in patients with lupus (even when compared to other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis). Furthermore, studies [...]]]> http://www.getin2vitamind.com/2009/lupus-and-vitamin-d/feed/ 0