By Deirdre Imus In the 1930’s, a bone disease caused by vitamin D deficiency called rickets, was recognized as a serious health problem. It is the reason many of us grew up with mothers who constantly nagged us to drink our milk. To combat rickets, most of the country’s milk […]
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A few years ago, vitamin D was nothing more than calcium’s wingman, a secondary nutrient that helped the bone-building mineral make its move from the belly to the bloodstream and eventually plant itself in the skeleton. Well, no offense to C, but new research suggests that vitamin D may be […]
Why You Need More Vitamin D
Individuals who suffer from poor lung health may benefit from a vitamin D test, as evidence continues to stack up showing that the nutrient improves a range of lung conditions. Earlier this week, a study published in the journal Chest found that patients with higher vitamin D levels were less […]
Vitamin D Benefits a Range of Respiratory Conditions
Vitamin D benefits for pregnancy go far beyond ensuring that babies are born with strong bones. New research confirms that keeping blood levels of D vitamin high can significantly lower risk of illness and infections, while deficiency can lead to serious and even life-threatening problems for both mother and child. […]
Three Important Vitamin D Benefits for Pregnancy
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent Mar 2010 The so-called sunshine vitamin, which can be obtained from food or manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun, plays a key role in boosting the immune system, researchers believe. In particular it triggers and arms the body’s T cells, the cells in […]
Vitamin D ‘triggers and arms’ the immune system
September 7, 2007 — Sherri Tenpenny, DO A new study suggests the number of cases of colon and breast cancer could be cut dramatically if people got more Vitamin D. University of California researchers estimate 250,000 cases of colon cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented worldwide […]
Vitamin D and breast health: True Cancer Prevention
Vitamin D is found in numerous dietary sources such as fish, eggs, fortified milk, and cod liver oil. The sun is also a significant contributor to our daily production of vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes of exposure is thought to be enough to prevent deficiencies. The term […]
Vitamin D : Health Benefits
Unique curcumin extract found to be up to 10 times more absorbable September 14, 2010 Top researchers at the Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Lab at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas are exploring the clinical applications of BCM-95, a new patented extract of curcumin with unprecedented potency, and bioavailability. Previous studies […]
BCM-95 Demonstrates Superior Anti-Inflammatory Effects
EuroPharma’s Curamin Wins Better Nutrition’s “Best of Supplements Award” for the Third Year in a Row Oct. 27, 2010 EuroPharma is pleased to announce that its product Curamin has been selected for the third year in a row by Better Nutrition’s “Best of Supplements Award 2010”. Curamin was selected number […]
EuroPharma’s Curamin Wins Better Nutrition’s “Best of Supplements Award”
Why Vitamin D is one of the best vitamins you can put in your body Alisa Bowman A few years ago, vitamin D was nothing more than calcium’s wingman, a secondary nutrient that helped the bone-building mineral make its move from the belly to the bloodstream and eventually plant itself […]