Why do we need Vitamin D? Vitamin D helps in the absorption of Calcium. It also plays a major role in muscle, immune system and muscles. One can get Vitamin D through skin, diet and supplements. Sunlight is a natural source of Vitamin D. Too much exposure to sunlight can lead to skin problems and …
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Dr. Mithal found massive amounts of bone malformation in children for which there was no clear explanation. Eventually, his research convinced him that the water in those villages had high level of fluoride and the fluoride was causing the bone damage. As he continued checking on cases of malformed bones, he became convinced that there …
Higher levels can increase your efficiency in using oxygen. That can improve your exercise regimen. Researchers have believed that vitamin D is important to your bone, brain, and heart health for many years. Thanks to a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, finds that higher levels of vitamin D are associated …
According to the medical website Healthline, lower back pain and pain in the bones may be signs of inadequate levels of vitamin D in the blood. “Large observational studies have found a relationship between a deficiency and chronic lower back pain,” said Healthline. One study examined the association between vitamin D levels and back pain …
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A leading scientist has urged people to consider taking vitamin D supplements, because children spend an hour a day less outside than they did ten years ago. Steve Jones, a professor of genetics at University College London, told the Hay Festival in Powys, where he was discussing his book Here Comes the Sun, that Britain’s …
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VITAMIN D deficiency symptoms include feeling very sleepy, having aches and pains, and extreme tiredness. This is when feeling tired could be a sign of something serious. Should you consider adding more vitamin D-rich foods to your diet? Vitamin D is crucial to the overall health of the body, as it helps to keep muscles, …
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The new study has shown that vitamin D deficiency alone can lead to heart failure, possibly through insulin resistance. It has found that cardiac insulin leads to functional deterioration of heart in animals with low vitamin D levels. The utilization of glucose and fatty acids – key fuels for energy generation in heart – is …
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Sunlight is the major source of vit D. As a cult, especially in urban pockets, life is more exciting indoors. Infact, life happens indoors. But lets also not fool ourselves, even if we were to spend some time as a rule in the sun daily, I suspect no marked change in the levels. The pollution …
Doctors say at least 80% of urban population suffers from deficiency of Vitamin D, vital for absorption of calcium. Its deficiency makes the body vulnerable to diseases such as cancer. In 2013, 40 per cent of Indians were estimated to be Vitamin D deficient — half of the current estimates. Experts say that a growing …
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