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239/365 (August 27, 2010) – Vitamin-D has a pretty cool biological history. It played a critical role in the maintenance of a calcified skeleton in vertebrates as they left their calcium-rich ocean environment for land over 350 million years ago. Because it can only be synthesized via a photochemical process, early vertebrates that ventured onto land either had to ingest foods that contained Vitamin-D or had to be exposed to sunlight to photosynthesize it in their skin to satisfy their body’s vitamin D requirement.
In recent years various studies have linked low levels of Vitamin-D with a number of health issues from cancer to heart disease.
In a nutshell, it is an important vitamin and one worth popping on a daily basis.
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Do the pills work without the sunshine???
Do the pills work without the sunshine???
Yes, that’s the point, we often don’t get enough sunshine (particularly in Northern climes like ours and yours) to synthesize enough Vitamin-D for our needs, so supplements have been shown to be very valuable.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/16/f-health-vitamin-d.html
Yes, that’s the point, we often don’t get enough sunshine (particularly in Northern climes like ours and yours) to synthesize enough Vitamin-D for our needs, so supplements have been shown to be very valuable.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/16/f-health-vitamin-d.html
Hey – I don’t need telling twice – off to the health food shop pronto!
Hey – I don’t need telling twice – off to the health food shop pronto!
Ah but wait a minute . . . "The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that a higher level of vitamin D in men is not associated with a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. And in some cases, it may be linked to a higher risk of developing a more aggressive form of the disease.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/16/f-health-vitamin-d.htm...
Curses!
🙂
Ah but wait a minute . . . "The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that a higher level of vitamin D in men is not associated with a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. And in some cases, it may be linked to a higher risk of developing a more aggressive form of the disease.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/16/f-health-vitamin-d.htm...
Curses!
🙂
There isn’t ever a clear answer in science, and even the same study can result in conflicting evidence. I think whenever there is a pre-existing condition…one should always talk to one’s doctor. Better to be safe.
There isn’t ever a clear answer in science, and even the same study can result in conflicting evidence. I think whenever there is a pre-existing condition…one should always talk to one’s doctor. Better to be safe.
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