What is Vitamin D?
October 19th, 2006
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is found in food and can also be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Sunshine is a significant source of vitamin D because UV rays from sunlight trigger vitamin D synthesis in the skin
The major biologic function of vitamin D is more...

Vitamin D and Caffeine:
October 12th, 2006
High caffeine intake may accelerate bone loss. Caffeine may inhibit vitamin D receptors, thus limiting absorption of vitamin D and decreasing bone mineral density. There is evidence that increasing calcium intake can counteract any potential negative effect that caffeine may have on bone loss. more...

What is Rickets?
April 2nd, 2006
Osteomalacia is also referred to as bow-leggedness or rickets - It is a disorder which most commonly relates directly to Vitamin D deficiency, which causes a lack of calcium being absorbed. It can also arise, however, from other etiologies such as rare mesenchymal tumors or any phosphate-wasting disease. Because calcium is an essential nutrient which more...

The Role of Vitamin D in Maintaining Calcium Levels:
March 10th, 2006
If the level of calcium in our blood falls, vitamin D causes the intestine to absorb more calcium. This helps to maintain the levels of calcium in our body for building bone and other functions. So it’s important for us to get enough vitamin D. Luckily, we make vitamin D in our skin when more...

Mineral Absorption
March 2nd, 2006
HOW WELL ARE THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS ABSORBED?Fact is - studies have shown individual vitamin isolates in supplements are about 10% absorbed. Compare this to vitamins directly from a fresh plant source which are 77% to 93% absorbed. Minerals in a supplement are even worse - 1% to 5%. But, from a plant source like more...

Dietary Supplements – Calcium and Magnesium
February 26th, 2006
Many health care professionals don’t see the need for supplements of vitamins and minerals, but it is possible to become deficient in these building blocks for the human body when we are under the stress of illness, pregnancy or aging. Children can often eat junk foods to excess and miss out on their daily nutritional more...

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