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A Vitamin D Deficiency Could be to Blame for Depressive Winter Months
Into late autumn and winter, it seems as though the moods and dispositions of many people darken. Along with the days becoming shorter and with darkness creeping in earlier, people seem more reserved and often depressed. Reasons for this mood alteration are said to range from a lack of sunlight, to a psychological disposition similar to that of animals, where since food becomes scarce, their activity is diminished.
Study Identifies Natural Colon Cancer Treatment
Vitamin D is effective in treating colon cancer, finds another study on the subject. The vitamin slows the actions of a key carcinogenic protein that causes colon cancer.
Foods for Sunburn Treatment and Protection
For those who don’t know, there are actually foods out there that will help treat sunburn. This is awesome news since most sunscreens contain toxic ingredients and cause damage to the body.
Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Muscle Injuries and Alzheimer’s
Over the past few years, researchers have come up with a mountain of evidence that vitamin D is extremely important to maintaining health and preventing and even treating a host of health problems. For example, studies have shown that too little vitamin D may trigger breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, brittle bones, heart attacks and more. And now there’s breaking news that scientists have discovered two more extraordinary benefits to getting enough vitamin D through sun exposure and supplements.
Many Sunscreens Increase Skin Cancer Risk, FDA Has Known for a Decade But Done Nothing
A new report issued by the consumer protection organization Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals that many popular sunscreens contain ingredients known to spur the growth and spread of skin cancer cells, which defeats their stated purpose of preventing skin cancer. Data indicates that the sun’s rays combine with certain sunscreen ingredients in the skin and damage skin cells, which can lead to lesions and tumors.
Lack of Vitamin D May Have Killed Mozart
During his short life, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart suffered from many of the era’s common illnesses, including smallpox, typhoid fever, tonsillitis and upper respiratory tract infections. What exactly it was that killed him in December 1791 at age 35, however, is still a matter of debate — with theories ranging from poisoning to renal disease. Now, two researchers offer a new theory: vitamin D deficiency. In his high-latitude home in Austria, Mozart was probably running low on the sunshine vitamin for half the year.
3 Reasons You May Not be Getting Enough Vitamin D this Summer
Vitamin D has finally become accepted by the mainstream medical community to be a powerful nutrient that is necessary for proper health function. Vitamin D has been found to slash the risk of multiple cancer types (including skin cancer), aid in fat loss, and even prevent diabetes. Why then, is the population so horribly deficient in vitamin D that we are seeing a resurgence of the rickets? Here are 3 reasons why even informed individuals may be severely deficient in vitamin D this summer:
Can Vitamin D Lower Your Risk of Melanoma?
Taking vitamin D may help protect women who have already had non-melanoma skin cancers against a much deadlier form of the disease, suggests a new study. But researchers caution that the results need to be confirmed with further studies, given that the number of women in their study who got melanoma – the most dangerous type of skin cancer – was low to begin with.
FDA Issues New Rules on Sunscreens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require new labeling for sunscreens to identify products that are best for reducing the risk of skin cancer, early skin aging and helping to prevent sunburn. Under the new rule, sunscreens that protect against both ultraviolet A rays (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays can be labeled “Broad Spectrum.” UVB rays and UVA rays both can cause sunburn, skin cancer, and premature skin aging; UVB rays are the main source of sunburn, FDA officials explained.
Study Confirms Sun Exposure Protects Against Skin Cancer
As a fair-haired Scot with freckles and pale skin I’m a classic case to be more at risk from melanoma. Getting quite badly sunburned on my nose years ago in Spain has pushed my risk up further. To say I’ve been wary about the sun is an understatement — I specialise in treating patients with advanced melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. I was also in Australia 30 years ago at the start of the Slip-Slop-Slap campaign to warn people to keep out of the sun, and for seven years I never went swimming without being covered in sun lotion and wearing a T-shirt.
Top Scientist: Solar Storms will Peak in 2013, Wreak Havoc
Solar storms could have ‘devastating effects’ on human technology when they hit a peak in two years’ time, a leading scientist has warned. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration assistant secretary Kathryn Sullivan said the storms pose a growing threat to critical infrastructure such as satellite communications, navigation systems and electrical transmission equipment. Solar storms release particles that can temporarily disable or permanently destroy fragile computer circuits.
Obese Teens Almost Always Vitamin D Deficient
Low levels of vitamin D are common in obese adolescents, a new study finds. Researchers screened 68 obese adolescents and found low vitamin D levels in all of the girls (72 percent were deemed deficient and 28 percent insufficient) and in 91 percent of the boys (69 percent deficient and 22 percent insufficient). After treatment, 43 of the youths had their vitamin D levels measured again and, although levels generally increased, normal levels were achieved in just 28 percent of the participants.
What You Need to Know About Vitamin D
Vitamin D is extremely unique in the sense that is perhaps the most studied nutrient of all time, yet the most underrated as well. Until recently, not much light has been shed on the powerful effects of vitamin D. But of course, as with anything else, there is also much fiction propagated regarding vitamin D and its effects.
Why Everyone Should Supplement with Vitamin D
If you haven’t heard by now, Vitamin D touts major health benefits. The best source of vitamin D is from the sun, but you also see lots of foods fortified with Vitamin D. Unfortunately, milk and other foods fortified with vitamin D often contain a synthetic
A Vitamin D and Weight Loss Connection
Vitamin D is a well-known cancer preventative and overall health enhancer, but a new study has tied Vitamin D to a new health benefit: weight loss. A University of Michigan study found that higher Vitamin D levels on a properly balanced diet (a healthy diet is always essential to every aspect of health) helps people
