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Truth About Vitamin D: Why You Need Vitamin D
In the U.S., only people who live south of a line drawn from Los Angeles to Columbia, S.C., get enough sunlight for vitamin D production throughout...
Read moreTruth About Vitamin D: Drug Interactions
If you take steroid drugs regularly, discuss vitamin D with your doctor. On the other hand, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and thiazide diuretic...
Read moreMysterious Ailment
Women with PCOS have excessively high levels of male hormones, such as testosterone. And, as evidenced by the irregular periods, women with PCOS do...
Read moreMedical Conditions Doctors Miss
Researchers asked the latter group if they had ever been told they had weak or failing kidneys, and only 20% of the men and 5% of the women said th...
Read moreQ&A with Jaime King
Did you feel the same way during your first pregnancy? There are certain things about endometriosis that are challenging, like bad cramps, heavy bl...
Read moreTruth About Vitamin D: Can You Get Too Much Vitamin D?
The IOM committee found no conclusive evidence that increased vitamin D levels confer increased health benefits, 'challenging the concept that '. T...
Read moreShaking a Salt Habit
But can cutting down on salt really lower blood pressure? In 1984, analyzing nutrition data gathered from around the country, researchers at the Or...
Read moreSalt: Don't Ban it Entirely
Yet getting too little iodine -- called iodine deficiency -- is a serious issue. Too little iodine in a pregnant women's diet can affect the develo...
Read moreSalt: Don't Ban it Entirely
Too little iodine in a pregnant women's diet can affect the development of the fetus' brain and can cause cretinism, an irreversible form of physic...
Read moreDiet Myth or Truth: I Don't Need to Worry About Sodium
You don't need to worry about the sodium in your diet unless you have a health condition like heart disease or high blood pressure -- right? That’s...
Read moreEasy Ways to Cut Back on Salt
Research has shown a connection between high-salt intake and an increase in blood pressure in certain people who are considered 'salt sensitive.'. ...
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