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Single high dose Vitamin D relieves dysmenorrhea
Posted on Mon, 5 Mar 12

Single high dose Vitamin D relieves dysmenorrhea

A remarkable new study has found that a single dose of vitamin D reduced period pain by 41% and eliminated the need for anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Dr Michael Holick on Vitamin D (free video)
Posted on Sun, 12 Feb 12

Dr Michael Holick on Vitamin D (free video)

Watch this free video with Dr Michael Holick, one of the worlds foremost authorities on vitamin D. This is a remarkably informative, alarming and often very funny presentation.

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Child abuse or vitamin D deficiency?
Posted on Sun, 8 Jan 12

Child abuse or vitamin D deficiency?

Parents may be wrongly accused of child abuse when the problem is actually vitamin D deficiency. This was recently highlighted in a case in England where parents were cleared of murder charges after vitamin D deficiency was identified. But how many others have been wrongly accused?

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Vitamin D2 dangerous while D3 saves lives
Posted on Sun, 1 Jan 12

Vitamin D2 dangerous while D3 saves lives

A large meta-analysis has contrasted the health effects of Vitamin D2 supplements against D3 with an important discovery. Vitamin D2 may be doing more harm than good.

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Vitamin D recommendations for pregnancy far too low
Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 11

Vitamin D recommendations for pregnancy far too low

Current vitamin D recommendations during pregnancy may be far too low suggests a study showing that 4000 IU a day was needed to raise blood vitamin D levels close to an optimal level.

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Vitamin D, extraversion and openness
Posted on Mon, 8 Aug 11

Vitamin D, extraversion and openness

A number of studies suggest vitamin D deficiency can affect your mood but most have looked at serious illness like dementia, depression and schizophrenia. Strikingly, it now seems that low vitamin D might also change your basic personality.

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