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How Can Sun Screens Cause Alzheimer’s?

Some researchers are suggesting that a key contributor to Alzheimer’s may be insufficient cholesterol in the brain.  Studies have shown that serum levels of cholesterol and the ability to synthesize cholesterol are inversely associated with mental…

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Is Vitamin D Deficiency Connected to Parkinson’s Disease?

Researchers report that there is a correlation between insufficient levels of vitamin D and the development of early Parkinson’s disease.
A study of more than 150 Parkinson’s patients  found that a high percentage of subjects had vitamin D insuf…

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Does Dairy Fat Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk?

A type of fat found in whole-fat dairy could lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes.
An analysis of data obtained from more than 3,700 seniors found that naturally occurring palmitoleic acid helps protect against insulin resistance and diabetes.
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Exercise Plus Vitamin D Means Fewer Falls

Vitamin D and exercise may help prevent older men and women from falling, according to a review of 54 studies.  Falls are the leading cause of death and disability among people 65 years and older.
Researchers set out to determine what intervention…

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The Dirty Little Secret Hidden in Much of Your ‘Health Food’

In the early 1990’s, soy and soy products exploded onto the supermarket scene with promises of bountiful health benefits. This “new miracle food,” soy, was supposed to lower cholesterol, take the heat out of hot flashes, protect against breast and prostate cancer and offer a filling alternative to earth-loving vegetarians. The problem with these claims? […]

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How to Protect Yourself from the Antibiotics in Your Meat and Vegetables

By Dr. Mercola

You simply cannot achieve health without a well-functioning immune system.

Your immune defenses are key in protecting you from all disease, including cancer, toxic poisons, infections, inflammation, and even aging.

Your immune syst…

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Entertaining Expert Lecture on Vitamin D

Dr. Michael Holick is one of the major vitamin D experts out there. In this video, he discusses vitamin D relating to bone and muscle health and the prevention of autoimmune and chronic diseases. The reference ranges he uses for vitamin D deficiency are 20 ng/ml. The reality is that anything below 50 ng/ml is low, so the actual statistics are actually MUCH worse than what he says.

He also recommends vitamin D2, and every other expert recommends to NOT use vitamin D2. It is crucial to ONLY use vitamin D3, NOT vitamin D2, as D2 is unnatural and not made in humans normally. Plus, vitamin D3 is less expensive than D2.

He does show that vitamin D doses less than 1000 units per day will NOT increase your vitamin D levels to normal. PostID=279060″

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Sunbathing Increases Men’s Testosterone

Sunbathing could be just the thing to lift your libido, according to a study which finds that testosterone is boosted by vitamin D. The bulk of this essential nutrient is made by the skin on exposure to sunlight. A study of nearly 2,300 men found those with enough of the vitamin had more of the […]

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Lifestyle Changes That Will Keep You Alive

Have more sex Sex has many apparent health benefits. Studies suggest sex can boost your immune system and reduce stress. (Personally, I don’t suggest sex with anyone other than YOUR wife or husband) Keep your teeth clean Diabetes, low birth weight babies and heart disease have all been linked to gum and bone disease in […]

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