Posted October 23, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Latitude Matters

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“We have quantitated the ability of adequate amounts of vitamin D to prevent all types of invasive cancer combined, which had been terra incognita until publication of this paper,” said Cedric Garland, DrPH, adjunct professor in the UC San Diego School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and member […]

Posted March 6, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

The Sunshine Vitamin

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Older adults with dementia were found to be deficient in Vitamin D. A recent study suggests that sufficient levels of Vitamin D—called the Sunshine Vitamin—might slow the decline of mental function.

Joshua Miller, chair of the department of nutritional sciences at Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in New Brunswick, […]