Articles — vitamin D3

It is now clearly established that taking adequate amounts of vitamin D and avoiding vitamin D deficiency combined with taking the right amount of calcium can help reducing the trend of bone loss in adults and in older people, particularly after menopause. In fact, adequate vitamin D intake along with calcium intake can reduce the rate of hip fractures by roughly 15-20%. Vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to weight gain and system inflammation and conditions related to inflammation. Vitamin D supplementation, as well as adequate calcium intake can help with weight loss efforts. In addition, vitamin D deficiency...

Increasing your vitamin D3 intake may very likely reduce your risk of having cancer, including thyroid cancer. The risk of having thyroid cancer has been on an upward trend worldwide for decades now. Although researchers aren’t sure exactly what is causing this upward trend, Dr. Arem believes that environmental pollutants, and increased daily stress levels are contributing factors. Even more impactful than these though, according to Dr. Arem, is a lack of essential micronutrients and vitamins that people receive daily. One piece of evidence that reinforces this belief is a fairly recent research study performed by a group of medical...