by drebanks | Oct 23, 2009 | Cancer, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Women's Health
Do You Get Enough Vitamin D? Now that the long sunny days of summer are gone and winter is on the doorstep, it is even more important that you assess your vitamin D status. The health benefits to having sufficient vitamin D levels have permeated the media in recent...
by drebanks | Sep 13, 2009 | Exercise, Nutrition, Vitamin D, Youthful Aging
Every day we age. But we don’t have to sit back and let it happen. According to research conducted by the MacArthur Foundation Consortium on Successful Aging, genetics account for 30 percent of aging characteristics while lifestyle and environmental factors account...
by drebanks | Jun 21, 2009 | Cancer, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Most Americans are vitamin D deficient due to inadequate dietary intake and insufficient sun exposure (UVB rays). The predominant dietary form of vitamin D is D2. That is also the form typically found in OTC vitamin supplements. The preferred, and more potent, form...
by drebanks | Jun 15, 2009 | Bioidentical hormones, Exercise, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Youthful Aging
Osteoporosis, a disease you cannot feel; you can only test for it. Literally, the term osteoporosis means “porous bone”. It is a very common condition, affecting more than 40 million people in the United States. Osteoporosis is defined by a reduction in...