http://www.thevitamindfacts.com What You Need to Know About the "Sunshine Vitamin" Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-and-calcium-absorption/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-and-calcium-absorption/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:49:26 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=64 So what about vitamin d and calcium absorption?  Especially as we grow older, calcium absorption becomes a more immediate topic.  Falls and broken bones, osteoperosis and even osteomalacia (softening of the bones) become more of a concern.  What role does vitamin d play when it comes to your body absorbing calcium? The Dynamic Duo I mentioned that [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-and-calcium-absorption/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-stages/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-stages/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:20:42 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=54 We don’t normally think about vitamin d deficiency stages, but more along the lines that you’re either deficient or not.  But if you’re getting less vitamin d than is optimal for you, you could be experiencing sub-clinical deficiencies. So what exactly is a sub-clinical deficiency?  Let’s talk about it. Stages of a Vitamin Deficiency The following stages apply [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-stages/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-symptoms/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-symptoms/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:04:00 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=49 So just what are vitamin d deficiency symptoms?  You might have heard of the most obvious of the deficiencies — rickets — but are there any other symptoms you whould know about? First we’ll talk about rickets, and then about the rest of the vitamin d deficiency symptoms. Vitamin D and Rickets This is the most widely-known of [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/vitamin-d-deficiency-symptoms/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-food-sources/foods-with-vitamin-d/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-food-sources/foods-with-vitamin-d/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:34:11 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=38 There aren’t many foods with vitamin d.  Surprised?  You’re in good company, because most people don’t realize how scarce vitamin d is in the food we eat. But there are food sources of vitamin d out there!  Let’s take a look at what you need to know before you stock your pantry and refrigerator with them. Food [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-food-sources/foods-with-vitamin-d/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-toxicity/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-toxicity/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:06 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=33 Vitamin d toxicity is one of those enduring myths.  Yes, you can overdose on vitamin d…but you’d have to really work hard at it!  But there’s a small grain of fact in the myth about vitamin d being so toxic. And that grain of fact is called cod liver oil. Vitamin D Toxicity and Cod Liver Oil If [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-toxicity/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/causes-of-vitamin-d-deficiency/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/causes-of-vitamin-d-deficiency/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:23:01 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=15 So what are the causes of vitamin d deficiency?  Don’t we get enough of it in our foods?  What about the multivitamins we take?  (Always assuming we take them, on a regular basis.)  And then again, doesn’t the sun provide enough vitamin d for us? How can we be deficient in vitamin d, between food, supplements [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-deficiency/causes-of-vitamin-d-deficiency/feed/ 0 http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-facts/ http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-facts/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:27:08 +0000 Gail http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/?p=6 Vitamin d facts and myths is the subject of this post. The more I’ve read and talked with people, the more I realize that there is a lot of misinformation. Let’s talk about what is true and what is simply myth we’ve come to accept as fact. Vitamin D and Sunshine Yes, it’s true that vitamin D is [...]]]> http://www.thevitamindfacts.com/vitamin-d-facts/vitamin-d-facts/feed/ 0