My response to the latest Vitamin D “scare”
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in June and featured in a recent Good Morning America segment has claimed that Americans are taking too much vitamin D, defined as over 4,000 IU per day. The study warns that too much vitamin D can lead to health issues like elevated blood calcium levels, calcifications, and kidney stones.
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Why pain relievers are the worst thing for a fever
If you ran a fever, if you’re like most people, you would probably take some acetaminophen or ibuprofen. But in most cases, lowering a fever with pain relievers is positively the WORST thing you can do!
Here’s why.
- Tags: Fever, Healthy Living
What you don’t know about your immune system
Your immune system protects you against colds, flu, and infections, but that’s just a drop in the bucket! Here are all the other things your immune system does for you that you might not know about, and how to make sure yours is working like it should.
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Are you guilty of these common exercise blunders?
If you are getting on the exercise bandwagon, congratulations--you couldn’t do anything better for good health and weight loss!
But BEWARE.
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The incredible shrinking brain nutrient
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most people would not want to deliberately harm their brain. Well, the problem is the average person is doing EXACTLY that--hurting their brain and greatly compromising its ability to function--day in and day out.
Rates of this “silent” disease are increasing
If you are an adult living in America chances are good you are or soon will be hosting a sneaky, silent disease that lies dormant, but can eventually rear its ugly head and leave you flat on your back (or on the operating table). I’m talking about diverticulitis. Here’s what you need to know about this “silent” condition that is anything BUT silent when it strikes you.