As so many of our patients know, we are often frustrated with the limited time we have to dedicate writing posts for the Heath Salon. Often in the treatment room we discuss our vision for The Health Salon, anticipating the “someday” in our life when our time in the office is less, [...]
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Natural Solutions To Pain Relief
Posted in Healthy Food, Healthy Body, Pain and Inflammation, Vitamins and Nutrients on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vitamin D : The new black, II
Posted in Health Issues, Vitamins and Nutrients on February 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The knowledge of vitamin D’s actions on our immune system dates far back. In 1941, it was found that people living in higher latitudes in this country (such as MA, VT, NY) were more likely to die of various cancers. It was determined that regular exposure to sunlight had a protective effect against life threatening [...]
Vitamin D : The new black
Posted in Health Issues, Vitamins and Nutrients on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can recall learning a brief sound-bite about vitamin D in my undergraduate nutrition course, which went something like this : “Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, as are vitamins E and A. Our main source is from exposure to sunlight and from milk (added to milk after it is destroyed during the pasteurization [...]
