Spring! Sunshine! Vitamin D?

Spring!  The Sun is back for more than 12 hours daily!  The sun crossed the equator at 0529 CDT.  Vitamin D?  Not so fast.  This is Iowa and we are...

Pregnancy, Vitamin D, & MS in the UK

Vitamin D3 has become a key part of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment.  MS is a disease more common in persons with low Vitamin D levels.  MS sufferers treated with Vitamin...

Use Only Vitamin D3, Not D2

Vitamin D was the topic of a symposium attended by hundreds of clinicians at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2012 meeting.  Vitamin D3, D2, 25-hydroxy, 1-25-dihydroxy,...

Natural Vitamin D

A patient last week wanted to only use “Natural Vitamin D.”  The “most natural” comes from exposing your skin to the sun at mid-day (1:13 pm CDT in Waterloo) in...

D3 or not D3, That is the Question

Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 are not the same, and definitely not equal.  D2 and D3 are similar pre-hormones, but different.  D2 (Ergocalciferol) is the plant version.  D3 (Cholecalciferol) is...

Goodbye “Natural” Vitamin D

My grandson in Minnesota is saying goodbye to “natural” vitamin D until April.  The sun is now too low on the horizon where he lives.  Soon it will be too...

Take Control Naturally – Vitamin D

You want to take control of your own bone health destiny to avoid osteoporosis.  You want to do it “naturally” without modern pharmaceuticals.  That takes dedication and persistence on your part....

Vitamin D in Milk

A little vitamin D is added to milk.  Drinking 3 glasses of milk daily nearly meets the old standard of 400 IU daily, but 16 glasses of milk – a...

Vitamin D Deficiency

You need Vitamin D in order to absorb Calcium from your diet.  Without enough vitamin D your body will steal Calcium from your bones, not add Calcium to your bones. ...