Medication Alone is Not Enough

I see many patients who have failed to improve on osteoporosis medications.  The vast majority of those patients are not getting enough Calcium and Vitamin D to succeed. Osteoporosis medication...

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...