Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D is an extremely important compound for the human body. Vitamin D is sometimes also called sunshine vitamin as it’s created from cholesterol when your sun is exposed to sunlight. Several studies and doctors have pointed out that…

By Dr.Arjun.M.B Following the devastating COVID-19 Pandemic, our world has seen a significant shift in disease patterns. While Infectious diseases are on the rise, non-infectious lifestyle disorders continue to have a substantial impact…

The UK’s health service has launched a new review to promote the importance of Vitamin D and identify ways to improve intake across the population, especially among those most likely to be deficient such as South Asians. Vitamin D…

‘People with IBS have deficient vitamin D levels that may lead to an increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis in the long term. However, scientists have found that vitamin D supplementation among these patients may not improve their…

Implementing these steps advised in Ayurvedais essential in protecting ourselves from a lack of Vitamin D.By Dr Partap ChauhanWith everything that is going on all around us, one would assume that dealing with a lack of Vitamin D would…

Though lower UVB exposure is correlated with higher rates of colorectal cancer across all age groups, it remained significant for people aged 45 and older even after considering other factors, such as skin pigmentation, life expectancy and…

"Our results suggest that we may have an opportunity in the public health arena to influence the opioid epidemic," said researcher David E. Fisher from the Massachusetts General Hospital. ‘Patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD)…

In 2007, Fisher and his team found something unexpected: Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays (specifically the form called UVB), causes the skin to produce the hormone endorphin, which is chemically related to morphine, heroin, and other…

Healthy adults, adults with a fat malabsorption syndrome and obese adults were compared to evaluate if a more water-soluble form of vitamin D3 known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 was more effective than the same dose of vitamin D3 in improving…