PROTECTING THE PROSTATE
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Supplements | No Comments »

Nutrients cut prostate-cancer symptoms and lowered risk, in findings from three new studies.In a saw palmetto study, 92 men, aged 49 to 75, who had lower urinary-tract symptoms from an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic… read more

VITAMIN D FOR SKIN
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness | No Comments »

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is recommending that people with light skin take 1,000 IU of vitamin D per day in the fall and winter, and people with darker skin and those who do not… read more

STRONGER BODIES
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Those with higher levels of vitamin D had better physical performance and muscle strength than those with lower levels, according to results from a new study. Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem… read more

LOSING WEIGHT, PROTECTING BONE
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Calcium and vitamin D maintained and strengthened bones in women in two new studies. Researchers from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, recruited 44 overweight premenopausal women, average age 38, to take calcium while dieting… read more