vitamin D

Last week I talked about surviving some pretty serious acute viral infections. More to come this week but let’s start with a look at chronic viral infections… what we used to call “smoldering viruses” or stealth pathogens, where appropriate. These are viruses that get past the immune system. To some degree they even disable it.… Continue reading Dr. Keiths Virus Protocols 2 The post Dr. Keiths Virus Protocols 2 appeared first on The Official Alternative-Doctor Site.

Is There A Link Between Vitamin D and Preventing Allergies? Once again, vitamin D has proven to have even more benefits than previously known. We shouldn’t be surprised at the versatility of this essential nutrient! If you want to prevent allergies, boost your immune system, fight infection, and reduce your risk of cancer – consider […]

Is There A Link Between Vitamin D and Preventing Allergies? Once again, vitamin D has proven to have even more benefits than previously known. We shouldn’t be surprised at the versatility of this essential nutrient! If you want to prevent allergies, boost your immune system, fight infection, and reduce your risk of cancer – consider […] The post Can Vitamin D Prevent Allergies? appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Using caution while out in the sun does not mean avoiding it all together. The sun provides the impetus for your body to produce vitamin D – which you need to absorb calcium. A company in the United Kingdom – BetterYou – estimated that as much as 90% of the population could have dangerously low […] The post A Natural Way to Burn Fat – Sunshine! appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

You really CANNOT afford to go short of vitamin D. Remember, it’s silly cheap, so there is no need to skimp. You can get 5,000 IU (plenty for an adult), 240 caps, for under $8 if you Google it! Take only D3, by the way, not the very inferior form of D2. Vitamin D2 was […]

You really CANNOT afford to go short of vitamin D. Remember, it’s silly cheap, so there is no need to skimp. You can get 5,000 IU (plenty for an adult), 240 caps, for under $8 if you Google it! Take only D3, by the way, not the very inferior form of D2. Vitamin D2 was […] The post That Amazing Vitamin D Stuff Again! appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

“Strike Vitamin D Off the List for Cold Prevention?” That was the headline. “Study clears up speculation about vitamin D reducing colds,” said the press release. So I was intrigued. Supposedly, vitamin D was “tested” and found ineffective in warding off colds and flu. But look what they ACTUALLY did… They had people take 200,000 […]

“Strike Vitamin D Off the List for Cold Prevention?” That was the headline. “Study clears up speculation about vitamin D reducing colds,” said the press release. So I was intrigued. Supposedly, vitamin D was “tested” and found ineffective in warding off colds and flu. But look what they ACTUALLY did… They had people take 200,000 […] The post This Is Evil appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Yet another study, published in the September 25, 2012, issue of Neurology, has linked low vitamin D levels with significant health issues — in this case, poor cognition. People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) had lower concentrations of vitamin D than those without AD, and better cognitive test results were linked to higher vitamin D concentrations. According to the main author, Cynthia Balion, PhD, a clinical biochemist and associate professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the results provide sufficient evidence to warrant further investigation to determine whether a cause-and-effect relationship exists. She’s right, of course. Just because the two are associated, doesn’t mean low vitamin D causes cognitive problems. It might mean, for example, that people with malabsorption (a common problem, due to bowel inflammation) are short of all nutrients and because of the inflammatory process also get Alzheimer’s—essentially a disease of brain inflammatory decay. You’ll learn more about this brain and gut connection in my book Fire In The Belly. I was a pioneer in this area in the 1980s and 1990s.

Yet another study, published in the September 25, 2012, issue of Neurology, has linked low vitamin D levels with significant health issues — in this case, poor cognition. People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) had lower concentrations of vitamin D than those without AD, and better cognitive test results were linked to higher vitamin D concentrations. According to the main author, Cynthia Balion, PhD, a clinical biochemist and associate professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the results provide sufficient evidence to warrant further investigation to determine whether a cause-and-effect relationship exists. She’s right, of course. Just because the two are associated, doesn’t mean low vitamin D causes cognitive problems. It might mean, for example, that people with malabsorption (a common problem, due to bowel inflammation) are short of all nutrients and because of the inflammatory process also get Alzheimer’s—essentially a disease of brain inflammatory decay. You’ll learn more about this brain and gut connection in my book Fire In The Belly. I was a pioneer in this area in the 1980s and 1990s.