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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Linked To Diabetes

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Linked To Diabetes

New research showed that vitamin D deficiency is linked to diabetes. This story goes back to a research paper from April 19, 2018 by. The publication comes from a joint group from South Korea and the University of California, San Diego. The vitamin D3/diabetes study 903 subjects were
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Vitamin K2 Improves Arterial Elasticity

Vitamin K2 Improves Arterial Elasticity

Research from the Netherlands showed in 2015 that vitamin K2 improves arterial elasticity, if taken over 3 years. The researchers measured carotid artery elasticity with Doppler ultrasound. They examined various parameters. 244 postmenopausal women were part of a placebo group or a vi
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Mediterranean Diet Prevents Fractures

Mediterranean Diet Prevents Fractures

A new study from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) found that an alternate Mediterranean diet prevents fractures. A total of 93,676 women were enrolled in the WHI study. They were between 50 and 79 years old. Recruitment into the study took place between October 1, 1993 to December
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Vitamin D Toxicity Rare

Vitamin D Toxicity Rare

There are so many different reports to show that vitamin D3 deficiency is the cause of many illnesses. And yet, despite a lack of toxicity, people still do not get enough vitamin D3 supplementation. On the other hand, many people have taken liberal amounts of it and in these subjects
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Vitamin K2 For Your Arteries

Vitamin K2 For Your Arteries

Introduction Vitamin K2 (=menaquinone-7 or MK-7) is essential for the prevention of osteoporosis. At the same time it is also necessary for prevention of hardening of arteries. But a new study from April 2015 from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands has found that flexibility
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Resveratrol Improves Bone Density

Resveratrol Improves Bone Density

An interesting study from the Aarhus University in Denmark showed that high dose resveratrol could increase bone density significantly in only 16 weeks. The results were published on Oct. 16, 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 66 middle-aged obese men with
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Calcium Supplementation Reduces Mortality

Calcium Supplementation Reduces Mortality

This article is about the fact that calcium supplementation reduces mortality. Notably, a study in the American Journal of Nutrition (August 2014) looked at the effect of calcium intake in diabetics.  To clarify, it also looked at their risk to develop heart disease.  They failed to s
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Heart Failure Linked To Low Bone Density

Heart Failure is Linked to Low Bone Density

Introduction This article is about the fact that heart failure is linked to low bone density. Indeed, a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology analyzed the bone density of more than 13,000 healthy individuals. In addition, the researchers also examined their hearts
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