Vitamin D has made headlines many times these last few years of the pandemic. The excitement surrounding vitamin D makes sense. Studies show that having healthy vitamin D levels seems to protect against severe COVID-19 infection and death. And many scientists have argued that this affordable “sunshine vitamin” could be key to saving lives. But
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In 1937, surgeon M. B. Daver noticed something odd while using cod liver oil to treat burns and pus-filled sores. “Crude” cod liver oil helped his patients heal quickly. But refined cod liver oil did not have the same wound healing benefits. Did the refining process destroy the properties that made cod liver oil effective,
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I admit it. It’s hard for me to see my husband stretched out in the backyard on a lounge chair in his altogether, taking a 20-minute sunbath, when I thought he said he was going to clean out the garage. I really can’t complain though. After all, he’s loading up on the wonderful sunshine vitamin
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Experts saw this pandemic coming. Already in the 1990s – and throughout the last two decades – scientists repeatedly warned us about the increasing likelihood of global pandemics due to globalization, urbanization, and more (1, 2). Now that COVID-19 has arrived, many efforts feel like too little, too late. But there are still things that
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Today, the omega-3 industry is specializing more than ever. On the supermarket shelf, you don’t just find fish oil any longer, but a broad range of products under that main heading, including cod liver, salmon, and even krill oil. While all of these sources contain EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids, the composition and nutritional profiles
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How does our Omega Cure® fish oil impact people at risk for osteoporosis? It was a question I had admittedly not paid too much attention to until a few months ago when one of our customers, Judith, visited me with a report from the spine center. Judith and I had spoken one year earlier. At
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I’ve been a proponent of fermented foods for years. I’ve made my own kombucha tea in the kitchen and served miso soup for breakfast — much to my children’s chagrin. Like many, I got started on the fermented food kick because of my interest in their numerous health benefits. Many believe that the microorganisms which
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Vitamin D – the fat-soluble vitamin primarily obtained through sun exposure – is getting superstar attention. The beneficial results from recent research and testing of vitamin D are astounding. Originally prescribed only by nutritionists for maintaining bone health and overshadowed by recent health fads like pomegranate juice and the açai berry, recent research suggests vitamin
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