Recent research conducted at the Jikei University School of Medicine in Japan and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrution looked into the relationship between Vitamin D levels and likelihood of contracting influenza.
Posts Tagged ‘vitamin D’
Getting ready for flu season
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Vitamin D and pain relief
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Vitamin D is a vitamin that the human body is able to source from both food and sunlight.
In this recent overview of the medical research – Vitamin D: A Neglected ‘analgesic’ for chronic musculoskeletal pain – the authors made the following points:
More uses for sunlight
Friday, September 9th, 2011
A search on “sunlight and laundry” predominantly brings up mentions of sunlight soap or detergent which just goes to show the branding power of such a powerful word as sunlight.
Anaemia and Vitamin D
Monday, June 27th, 2011
A recently completed study by Johns Hopkins University has found a link between low levels of Vitamin D and anaemia in children.
Anaemia occurs when the body has too few oxygen carrying red blood cells. Mild anaemia symptoms include fatigue, lightheadedness and low energy. Severe and prolonged anaemia can damage organs through oxygen deprivation.
The study looked at 9400 children between the ages of 2 and 18. The lower the vitamin D levels, the lower the hemoglobin and the higher the risk for anemia, the researchers found.
Full-spectrum Light (issue 27)
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives. We feature some of the best here.
Light Health For Pet Birds
Exposure to natural light is very important for the proper absorption and utilization of calicum in pet birds.
Does Vitamin D affect immune system response?
Monday, June 20th, 2011
In a recent Science Daily article they report on an experiment published in the June 2011 edition of Infection and Immunity.
The experiment covered in the article showed that laboratory-grown gingival cells treated with vitamin D boosted their production of an endogenous antibiotic, and killed more bacteria than untreated cells.
The article suggests this means vitamin D can protect gums from bacterial infections that lead to gingivitis and periodontitis.
To sunblock or not to sunblock?
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
In many countries today, the ubiquitous summer message is some variant of “slip, slop, slap” (New Zealand’s – “slip into a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat”).
The message is so entrenched that it would seem close to criminally negligent to not do so. (more…)
Vitamin D and Pneumonia
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
A new study publicised in the New Zealand Herald this week looks at the relationship between severe Vitamin D deficiencies and deaths from pneumonia.
The study completed at Waikato Hospital looked at blood samples of the 112 patients hospitalised with pneumonia. They found that the death rate was 29% for those with very low levels of Vitamin D compared to only 4% amongst those with normal or slight deficiencies. While this was an observational study, it suggests avenues for research on whether Vitamin D is a viable treatment option for respiratory diseases.
Full-Spectrum Light (issue 17)
Monday, February 14th, 2011Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives. We feature some of the best here.
HEALTH
Beating the Winter Blues | Create Our World: Hitchhiking | Hoboing
Full spectrum light bulbs provide similar light as the Light Therapy lamp, yet you can put them in other lamps around your house. These are a cheaper alternative than the Light Therapy lamp and provide a similar experience. … (more…)
Full-spectrum light in schools
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Many considerations go into creating an environment conducive to effective learning . The study we review today compared children attending elementary schools with full-spectrum light versus children attending similar schools with normal lighting conditions. (more…)
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