Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Friday, February 24, 2012 By Dr.
Madelyn Fernstrom Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Friday, February
17, 2012 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 While “strong bones” most
often comes to mind when we think of vitamin D, recent studies
demonstrate loads of additional health-promoting benefits,
including contributions to the prevention of osteoporosis, high
blood pressure, certain types of cancer, and some immune-system
diseases. How do you know if you’re meeting your daily needs?
Guidelines have recently been updated for both children and
adults. While vitamin D needs vary with age and other factors,
the only way you can know your vitamin D “number” is with a
blood test – and a score of 30 or higher is the new goal.
Vitamin D is not naturally found in foods, except for fatty fish
(like salmon and tuna), and is added to all dairy products.
Nature’s way for us to obtain vitamin D is from exposure to
daily sun light, where our skin can help us meet our daily needs
for this vitamin. Just 10-15 minutes