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Vitamin combination, pediatric formula (By mouth)
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Another Reason to Take Vitamin D: Your Lady Business
Much has been said recently about the health importance of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin that the body creates after exposure to ultraviolet rays. As a population, our vitamin D levels are low due to spending less time in the sun and wearing more sunscreen. The impact of being vitamin D-deficient goes beyond softening our bones; it affects the health of your lady business.
Little Fish Offers Big Doses of Vitamin D
Most people in this country aren't getting enough vitamin D — adults and kids alike. Our bodies manufacture vitamin D when our skin is exposed to the sun, but we don't spend much time in the sun these days. And when we do, we wear sunscreen.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Get the skinny on the skinny nut: pistachios — DailySpark
- You can now skate like Tony Hawk with your Wii — Social Workout
- A good cry is good for your health — Vitamin G
- Meet Babezilla, the seven foot bikini model — FitCeleb
- Relativity, running, and how a marathon alters your perspective — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Need some food guidance? Here's a meal plan for a week — Vital Juice
- Bob Greene on avoiding holiday weight gain — That's Fit
What Does Your RDI Look Like: Vitamin C
I don't worry too much about vitamin C, since citrus fruits are high in the vitamin and eat some just about every day, especially during the Summer. This vitamin is beneficial for protection against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling.
An adult woman doesn't need much — 75 mg of vitamin C a day.
5 Things: Vitamin D
Making health headlines almost daily, vitamin D seems to be the nutritional celebrity. Even with all the press it has been getting, Americans don't seem to be getting enough vitamin D in their diets. Here are five things about vitamin D to help you get to know it a little bit better.
Do You Take a Daily Multivitamin?
I must admit I am not much of a vitamin taker. I strive to eat my nutrients in a daily, well-balanced diet. However, I do think supplements are great for people worried about reaching their recommended daily intake of essential vitamins and minerals, especially for pregnant or nursing women or those with dietary restrictions.
Smarter Eats: Gwyneth Reminds Us to Get a Healthy Dose of D
Gwyneth Paltrow's dishing out some healthy advice on GOOP this week — get your daily dose of vitamin D. The super-fit star points to Dr. Frank Lipman's healthy tips for getting our fair share of the vital D, who reminds us that, especially this time of year —when we head into the colder season and see less sunlight — it's even more important to supplement our diets with the vitamin, and avoid a vitamin D deficiency.
Do You Know Vitamin D?
The health world has been buzzing as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has increased the amount of vitamin D children should have daily to 400 IU (International Units). Since Vitamin D is not as easy to come by as say, vitamin C, take this quiz to see how much you know about this important vitamin that's been making the news.
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Days of Wine and Sunlight
Today, I am happy to be the bearer of good news. Two of life's simple pleasures may be beneficial for women's health: wine and sunlight.
A recent Spanish study found that 6.8 ounces of wine a day, be it red or white, increased women's HDL cholesterol, which is considered that good kind of cholesterol.
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