Tag: cholecalciferol
Vitamin D may treat dry-eye disease
I posted about a study a few months ago demonstrating that reduced steroidogenesis, and especially androgen synthesis,…
Vitamin D may be an effective anti-aging intervention
A good summary article on the multitude of mechanisms through which vitamin D acts to target virtually…
Vitamin D ameliorates late-stage multiple sclerosis (MS)
The role of vitamin D in auto-immune conditions and especially MS has been studied for decades. It…
Even enormous doses of vitamin D, applied topically, do not produce toxicity
I mentioning this study mainly for two reasons. First, there has been quite a bit of bad…
Vitamin D deficiency may drive myopia, supplementing may prevent/treat it
Vitamin D has become a bit of a controversial topic lately. While there is a lot of…
Low thyroid, cholesterol, vitamin D/K linked to depression and suicide
One of the few studies out there that dared to touch the “metabolic theory” of depression. Namely,…
Vitamin D3 may cure H. pylori (HP) infection
It is hard to believe that the humble sunshine “vitamin” is also a powerful antibiotic, but that’s…
Optimal vitamin D intake may be at least 2,000 IU daily
As most people supplementing with vitamins know, the daily RDA for vitamin D has been set at…
Higher doses of vitamin D, other steroids, may be needed in obese people
The title, at least in regards to vitamin D, is something Ray commented quite a few times…
Vitamin D deficiency and low, not high, dopamine drive schizophrenia
One of the most persistent medical myths can be found in psychiatry. More specifically, in the category…