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Vitamin D
Sugar Shock? Taking Calcium and Vitamin D When You’re Diabetic
Recently, we talked about vitamin D and diabetes. And that got me thinking. So what happens when you don’t like to swallow pills? Or you have a hard time swallowing pills? Or if you have dysphagia? How do you get your calcium and vitamin D? There are ways to get calcium other than in a […]
Vitamin D and Diabetes Risk
Vitamin D has been in the news a lot lately. Turn on a TV or radio to any health-related program or read any health and fitness related news or blog on the internet and all you hear is vitamin D, vitamin D, vitamin D! So guess what, the blog today is all about, you guessed […]
Sometimes Dysphagia is Hard to Swallow
Swallowing is not as simple as we think it is. It is a complex process involving coordination between muscles and nerves in the throat and esophagus. When this process does not happen as it should, problems with swallowing result. Medically this is known as dysphagia (pronounced dis-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə. In the United States, dysphagia affects approximately 15 […]
Vitamin D and Spring: More Sun, More D?
Happy Spring everyone! Most of us in the United States have already set our clocks ahead one hour, and I think most of us will be glad to finally put Old Man Winter to rest and start enjoying the warmer weather and sunshine. I know I will. Now that spring will officially be here tomorrow, […]
Osteoporosis: A Silent Disease
When I googled silent disease, one of the first things I saw was an article on osteoporosis. I’ve heard that osteoporosis is a silent disease, and you, like me, may be wondering why it’s called this. A silent disease is one that continues to develop in the absence of symptoms. So how does this apply […]
Vitamin D Tip Sheet
When taking vitamin D supplements, like Cal-EZ, there are times that you need to know that you are taking them correctly. Cal-EZ has developed a printable Vitamin D Tip Sheet with a list of Do’s and Don’ts for taking vitamin D, a list of risk factors for vitamin D deficiency, and a list of medications […]
Stand Tall in the Fight Against Osteoporosis
Have you ever seen a little old woman all stooped over with age? The curved back that causes a decrease in height? The manifestation of osteoporosis that’s typically called a dowager’s hump? I have. In fact, my great grandmother, my grandmother, and my father were hunchbacked. But getting older doesn’t mean we have to settle […]
Saving billions with a calcium and vitamin D supplement
Remember the saying, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? Well, a study recently brought that phrase to life, yet again. Taking a calcium and vitamin D supplement, costing cents per day, after menopause will save an estimated $12 billion in healthcare costs over the next 7 years. Cents to dollars, ounces […]
Do you know what causes low vitamin D?
Happy Winter Solstice (or the shortest day of the year for people in the northern hemisphere)! Did you know that vitamin D production is influenced by the season, latitude of residence, and skin color? Season People make vitamin D after the skin is exposed to the sun. In winter, sunlight exposure is reduced because of […]
