Many factors play a role in children's health. Diet quality, exercise, digestive health, immune system function, and brain nutrition are important areas for any child. The foods that many children eat today are lacking in nutritional value. We recommend that children avoid excess sugar, food colorings, additives, and processed foods. Also, it is smart to...

Many individuals are confused as to whether they have a low or underactive thyroid or some type of thyroid condition such as hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, elevated thyroid autoantibodies, or Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Interestingly, many people are simply suffering from rather simple nutritional deficiencies. The healthy function of your entire thyroid system...

The most fundamental principle of health is the production of energy. All processes in the human body require energy for healthy function. Energy is required to repair the body, as well as to build muscle or cartilage. The immune system, cardiovascular system and digestive system are examples of systems that require significant amounts of energy to work...

Because your immune system needs optimal energy and a "resting tone" of fitness in order to be well prepared, factors that induce energy depletion and wear and tear, especially stress, are key factors to change so as to keep your immune system in a more optimal state of readiness.The best supplements to help energy production and stress management, while...

Many of our immune support supplements are easy to mix and quite safe for infants and children (the doses on most bottles are for adults, so simply reduce proportionately to your child's body weight).* Children old enough to swallow vitamin capsules may use any of our immune support supplements. Any of our products may be used by infants and small...

Homocysteine is a natural byproduct of protein metabolism in your liver. In a healthy situation homocysteine is naturally metabolized into other compounds with the help of folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6. If you are lacking B vitamins, which are typically used up by stress, then you may not have enough B vitamins to support the normal metabolism...

If you want to continue to be active when you’re elderly, vitamin D supplementation, along with exercise, is a good idea. Even the U.S. government recommends that older people take vitamin D to prevent falls and remain active. Several new studies show that vitamin D helps maintain mobility during aging.

A large study involving 68,517 participants has shown that vitamin D taken with calcium reduces fractures for both men and women of any age.

Several new studies demonstrate the power of vitamin D to reduce inflammation and pain, operating at the DNA level to regulate genes to reduce inflammation. This information expands our understanding of vitamin D in relation to the immune response and sends a clear message that people with any kind of pain or ongoing inflammation should optimize their...

Seventy percent of U.S. children are lacking the bare minimum vitamin D intake. A new study proves for the first time that low vitamin D is associated with earlier menstruation, a significant known risk factor for future breast cancer.

A groundbreaking study has significantly expanded the role of vitamin D in human health. Research shows that it helps your muscles recharge faster, giving them more energy and less likelihood of fatigue.

Researchers at the University of California found that individuals who consume 17 or more different dietary supplements per day were found to be far more healthy than those who take no supplements.

Patient level pooled analysis of 68 500 patients from seven major vitamin D fracture trials in US and Europe

Update in vitamin D

Improving the vitamin D status of vitamin D deficient adults is associated with improved mitochondrial oxidative function in skeletal muscle.

Increased telomerase activity and vitamin D supplementation in overweight African Americans.

Supplementing alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) and vitamin D3 in high fat diet decrease IL-6 production in murine epididymal adipose tissue and 3T3-L1 adipocytes following LPS stimulation.

Vitamin D and adipogenesis: new molecular insights.