Once you make it through the first two weeks after pregnancy then you simply need to keep track of the demands on you versus your ability to recover. Nutrition plays a role in its ability to help you have more energy, greater stress tolerance, and natural thyroid support. All of these issues are fully covered on the Prenatal Nutrition topic pages, and the...

About one third of the protein in your body is used to form collagen, the primary structural protein that forms the matrix of your connective tissues and organs, including your skin. Bone is fifty percent collagen that has been mineralized for a more rigid structure. Skin is seventy-five percent collagen and is a highly flexible structure. If you do not...

Pantethine is the biologically active form of vitamin B5. Plain vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) is rapidly washed out of your body. The unique structure of pantethine enables it to stay in your body for up to 16 hours helping to support energy production and cholesterol fitness. Pantethine is used by your liver to assist healthy metabolism of triglycerides...

Your menstrual cycle is energy intense. You have to put a steak dinner’s worth of protein onto the wall of your uterus every day. If you don’t eat enough protein, especially the week before your menstrual cycle, then your body will take apart muscle proteins and even the neurotransmitter proteins that keep your mood elevated. A lack of dietary protein is...

Factors that drain your energy always take their toll on your adrenals and "test" your ability to keep up with the demands in your life. Invariably, your female system is affected when too much wear and tear crosses a line. Female Plus™ is the most basic nutrient to help, often backed up by pantethine. Extra protein (Daily Protein Plus™) can also help a...

Infants and children never feel good or look bright when they are too toxic. Stools tend to smell bad, and there is often constipation or diarrhea. Eyes have dark circles and/or the sparkle in the eyes is missing or dulled. Too much colic or other digestive irritation results in crying or discomfort. The biggest health issues for any infant or young child...

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Norwegian researchers found that overweight individuals were significantly lacking in vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. This lack of nutrients was associated with a mild elevation

Researchers tested 100 young women, ages 16 to 22, to see if a lack of vitamin D was associated with poor bone mineral density. What they found surprised them.

New research shows that if a patient is lacking in vitamin D then injury from toxic statin drugs is likely to happen more often. A whopping 38.8% of patients reported statin-related muscle aches and pains.

72% of physicians and 89% of nurses take vitamins each year. 51% of physicians and 59% of nurses classify themselves as regular consumers of dietary supplements. In comparison, only 42% of health professionals get a seasonal flu vaccine – a number that is inching up this year due to extreme pressure.

Serum vitamin D concentrations are related to depression in young adult US population: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Vitamin D and the bariatric surgical patient: a review

NONCLASSIC ACTIONS OF VITAMIN D.

Vitamin D deficiency and age at menarche: a prospective study.

Short term and long term safety of weekly high dose vitamin D3 supplementation in school children.

Vitamin D and the digestive system.