A January 2008 study showed that older white Americans with the highest levels of vitamin D had the healthiest blood pressure levels. Vitamin D supplementation may be quite important for those living in the northern climates especially during the winter, as there is little chance of getting vitamin D from the sun during colder months.* We provide vitamin...

B vitamins are needed for the healthy function of your nervous system and for the proper development of your baby's nervous system. B vitamins are your basics for stress management and energy production. Folate is vital for brain health and plays key roles in mental and emotional health. Folate (folic acid) is now widely recommended for healthy pregnancy...

Gamma tocotrienol communicates with the primary enzyme involved with cholesterol metabolism, HMG-CoA reductase. In normal cholesterol metabolism, the production of cholesterol is self regulating. This is similar to a person at the end of a production line making a phone call back to the person at the front of the line, telling them enough widgets have...

Wellness Resources® Daily Super E™ contains the highest quality, most beneficial form of vitamin E, called tocotrienols. Alpha tocotrienol provides highly superior cellular uptake and antioxidant activity, especially for brain cells and cells that line arteries. Gamma tocotrienol is a natural regulator of cholesterol, supporting the ability of the body to...

How happy are your glial cells?! As it turns out, glial cells are the main player in your brain's function. In addition to telling your neurons what to do, they are also talking to your immune cells and other stress management hormones like cortisol. Glial cells are the communication broker in your brain; helping your subconscious brain understand what is...

Wellness Resources® Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin™ was originally designed to help people who had little or no energy. This multivitamin truly helps turn on energy production. Part of our secret is using all coenzyme forms of B vitamins, which are the actual type of B vitamins your cells use to make energy. Ordinary B vitamin supplements or B vitamins in...

There are important distinctions among the various forms of vitamin B12. In particular, the adenosylcobalamin form of B12 plays a critical role in mitochondria, methylation tolerance, myelin formation, cancer risk reduction, and neurological health and it may be lacking in your diet.

Researchers looked into a large number of children (6,000) from across the U.S. in an attempt to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this population. The results were shocking, a whopping 70 percent. This poses an immediate problem for flu-related immunity, a medium-range problem for obesity predisposition, and a long-term problem for...

A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cardiovascular study evaluating natural vitamin E, synthetic vitamin C, and synthetic beta-carotene has shown that natural vitamin E reduced cardiovascular death or serious cardiovascular disease by a statistically significant 13%, the primary end point of the study. Natural vitamin E also showed...

Vitamin D receptors are found throughout your brain so it is not surprising to find that new research demonstrates that those with low vitamin D are 85% more likely to be depressed than those with minimally adequate vitamin D.

Just about everyone knows that vitamin D is vital for your bones. A new study lends more support to the idea that a lack of vitamin D may also help set the stage for weight gain and obesity in teenagers.

The science on vitamin D has been pouring in over the past few years. If you want to preserve your cardiovascular health the last thing in the world you should do is run low on vitamin D. Better yet, you should optimize your vitamin D level to at least 50 ng/mL (125 nmol/L). This will offer you protection against many diseases, including cardiovascular...

Association of vitamin K status with adiponectin and body composition in healthy subjects: uncarboxylated osteocalcin is not associated with fat mass and body weight.

Response to Vitamin D Supplementation during Antarctic Winter Is Related to BMI, and Supplementation Can Mitigate Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation

Vitamin D inhibits monocyte/macrophage proinflammatory cytokine production by targeting MAPK phosphatase-1.

People with low vitamin D levels may face an increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Higher serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in women.

Vitamin K, an example of triage theory: is micronutrient inadequacy linked to diseases of aging.