According to a new survey, 80% of pharmacists in the U.S. take vitamin/mineral supplements to support their overall health. It typically takes six years of higher education to obtain the credentials needed for dispensing prescription drugs, and for this reason...
If you were born in America, you probably heard “Eat your vegetables” on a regular basis when you were growing up. But if you lived in an Asian country, it’s more likely you heard “Eat your mushrooms!” Now modern research is finding that...
A tragic side effect of pandemic lockdowns has been skyrocketing rates of depression and other psychological disorders. Ironically, the nutrient found to be so critical for fortifying the body’s immune system against viruses—Vitamin D—has also been...
Studies pointing to Vitamin D’s ability to fight viruses and respiratory illness go back decades. After the emergence of COVID-19 studies emerged almost immediately pointing to Vitamin D’s ability to fight that virus too. Many of the studies were...
Repeated studies have shown that Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem—and, according to a 2018 study, the U.S. is definitely one of the deficient nations. Now the bad news: it’s going to get worse. According to a new simulation study from the...
A group of scientists who created an international alliance to bring awareness to the importance of Vitamin D in fighting COVID-19 has now sent an official recommendation to the world’s governments. When created in September the group’s goal was to improve...