15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #3
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 30. Aug, 2011 | No Comments
Myth #3: Our needs for vitamin D can be met by sunlight. It is not really a vegetarian myth per se, it is widely believed that one’s vitamin D needs can be met simply by exposing one’s skin to the sun’s rays for 15-20 minutes a few times a week. Concerns about vitamin D deficiencies [...]
Low Vitamin D can trigger Weight Gain
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 02. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment
This time of year is a great time to venture abroad on a late summer holiday and I’m really looking forward to catching some rays and topping up my vitamin D this year. An interesting article appeared this year in the journal ‘Medical Hypotheses’ – my favourite medical reading – which puts forth the idea [...]
Chronic pain linked to low vitamin D in UK women
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 21. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
Chronic wide spread pain such as fibromyalgia affects 10% of the UK population and is often thought to be of psychological origin. Recent evidence, however, suggests a nutritional cause. A group from the University College of London recently reported in Rheumatology the results of a population wide survey of Scotland, Wales and England. They were [...]
