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Vitamin D and the Flu Utilizing a randomized, open, controlled clinical trial, a study was performed to “evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of vitamin D” for the prevention of...

Berberine and Blood Sugar Berberine has become synonymous with supporting the maintenance of healthy blood sugar levels, as well as having benefits for the gut, brain and heart....

SNPs Involved in Manganese Deficiency According to a new study, scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, may be linked to the body's inability to utilize manganese.  In this exome-wide...

Effects of Sleep Loss on Weight Gain For a number of reasons, sleep loss has been associated with weight gain whether it’s because of an increase in appetite due to hormonal imbalances or...

Mineral-Rich Diet Beats Exercise for Bone Health Strength training and exercise in general have always been highly recommended for increasing bone mass, or at least helping maintain our...

Vitamin D and Greater Colon Protection  Vitamin D is probably most known for its association with bone health, but a recent study suggests higher levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream...

Vagus Nerve in Vogue  What happens in vagus… Actually, what happens in the vagus nerve doesn’t stay in the vagus nerve. It leaves, taking information about the body’s organs to the...

MELATONIN – NOT JUST FOR SLEEP We understand melatonin helps with sleep, but in a recent analysis of eight randomized controlled trials, melatonin supplementation was found to improve blood...

Diabetes in the Gut When thinking about diabetes and dysmetabolism, we look at a number of tissues such as adipose, liver, muscle and pancreas, but are we considering enough the role of the...

MAGNESIUM AND VITAMIN D, BETTER TOGETHER Oftentimes, we focus on a single nutrient and how it impacts our physiology. However, one study recently highlighted the importance of remembering the...