B vitamins continue to receive lots of press, deservedly or not. Same for fish oil. Most of the studies look at an association with heart disease. While the observational studies are at least suggestive, if not supportive, the randomized controlled trials are not. But perhaps we’re looking for the wrong link. Unfortunately, a secondary analysis […]
Way back in the good ol’ days, we learned about vitamin D intoxication as part of the differential diagnosis for hypercalcemia. But in our present time, we hear more often about vitamin D deficiency, especially given our propensity to work indoors and slather ourselves w/sunscreen prior to stepping outside. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for sunscreen […]
One of the main ways we get vitamin D into our bodies is via sun exposure. Of course, it helps if we’re not all covered up by clothing in the dead of winter in the Great White North. On the other hand, while light-skinned Caucasians can obtain upwards of 3,000 units of vitamin D in […]
Editors Note: A version of this article was previously posted on alvinblin.blogspot.comCompeting Studies on Estrogen-only TherapyGood gosh, the way medical science is published and then reported in 10 second sound bites is enough to drive anyone to drink. I wrote last month about a new reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study published in Lancet which concluded that […]
You remember Goldilocks, right? She didn’t like her porridge too hot or too cold but rather just right. Likewise, she didn’t like her bed too hard or too soft, but rather just right. It would appear that in many facets of life, our health is based upon a similar premise. More importantly, many of these […]