Have you just had your first checkup and found out you’re pregnant? Or perhaps you are a relative who would like to take the best possible care of a pregnant woman. From the following text, you will learn what supplements are necessary for pregnant women, what to supplement and what […]
Although we know it primarily from its participation in building healthy and strong bones, vitamin D3 performs many other important functions in the body. Attention is increasingly being paid to its impact on immunity, vitality and overall well-being. In our climate zone, there is a high risk of vitamin D3 […]
The menopause is a natural biological event that all women go through usually in their 40s or 50s. As women age, their fertility decreases until it eventually stops. This process is an actual biological process that mainly concerns changes in levels of certain hormones, particularly oestrogen. Oestrogen is mainly produced […]
From our children’s years, we are taught about vitamins importance in our body. Adequate supplementation with them can very positively affect our health and performance during the day. In this article, I will present some information about vitamin D – where we can find it, how much we need it, […]
Serotonin regulates many brain func tions and behaviors. Such disorders as attention deficit, hyperactivity, bipolar disease, schizophrenia or impulsive behaviors are connected to the improper serotonin level. Vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation demonstrates a beneficial effects in all the above mentioned disorders.Source: Vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids […]
Think about vitamin D when you catch the sun’s rays. Sometimes it is called the sunny vitamin, because it is produced in the skin in response to the sun’s rays. Vitamin D is fat-soluble and belongs to a family that includes vitamins D-1, D-2 and D-3.It can affect up to […]
People associate the right level of calcium mainly with healthy, strong bones of adequate density. It is a microelement, which in the general opinion is combined only with the good condition of the skeletal structure. Few people know, however, that calcium is also needed to regulate the rhythm of the […]
Think about vitamin D when you catch the sun’s rays. Sometimes it is called the sunny vitamin, because it is produced in the skin in response to the sun’s rays. Vitamin D is fat-soluble and belongs to a family that includes vitamins D-1, D-2 and D-3. It can affect up […]
Currently, cancer is less often a lethal sentence. We are slowly approaching times where cancer will start to be treated as a type of chronic illness. Thanks to better detection and with the help of new drugs, we are able to control cancer more effectively. However, this does not change […]
There are some groups of people, who have higher-than-average needs for vitamin D. They are elderly people, people with darker complexion, people who live away from the equator and those who deal with certain ailments. Elderly peoplePeople with dark complexionResidents of countries far from the equatorPeople with diseases which decrease […]
In the first entry, we presented a study of Fish Oil on the actual content of EPA and DHA and the amount of heavy metals. The results can be checked here. In this article we will present a study of another product – Vitamin D3 on the content of cholecalciferol. […]
Deep down in the darkness of calcium and phosphate management and the hormones associated with it requires some information in the field of physiology (the science of the proper functioning of the body), which is below. How it worksDisorders of calcium and phosphate economy and their symptomsDisclaimer How it works […]
The most serious clinical problem in this topic, which can affect almost every person living in our climate zone, is the widespread phenomenon of vitamin D deficiency in the winter months. Deficiencies associated with lack of vitamin D are in turn causing other medical problems: abnormal diagnosis of osteoporosis and […]
Do you constantly suffer from colds? Does persistent cough bother you, especially when you lay in bed trying to sleep? Do you take a ton of antibiotics, and the contents of your drawer looks like the pharmaceutical magazine? According to swedish immunologists, supplementation with vitamin D increases the body’s immunity. […]
Doctor Cicero Coimbry’s presentation for the members of the House of Chamber in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, concerning the treatment of multiple sclerosis with high doses of vitamin D. August 2013. Cicero G. Coimbra, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Neurology Lab of Neuropathology & Neuroprotection, head Associate Professor of […]
Swedish research, the results of which were published in JAMA Internal Medicine in March 2013 proved the relationship between forming kidney stones and vitamin C supplementation. More than 23.000 Swedish men took part in the study, who were observed for the period of 11 years. Among 2% of these men […]
In connection to storing various products (temperature, pH, access to light, etc.) and their technological treatment (baking, boiling etc.), the content of vitamins in these products changes. What also changes is their bioavailability due to chemical alterations of compounds contained in a given product. In this post, I will present […]
The recommended form of vitamin D for the body is vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). It is a fat soluble vitamin meaning that it can pass through cell membranes quite easily, and to optimise bioavailability should be consumed with some type of fat or oil. However most of our bodily vitamin D3 […]
Vitamin D is one of many nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy. Among the vitamin’s main functions, it helps the body: Absorb calcium. Vitamin D, along with calcium, helps build bones and keep bones strong and healthy. Block the release of parathyroid hormone. This hormone reabsorbs bone tissue, which […]
Vitamin D3 is very often called the vitamin of the sun. It is a compound of steroid structure, traditionally classified as a vitamin, however, in the human body it functions as a prohormone. It is formed from cholesterol in the skin under the influence of UV-B sun rays. Then, […]
In the December edition of the Nutrients magazine, the results of German scientists’ research on a significant amount of vitamin D deficiency in the elderly population (over 65) were published. This study analyzed data from 1079 participants, aged 65 to 93, from the Cooperative Health Research study in the Augsburg-Age […]
At the moment when we take vitamins (whether in supplements or in food) our body transforms them into active forms that can be assimilated. Only in this way can they fully use their beneficial effects. Vitamins are activated in a variety of chemical processes, such as methylation – it consists […]
Increasing testosterone level is one of the most often enumerated goals of supplementation. It is so common that it is increasingly difficult to find agents that would really positively modulate the level of this hormone and not only work like placebo. We may certainly consider using prohormones, i.e. simple steroid […]
We’re at risk of breaking practically any bone. However, some areas of our skeletal system are more likely to break. For example, during a fall on slippery ground a typical break occurs in the wrist area. The bones start healing in this area after 4 weeks. However, the femoral neck, […]
Pregnancy and childbirth considerably weaken the woman’s body, which can manifest itself in deficiencies. In addition, the milk of the nursing mother lacks the appropriate amount of nutrients if the mother lacks them in her body. This can not be underestimated, because the composition of food greatly affects the growth […]
Poles do not eat fish often, much and willingly. Statistically, Poles eat 12kg of fish a year, while the Norwegians eat 46kg and the Portuguese eat 60kg. If Poles eat fish, they are most likely to be: Pollock, Norwegian salmon, sprat and mackerel. Our Polish trout is underestimated. It is […]
The Korean study published in the journal PLoS One in 2016 dealt with the influence of vitamin D on common acne. Acne and vitamin D level The level of vitamin D was tested in 80 people suffering from acne. Deficits were detected in 48,4% of patients with acne and only […]
