Tag Archives: bone health

Calcium

Doctors Rethink Calcium & Fracture Risk Advice

November 12, 2015 in Aging, Bone Loss, Calcium, Home, Home Slider Doctor’s hardened advice to take calcium to prevent age-related fractures is softening. Two studies in the British Medical Journal released in October 2015, shows that increasing calcium intake through dietary sources or supplements does nothing to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older…

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November 17, 2015

Vitamin D Is No Ordinary Nutrient.

Vitamin D is no ordinary nutrient. Unlike any other vitamin, it acts as a hormone, with unusually broad effects in the body. This explains why so many studies suggest that it’s crucial to immunity, heart health, bone health, and much more. Population studies suggest that it plays a role in diabetes prevention, and a small…

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July 14, 2014