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From Bleak House to My House: A Second Look at Vitamin D

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Laura Newman

This morning, I noticed that UK news was alight with stories about how the UK National Health Service and NICE are recommending daily vitamin D. In the UK, they are giving out low-dose vitamin D like chocolate at drugstores, groceries, … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Postmenopausal Women:
Another Case of Overuse?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Laura Newman

If you talk to postmenopausal women, you learn that a large proportion of women are told to take vitamin D to bolster bone health, prevent osteoporosis, and fractures. This was used so widely in New York City that a doctor … Continue reading →

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Another Case of Overuse?