Zeenia Junkeer is a board certified Naturopathic Physician working in Morne Rouge Haiti
providing care to reduce fetal, neonatal, child and maternal death rates.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Vitamin D...not just something you get from the sun anymore

The latest research on Vitamin D reveals that it is linked to an array of conditions, aknowleding the need to be tested and supplemented if that is what your physician recommends. The following links are to great articles discussing the role of vitamin D and your health. Worth a little look-see...

Role of Vitamin D in Cardiovascular disease
http://www.zuidencomm.nl/njm/getpdf.php?id=10000561

Vitamin D's role in hair disorders
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/1602/reviews/vitamind/rashid.html

Decreased vitamin D possibly linked to hypertension
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798112/?tool=pubmed


Vitamin D and pre-Diabetes

Enjoy!