Sunshine and Vitamin D
A Comprehensive Guide to the Benefits of the Sunshine Vitamin
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2008
Basic Health Publications (Verlag)
978-1-59120-250-9 (ISBN)
Basic Health Publications (Verlag)
978-1-59120-250-9 (ISBN)
Vitamin D - from the sun, from our diet and from dietary supplements - keeps a range of chronic and life-threatening diseases at bay, from osteoporosis and osteoarthritis to cancer of the breast, prostate and colon; diabetes; multiple sclerosis; asthma; cystic fibrosis; Crohn's disease; scleroderma; rickets; cardiovascular disease; and many others.
This wide-ranging volume spotlights the latest research into how and why this much-maligned and misunderstood vitamin is finally coming into its own and how to gain the greatest benefits from it.
Inside, readers will learn:
·How and why vitamin D is crucial to helping the body absorb calcium and phosphorous and to strengthening bones.
·How the news media often exaggerate the dangers of sunshine and downplay the benefits of vitamin D from the sun and other sources.
·How much sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation is needed by people of all skin types.
·Why older adults are especially prone to vitamin D deficiency and how they can best address this for optimal health.
This wide-ranging volume spotlights the latest research into how and why this much-maligned and misunderstood vitamin is finally coming into its own and how to gain the greatest benefits from it.
Inside, readers will learn:
·How and why vitamin D is crucial to helping the body absorb calcium and phosphorous and to strengthening bones.
·How the news media often exaggerate the dangers of sunshine and downplay the benefits of vitamin D from the sun and other sources.
·How much sun exposure and/or vitamin D supplementation is needed by people of all skin types.
·Why older adults are especially prone to vitamin D deficiency and how they can best address this for optimal health.
Frank Murray has written and cowritten 36 books on health and nutrition, including "The Big Family Guide to All the Minerals". He is senior editorial advisor for "Let's Live" and "GreatLife" magazines and former editor of "Better Nutrition" magazine. One of America's foremost complementary medicine practitioners, founder and medical director of the Hoffman Center in New York City, author of numerous books and articles and host of the popular nationally syndicated radio program, Health Talk.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2008 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 230 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-59120-250-7 / 1591202507 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-59120-250-9 / 9781591202509 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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