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Bodywork: Vitamin D-bunked?

August 30, 2022

My doctor recommended I take vitamin D to keep osteoporosis at bay. Now I’ve read the vitamin doesn’t do as much for bones as once thought. What gives?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: bone density, McEver, osteoporosis, rodger, scientist-news, vitamin D

Don’t skimp on the sunshine vitamin

June 4, 2019

Sunshine and the vitamin D it delivers play a key role in your health.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bone health, diet, exposure, health, immune, immunity, James, Judith, Judith James, local, moderation, mood, news, newsok, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, research, science, scientist-news, sleep, stephen prescott, Sun, sunlight, sunshine, sunshine vitamin, vitamin D

Give your body the vitamin D-fense it needs

January 25, 2018

The “sunshine vitamin” is essential for strengthening bones, proper cell growth and bolstering the immune system.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, body, bone health, bones, cells, defense, exposure, health, immune system, important, indoors, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoporosis, problems, stephen prescott, steve prescott, summer, Sun, sunshine, supplement, supplementation, tips, vitamin, vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, winter

“Stocking” up on healthy gifts

December 18, 2017

We have a few ideas to help you with stocking-stuffers for the health or fitness junkie in your life.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: activity tracker, Chakravarty, Christmas, Deshmukh, disease, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, fruit, gifts, gums, health, healthy, holiday, holidays, ideas, immune system, Linda, Linda Thompson, nuts, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, oral health, pedometer, scientist-news, stocking, stocking stuffers, teeth, Thompson, toothbrush, tradition, Umesh, Umesh Deshmukh, vitamin D, water bottle

Be smart in the sun now to avoid problems later

July 16, 2015

We all know sunburns hurt, but what are the longterm effects of sun exposure?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging skin, basal cell, cancer, doctor, effect, exposure, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, research. omrf, side effects, skin cancer, spf, squamous cell, stephen prescott, steve prescott, Sun, sunburn, sunscreen, tan, tanning, vitamin D

Super vitamin: The body’s “D”-fender

August 25, 2014

Low levels of vitamin D may worsen symptoms of autoimmune disease

Filed Under: Diseases, News Tagged With: autoimmune disease, James, Judith, Judith James, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scientist-news, Sjogren's, vitamin D

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