It’s Wellness Wednesday, and this week’s focus is on vitamin D and its role in overall health. Many people assume they’re getting enough during the summer months, but that’s not always the case. We ...

While vitamin D is crucial for bone health and immunity, excessive intake can lead to serious complications like ...

How to know if you’re actually vitamin D deficient and what to do about it - Experts say that if you only take one supplement ...

For vitamin D to work, it needs to be absorbed in the intestine, carried through the bloodstream and converted by the liver ...

Nearly a quarter of Americans are estimated to have a deficiency in vitamin D. Are you one of them? A 2022 study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) data estimated that about ...

For a while vitamin D was looking like a bona fide health elixir. It was recognized a century ago as the cure for rickets, a childhood disease that causes weak and deformed bones. Then, in the early ...

Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin necessary to support bone health, the immune system, and mental health. But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers ...

DOCTOR, WE ALL GET VITAMIN D FROM BEING IN THE SUN. BUT HOW MUCH DO WOMEN REALLY NEED? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR ERNESTINE WRIGHT JOINS US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR ...