Tag Archives: Vitamin

Prenatal Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk for Schizophrenia

Despite being simple and inexpensive to address, vitamin D deficiency is epidemic around the world, and evidence suggests vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy plays an important role in the development of several chronic health problems, and raises the risk of complications for the mother as well. For example, research1 by GrassrootsHealth shows 40 to 60… Read More: Prenatal Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk for Schizophrenia »

Vitamin D deficiency: Five easy ways to avoid the condition this winter

Vitamin D deficiency tends to affect Britons during this time of year because the sun is in short supple and UV levels are low. This vitamin is important as it helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. A vitamin D deficiency can cause symptoms… Read More: Vitamin D deficiency: Five easy ways to avoid the condition… »

What Are the Benefits of Vitamin B1, Thiamine?

You’ve probably heard of thiamine, another name for vitamin B1, possibly in relation to “fortified” foods like cereals and breads. As one of eight essential B vitamins, thiamine is considered “essential” because your body can’t produce it on its own; it must come from an outside source. Mostly concentrated in the skeletal muscles, but also… Read More: What Are the Benefits of Vitamin B1, Thiamine? »

5 signs you need a vitamin D test

Around a billion people globally and some 10 million Brits aren’t getting enough vitamin D, yet according to new research nearly nine in ten of us have never tested their levels – here are the signs you need one It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, sunshine is becoming a distant… Read More: 5 signs you need a vitamin D test »