A new study entitled Reduced Vitamin K Status as A Potentially Modifiable Prognostic Risk Factor in COVID-19 indicates that low vitamin K levels may be connected to increased poor outcomes from COVID-19. Additionally, using drugs that impair vitamin K availability … Continue reading
Category Archives: Respiratory Disorders
I’ve been meaning to write about the innovative Zeo personal sleep monitor device for some time. Since it’s on sale for 20% off until Father’s Day on June 19, 2011, I’ll write up a quick article about it and you … Continue reading
While recently writing about adrenal fatigue, depression, and anxiety, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis), and hormonal imbalances that are also commonly associated with severe fatigue, chronic pain, and … Continue reading
The National Jewish Center in Denver in January 2010 published a research study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine based upon testing done on 54 asthma patients. The findings suggest that generally the patients suffering from the worst asthma symptoms have the lowest vitamin D levels, thus suggesting that a possible method to improve the outcome for asthma patients is to increase vitamin D intake.
Continue readingChildren in Washington DC suffer from high rates of asthma. Children’s National Medical Center has recently publish a small study revealing that African-American kids in that area who suffer from asthma are nearly 20 times more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than kids who do not suffer from the condition. Vitamin D supplementation for kids may turn out to be an inexpensive means to prevent the development of asthma or reduce the severity in children.
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