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Maternal Vitamin D Status Influences Early

pinoyusana — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:03:04 +0000

For the first time, new clinical research provides evidence for a relationship between maternal vitamin D levels and select markers of infant dental health.

The relationship between vitamin D and adult bone health is well-understood. However, until recently less has been known about the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and infant bone health. A new study out of the University of Manitoba sheds new light on this subject by examining the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and two measures of infant dental health: enamel hypoplasia (EH) and early childhood caries (ECC).

206 pregnant women enrolled in the study during their second trimester. Serum vitamin D analyses revealed that more than a third of the women were vitamin D deficient (34.5%, deficiency defined as <= 35 nmol/L). Only 21 women had adequate levels of vitamin D (10.5%, adequacy defined as >= 80 nmol/L).

Over the next two years, 135 infants returned for a dental health examination. 21.6% had EH while 33.6% had ECC. Mothers of children with EH had lower vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy, though the result didn’t quite reach statistical significance (43.2 vs 51.4 nmol/L, p=0.07). However, mothers of children with ECC had significantly lower vitamin D levels than those whose children were caries-free (43.9 vs 52.8 nmol/L, p=0.034).

This study is the first to provide evidence for a correlation between maternal vitamin D levels and infant dental health, and additional research currently underway should shed further light on this important issue.

< Schroth R, Lavelle C, Moffatt ME. 2008. Influence of maternal vitamin D status on infant oral health. Proc Int Assoc Dent Res Meet, Abs 1646 >

The Danger Of Not Investing In Vitamins and Supplements

pinoyusana — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:59:06 +0000

Everyone knows that the human body needs a certain amount of vitamins and minerals everyday to function properly and remain healthy. A well balanced diet can supply your body with the vitamins it needs, although problems and disorders can arise if your diet doesn’t supply your body with the vitamins it needs.

The symptoms of vitamin deficiency will normally present themselves when the lack of vitamins is at an advanced level.

Those who don’t get enough of vitamins A, B1, and B2 for example, will always feel tired, along with a loss of appetite. Other symptoms include mental and emotional stress, chapped lips, and other annoying or painful habits.

The most common causes of deficiency include a poor diet, alcoholism, stress, a lack of vitamins, or medicine that interferes with your ingestion of vitamins. If you are always feeling tired or feeling a lack of energy, you are probably short on the vitamins that your body needs to have on a daily basis. If you visit your doctor and tell him the problem, he will probably recommend vitamins and supplements that will give you want you need. Whatever you do, you should never overdo it and try to catch up on what you’ve been missing – as this will do you more harm than good.

Even though you may be following a healthy diet, you’ll still need to take vitamins and supplements. No matter how healthy you eat, you should still use the right vitamins and supplements to give your body what it needs. Vitamins are a great back up source, as they will provide your body with the minerals and nutrients it needs in the event of your diet failing you.

Before or after every meal that you consume, you should take vitamins or supplements. If you have a deficiency in a certain vitamin or vitamins, you should make sure that you never miss taking the vitamin you need. Even though you may not realize it, being deficient in a vitamin can greatly damper your performance as well as the overall health of your body.

When you look for supplements, you should always look for those that contain vitamins B6, B12, D, E, and folic acid. Along with being considered dietary supplements, these well known vitamins will help to fight cancer and help your heart remain healthy. The combination of these vitamins will help your body to remain healthy, boost your immune system, and keep you feeling refreshed.

To remain healthy and keep your body operating as it should, you’ll need to invest in vitamins and supplements. You can find them online or at local nutrition stores, many of which won’t cost you much money at all. No matter what your age may be, you’ll need to ensure that you are eating the right foods and taking the right foods. Keep in mind that you should never replace food with vitamins, as they are more less meant to give you additional nutrients and minerals.

Anytime you aren’t able to eat the right food, you should always turn to vitamin supplements to give your body what it needs. Supplements and vitamins are one of the best investments you can make, as everyone needs vitamins in their body. Even though the costs may add up over time, it is more than worth it when you think about. For what you spend in vitamins and supplements, you’ll be keeping your body healthy – and preventing a deficiency in vitamins. Although vitamin deficiency is very common these days, it doesn’t have to be.

How To Choose The Right Multivitamins For You

pinoyusana — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:32:51 +0000

Choosing multivitamin is actually quite hard to do because there is so many types of brands to choose from. But, there is actually some easy tips that you could follow when preparing to by supplements.

First of all, try to get a product that contains all important vitamins and minerals that your body needs. By choosing a multivitamin that provide most of the vitamins and minerals, will cut down the number of supplements that you need for your health and it will also save you some money.

The Multivitamins should should contain the following ingredients:

Powerful antioxidants. These come in the form of Vitamins A, C and E. Antioxidants play a major role in cellular health and help to slow down the process of aging. They can help to boost the immune system. Vitamin A is known to support healthy skin, eyes, bones, teeth, hair and a healthy reproductive system.
Selenium and zinc also support immune health.
Niacin, CoQ10, potassium and other minerals help to support cardiovascular health and normal blood pressure.
Zinc and L-Arginine help support sexual health.
Calcium and Magnesium support joint and bone health, as well as heart health.
Vitamin B complex used for boosting energy levels. Folic Acid which is B9 is needed for growth, development and formation of nucleic acids that form DNA. See our previous post Insufficient B Vitamin Is Very Bad For Your Health.
Bioflavonoids and L-Glutamine help to provide immune support

If you follow these instructions, then the need for other kind of supplements will decreased dramatically.

Always seek professional medical advice before taking any multivitamin supplement if there is any doubt as to the benefits of the contents.

Tips!

There is a lot of Internet shop that provide health supplements to customer. Some of them are good and some actually bad.

To be on the safe side, I would recommend you to visit NaturesDrugstore.com

Insufficient B Vitamin Is Very Bad For Your Health

pinoyusana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:48 +0000

Getting the right amount of vitamins is very crucial both for your body and your health. Each vitamins classification serve a unique purpose. A certain amount of each vitamins is needed to keep your body healthy.

B Vitamin , which was discovered by mixing several chemicals together is so diverse. B vitamins were once thought to be a single vitamin, but Scientist divided it into eight different variations when they found out how complex the B vitamins are. These variations include B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. These are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex.

Deficiency of B Vitamin Can Result to:

weight loss
weakness
stress
diarrhea
dementia
anemia
and other things.

Health Benefits of B Vitamins

healthier skin and muscle tone
promote cell growth and division
faster metabolism
overall better immune system.

B vitamins can also help in fighting back against depression and stress as well.

The B vitamins are among the most important vitamins although other vitamins are essential too. All vitamins must be part of the daily diet of the individuals. These will greatly improve your body’s overall health.

Even though you may be taking a healthy diet, you may not be getting what the required amount of the B vitamin family. Take vitamin supplements to give you the doses of the B vitamins you need. You may not be realizing it but insufficient B vitamins can be very bad on your body and your health. Make the smart choice now and get yourself some B vitamin supplements.

5 Weird Facts About Disease and Injury

pinoyusana — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:42 +0000

Getting injured or sick is a part of lives, somehow we will all experience this. Below are some facts on how the human body reacts to the stresses and dangers from the outside world.

According to a study, heart attack usually happens on Monday. Another reason to hate Mondays! Scottish researchers in their 10 year study found that 20% more people die of heart attacks on Mondays than any other day of the week. The theory behind is that it’s a combination of too much fun over the weekend with the stress of going back to work the following day that causes the increase of heart attack.
Humans can live longer without food than sleep. As long as there is water, the average human can survive up to two months without food depending on their body fat and other factors. Sleep deprived people will experience radical changes on personality and psychological after only a few sleepless days. 11 days is the longest recorded time anyone has ever gone without sleep. At the end of the experiment, the subject was awake, but messing up with words, hallucinated and most of the time forgot what he was doing.
A simple, moderately severe sunburn damages the blood vessels extensively. How extensively? Studies have shown that a burn like this can take 4 to 15 months for them to return to their normal condition.
Stress can caused or complicated 0ver 90% of diseases. It could also be the reason in increase of your chances of having a array of serious medical conditions like depression, high blood pressure and heart disease.
A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated. Ouch! But how it can remain conscious? The reason is that, the head has still adequate blood to keep it alive and conscious for a few seconds right after the head has been decapitated. Reports as to the accuracy of this are widely varying and there’s no scientific evidence ever reported.