Published September 17, 2014

You never have to suffer from heart disease

In Monday's alert, I told you the surprising results of a new study on exercise. This study warns that too much exercise is hazardous to people who have had a heart attack. In that study, the men and women who regularly walked more than 46 miles per week or ran more than 30 miles per week were more than twice as likely to have a repeat heart attack as those who exercised less.

 

 

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Published September 15, 2014

If you've had a heart attack, don't exercise too much

I've said for years that the toxicity of any substance is in the dose. No matter what the substance is, there is a dose that's beneficial and a dose that's toxic. That is as true for toxic substances like drugs as it is for critical nutrients such as vitamin C.

 

 

 

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Published September 12, 2014

How much vitamin D do you need to avoid diabetes?

By now you probably know about the ability of vitamin D supplements to decrease cancer risk. The statistics show that in order to have that advantage, you need to take enough vitamin D to get your blood levels up around 70 ng/ml. But did you know that vitamin D is also important for blood sugar control? A new study is emphasizing that effect of vitamin D. And is also giving us an idea of what the ideal blood level of vitamin D is to help maintain blood sugar control.

 

 

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