Vitamin D supplement are typically used by people with a calcium deficiency. The body uses vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium. As with any supplement, you may experience an allergic reaction when taking the supplement. A vitamin D allergy...
The human body produces vitamin D after being exposed to the sun, but it is not safe to expose your baby to a lot of sun because of his thin and delicate skin. However, he needs to get the vitamin somehow. Depending on his primary source of...
Many people associate vitamin D only with bone health. While vitamin D's role in your skeletal system is important, it's only one of the many roles that vitamin D plays in your body. Unfortunately, vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic...
Though vitamins, including vitamin D, are not often thought of as medications, the use of dietary supplements can have a profound effect on other chemicals within your system. Vitamin D can interact with a number of pharmaceuticals to affect their...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it can be stored in your fatty tissues for later use. It's still important to get vitamin D daily, which you can do through diet. Also called the "sunshine vitamin," your skin makes it when it's exposed...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that's rarely found naturally in foods. Nonetheless, it's crucial to your health, helping your body absorb calcium and maintain healthy levels of the minerals that build bone. Taking daily supplements of vitamin...
Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin made in the body by cholesterol, helps people of all ages maintain healthy bones. Its addition to food and multivitamin products has ensured that bone diseases like rickets have become rare in the United States....
Vitamin E is a collection of eight fat-soluble compounds, divided into four tocopherol types and four tocotrienol types. Tocopherols are the better-studied group and are referred to as alpha, beta, gamma and delta types, according to "The...
Vitamin D, one of the 13 essential vitamins, facilitates the absorption of calcium making it vital to the growth and development of strong bones. Vitamin D also plays a vital role in immune function and reducing inflammation and may be useful in...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin required for the maintenance of healthy bones and other important biological processes. Supplements containing vitamin D are used to treat a variety of health conditions, including osteoporosis. You should...
Approximately 44 percent of Americans use some type of vitamins or other dietary supplement, according to a 2010 article by Cathy Becker on the ABC News website. Vitamins can be necessary for those who do not get enough of them from their daily...
Vitamin E is always on a scavenger hunt for free radicals generated in your body through normal everyday activities and environmental exposure. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is stored in your body fat, liver, and tissue so you only need...
Vitamin D is important for your health. Your skin makes this vitamin when it's exposed to sunshine. People who live in northern climates, those who are overweight and African-Americans tend to have lower levels of vitamin D in their blood. These...
Vitamin D supplements come in two forms: vitamin D2 and vitamin D3, which are generally listed on the ingredient list of the supplement label. The natural form the body uses is vitamin D3, which is produced in the skin from a form of cholesterol...
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is necessary for calcium metabolism as well as proper bone growth and maintenance. Although vitamin D is synthesized in the skin from sunlight exposure and obtained through vitamin D rich foods, such as...
Vitamin D is one of the 13 essential vitamins that your body needs everyday to function properly. The three sources of vitamin D include sunlight, diet and supplements. According to 2011 information from the Harvard School of Public Health, an...
If you take dietary supplements, you are part of a growing trend of Americans seeking additional nutritional support in their diet. The National Institutes of Health estimate that over 50 percent of Americans took dietary supplements in 2004,...
Vitamin D is essential for your baby's health. Without enough vitamin D, your baby can have problems now and later in life. There are natural sources of vitamin D, but your baby might not be able to get enough. Supplementation might be necessary...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning your body can store it within your fatty tissues. This vitamin is important as it supports you immune system, your body weight and your bones by aiding in your absorption of certain minerals such as...
Biotin is also known as vitamin H even after scientists have discovered that it is actually a B complex vitamin. It plays an important role in the body's ability to metabolize fatty acids and amino acids. It is most commonly used when there is a...
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for making bone proteins and supporting normal blood clotting that prevents excessive bleeding. While most of your daily requirements of vitamin K can be consumed from whole foods such as leafy greens,...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is not found in many natural foods; therefore, it is available as a dietary supplement to help prevent deficiency in people who do not get enough of the vitamin from other sources. Vitamin D is essential for...
Tinnitus, or ringing of the ears, can be a mild or moderate problem or it can be very extreme. You may develop a moderate ringing of the ears and it can worsen with time. Tinnitus can start as a soft or loud noise and mimic buzzing, hissing,...
SAMe is a natural compound you make in the body. It is involved in a variety of processes including the immune functions and the making and breakdown of nerve chemicals, like serotonin and dopamine. You make SAMe in the liver with the help of two...
Milk thistle is a member of the sunflower family and its fruit, seeds and leaves have been used since ancient Greek time for medicinal purposes. Today, it is taken as an herbal supplement for the treatment of a variety of disorders. It is not...
An A-Z vitamin, also known as a multivitamin, helps to supplement the diet with the vitamins necessary for good health. Many adults might not be meeting the recommended daily amounts of vitamins, and an A-Z vitamin can help fill in any gaps. Dr....
Nails can become weak, soft, and prone to splitting and flaking, a condition known as brittle nails, which can have various causes, from nutritional deficiencies to overusing nail polish remover. While moisturizing nails and avoiding harsh...
The three sources of vitamin D are food, supplements and sunshine. This vitamin is not naturally present in many foods, however. For your body to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight, you must have regular exposure to ultraviolet radiation. But too...
Vitamin D supplements can cause unpleasant side effects. These may include frequent urination, dizziness, headaches, excessive thirst, vomiting and nausea. Diarrhea and cramping are not typical symptoms of taking too much vitamin D, but...
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