A New, In-Home Test Kit Makes it Easy to Know If You Have Enough Vitamin D
I’ve written several blog posts this year on the importance of vitamin D in our diets. Often called the “sunshine vitamin,” because sunlight is required for our bodies to produce it, vitamin D is best known for maintaining bone and muscle mass. More recent research has suggested that it may have numerous other benefits such as lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of some cancers, improving mood and even offering protection from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. It also is particularly beneficial for menopausal women, as Dr. James Dowd, author of “The Vitamin D Cure” explained to me in an interview earlier this year;
