No fun at all. You’re just walking down the street and your hip breaks. Ok, maybe that hasn’t happened to you, but that sort of fragility is a HUGE issue in our modern world. So much so that bone fractures from osteoporosis occur once every 3 seconds on average across america. Most of the time we hear that this sort of fragility is just part of getting older, but we like to think that there is … [Read more...]
The Truth About Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a tricky nutrient. It is heavily prescribed in modern medicine. Sometimes that’s appropriate and sometimes it’s not. Vitamin D is an essential nutrient which we can synthesize through our skin’s exposure to sunlight and also through foods and supplements that we consume. Not all forms of vitamin D are created equal though. Additionally, while having some vitamin D is essential for … [Read more...]