Vitamins and COVID-19

Dietary Supplements May Be an Important Weapon for Fighting off Respiratory Conditions including COVID-19

According to a researcher from Oregon State University, supplements that contain Vitamin D and Vitamin C in addition to other micronutrients, sometimes in dosages exceeding the Recommended Daily Allowances, are an effective, low cost and safe way of aiding the body’s Immune System in fighting off acute respiratory tract diseases and even COVID-19.  The findings…

Choline and Fetal Brain Development

Study Recommends Pregnant Women Take Additional Choline During Pandemic

According to a new study pregnant women who take additional Choline supplements daily may reduce the impact of respiratory infections, even the Corona Virus, on their babies.  Higher Choline levels seem to protect a fetus’s developing brain even if the mother develops a respiratory infection during the early parts of her pregnancy. Researchers looked at…

Vitamin D and Diabetes Risks

Vitamin D May Slash Diabetes Risk

A 13% reduction in the risk of developing Type-2 Diabetes was seen in individuals who took in more than 500 IU of Vitamin D daily according to data published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  Additionally people who had the highest blood levels of Vitamin D (measured as greater than 25 ng/ml) had a…