Author: Erin Elizabeth

Research utilizing combined data from 17 studies that included more than 12,000 people from the U.S., Europe, and Asia found that optimal levels of vitamin D for colon cancer prevention are higher than the current U.S. recommendation of 600 international units (IU) per day. RELATED STORY: 7 Signs You May Have a Vitamin D Deficiency In the absence of Vitamin D from sunlight, disease increases more than 1000 percent. Experts suggest that the chances of getting vitamin D from your diet are very low. Humans make 90 percent of our vitamin D naturally from sunlight exposure to our skin —...

To say the impact of Alzheimer’s on women has reached epidemic proportions would be an understatement. Alzheimer’s strikes every 65 seconds and approximately 66 percent are women. Upwards of 5 million Americans have been diagnosed, and that figure could exceed 14 million by 2050. Consider that Alzheimer’s ranks as the sixth leading cause of death in American women over 60. More than 3.2 million women in the United States over 65 are currently suffering. And, 16 percent of all women 71 and older have already been stricken. While female-oriented conditions such as breast cancer and fertility are taking up much of the healthcare...