Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 16, 2012. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin most well-known for the important role it plays in blood clotting. However, many do not realize that there are different kinds of vitamin K, and they are completely different. The health benefits of vitamin K2… Read More: What You Need to Know About Vitamin K2, D and… »
I launched an information campaign to raise awareness about the use of vitamin D for COVID-19 back in June 2020. My own vitamin D review was published October 31, 2020, in the high-impact, peer-reviewed journal Nutrients.1 At the time, 14 observational studies suggested vitamin D levels are inversely linked with the incidence or severity of… Read More: Would Vitamin D Have Saved Half of COVID Deaths? »
One of the leading causes of death in American hospitals is something many are still unfamiliar with: septicemia (sepsis or septic shock). Also known as blood poisoning among lay people, sepsis1 is a last-ditch effort by your immune system to fight an infection in your body, which can lead to multiple organ failure and death… Read More: Vitamin C Lowers Mortality in Severe Sepsis »
Data from a study1 published in April 2022 in JACC: Heart Failure reveals that people with Type 2 diabetes who used omega-3 supplements had a lower incidence of hospitalization with heart failure. Heart failure is a form of heart disease in which the heart experiences ventricular dysfunction. The heart is separated into four chambers. The… Read More: Omega-3 and Vitamin D May Reduce Heart Failure Complications »