Vitamin D is essential, but getting too much, especially from supplements, can have serious side effects. Too much vitamin D can cause dangerously high calcium levels in the blood, which can lead to ...

Taking vitamin C and D together boosts your immune system and supports bone health. Both vitamins may enhance wound healing and prevent infections.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Dietary supplements enable us to meet our nutritional needs when we can’t do so through food or environment alone – but they should never be taken in excess. Prolonged use of certain supplements in ...

Some two-thirds of Americans don’t get enough bone-strengthening vitamin D. That’s especially true during the cold and dark winter months when people are deprived of the vitamin D provided by the ...

When the days shorten and the sun sinks low in the sky, that familiar winter slump sets in. There's a fundamental reason for this seasonal fatigue: low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin." ...

Despite living in an age of abundant food options and supplements, certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies remain surprisingly common – and vitamin D is among the most widespread. Research suggests ...

You’ve heard of vitamin D – it’s the supplement that experts all agree we could do with taking, especially during the winter. However, this is because vitamin D is not technically a vitamin, it’s a ...