Vitamin D for Longer Life

Taking vitamin D supplements could help you live longer. That’s the latest word from a French analysis of 18 studies looking at the effects of taking vitamin D. More than 57,000 individuals took part in the 18 trials. All told, the investigators found a seven percent reduction in all causes of death among the study participants who had taken vitamin D over an average follow-up period of 5.7 years. The doses taken varied widely, from 300 to 2,000 IU daily, but averaged 528 IU. The researchers said that they don’t know why people who took vitamin D in these studies had a lower risk of death than those who didn’t supplement, but vitamin D deficiencies are associated with illness such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and improving vitamin D status may have reduced the risk of developing those life-threatening diseases. The study was published in the September 10, 2007 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine


...from Dr. Weil website

GETTING RID OD INFLAMMATORY FOODS.

An important first step in creating a healthy kitchen is to read and understand food labels. When you begin restocking your pantry, food labels are your best resource to assess what to keep and what to toss. This practice will also give you an overview of your choices in the supermarket, and is a good starting point to modify your shopping habits. Use the list below to determine what items to discard. Many of these ingredients are considered pro-inflammatory and therefore unfavorable to healthy aging. If the list of ingredients contains one or more of these undesirables, toss and don't buy again!

Animal fat, such as lard
Artificial sweeteners or non-nutritive sweeteners
Coconut oil
Corn oil
Cottonseed oil
Fractionated oil
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
Hydrogenated oil or vegetable shortening
Margarine
Palm or palm kernel oil
Partially hydrogenated oil (source of trans-fat)
Blended vegetable oils
Safflower oil
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil


....from Dr. Weil website