MORE BLOG POSTS — vitamin D3

  If you’re like me, you’ve built a supplement routine based on your age, your symptoms, and what you want your health to look like moving forward. My goals are pretty simple: feel good, maintain what’s working, and avoid problems down the road. And I’ll be honest—I don’t take my routine lightly. Not because I enjoy swallowing a handful of capsules every day (no one does), but because I’ve seen what happens when I don’t. Every once in a while, I experiment. I’ll cut back. Skip a few things. Tell myself I probably don’t need all of it. And every single time… it...

The Top Six Sleep Saboteurs You fall asleep just fine…only to snap awake at 2 or 3 AM for no obvious reason. Your eyes open. Your brain suddenly decides it’s the perfect time to review your to-do list, replay conversations from earlier in the day, or contemplate the meaning of life while the clock ticks by. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Night waking becomes extremely common for women over 40. Many assume it’s simply part of getting older—but in most cases, it’s a signal something deeper is going on inside your body. Several biological shifts occur in women after 40, and...

There’s a certain time of year when your calendar fills up with cozy plans… and your immune system quietly whispers, “Please don’t forget about me.” That time is now. Between colder weather, packed schedules, disrupted sleep, holiday indulgences, and stress levels doing Olympic-level gymnastics, your immune system is under more pressure than usual. Add in some particularly nasty flu strains circulating right now, and suddenly “I’ll deal with it later” becomes a strategy with consequences. Here’s the good news: your immune system isn’t fragile—it’s responsive. When you support it proactively, it shows up for you with fewer sick days, faster recovery, and less...

29 percent of adults have low levels of vitamin D between January and March every year and are consequently risking deficiency, according to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. For 11–18-year-olds, this jumps to 37 percent. Given the nutrient’s vital role in keeping muscles, bones and teeth healthy, what would deficiency mean for you and can you prevent it by taking supplements? Known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because the body creates it from direct sunlight, vitamin D is only found in a small number of foods. It’s pretty much impossible to get the recommended daily dose from the sun between October and...