As promised, a blog-watch on Vitamin D (though just a scheduled one - after my mammoth cholesterol postings, I thought I’d wait until my usual blog-watch spot). I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly noticed all the noise about Vitamin D over the last few months, finally topped off by a Testosterone Nation article by Chris Shugart that came out the other week.
I’ve listed below the top 6 blog posts/articles I’ve read recently on Vitamin D which I really recommend you read – it’s a matter of good health and responsibility here!
- D is for Doping: to start off, here is the article by Chris Shugart. A must read for everyone who wants to know about Vitamin D.
- Don’t let “D” stand for deficiency: this blog post from Mark Sisson makes some readable and valid points on Vitamin D deficiency. Unfortunately I haven’t managed to find the very useful post he did where everyone’s comments point you in the right direction for where to get Vitamin D tested, especially for people not in the US. If you know the answer, please let me know.
- Eric Cressey: Random Friday Thoughts: I really liked Eric Cressey’s mention of Vitamin D in this week’s Random Friday Thoughts. It also reminds me why I haven’t taken my company up on the offer of an annual medical check up (apart from the fact that I’d pay for it and disagree with half the things that they do want to test).
- Vitamin D and H1N1 Swine Flu: the blog of the Vitamin D Council and specifically a recent post suggesting that Vitamin D can protect against swine flu.
- Swine-B-Gon: continuing on the swine flu theme, Mistress Krista on Stumptuous did a post about the recent research into Vitamin D. This article also has handy information about the different types of Vitamin D, which I was unaware of before now.
- The Miracle of Vitamin D: finally, a technical article from the Weston A. Price Foundation. Some of the articles on this website can be controversial, but they are usually worth reading for additional viewpoints and extra technical information.
So with the onset of winter and decrease in sunlight in my northern habitat (England) I’ll be investing in some Vitamin D supplementation immediately.
4 October 2009 – update: With reference to my query above about how you go about getting tested (asking for tests for things in the UK is not always simple – your Doctor will quite often look at you and tell you that you’re wasting his time if you have no immediate symptoms for anything), I’ve just seen a recent post on PaNu, a Paleo Diet blog about Vitamin D Home Testing which may be of help.
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