Vitamin D and Your Immune System

Coughs and sneezes spread diseases but vitamin D might help protect you this winter. Beckie Port | Tuesday 5 November 2013 It is well known that vitamin D plays an important role in keeping your bones strong and health but did you know it may also be essential for maintaining your immune system? Scientists have discovered that deficiency is associated with autoimmune diseases and can make you more vulnerable to infections. And research has even shown that the number of cases of influenza rise in the winter when vitamin...

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Heathcare Efficiency through Technology

At StratifiedHealth we aim to 'bring healthcare into the digital age' but what does that actually mean? And, more importantly, what does the future of healthcare in the UK look like? Last month we went to the Healthcare Efficiency through Technology Expo in London to talk to the experts and find out how the government aims to use technology to save the NHS £3 billion by 2015. Beckie Port | Friday 1 November 2013 The UK has definitely entered the digital era 86% of us use the internet and 36 million of us access the internet...

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The D2d Trial: Can Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes?

Scientists in America are undertaking a national clinical trial to investigate if Vitamin D can help to delay, or even prevent, type 2 diabetes. Beckie Port | Tuesday 29 October 2013 Over the last few years evidence has come to light that Vitamin D supplements may prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. In the UK, there are 2.9 million people affected by diabetes and 90% of them have type 2 diabetes; this type of diabetes is caused when the body produces insufficient insulin to reduce blood sugar levels, or when cells no longer respond...

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The UK's Vitamin D 'Epidemic'

How is your lifestyle and diet affecting you health? This week is national vitamin D awareness weeks and news today reports that the UK appears to be in the middle of an 'epidemic' that has left up to 90% of the population deficient for Vitamin D and at risk of bone disease. Beckie Port | Friday 24 October 2013 The discovery of the extent of our nations vitamin deficiency follows a five-fold increase in the number of case of rickets in the last 15 years. Rickets, a bone deforming disease that is caused by vitamin D deficiency, was...

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