Introduction

"Go Natural for Good Health"

In the decade between the 1980s and 1990s, Nancy Pidutti wrote many local health columns. Later, she wrote a two-and-a-half year, monthly health newsletter, called “Let’s Be Healthy.”

She will be sharing some updated versions from her newsletter on a wide variety of topics.

You might find her newest book, “How to Stay Healthy in a World Gone Mad: A Handbook for Kingdom Living,” an interesting addition to these columns.

Exploring Vitamin D3’s Amazing Abilities

Vitamin D3 has been called the “Sunshine Vitamin” with good reason. We looked at how it changes cholesterol into a form of this vitamin that is then used in many ways in the body. Today, we’ll look at some other benefits.

Aging: sciencealert.com featured a study of people in the United States and the United Kingdom who were taking Vitamin D. It suggested that this vitamin had the most proven benefits over other vitamins. In fact, the UK government believed, based on the evidence, that every adult should take this as a supplement for at least half of the year.

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Can Vitamin D3 Help Your Weather-Related Joint Pain?


Since we've turned to the New Year, many of us are experiencing cold and snow. If that's you, you may have noticed that your joints are fussing more than usual. There are several reasons for that.

Atmospheric pressure can cause tendons, joints, and ligaments to expand slightly. That can cause pressure on nerves which translates to pain. Scientists can't determine exactly how temperature, humidity, and outside pressure can cause joint discomfort to increase, but many people notice the difference. When I was young, I recall adults saying they could predict the weather according to how their joints were reacting.

Today, we'll look at some things that may be helpful. In weather changes, most people tend to stay inside at home, work, classes, etc. Depending on where a person lives, they may not see much sunshine for days. The sun warms body parts and transfers its energy to tiny oil glands in the skin. However, in winter, most people don't expose much of their body to the sun.

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