Living with diabetes can be challenging, and managing your blood sugar levels can require significant lifestyle changes. One aspect that can help is ensuring that you are getting the necessary vitamins and minerals to support your body’s health. In this…
UNDERSTANDING SUPPLEMENTS #7: VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS- Vitamin D like Vitamins A, E, and K is fat-soluble. It is produced in the skin when sunlight or ultraviolet light activate its synthesis by enzymes from 7-dehydrocholesterol (see slide). The liver and kidney…
Question: Why zinc deficiency causes resistance to thyroid and sex hormones and vitamins A and D The answer to that is because the, because all of those things carry out their gene expression function by binding to nuclear receptors. And…