Nutritional Deficiency

Joyce Hollman

Always tired? This vitamin-linked blood marker may be a clue

Always tired or struggling to stay motivated? That can sound an awful lot like chronic fatigue. New research points to a blood marker that may help explain why — and it’s one already linked to heart and brain health.

Joyce Hollman

What vitamin C levels may reveal about your aging brain

Vitamin C has a reputation for boosting the immune system and supporting skin aging. But brain scans reveal a much bigger role: one tied to gray matter, brain connections and cognitive aging. Keeping your levels up may be easier than you think…

Margaret Cantwell

The vitamin D gap that summer didn’t fix

Think summer sunshine is enough to rebuild your vitamin D stores? New research suggests that for many people the “sunshine vitamin” may stay low all year long. And that could matter more with every passing birthday.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The vitamin deficiency that could make surgery hurt more

Most people expect pain after surgery. But one common vitamin deficiency could make that pain worse — leaving patients in need of more opioid medication to get through recovery. That’s not surprising once you know this vitamin’s pain-relieving links…

Margaret Cantwell

The sunshine vitamin’s impact on depression finally stacks up

After years of mixed findings, a new meta-analysis may explain why vitamin D helps depression symptoms in some studies but not others: Like with medicine, dosage matters…

Joyce Hollman

The food link to weak bones and hip fracture

It’s not rocket science. There are healthy foods and not-so-healthy foods. Then there are ultra-processed foods. The list of reasons you should avoid them just got a little longer…