Vitamin D

Skara Brae on Orkney, one of the islands that contributed to the Viking Genes DNA database which has now been used to detect 50 new cases of a disease dubbed the 'Celtic Curse'

50 Scots receive letters of 'Celtic Curse' after breakthrough research

New findings on the links between Scotland's low winter sun and falling Vitamin D levels have been made using a 400-year-old strand of hair.

400-year-old hair unlocks new thinking on Scotland's weak winter sun

The dark nights and winter weather can trigger symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Seven expert tips to boost your mood and beat the January blues

The scan of a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer

Scientists harness healthy gut bacteria to fight prostate cancer

How to prevent flu this Christmas

Health tips to prevent or reduce the impact of flu this Christmas

These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Burnley parkrun. Photo by George Webster

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Clinical Pharmacist recommends food and drink to calm you on your wedding day - and what to avoid (Photo: Matthew - stock.adobe.com)

Pharmacist explains the most calming food to eat on your wedding day

Schoolchildren know more about vitamins than adults do, survey finds

Many families living in food poverty need to use food banks. Picture: Getty Images.

Victorian-era 'poverty disease' once again rears its ugly head in Scotland

Small comforts will see us through winter and the constant ‘permacrisis’

Dr Neville Belton

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Using Vitamin D to treat Covid patients can reduce death by 60% - new study finds (Photo: Shutterstock)

Using Vitamin D to treat Covid patients can reduce death by 60% - new study find...

John Carstairs, 55, who frequently walks in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh in his shorts. Relishing the cold and praising the health benefits it can bring (Photo: SWNS).

The Scot who goes on walks topless to deal with lockdown stress

Salmon contains high levels of vitamin D

Best foods and supplements to boost vitamin D levels

Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body, and these nutrients are needed to keep muscle, teeth and bones healthy (Photo: Shutterstock)

Vitamin D and Covid: why boosting your vitamin D levels could help protect again...

Try these ways to ease autumnal aches and pains

How to boost your mood as the days get shorter on the way to winter (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to boost your mood as the days get shorter on the way to winter

Property renters are seeing the light in search for ‘lawn allure’

Juliet Caldwell, Species Champion Coordinator, Scottish Environment LINK

Get outdoors for physical and mental wellbeing: Juliet Caldwell

Why not try swapping your usual high sugar or high fat snacks for treats such as yoghurts, nuts and seeds, or fruit?

Healthy eating tips during lockdown: what to eat while socially isolating

Fishing stocks in Scotland’s waters mean we can enjoy fresh, nutritious and cheap meals as our bodies and pockets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic

Herring aids us when we can’t get out much so eat more fish today – Ian Gatt

Easy ways to boost your immune system and fight off coronavirus

The new study looked at what effect vitamin D has on the activity of cells.

Vitamin D 'might help immune system fight melanoma'

At this event youngsters were helped by staff and a ranger to build a campfire, toast mashmallows and whittle their own sticks.

Ad Feature Why one Aberdeen school is taking classes into the woods

Vitamin D toxicity: these are the signs and symptoms of taking too many suppleme...

Hill's Pet Nutrition have recalled dog food from retailers such as Pets At Home. (Picture: Shutterstock)

Popular dog food sold at Pets At Home recalled due to vomiting and weight loss f...

Slathering on sunscreen could be one of the factors behind people becoming vitamin D deficient, a new study suggests. Picture: Philip Toscano/PA Wire

Too much sunscreen '˜making people vitamin D deficient'

A new shortlist of environmental risk factors could help experts to understand dementia.

Lizzy Buchan: Environmental risks could help to understand dementia

Simon Howard with a catch of mussels in Loch Fyne.
Picture: Neil Hanna/TSPL

Eating more mussels could boost Vitamin D levels in Scots

Donald J. Davidson Senior Research Fellow / Senior Lecturer,
University of Edinburgh / MRC Centre for Inflammation Research. Copyright Douglas Robertson courtesy of the MRC.

Body's defences could help fight eczema

prof jill pell

Vitamin D '˜linked' to learning disabilities, Scots scientists say

The study at the University of Edinburgh aims to improve the health of dogs receiving veterinary care. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh University launches dog Vitamin D study

Sheep with higher levels of vitamin D metabolites in their blood at the end of summer went on to have more lambs in the following spring. University of Edinburgh/PA Wire .

St Kilda sheep prove sun helps to aid fertility

Chitra Ramaswamy: Let toddlers play on smartphones

A picture of a vitamin D pill

Vitamin D ‘could repair MS damage’

Some of the mothers surveyed wrongly believed Vitamin D was found in orange juice. Picture: TSPL

‘Ignorance about Vitamin D’ as rickets cases soar

Picture: PA

How vitamin D can make a difference

Soaking up the sunshine generates vitamin D in the bod. Picture: Getty/iStockphoto

How lack of vitamin D isn’t a killer

The use of too-strong sunscreen blocks out sunshines vitamin D, which is needed for bone health. Picture: TSPL

Increase in rickets linked to overuse of sunscreen

Levels of vitamin D are affected by sunshine, while supplements can also be taken to top up. Picture: Getty

High levels of vitamin D ‘linked to heart attacks’

Non-cows milk has become increasingly popular. Picture: TSPL

Lack of cow’s milk linked to vitamin D deficiency
CHILDREN whose parents give them alternatives to cow’s milk are twice as likely to suffer vitamin D deficiency, according to new research.

Could gingers become extinct thanks to warmer, sunnier weather? Picture: Getty

Scots gingers ‘could become extinct’ thanks to sun

Suntans once indicated lower social status, but thats changed. Picture: Getty

Lori Anderson: High price for a sunny disposition

The sun shines on Portobello beach, Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

New Scots research into sunlight health risks

The benefits of sun exposure in reducing blood pressure may outweigh the risks of developing skin cancer accoridng to research. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

‘Benefits of sun could outweigh skin cancer risk’

Give children vitamin D daily, urges Scotland’s senior doctor

Health issues

Marriage between cousins ‘not to blame for high rate of MS’

Rickets makes comeback as generation shuns sun

Nicola Sturgeon issues Vitamin D alert

Doctor prescribes sunshine to patients

Rickets on rise as children stay indoors

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