THE MAN YOUR DOCTOR DOESN’T WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO
Dr. Joseph Mercola, D.O., is the founder of Mercola.com and an alternative health expert who is well known among natural healing bloggers. If you haven’t been acquainted with Dr. Mercola’s work, he is considered a very controversial figure in mainstream medicine. And with a very large internet following, Dr. Mercola has proven to be a sizable opponent to the standard medical ideology. I think of him as the whistle blower of the medical world …continue reading
I’ve been reading a lot lately about vitamin D. It all started with a long and informative ongoing chat on my celiac forum support group. I thought I’d share some of what I’ve learned through the group and also my own research in the hopes that it could be a bit beneficial for folks implementing a dairy free or low dairy diet for their child’s neurological, immunological, or digestive disorders. 
Are you “D”eficient? New studies coming out are showing that almost three out of five people are. Probably because it was assumed that enough Vitamin D would be synthesized in the skin via exposure to sunlight. But now, more and more people are getting less and less sun exposure. Even if we do get out in the sun, any sun screen with an SPF of 8 or higher blocks all Vitamin D synthesis. The problem gets worse as we age because the skin becomes much less efficient at manufacturing Vitamin D. 
