Darla Taylor

Your body is a record keeping machine!  Much like we use the credit card without thinking, then the bill comes, and wow!, we didn’t realize we spent so much, the body is recording every nutrient (or non-nutrient thing) you put it.  We don’t realize it at first because we don’t get a statement every month with the “stats” right in front of us, but we are either contributing to our health or our brake down!   Think about that BEFORE you put something in your mouth.  It is not just weight we should be considering.  How do you feel now?  How do you want to feel in the future?  You do have some “say” in that.  Think about it.    Food For Thought!

Vitamin D: Did you Know? It is needed in the intestine for the absorption of dietary calcium. It has also been found to be important in protecting the body from a wide range of diseases. This long list of diseases could be linked to vitamin D deficiency: several forms of cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, and even type 2 diabetes, depression and schizophrenia. How do we help prevent vitamin D deficiency? Well most of us already know, adequate sunshine, of course. I happen to think sunshine is so invigorating. It can really change my ho hum attitude attitude into a happy one. I don’t need to see documentation, a little walk out side can really give me a boost. (Sunscreen and or having yourself completely covered can block the adequate exposure to the sun.) Cod liver oil, good quality only, and or other supplementation.  Routine vitamin D screening has been rcommended as part of an annual physical.