New over at Mother Nature Obeyed: Thyroid Hormone and Vitamin A Protect Against Vitamin D Toxicity in Cows Enjoy!
Fat-Soluble Vitamins A D and K
My New Wise Traditions Article, “Nutritional Adjuncts to the Fat-Soluble Vitamins,” Is Now Online!
My new article from the Winter, 2012 issue of Wise Traditions, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, is now up online! The article gives a brief history of how the concept of synergy between the fat-soluble vitamins repeatedly eluded us through the twentieth century, with a a little peak at the rise …
Could MGP Eventually Be Used as a Non-Invasive Marker for Cardiovascular Microcalcifications?
New over at Mother Nature Obeyed: Could MGP Eventually Be Used as a Non-Invasive Marker for Cardiovascular Microcalcifications? Enjoy!
The Scientific Approach of Weston Price, Part 2: Problems With Comparing Different “Racial Stocks,” With Inuit Adaptations in Vitamin D Metabolism as an Example
I’m continuing my series over at Mother Nature Obeyed laying out the most salient points from my talk about Weston Price on Sean Croxton’s Real Food Summit last September. The talk was free for a few days, but to listen to it now you have to purchase the whole summit for $99. If you do …
An Upcoming Plasma Marker of Blood Vessel Vitamin K Status
by Chris Masterjohn, PhD New over at Mother Nature Obeyed: An Upcoming Plasma Marker of Blood Vessel Vitamin K Status Enjoy! Update December 17, 2016: If you enjoyed this, I encourage you to check out The Ultimate Vitamin K2 Resource. It has easy-to-read practical advice, click-to-expand technical explanations, infographics that explain the science in a fun way, …
My Interview with Dr. Mercola On Cholesterol, Vitamin K, Insulin, Blood Lipids, CT Scans, Calcification, and Heart Disease
From a Christmas-celebrator to the rest of you, Merry Sixth Day of Christmas! I hope you’re all enjoying whatever you might be celebrating during the season of expanding daylight and just plain enjoying life. Dr. Mercola posted a video interview today that we had recorded a few weeks back, about cholesterol, vitamin K, insulin, blood …
My New Article on Nutrient Synergy is Up on WestonAPrice.Org
My new article from the Fall, 2012 issue of Wise Traditions, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, is now up online! The article covers several examples of nutrient synergy: how methionine, B vitamins, and glycine interact to regulate methylation; how vitamins A, D and K interact to regulate growth and calcification; and …
Having Sex Protects Against Vitamin D Toxicity
My focus for the last six years or so on the need to balance vitamin D with vitamins A and K2 has turned out to be a rather prudish solution to the soft tissue calcification that can often be caused by vitamin D. While a concoction of A and K may hold you up on …
New Evidence of Synergy Between Vitamins A and D: Protection Against Autoimmune Diseases
I have a new post over at Mother Nature Obeyed: New Evidence of Synergy Between Vitamins A and D: Protection Against Autoimmune Diseases Enjoy!
I’m Thankful for Wise Traditions, Past and Present
Last year around this time, I culled a few pearls of wisdom from folks much wiser than I am to provide a reflection on the holiday of Thanksgiving and the actual practice of giving thanks, for which the holiday is named. I can’t top that this year, so if you missed it or you’d like …