Category Archives: Vitamin D

Winterize your Immune System with these Superimmunity Foods

Posted on November 28, 2011 by pedremd

Every year as winter rolls around, we fear the cold or flu that will knock us off our feet for a week.  The winter season brings with its cooler temperatures, a wide array of cold and flu viruses that make … Continue reading →

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The Flu Vaccine: New Information You Should Know

Posted on October 31, 2011 by pedremd

Flu season is upon us, and once again you are faced with the dilemma: should you get a flu vaccine or not?   Are there other flu prevention strategies that may work just as well or better?  Well, recent studies have … Continue reading →

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Natural Ways to Treat and Prevent the Flu

Posted on October 20, 2010 by pedremd

Natural Remedies that Prevent and Treat the Flu.  Click here to see the blog post on Ecomii.

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Food as Medicine Conference 2010

Posted on June 13, 2010 by pedremd

Stuck in a holding pattern, due to inclement weather flying back from Washington D.C. to New York LGA, I have an opportunity to reflect on this weekend’s conference.  Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.”  … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D — it’s more than just for bones. It may save your life!

Posted on April 20, 2010 by pedremd

Vitamin D is not really a vitamin as originally defined – “vital amines” are substances that act as co-factors (i.e. helpers) for the body’s enzymes.  It turns out that Vitamin D is really a steroid (read “fat-soluble” so it can … Continue reading →

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