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Here comes the sun

...before I explain for the millionth time that you take California and subtract an hour, I mention that everyone up here is Vitamin D deficient. This explains why every little kid around rips off all his/her clothes and runs around naked any time it's...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-04-07/here-comes-sun
Neighbors
Photo: Soaking in the sun

Bus drivers Carson Brockbank, left, and Roy Howard gather a little Vitamin D as they wait for passengers visiting the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center on Thursday. They work for HAP Alaska, a collaborative...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-07-27/soaking-sun
Local
Shocking, but true: Sunscreen the biohazard

...Nature brings the sun. Instead, I'll use a little common sense and a good sun hat. Plus, I'm sure I could use the vitamin D. ? For more information on this topic, please feel free to email me at abby.lowell@juneauempire.com. Abby Lowell...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/abby-lowell/2012-07-27/shocking-true-sunscreen
Backcountry Bahamas

...As odd as it may seem, our two weeks in the Bahamas has us primed and ready for ski season! We got a good dose of Vitamin D. Scott was able to extend his fishing season and catch his share of the elusive bonefish. I had some memorable dives...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/betsy-fischer/2012-10-31/backcountry-bahamas
Alaska wild fish headed to rural school lunches

...It will build on previous CANHR findings that traditional foods, such as fish, are rich sources of omega-3 fats and vitamin D, and appear to have a protective influence in the health of the Yup'ik people who regularly eat it. The Fisheries...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2011-06-30/alaska-wild-fish-headed-rural-school
Outdoors
Photo: Tanning booth

Nina Chordas soaks in some Vitamin D along the Airport Dike Trail on Thursday.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-16/photo-tanning-booth
Local
Success with SAD

...the winter experience. 1) Take Vitamin D. This vitamin has been long been...like a hormone, so low levels of vitamin D have been linked to a higher incidence...Alaskans are especially susceptible to Vitamin D deficiency because year-round cloud...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-12-11/success-sad
Neighbors
Words of wellness: Simple strategies for bone health

...amounts of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D in their diets through other sources...double bargain.? Take or make your Vitamin D. This vitamin and hormone is essential...absorption. Our skin naturally produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, so spending...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-03-25/words-wellness-simple-strategies-bo
Neighbors
The Bridge Adult Day Program celebrates 25 years

...for outdoor games, barbecues, mountain goat viewing, gardening activities and time to gather up a winter supply of Vitamin D. In the summer of 2007, the Irene and Anne Shima sensory garden was dedicated, providing opportunities to enjoy the...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091910/nei_709734439.shtml
Neighbors
Juneau Community Health Fair in need of medical volunteers

...chemistry/hematology profile, which includes cholesterol levels, as well as separate tests for thyroid screening, vitamin D screening, prostate disease screening and A1C testing. The health fair needs volunteers - medical and nonmedical - to...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092610/nei_712343293.shtml
Neighbors

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