Sunlight streams through your window, casting a warm glow across your living room. It’s inviting, life-giving and, according to mounting scientific evidence, essential for your health. Yet the ...

Alyssa Northrop is a registered dietitian, nutrition writer, speaker and licensed massage therapist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a Master of Public Health in human nutrition from the ...

For decades, medical science has operated under the assumption that people with darker skin simply need more sun exposure to produce adequate vitamin D. This oversimplified understanding has led to ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study observed that people who regularly took vitamin D supplements were less likely to have melanoma. Marc Tran/Stocksy A new cross-sectional study observed that people ...

Even for a tropical country like ours that gets plenty of sunshine, almost 80% of the population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency. Known as the "sunshine vitamin", Vitamin D is a nutrient the body ...

If you have mild or moderate psoriasis, your doctor may mention vitamin D analogue as a possible treatment option. This isn’t the same as vitamin D supplements you can buy at the local drugstore.

Walking down the skin-care aisle is like sensory overload. There are gels, creams, so-called essences, and serums, so many serums. The products claim to revitalize, exfoliate, hydrate, brighten, ...

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...