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The Biology Of Depression (Dr. Vladimir Maletic Interview)
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 06, 2013
Welcome to 3/6/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. It is my sincere honor and privilege to welcome Vladimir Maletic, MD to the program. An internationally-recognized neuroscientist, Dr. Maletic’s research has been instrumental in fundamentally changing our understanding of the origins [...]
Why Freedom Scares Us (And Why That’s OK)
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on February 06, 2013
Are you in control of your life? Welcome to 2/6/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Z explores the topic of Existential Freedom – while we are ultimately free to choose our unique path in life, we must [...]
Alzheimer’s and Diet: Vitamin D and Omega-3 May Help Clear Brain Plaques
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on February 05, 2013A team of UCLA researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system’s ability to clear the brain of amyloid plaques, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. In a small pilot study [...]
Vitamin D Is Linked To Daytime Sleepiness
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on December 16, 2012
A new study links excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D levels, with race playing an important factor. Vitamin D is critical in our overall health and well-being. But many of us simply do not get enough vitamin D [...]
How Stress Causes Illness: It’s All About Inflammation
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 06, 2012
Carnegie Mellon University scientists identify a critical link in the mind-body connection. We feel the effects of stress every single day. All of us do. Whether it is at work or at home, stress seems to come at [...]
Vitamin D Shrinks Uterine Fibroids – NIH Study
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 04, 2012
This NIH-funded study offers hope for the future treatment of uterine fibroids. Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, according to researchers funded by the [...]
010 Vitamin D & Dr. Cannell (Part 2)
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on January 31, 2012
In the second half of my exclusive interview with Dr. Cannell, he continues to discuss the role of Vitamin D in infection and other common illnesses. He tells us about the critical co-factors that allow Vitamin D to work most effectively in our bodies, simple ways to get those nutrients and how very small changes in our diet can have huge implication in our overall health. So get that paper and pencil out again, this interview is simply that important – for you and your family. Continue reading
009 Vitamin D & Dr. Cannell (Part 1)
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on January 24, 2012
Dr. Cannell is one of the nation’s leading voices on Vitamin D. Vitamin D seems to be everywhere in the news today. Dr. Cannell has been critically instrumental in raising the awareness of Vitamin D to an international level. Continue reading
Vitamin D and Depression: The Latest Link
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on January 06, 2012
As I had written in a previous article, low levels of vitamin D have been shown to be associated with a host of health problems – from osteoporosis to cardiovascular disease to neurological ailments. As a result, vitamin D levels are now routinely obtained in laboratory testing. Continue reading
Fair-Skinned People May Need Extra Vitamin D – Study
By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on October 05, 2011
It seems a few weeks can’t go by without seeing another study praising the health benefits of Vitamin D. From cancer to heart disease and even depression, Vitamin D appears to be a critical vitamin involved in our overall health and well-being. Continue reading
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