by Sage Campione D.C. "Doc Sage" | Learning Center/Blog, Prentive Health Strategies
“Vitamin D” is a term that references both vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). There has been considerable debate about whether these two forms are equivalent in their actions. In a paper published this month in Frontiers in Immunology,...
by Sage Campione D.C. "Doc Sage" | Learning Center/Blog, Prentive Health Strategies
How does innate immunity influence adaptive immunity? The immune system fights germs and foreign substances on the skin, in the tissues of the body and in bodily fluids such as blood. Adaptive immunity is initiated when an innate immune response fails...
by Sage Campione D.C. "Doc Sage" | Learning Center/Blog
Too much sun exposure can burn your skin, but sunscreen can be dangerous because the toxic ingredients used to make most sunscreens is absorbed through the skin and can cause more damage than the exposure itself. Sunlight can be good in the right dose. 20 to 30...
by Sage Campione D.C. "Doc Sage" | Learning Center/Blog, Prentive Health Strategies
Are you one of the people who feel down in the winter months from the lack of sunlight during the shorter days? If you live north of latitude 35, then you may be very low in Vitamin D. Low Vitamin D levels are linked to increased risk of osteoporosis, brittle bones,...