For those of you, like me, who love to know the “why” behind your supplements, here are some of the studies I have reviewed in creating and selecting Vitamin D as a key supplement for Dr. Wanda’s Wellness.  The published estimates that most of our population in Canada are Vitamin D deficient, as well as the many, many ways your body needs Vitamin D, make it almost an essential for us all.

There are so many other great studies on the benefits of Vitamin D that I can’t list them all here, but I have selected some good ones and will add to this list as new ones are published.

The Big Vitamin D Mistake

Marine n−3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer [NOTE – THIS STUDIES VIT D and OMEGAS!]

Vitamin D in acute stress and critical illness

Vitamin D and the central nervous system

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depression in elderly patients: A randomized clinical trial

The relationship between serum 25(OH)D levels and anxiety symptoms in older persons: Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Vitamin D in inflammation mitigation and role as signaling molecule

Correlation of symptoms to serum vitamin D levels?

The effects of vitamin D and probiotic co-supplementation on mental health parameters and metabolic status in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Association between Vitamin D Status and Premenstrual Symptoms

Association between vitamin D status and metabolic syndrome risk factors

Clinical trial of the effects of vitamin D supplementation on psychological symptoms and metabolic profiles in maintenance methadone treatment patients

Vitamin D and depression

Vitamin D in anxiety and affective disorders.

Hypovitaminosis D is associated with depression and anxiety in schizophrenia: Results from the national FACE-SZ cohort

Adult vitamin D deficiency exacerbates impairments caused by social stress in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice

Vitamin D protects against diabetic nephropathy: evidence-based effectiveness and mechanism

Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress by vitamin D in endothelial cells

Vitamin D inhibits palmitate-induced macrophage pro-inflammatory cytokine production by targeting the MAPK pathway

CADD-55. LOW SERUM 25 (OH) VITAMIN D LEVEL IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF PRIMARY CNS MALIGNANCY: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN A VETERAN POPULATION

Lactose Intolerance (LCT-13910C>T) Genotype Is Associated with Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Caucasians: A Mendelian Randomization Study