Crohn’s and the Hygiene Hypothesis Last update: 08-31-22   By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     This kid is doing things right—out in the sun, having fun, and making lots of vitamin D.  And he’s dirty, too.  How nice!  You think he is playing.  He is, but he is doing something else.  He is preventing…

Last update: 02-03-24 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     Adam was 18 years old when he received the diagnosis of Crohn’s.  He remembers the very day—December 23, 2004.  Today, Adam is 30 and counting, free of Crohn’s now for over 8 years (and counting).  This is his story: Prior to his diagnosis, Adam had…

Last update: 12-15-23   By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     Vitamin D has work to do.  Its primary job is to interact with our DNA to allow genetic events to occur.  Somehow, a molecule of vitamin D finds its way within the nucleus of a cell, a molecular binding occurs between vitamin D and…

Last update: 09-14-22 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     “In terms of human history, humans were not confronted with vitamin D deficiency until the industrial revolution began.”  ~Holick, 2003 “Despite evidence of its profound importance to human health, vitamin D inadequacy is not widely recognized as a problem by physicians and patients.”  ~Holick, 2006…

Last update: 09-14-22 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN      Aches and pains are so very common, particularly in the elderly.  We should do what we can to prevent them.   A lot of suffering is associated with aches and pains in this segment of our population.  Perhaps surprisingly, vitamin D deficiency could be behind many…

Last update: 09-14-22   By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     I guess, the first thing I want Mommy to know is that vitamin D is necessary for my proper growth, for my neurological development, and for defense against disease . . . and it must be in adequate supply or you can just go…

Last update: 08-31-22 By Eugene L. Heyden, RN     Let’s hope you never find yourself in this kind of trouble. This is the story of a most unfortunate lady, age 64. We’ll call her Julie. Julie had undergone gastric bypass at age 58 and had lost 100 pounds yet remained severely obese. She presented…