Vitamin D Can Cure Osteoarthritis?

Dr Vijay Reddy
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Osteoarthritis is a condition in which joints, cartilage and bone degrades. Some of the common symptoms for the disease include joint pain, tenderness and stiffness. The number of OA cases is increasing day after day. Many suggest Vitamin D...

Osteoporosis and Vitamin D

Dr Prashant Tejwani
Consultant Orthopaedics and Limb Reconstruction Sparsh Hospital
Osteoporosis affects women mostly. Women in the age of 41-60 and above 60 are at the risk of getting osteoporosis. Many women today have osteoporosis complaints. But at the same time, they are not aware of the risks...

Giving Sufficient Vitamin D For Your New Born

Vitamin D deficiency has now become common among everyone. 7 out of 10 individuals we see today are vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D is important for regulating calcium levels of blood and bone. Maintaining adequate level of calcium in the blood is important for muscle...

Overcoming Vitamin D deficiency in women

Dr U Ayyagari
MBBS, DMRD, MRCP(UK), HFMC (UK), CCT(UK) (Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine). Senior Consultant Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Apollo Sugar Clinics OMR, Consultant in Antenatal Diabetes and Endocrinology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals OMR and Apollo Cradle, Karapakkam, Chennai.
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Vitamin D For Diabetes Patients

Dr A Ramachandran’s - Diabetes Hospitals|
Director & Consultant Diabetologist, Dr A Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospitals
In his previous interview to THP team, Dr Arun Raghavan of Dr. A Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospitals spoke about the Diabetes Treatment and the future scope for the same. In this issue, he is...

Make hay while the sun shines

Dr Natesan Thyagarajan
MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH (UK) CCST (UK)
Consultant paediatrician and Neonatologist Sooriya hospital vadapalani Chennai. Post graduate in paediatrics from Madras Medical College Chennai.
Worked in United Kingdom for several years and has completed the specialist training in paediatrics and neonatology and was awarded MRCPCH, CCST by the Royal...

Vitamin D synthesis in the body

Dr. Vijay R. Kakatkar,
M.S (Ortho), D. Ortho. (BOM), Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ramkrishna Medical Research Centre & Jai Hospital, Nashik

Introduction:

Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine Vitamin, can be produced in the body with mild sun exposure or consumed in food or supplements. India being tropical country...

Vitalize Through Vitamin D

Dr. S. Venkataramanan
MBBS, MS (Orth), D.Orth Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Specialist Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Vitamins are vital supplements for human body to stay healthy. Of all the vitamins, Vita–min D is the only vitamin that can be made by the human body from sun exposure....

Why is Vitamin D Important?

By Mr. Prashant Nagre Why is there a sudden interest in Vitamin D in recent times? The sudden interest in Vitamin D originates from the fact that the scientific community has made huge strides in the current understanding its importance as well as the fact that countries...

D for Development

By Vitamin D Guru panel We all want the best for our children – the best of education, best of nutrition, best of opportunities and yes, the very best of health. As parents, we spend vast amounts of money in ensuring the best of nutrition so that...