This is a followup to a post I wrote on the 26th of June, in which I reported on a literature study which claimed to have uncovered a strong link between increased intake of Vitamin D and the easing of chronic back pain. My back had become increasingly bad over the past dozen years, to the point it was forcing me to be bedridden for a full 24-hour period, two to three times a week. Therefore, when I read this very thorough study, I was happy to test its conclusion myself. After all, taking Vitamin D supplements in the doses recommended couldn't do any harm. That same day being one of my better days, I trekked to the store to get some Vitamin D - 100 pills, 1,000 IUD each - and began taking two daily... Full article (use tinyurl link if first is broken): http://challengingthecommonplace.blogspot.com/2008/08/vitamin-d-eases-chronic-back- pain-part.html OR http://tinyurl.com/6nf392 WISE Book - Policies of Exclusion, Poverty & Health: Stories from the front Podcast Channel: http://bcseawalker.podbean.com/ Personal Blog: Challenging the Commonplace - and other irreverent activities http://challengingthecommonplace.blogspot.com/ To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: [log in to unmask] the following phrase "unsubscribe click4hp" as unquoted text. To view archives or manage your subscription (and create a password) go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html