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Healthnotes Newswire (June 7, 2007)—It is well known that physical activity is necessary for people to stay strong as they age, but now it appears that unsuspecting older people might have a vitamin D deficiency working against them. New research finds that getting enough vitamin D helps seniors stay strong.

Staying fit is a major concern to many people as they strive to remain independent while facing their later years. Physical fitness influences mental fitness and helps people avoid disability by reducing risk of chronic diseases.

Over the past few years there has been increasing awareness of vitamin D’s role in overall health. In addition to regulating how bones use calcium, vitamin D also controls the way calcium is absorbed and used by the body, influences immune function, and has some anticancer effects.

A healthy gastrointestinal (GI) or digestive system is the cornerstone of wellness. Your digestive tract not only processes nutrients, it also rids your body of toxins. An unhealthy digestion can compromise the body's immune system making you more vulnerable to a variety of illnesses.

When it comes to taking good care of yourself, there's nothing more important than what I call the "5 Rs" of gastrointestinal care: rebalance, remove, replace, reinoculate, and repair.

“As a member of Defeat Autism Now (a DAN doctor, as it’s called), I do believe that there are many environmental factors that are contributing to the rise in autism that we see in our community. We live in a much more toxic world that we used to. And most of us do just fine. Our bodies are designed to filter and get rid of these toxins - that’s what our liver’s main goal is.

Like pollen or cat dander, reactions to food allergies range from mild sensitivity to a full-blown anaphylactic reaction.