What is Vitamin D? And what does it have to d...

Great teaching doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens in community. In this bonus BCCE Community Conversation preview, Melissa talks with chemistry educator Dr. Joanne Stewart about communities of practice: groups of educators who come together to share ideas, solve problems, and ...  Show more

What happens when some listeners challenge one of our past episodes? This week we’re revisiting our silicone episodes after several listeners pointed us toward new research. Along the way we answer questions about mosquito wristbands, waterproof mascara, stubborn adhesives, and w ...  Show more

How does the body get vitamin D from the sun? Why is vitamin D not actually a vitamin? Why do we need it? What foods are high in vitamin D? What happens if we get too much? Why are there so many types of vitamin B (e.g. B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, etc), but only one type of some other vi ...  Show more

This episode contains short-answer questions on vitamin D.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/physiology/endocrine/vitamind/ or in the Zero to Finals Endocrine System book.
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There is no shortage of ailments that vitamin D has been claimed to prevent or cure - various types of cancers, heart disease, COVID-19, diabetes, an assortment of autoimmune conditions, just to name a few. What is it about this micronutrient that leads people to behold it as ...

In this podcast, the Nurse Doza discuss the importance of Vitamin D and why everyone should be taking it. He explains that most people are deficient in Vitamin D due to lack of sunlight, making it one of the most common nutrient deficiencies.

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