Living a healthy lifestyle ain't that difficult. You just have to want to do it. As I advise people in my book, ignore the study of the day. Frequently, the studies are contradictory and confusing. Thus, if you ignored the research of the day, you would not have been taking vitamin D supplements*.

The latest and greatest: As of today, we are being advised that we do not need vitamin D supplements. We, in fact, get enough from our wonderful Sun. 

This cartoon appears in my book. Once again, point made!

This article states:The very high levels of vitamin D that are often recommended by doctors and testing laboratories — and can be achieved only by taking supplements — are unnecessary and could be harmful, an expert committee says. Read on.

Here's another interesting article by Marion Nestle. Wise advise almost two years ago.

In this article, Dr. David Katz responds and sheds some light on the vitamin D hoopla.

I also recommend reading: Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science (not about vitamin D).

*My multivitamin contains 1,600 IUs of vitamin D and since I love nature, I am outside frequently. Thus, I get plenty of vitamin D.