Vitamin D for Healthy Hearts

Vitamin D really is the celebrity of vitamins these days, and when you look at the new data about this compound, it's easy to see why people are excited. An article was published today detailing the heart benefits. Here's an excerpt from the article at Drugs.com:

"There are a whole array of studies linking increased cardiovascular risk with vitamin D deficiency," noted Dr. James H. O'Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City. "It is associated with major risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stiffening of the left ventricle of the heart and blood vessels. Inflammation is really important for heart disease, and people with vitamin D deficiency have increased inflammation."