HEALTH

Vitamin D: A dose of sunshine goes a long way

Born and raised in Haiti, Gerda Paulissaint came to Boston about several years ago and a funny thing happened -- she started experiencing aches and pains. Walking up a flight of stairs was particularly painful. "It was as if my legs were talking back to me," she remembers. More »

The man to see on vitamin D

Of all Douglas Fairhurst's medical problems, the most bewildering were his weakening muscles. An avid bicyclist, Fairhurst, 74, could barely lift his leg much less pedal a bike. "I could hardly walk," he said. More »

Calcium and vitamin D: The dynamic duo

Many of us were taught growing up that calcium is the building block to healthy bones -- drinking milk and eating dairy products will make us healthy and strong. This adage is undisputedly true, but what we didn't know was that vitamin D is required for calcium to do its job. More »