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Getting Tested for Vitamin D: What the Numbers Mean
Your vitamin D result is one number on a lab report, but reading it correctly depends on the units, the...
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Long-form educational articles on evidence-based health topics
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Are You Getting Too Much Vitamin D? Toxicity and Upper Limits
In a state where the winter sun barely makes vitamin D, plenty of Mainers reach for supplements. Here is what...
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Vitamin D in Maine: A Complete, Evidence-Based Guide
Maine sits at the latitude where winter sun stops making vitamin D in your skin for months. Here's what the...
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Vitamin D and Bone Health Past 50
Vitamin D, calcium, and aging bone get tangled together every winter. Here is what the big trials actually found, and...
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Sending a Tick for Testing: A UMaine and UNH Lab Guide
You pulled a tick off your ankle after mowing the lawn. Here is how the UMaine and UNH labs test...
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Post-Treatment Lyme Disease: What the Research Shows
A look at what the science actually shows about lingering symptoms after Lyme treatment, why long-term antibiotics keep failing in...
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The Bull’s-Eye Rash and Beyond: Identifying Lyme’s Early Signs
The classic bull's-eye is the exception, not the rule. Here is what the Lyme rash actually looks like, and why...
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How to Safely Remove a Tick (and What Not to Do)
A clear, calm walkthrough of pulling a tick the right way, the old tricks worth skipping, and what to watch...
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Babesiosis: The Tick Disease That Acts Like Malaria
Babesiosis is a tick-borne parasite that infects red blood cells and behaves a lot like malaria. Maine just logged a...
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Anaplasmosis in New England: The Other Tick Disease Rising Fast
Lyme gets the headlines, but anaplasmosis is climbing faster in Maine. It hides behind flu-like symptoms, skips the bull's-eye rash,...
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Vitamin D and Northern New England: The Complete Picture
Why winter shuts off vitamin D production above the 44th parallel, what the blood test really tells you, and where...
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The Complete Maine and New Hampshire Tick and Lyme Guide
Maine logged a record 3,218 Lyme cases in 2024, and New England sits at the center of the country's tick...