Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency. Join nationally recognized experts as they discuss the latest research and its implications. In this program, David Sane, MD, discusses the prevention of cardiovascular disease through vitamin D. Series: Vitamin D Deficiency – Treatment and Diagnosis [3/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 15772]
A wave of new research shows vitamin D deficiency increases certain health risks, such as colon cancer, heart disease among men, and asthma in children. VOA’s Tony Budny has more on the story.
You can get it from the sun, from a pill or in your food, and it can save your life.
www.encognitive.com Vitamin D importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis. The purpose of this review is to put into perspective the many health benefits of vitamin D and the role of vitamin D deficiency in increasing the risk of many common and serious diseases, including some common cancers, type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. Numerous epidemiologic studies suggest that exposure to sunlight, which enhances the production of vitamin D3 in the skin, is important in preventing many chronic diseases. Because very few foods naturally contain vitamin D, sunlight supplies most of our vitamin D requirement. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is the metabolite that should be measured in the blood to determine vitamin D status. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in infants who are solely breastfed and who do not receive vitamin D supplementation and in adults of all ages who have increased skin pigmentation or who always wear sun protection or limit their outdoor activities. Vitamin D deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia. A new dietary source of vitamin D is orange juice fortified with vitamin D. Studies in both human and animal models add strength to the hypothesis that the unrecognized epidemic of vitamin D deficiency worldwide is a contributing factor of many chronic debilitating diseases. Greater awareness of the insidious consequences of vitamin D deficiency is needed. Annual measurement of serum 25 …
Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency. Join nationally recognized experts as they discuss the latest research and its implications. In this program, Robert Heaney, MD, gives an overview of vitamin D deficiency. Series: Vitamin D Deficiency – Treatment and Diagnosis [2/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 15751]
Cancer Protection And Vitamin D
As we all know, good dietary sources include fortified foods, eggs, salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines. If you take vitamins, no matter which ones, they, should not be taken with the intentions of supplementing your diet and should never replace any medications that you may be currently taking.
A long awaited medical research report was just released (June, 2007) regarding vitamin D. This new report states that vitamin D can indeed protect us humans from several different kinds of cancers including the top 3 killers: colon, lung and breast.
It’s long been known that vitamins and other natural supplements can assist the body in helping to ward off certain ailments, but to the extent that something like the readily available and inexpensive vitamin D actually being able to “prevent” a deadly disease is indeed great news. Couple that with the fact this can be obtained by literally spending just pennies a day.
Because of vitamin D’s assistance with calcium absorption in the body it has been found to also have a positive role in the prevention of osteoporosis. For this reason it is important to take vitamin D with a good calcium supplement.
Are you one of those person’s that rarely become sick in the summertime? We all know that vitamin D is also referred to as the “sunshine vitamin,” thus it places a vital role in the strengthening of our immune system during the summer months. Vitamin D can also prevent colds and flu in the winter time. Research suggests vitamin D may also provide protection from hypertension, psoriasis, and several autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Sunshine converts to vitamin D in our bodies. Since UV rays from the sun is almost non-existent in winter many people lack this wonderful natural body absorption of vitamin D. Of course this does not apply to those fortunate folks who live closer to the equator and have exposure to the sun all year long. Hmmm: wonder why those northern ‘Snow Birds’ migrate to Florida, the Sunshine State, each year? If you are not a ‘Snow Bird’ and live in a ‘Winter Wonderland’ state, consider supplementing your diet with vitamin D. A safe does would be about 1000IU a day. However, I am a very firm believer in taking vitamin and mineral supplements on a daily basis and personally take about 3000IU a day, year around.
Be advised that I am not a Health Professional nor am I a Doctor thus my advice would be for you to talk to your doctor. However, make sure your doctor is one that appreciates and understands natural supplements and does not have a ‘one track mind,’ with pen and prescription note pad in hand, ready to write out a ‘chemical’ solution to your query.
I, personally, have been taking vitamins and minerals for over 10 years. I personally get my hair analyzed once a year. The hair analysis results will tell which vitamins and minerals need to be increased or decreased in my body. My very trusted Health Care Professional recommends the specific designated doses, that “my” body needs. It works! I also exercise on a regular basis and eat healthy foods.
Remember, if you are obese, if you do not eat a healthy diet and/or if you do not get the right amount of exercise, some type of “dis-ease” will catch up to you sooner or later no matter which vitamins and/or minerals you are taking! If you aren’t doing so already: start living a healthier life “today!” ~ Ms.CiCi ~
Ms. CiCi, has a gift of teaching, is an accomplished author and world traveler who enjoys sharing her life’s experiences with others, making their life, their world a bit easier. Her writings expose her wealth of “secret information” so derived from her travels as well as drawing from her own personal wealth of wisdom. A great lover of nature, a visit to her website is a true delight. http://www.CiCi-Online.Com
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Creighton Awarded Funds to Continue Vitamin D, Cancer Study
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Take your vitamins & double up on D
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