FAQS About Vitamin D
There’s been a lot of press lately regarding Vitamin D deficiency. And I just recently received notice of a study showing a 77% reduction in the risk of Cancers by supplementing Vitamin D. Study participants came from the Nebraska counties of Douglas, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Saunders, Washington, Sarpy, Burt and Butler.
Subjects were randomly assigned to take daily dosages of 1,400-1,500 mg supplemental calcium plus 1,100 IU of vitamin D3. The RDA recommendations for vitamin D are 200 IU/d, birth-age 50; 400 IU/d, 50-70 years; and 600 IU/d, 70 years and older. This amount is just enough to prevent you from getting rickets.
There is a current study being conducted, which you can participate in and get your Vitamin D tested at a reduced rate, you can check it out at grassrootshealth.net.
On that site they have a down-loadable chart showing past studies and the level of Vitamin D required to prevent certain diseases, such as cancer, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.
Natural sunlight is the best source of Vitamin D, 10-15 minutes a few times per week mid-day will supply all the Vitamin D you need. But, Who gets that? We put on clothing, sunscreen, hats, scarfs, sunglasses, etc.
If you live above San Francisco, you don’t get any of the rays that give us the Vitamin D in the winter. So it seems that we have to supplement to even get enough.
Precautions should be taken not to get sunburned, these rays are the ones that can cause skin cancer.
The scientists that study Vitamin D are saying that it isn’t really a vitamin, but that it is a hormone and necessary for many chemical pathways in the body. This is why it is influential in helping to reduce the risk of cancers and other diseases in our bodies.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
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