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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Vitamin D and the Brain
Adults 65 and older with low blood levels of Vitamin D are up to 60% more likely to experience substantial mental decline, according to a study in the July 12, 2010, issue of the Archives of Internal Mediine. --Consumer Reports on Health
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Than you, Suzanne. This is one reason I see to it that I still get vitamin D - at the age of 80
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Inspiration says: "Invalids too often deprive themselves of sunlight. This is one of nature's most healing agents. It is a very simple, therefore not a fashionable remedy, to enjoy the rays of God's sunlight and beautify our homes with its presence....It is not God who has brought upon us the many woes to which mortals are heirs. Our own folly has led us to deprive ourselves of things that are precious, of blessings which God has provided and which, if properly used, are of inestimable value for the recovery of health. If you would have your homes sweet and inviting, make them bright with air and sunshine...." Ellen White, Testimonies, Vol 2:527.
"Let your judgment be convinced that exercise, sunlight, and air are the blessings which Heaven has provided to make the sick well and to keep in health those who are not sick." --Ibid, 535.
A word to the wise!!!! We nowadays tend to forget that sunshine is one of the eight remedies cited by Ellen White to prevent and cure illness. Thre is too much use of sunblocks. Those eight remedies are basic and so easy to obtain. We must thank God for providing this guidance and show us how to follow it.
"Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you."
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Low vitamin D increases risk of bladder cancer up to 600 percent
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) The vitamin D3 secret for preventing cancer is seeping into the mainstream media (MSM)....
You won't hear or read too many cancer clinics and family doctors advising people on maintaining a high D3 blood level to protect against cancer either. The official RDA (recommended daily allowance) for vitamin D3 is way too low to maintain the D3 blood level of 40 to 60 ng/ml (nanograms per milliliter). (http://www.naturalnews.com/031688_vitamin_D_chronic_disease.html)
That's the vitamin D3 blood level promoted by vitamin D3 experts, several holistic doctors, and naturopaths for protecting against cancer. Most doctors still consider 20 ng/ml normal. But PubMed asserts 40 to 74 ng/ml as normal. The possible toxic range is beyond 100 ng/ml, according to the Vitamin D Council
Vitamin D3 cancer prevention coverage going mainstream, bit by bit
The LA Times science section covered a recent study done in Spain by the Spanish Cancer Research Center, and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Positive studies on the merits of vitamin D3 for preventing breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer had already been performed and published. So Dr. Nuria Malets and her team decided to focus on bladder cancer instead. Bladder cancer is an epidemic in Spain.
They divided slightly over 2,000 test subjects in half. One half hospitalized with bladder cancer and the other half without bladder cancer. Then they used the standard serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol or 25(OH)D test, which measures the active form of vitamin D3 produced in the kidneys.
The Spanish research team recorded that the 1,000 bladder cancer patients had less serum D3 levels than the 1,000 without bladder cancer. They determined that a low vitamin D3 level doubles the chance of bladder cancer.
Separating patients with more aggressive bladder cancers revealed that risks are six times higher with low D3 blood levels. One aspect of vitamin D3's ability to prevent cancer is a protein that D3 provides to curb cancer.
Vitamin D3 is more of a hormone than a vitamin, and it has regulatory adaptogenic properties. It boosts what's needed and lessens what's overabundant.
The LA Times article did not reveal the actual numeric 25(OH)D readings from the Spanish research team to indicate what they considered low.
What this means for you
Increasing bare skin exposure to direct sunlight is the optimum vitamin D3 booster. Tanning beds that use UVB (ultra-violet B) rays work also. UVB rays are what helps your skin's fat cells start the vitamin D3 process.
Vitamin D3 (not D2) supplements from natural sources are also beneficial. Ignore the official RDA minimum requirement. Many safely and effectively supplement 5,000 to 10,000 iu (international units) daily of natural vitamin D3.
A California study determined that up to 40,000 IU supplemented daily for a short term was not toxic. Your body automatically stops D3 production when sunshine or other UVB rays have your D3 level maxed out.
Instead of relying on frequent mammograms or prostate checks that have proven to give false reads and actually increase cancer risks, boost your vitamin D3 intake with more sunlight exposure to bare skin and/or supplements.
You may wish to check with 25(OH)D testing and decide your dosage from there, or trust your intuition. Try to get the 25(OH)D test from a holistic doctor who understands vitamin D3's implications.
So the vitamin D3 protection plan works for serious diseases as well as maintaining your immunity to help prevent colds and flues. Sunshine is free and vitamin D3 supplements are inexpensive. This is a very cost effective cancer protection plan.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.latimes.com
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003569.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14580762
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Many studies reveal vitamin D's importance as a cancer-fighting agent
by Reuben Chow
(NaturalNews) There is a huge volume of research showing the relationship between vitamin D and cancer. The benefits of this vitamin, or hormone in this regard, apply to both cancer prevention and cancer survival.
Here is a rundown on some of the studies carried out on vitamin D and cancer.
Types of Cancer
Breast Cancer
A report which looked at research findings from 1966 to 2004 said that vitamin D can lower breast cancer risk by as much as 50%. [1]
Generally, vitamin D has been widely studied for its benefits on breast cancer prevention. However, more recent research suggests that vitamin D can help improve survival rates as well. Some research revealed that women with low vitamin D levels were more likely to develop more advanced breast cancers compared to those with higher vitamin D levels. [3]
Colon Cancer
Research carried out over an eight-year period in the 1980s on over 25,000 persons discovered that the colon cancer risk of those with normal levels of vitamin D was a massive 80% lower. [1]
Epidemiological studies have also revealed that higher vitamin D levels could lower colon cancer risk by about 60%. [2]
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported a study involving over 3,000 persons which showed that higher vitamin D and calcium intake was linked to lower rates of colon cancer. Other research studies affirmed this correlation. [3]
Colon cancer is more prevalent in areas of the United States with lower levels of sunshine. This trend is directly linked to vitamin D, as sunshine converts certain chemicals on human skin into the vitamin. [2]
Kidney Cancer
Research found that vitamin D helped prevent the spread of kidney cancer cells by inhibiting their "ability to divide and replicate." It also "induces apoptosis" and "reduces invasiveness and angiogenesis." [3]
Lung Cancer
Non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) include squamous cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma and large-cell carcinoma. NSCLCs make up four out of every five cases of lung cancer. A clinical study found that sufferers of early-stage NSCLC who had higher blood vitamin D levels had better survival rates than those with the least vitamin D in their blood. Further, this same trial raised "recurrence-free survival." [3]
Ovarian Cancer
Research found that, when activated vitamin D was applied to ovarian cancer cells, the growth of those cells was significantly suppressed. Ovarian cells have vitamin D receptors which, when occupied, contribute to the inhibition of "growth-signaling pathways" in ovarian cancer cells. [3]
Prostate Cancer
Research has found that men who have more vitamin D in their blood have a 50% lower chance of developing forms of prostate cancer which are aggressive as compared to men with lower blood levels of vitamin D. [1]
Skin Cancer
Among the different types of skin cancer, melanoma is the most deadly. In vitro research conducted at Saarland University Hospital in Germany revealed that vitamin D lowered the spread of melanoma cells by up to 50%, and there have been other studies conducted elsewhere which have affirmed this finding. [3]
Other Cancers
Other types of cancer which vitamin D has displayed preventive or protective benefits against include leukemia (blood cancer), pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and numerous others. [1]
Conclusion
Dr. Joseph Mercola believes so strongly in the role of vitamin D in fighting cancer that all the patients at his wellness center are tested for blood levels of this vitamin (it is worthwhile to note that, while vitamin D is usually mentioned as a vitamin, it would be more accurate to refer to it as a hormone, as its characteristics more closely resemble the latter).
Indeed, an aggregated review of 63 previous studies discovered that the "evidence suggests that efforts to improve vitamin D status... could reduce cancer incidence and mortality at low cost, with few or no adverse effects." [1]
When it comes to both cancer prevention and cancer treatment, it is clear that the humble vitamin D cannot be ignored.
One important thing to note is that aggressive oral supplementation of vitamin D can result in toxic overdose and should ideally be carried out under the guidance of a suitable health care practitioner. Undergoing tests on blood vitamin D levels would also be helpful.
Sources for this article include:
[1] Mercola, Joseph, Dr., and Pearsall, Kendra, Dr. Take Control of Your Health. Schaumburg, IL: Mercola.com, 2007. Print.
[2] Murray, Michael, ND, Birdsall, Tim, ND, Pizzorno, Joseph E, ND, and Reilly, Paul, ND. How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2002. Print.
[3] Alschuler, Lise N, ND, FABNO, and Gazella, Karolyn A. The Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing. NY, USA: Celestial Arts, 2010. Print.
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Vitamin D: Are you getting enough of this essential vitamin?
by Michael Ravensthorpe
(NaturalNews) Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and one of the most important vitamins for our overall health. Though five forms of it are known to science (vitamins D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5), the two forms that matter most to us are D2 (ergocalciferol, a synthetic form made by irradiating fungus and plant matter) and D3 (cholecalciferol, a natural form created in our bodies from sunlight exposure). Aside from being more natural, vitamin D3 is 87 percent more potent than vitamin D2, making it the best form of vitamin D for our bodies.
What does vitamin D do?
Facilitates calcium absorption -- Vitamin D aids the absorption of calcium in our stomachs while maintaining the concentrations of serum calcium and phosphate needed to enable normal bone mineralization. This is why so many vitamin D supplements also contain calcium (and vice versa): The two nutrients work in tandem to boost bone health. Without sufficient vitamin D, our bones can become brittle, thin and misshapen. An extreme deficiency can lead to rickets (softening and weakening of the bones) in children and osteoporosis (abnormal loss of bone tissue) in older adults.
Maintains cardiovascular health -- Without adequate amounts of vitamin D, the calcium in our bodies can build up in our arteries, leading to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). People suffering from atherosclerosis have a much greater risk of developing heart disease -- including heart attacks and strokes -- than those with healthy arteries. Additionally, studies have shown that people with low vitamin D levels are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.
Modulates cell growth -- When operating as cholecalciferol, vitamin D is known to decrease cell division and increase the normal maturation of cells. It also helps block the production of proteins that prevent apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells, while aiding the proteins that cause it. For these reasons, vitamin D -- like several other vitamins, such as the antioxidant vitamin C -- can directly slow the development of cancer.
Regulates mood -- Have you ever noticed that your mood often improves after spending time in the sunshine? This is because the vitamin D that our bodies synthesize from sunlight increases our monoamine levels. Monoamines, of which serotonin is perhaps the best-known, are neurotransmitters that play a central role in regulating our moods. In fact, many commercial antidepressants work by increasing the amounts of monoamines in our brains. However, unlike commercial antidepressants, sunlight-derived vitamin D increases our monoamine levels naturally and without awful, life-destroying side effects.
How much vitamin D do we need?
The recommended daily intake (RDI) of vitamin D in adults is 600 international units (IU) in both men and women. However, like so many RDIs from official sources, this number is alarmingly low. Since our bodies produce 10,000-20,000 IU of vitamin D after a mere 30 minutes of full-body sunbathing, it's not difficult to understand that receiving five-digit levels of vitamin D per day (from sunlight or supplements) is not only safe but desirable. 10,000 IU per day, for example, is a good amount for most healthy adults. Moreover, according to Jeff T. Bowles, author of the book The Miraculous Results of Extremely High Doses of Vitamin D3, consuming huge doses of cholecalciferol in supplement form (between 25,000 and 100,000 IU daily) can massively improve our health.
Few foods contain vitamin D, and it's virtually impossible to obtain adequate levels of it from diet alone. That said, the following foods are good dietary sources of vitamin D: fatty fish (especially salmon, mackerel and tuna), fish oils like cod liver oil, raw milk, cheese and egg yolks.
Sources for this article include:
http://ods.od.nih.gov
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com
http://www.nhs.uk
http://science.naturalnews.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Restore Your Health With Vitamin D
by Jonathan Landsman
(NaturalNews) If you got sick - who would you turn to? Most people would go to a conventionally-trained medical doctor. But, here's the problem, poorly educated, western-trained physicians are not able to teach you about optimal health. So, if doctors don't know about health - why do people rely on them for "treatments"? (Keep reading for better news)
Don't miss an extraordinary program about disease prevention. The next NaturalNews Talk Hour features John Cannell, M.D. - like you've never heard before - talking about the importance of vitamin D. Visit: http://www.naturalhealth365.com and enter your email for FREE show details + a FREE 7-day juice cleanse!
There is a cure for the common cold plus much more
Ask anyone taking 5,000 IU of Vitamin D3 or more and they'll (probably) tell you that they never get colds or the flu. According to Professor John White of McGill University and many others - vitamin D has the ability to naturally upregulate literally hundreds of antibiotics or antimicrobial peptides within our body. In other words, don't be fooled by deceptive (toxic flu shot) marketing campaigns - vitamin D works better than drugs!
Think about it - why do more people get a cold or flu - in the winter time? Could it be due to a lack of sunshine and low vitamin D levels within the body? According to John Cannell, M.D. - "pretty much any infectious disease that's common in the winter time is a target of Vitamin D".
Epidemiological studies confirm that the lower your vitamin D levels - the greater your risk of dying from (most) infectious diseases. This week - the NaturalNews Talk Hour will present the facts about Vitamin D and how you can dramatically improve the quality of your life. Click this link - http://www.naturalhealth365.com and enter your email for FREE show details + a FREE 7-day juice cleanse!
The health benefits of vitamin D
Would you like to avoid upper respiratory infections? Between 1988 and 1994, researchers at Harvard Medical School did a study with 19,000 people (aged 12 and older) with an average age of 39, and found a link between low levels of vitamin D and upper respiratory infections. The study found that people with low blood levels of vitamin D were 55 percent more likely to get a cold, flu or upper respiratory infection.
Several scientific studies have shown that vitamin D can protect us from colon, prostate, breast and other cancers. In addition, vitamin D research suggests that it may prevent diabetes, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disorders, schizophrenia and other health-related problems.
This week's guest: John Cannell, M.D., Executive Director of the Vitamin D Council
Learn how to prevent disease with Vitamin D plus much more - Thu. Aug. 16
In 2003, John Cannell, M.D. created the Vitamin D Council due to a renewed interest in clinical nutrition while working as a psychiatrist at the Atascadero State Hospital. A born activist, he has found himself at the forefront of various campaigns in his lifetime, including education reform and anti-smoking campaigns.
Dr. Cannell has published several peer-reviewed papers on vitamin D and often gives talks on the subject all over the United States. Dr. Cannell holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland.
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Does vitamin D make you smarter?
by David Gutierrez, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Vitamin D supplementation -- or just getting more time in the sun -- may help stave off cognitive decline in older adults, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
The study was conducted by researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the University of California-San Francisco, the University of Pittsburgh and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). It received funding from the NIA and the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Researchers have known for some time that both cognitive impairment and vitamin D deficiency are common in the elderly.
"This study provides increasing evidence that suggests there is an association between low vitamin D levels and cognitive decline over time," lead author Valerie Wilson, MD, said.
Lower vitamin D, worse cognitive performance
The researchers analyzed data on 2,777 well-functioning adults between the ages of 70 and 79 who were enrolled in the Dynamics of Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) study. The participants were all Medicare-eligible, community-dwelling white or black adults from Pittsburgh, Pa., and Memphis, Tenn., who joined the study between April 1997 and June 1998.
Participants underwent tests of their cognitive function at the beginning of the study and had their vitamin D levels measured 12 months later. Three years after that, participants underwent another cognitive test.
"With just the baseline observational data, you can't conclude that low vitamin D causes cognitive decline," Wilson said. But "[w]hen we looked four years down the road, low vitamin D was associated with worse cognitive performance on one of the two cognitive tests used."
"It is interesting that there is this association and ultimately the next question is whether or not supplementing vitamin D would improve cognitive function over time," he said.
It would take randomized, controlled studies to determine for sure whether vitamin D supplementation could stave off cognitive decline, however.
"Although this study cannot establish a direct cause and effect relationship, it would have a huge public health implication if vitamin D supplementation could be shown to improve cognitive performance over time because deficiency is so common in the population," Wilson said.
She noted that further research could also determine whether specific cognitive abilities are more or less affected by vitamin D deficiency.
"Doctors need this information to make well-supported recommendations to their patients," she said. "Further research is also needed to evaluate whether specific cognitive domains, such as memory versus concentration, are especially sensitive to low vitamin D levels."
Sunlight for brain health
An increasing body of research is linking vitamin D to cognitive function. In a study conducted by researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan, and published in the Journal of Geriatric Psychology in 2009, elderly adults with lower vitamin D blood levels also scored lower on tests of memory, attention and orientation in space and time. Studies have also shown that dementia patients tend to have lower vitamin D levels than their cognitively healthy peers.
Scientists have long known that vitamin D builds and maintains healthy bones and teeth, but they have only recently begun to explore the role that it plays in cognitive health. Research has also shown that the vitamin plays an important role in immune function and the prevention of autoimmune disorders, cancer and other chronic diseases.
Vitamin D, nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin," is produced naturally by the skin upon exposure to sunlight. It takes just 15 to 30 minutes of sunlight on the unprotected face and hands for the average light-skinned person to get optimal levels; darker skin requires greater time in the sun.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.wakehealth.edu
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
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Re: Sunlight, Vitamin D
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Suzanne,
I have not had time to read through all the material that you have here, but I wanted to add that they have discovered recently that the energy of sunlight is used to make nitric oxide in the skin, which then stores it and slowly releases it during the rest of the day for you. Nitric oxide does a whole lot of generally good things for you and is very essential. This nitric oxide is made without involvement of the creation of vitamin D, though that also is made by the energy of sunlight.
One thing that some might want to know is that vitamin D is created on the skin and it takes a while to absorb into the body. Consequently, it is recommended that people not take a shower for at least 2 hours after being out in the sunlight so they can absorb the vitamin D. If they take a shower right after exercise in the sunlight, they'll wash most of it off with the shower water and it will go down the drain, which is not what most people want.
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Thank you, Wendell, for this interesting tidbit of information.
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Science Proves That Avoiding Sunshine Doubles Your Risk Of Death
by Jonathan Benson, staff writer
(NaturalNews) The merits of regular sun exposure for optimal health have been reiterated by one of the most comprehensive studies yet to look at the connection between vitamin D and early mortality. Researchers from Sweden, after compiling the results of a 20-year research project they started back in the early 1990s, found that avoiding natural sunlight, or slathering yourself with sunscreen every time you go outside, can actually double your risk of premature death.
The study out of the Karolinska Institute in Solna evaluated nearly 30,000 women over the course of two decades, tracking their outdoor behaviors in conjunction with rates of cancer and early mortality. During this time, the women were asked to fill out questionnaires at certain intervals indicating how often they went to tanning salons or spent time outside in direct sunlight without sunscreen.
At the end of the study period, a total of 2,545 women died, and many of these women had previously admitted to spending little or no time outdoors in the sun. On the flip side, women who regularly spent time in the sun, allowing their skin to absorb vitamin D from the sun's ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, had much lower rates of early death. Overall, women who avoided the sun were determined to have a doubled risk of dying early.
"The results of this study clearly showed that mortality was about double in women who avoided sun exposure compared to the highest exposure group," stated lead study author Dr. Pelle Lindqvist about the findings. "Sun exposure advice which is very restrictive in countries with low solar intensity might in fact be harmful for women's health."
Skin melanomas caused by too little sunlight, reveals study
Though often blamed as the most prominent cause of skin cancer, sun exposure was also found in the study to have protective benefits. Fewer women in the sun-exposed group developed skin melanomas, according to the study, and these same women were also 10 percent less likely to die from skin cancer compared to women who avoided the sun.
This flies in the face of government recommendations from both the U.S. and Canada that urge people to avoid the sun to protect against skin cancer. Not only does avoiding the sun actually increase skin cancer risk, but it also puts people at an increased risk of developing other conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency, including supposedly eradicated conditions like rickets.
"As the authors comment, our bodies need sunlight to make essential vitamin D, which can help us resist some cancer types," said Professor Dorothy Bennett from St. George's University in London to The Telegraph. "Those who normally avoid the sun and/or cover most of their skin are advised to take vitamin D supplements."
With more than half of the world's population now believed to be vitamin D deficient, the new recommendations could not be more timely. Every system of the body requires vitamin D at levels far higher than the average person likely receives on a daily basis, a message that groups like the Vitamin D Council are spreading far and wide in the interest of public health.
"Vitamin D deficiency causes growth retardation and rickets in children and will precipitate and exacerbate osteopenia, osteoporosis and increase risk of fracture in adults," explains a 2008 study on vitamin D and health published in the journal Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. "The vitamin D deficiency has been associated pandemic with other serious consequences including increased risk of common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular disease."
Sources for this article include:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.businessinsider.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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