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Vitamin D & Your Health What is Vitamin D?
It's a fat-Soluble Vitamin,
actually a hormone.
It comes in two forms:
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Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2)-plants
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Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)-UV rays
What is the purpose of Vitamin D? Vitamin D is needed not only for bone metabolism, but also for other systems such as cardiovascular health, neurodevelopment, immunomodulation and the regulation of cell growth, to name but a few of its functions. What are the affects of Vitamin D deficiency?
Vitamin D deficiency can cause the following:
•Bone Fractures; Osteoporosis, Rickets
•Cancer
•Cardiovascular Disease
•Hypertension
•Influenza
•Multiple Sclerosis
•Tuberculosis
•Autism
How much Vitamin D do I need a day? The table below show the latest research regarding Vitamin D requirements:
How do I know my Vitamin D blood levels?
Ask you doctor for a 25(OH)D
Blood test; This is the best Indicator.
•Minimum circulating level of
25(OH)D has been determined to be 115 - 128 nmol/L (50 - 55 ng/mL).
How do I get Vitamin D in my diet? Vitamin D Sources
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Salmon (Chinook, Coho, Humpback (pink), Sockeye 600 IU
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Mackerel
80 IU
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Sardines
(pacific)
360 IU
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Tuna (bluefin)
690 IU
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Cod Liver
Oil
1360 IU
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Eggs
25 IU
What's the best way to get enough Vitamin D for optimum health? In a 360° tanning bed 10-15 minutes twice a week = 3,000 IU – 20,000 IU per session
Are oral vitamin D supplements your best choice?
Although you can clearly get some benefit from oral vitamin D, it is not your best choice -- it is simply too easy to overdose.
The major danger of overdosing on vitamin D is that there are no symptoms, just like with high blood pressure; your frequently don't have symptoms until it is too late. Once you overdose on vitamin d, there is no simple way to treat it other than time, and complete avoidance of vitamin D. Another danger of overdosing on vitamin D is that it will cause nearly similar complications as under dosing.
An overdose of oral vitamin D can cause a number of serious problems, including:
It may take months to normalize from elevated levels due to taking ORAL vitamin D.
However, this simply does not happen when use use sun as a source of vitamin D, because your body has a built-in "feedback loop" that automatically prevents overproduction of vitamin D.
Therefore, rather than supplements, I believe it's important to obtain your vitamin D naturally, from safe sunshine (UV-B) exposure.
If You Take Oral Vitamin D, Make Sure You Take the Right Kind!
There is one thing you need to be aware of if you choose an oral vitamin D supplement and that is that there are basically two types. The natural one is D3 (cholecalciferol), which is the same vitamin D your body makes when exposed to sunshine.
The synthetic one is vitamin D2, which is sometimes called ergocalciferol.
Once either form of the vitamin is in your body, it needs to be converted to a more active form. Vitamin D3 is converted 500 percent faster than vitamin D2.
Dr. Mercola's Sunlight Special Report: E-Book
A Tanning Bed is the Safest & Most Time Effective Method of getting the Vitamin D3 you need to prevent cancer and the other Vitamin D deficiency problems.
06/21/2009
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