Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because sunlight (exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays) actually causes your skin to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D has been proven through numerous studies and research to help prevent many forms of cancer, strengthen your bones, fight infections and prevent autoimmune disorders. It is also strongly believed to help prevent Multiple Sclerosis.Imagine what a little sunshine can do! Unfortunately however, if you live in a country that experiences winter for almost half of the year then there are less opportunities for you to enjoy the Vitamin D from the sunshine. In the wintertime you should therefore definitely consider taking Vitamin D supplements if you wish to remain healthy. The various health authorities recommend anywhere from 400IU to 2000IU daily depending on the age group that you fall within.
According to CBC Health:
“In September 2007, an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials involving people over the age of 50 found that people who took at least 500 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily had a seven per cent lower risk of death compared with those given a placebo.
Lead researcher Dr. Philippe Autier said it was not clear how the supplements lowered risks of mortality, but he suggested that vitamin D may block cancer cell proliferation or improve blood vessel and immune system functions. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reviewed research involving 57,311 participants.
The findings are part of a growing body of research regarding vitamin D's benefits. In June 2007, the Canadian Cancer Society said that based on current research adults should consider increasing their daily dosage of vitamin D. The society said Canadians should now consume 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily during the fall and winter months, in consultation with a health-care provider.
The society noted, however, that more research on appropriate dosage levels is needed and said it would update its recommendations as new studies are released.”
Vitamin D – The POWERFUL Cancer Prevention Strategy!
Can you imagine if you were told that there is something you could do to cut your risk of cancer by 60%, and that it is totally free! Well shout for joy, because there certainly is! And it is called SUN exposure!
This idea of getting sun exposure in order to fight cancer and stay healthy otherwise is such a simple strategy that it will be quickly dismissed in today’s world where most people believe that remedies have to come in a bottle or in surgery and it costs a fortune! It is very true however, and with the numerous research and mounting of evidence, not even conventional medicine can continue to ignore this fact!
Because of the way we live these days, most people’s exposure to the sun is so reduced so that a good majority of the earth’s population is now considered to be Vitamin D deficient! Based on one study, around 600,000 cases of breast and colorectal cancers could be prevented each year if vitamin D levels were increased amongst the world’s population (and imagine that this is just counting the death toll of only 2 types of cancer!). The majority of cancer deaths in the USA
Other earlier studies had shown that optimum vitamin D levels could help to prevent at least 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, ovarian, prostate and skin cancers, however now there is evidence which proves that vitamin D plays a key role in the development of ALL types of cancers!
It doesn’t only fight cancer!
As mentioned earlier, a reduced cancer risk is not the only benefit of maintaining optimum vitamin D levels. Soaking up more of the “sunshine vitamin” may also help to keep your brain cells ‘smart’ as you get older as well as keep you saner! A study which was published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry back in May 2009 gives evidence that vitamin D helps older people to stay mentally fit.
Other studies have also explored vitamin D’s impact on brain functions and found that it has a protective and normalizing effect, even on serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia!
So make most of the heat wave that is on right now! And when the winter comes around, I don’t know about you but I will be stocking up on those vitamin D supplements!
One love! Be Blessed and Stay Healthy!
sharbs
Source:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/11/New-Model-Of-Cancer-Development-Vitamin-D-is-the-Key.aspx
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