Vitamin D Can Save Your Life Says New Research

by Jim Harris

In my most recent post, I stated the importance of Vitamin D in the reduction of inflammation and pain. The good new is that this is only the tip of the iceberg with respect to Vitamin D!

Dr. Cedric F. Garland is a cancer prevention specialist at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In a study, he and his colleagues estimated that 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented each year worldwide by increasing intake of vitamin D3.

For the first time, we are saying that 600,000 cases
of breast and colorectal cancer could be prevented
each year worldwide, including nearly 150,000
in the United States alone.”
~ Dr. Cedric Garland

New Vitamin D Research

The amount of new research on the benefits of Vitamin D makes it easy for me to say that everyone should be on a daily dose of Vitamin D.

This new research shows that low blood levels of Vitamin D can be associated with:

• hypertension
• migraine headaches
• influenza
• diabetes
• gum disease
• epilepsy
• osteoporosis
• heart disease

This list is just the beginning, because I can add:

• infertility
• PMS
• fatigue
• seasonal affective disorder
• depression
• MS
• rheumatoid arthritis
• Crohn’s disease

Vitamin D has been shown to:

• improve survival with lung cancer
• increase athletic performance
• increase cognitive performance in adults

Vitamin D should be part of any pain treatment protocol.

Vitamin D

How is it that Vitamin D can have such far reaching effects? All of your body organs and cells have receptor sites for Vitamin D. This means that Vitamin D communicates throughout your body.

The vast majority of new clients in my practice have an over acidic body chemistry which is a breeding ground for disease/illness. Our body chemistry does not function properly even if we are only mildly acidic. Calcium is a major buffer in our body to reduce acidity and Vitamin D consumption causes increased calcium absorption to supply a reservoir of buffering agent for the acidic body. Better health comes with better body chemistry!

My experience is that not all Vitamin D supplements are equal. I generally recommend to my clients a specific Vitamin D that has nano-sized particles in an oil emulsion which is absorbed directly into the lymph system. A safe dose is 2000IU for children and 4000IU for adults. You should evaluate your Vitamin D dosage with a yearly blood test for 25 (hydroxyl) Vitamin D. Your goal should be for a reading of at least 50 ng/ml.

Jim Harris is a Naturopath and Nutritional Consultant assisting people all over the world through his virtual practice at The Art of Wellness Center. Jim is a graduate from the American Naturopathic Medical Institute and recognizes that our bodies have the innate capability for self-healing — especially when the correct information and energy is supplied in combination with the correct food, supplements and herbs.

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