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Blog: Vitamin D: Recent Studies & Articles (0 comments) — From 9 Recent Studies & Articles on the Benefits of Vitamin D There are a number of reasons why people are deficient in vitamin D, and why it is so beneficial to a person's overall health 1. Vitamin D deficiency is Widespread and on the Increas...  more

From 9 Recent Studies & Articles on the Benefits of Vitamin D

There are a number of reasons why people are deficient in vitamin D, and why it is so beneficial to a person's overall health

1. Vitamin D deficiency is Widespread and on the Increase
(PhysOrg.com)
...report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D... potentially severe repercussions for overall health and fracture rates.

2. Vitamin D May Help Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis
(ChiroEco.com/Reuters)
Low levels of vitamin D are associated with the loss of cartilage in the knee joint of older individuals, researchers in Australia report.
"Cartilage loss is the hallmark of osteoarthritis. By the time patients reach the point of needing knee replacement, 60 percent of cartilage has been lost," Dr. Changhai Ding told Reuters Health.

3. Vitamin D, Green Tea and Cocoa Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
(NaturalNews)
London (UK). Dr Robert Williams, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, examined the effects of epicatechin, a nutrient found abundantly in the three foods, in a model of Alzheimer's disease and assessed the potential effectiveness to slow signs of deterioration leading to the Alzheimer's.
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4. Pre-Birth Vitamin D Levels Determine Your Health for Life
(NaturalNews)
...Vitamin D is even MORE vital than was previously thought.
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5. 70 PerCent of Children Don't Get Enough VitaminD
(WDDTY.com)
...up to 58 million American children either have an insufficiency, or are deficient... this can lead to high blood pressure, rickets and unhealthy bone growth.
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6. Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
(NutraIngredients.com)
Increased blood levels of vitamin D are linked to a lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, as well as improved good cholesterol levels- report in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.
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7. Daily Dose of Vitamin D Hones Men's Minds
(Ottawa Citizen)
...research involving more than 3,000 European men suggests vitamin D may boost cognitive function in middle-aged and older brains. Men with higher levels of vitamin D performed consistently better in a simple pen and paper test that measured attention and how fast the brain processes information.

8. Canada Examines Vitamin D for Swine Flu Protection
(NutraIngredients.com)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed that it will be investigating the role of vitamin D in protection against swine flu.

9. Vitamin D Key to Healthy Brain
(NaturalNews)
Sufficient vitamin D intake may play a critical role in maintaining brain function later in life- published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

When the nurse from my doctors office called and told me I was extremely deficint in Vit D and to begin taking 3 2000 IU per day. Vit D 3.
Well I was concerned and immediately bought some and began to take it.
Next time I was in the doctors office in the room waiting for him, I overheard the nurse on the phone, she was calling patient after patient telling them the same as she told me.
So I didn't feel so special or unique after that ,I finished a couple of bottles of Vit D but now I have been slipping and not taking it.

People don't realize how vastly important a role nutrition plays in overall health.  My life's work is that of being a doctor of naturopathy, and so I routinely introduce people to the idea that they could feel better no matter what their condition if they looked to what they eat, and use proper supplementation as needed...also get plenty of water, rest, exercise, and SUNSHINE in the case of Vitamin D.  It's amazing the difference that people can feel!

Sunshine often gets a bad rap, but it is so basic to attaining good health.  Fifteem minutes a day, three times a week, is really all that's required to make enough Vitamin D.  I think it's very sad that so many children aren't getting this!

Winters can be especially difficult if you live in a cold state, like me.  But a good supplement can help a lot.  I only use high quality supplements, and so this is the one I'd suggest:  Calcium Plus Vitamin D  (this is a very good calcium source, too...all natural and in a form which the body can easily use.)  For just straight vitamin d, there is this:  Vitamin D3. 

If you notice the ingredients, it comes from sheep lanolin, which I'm not particularly a proponent of...however...if using vitamin d in a supplement form, or any supplement product, for that fact, it is always wise to know the source.  In this case, the sheep are certified bse-free.

Here is an article about Vitamin D which I particularly like:

Vitamin D myths, facts and statistics

Lovingly,

Vibraceous, ND

This post was modified from its original form on 23 Sep, 5:32

Lst January, I had surgery to remove a parathyroid tumor that is essence increases so much production of calcium that all sorts of weird sypmptoms occurred including kidney stones and parkinson like tremors.  Once it was removed--pfft all the symptomes disappeared like that.  However, the endocrinologist said I would have to be on large doses of Vit D probably forever.  At first it was 50,000units per week for 8 weeks then once a month thereafter.  So I guess it is really important.