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Our Best Vitamin D Articles page for links to informative, less-mainstream articles on vitamin D and UV exposure. Understanding Vitamin D Cholecalciferol =======================================
The high rate of natural production of vitamin D3 cholecalciferol (pronounced koh·luh·kal·sif·uh·rawl) in the skin is the single most important fact every person should know about vitamin D—a fact that has profound implications for the natural human condition. Technically not a "vitamin," vitamin D is in a class by itself. Its metabolic product, calcitriol, is actually a secosteroid hormone that targets over 2000 genes (about 10% of the human genome) in the human body. Current research has implicated vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, periodontal disease, and more.
Vitamin D's influence on key biological functions vital to one's health and well-being mandates that vitamin D no longer be ignored by the health care industry nor by individuals striving to achieve and maintain a greater state of health. Sunshine and Your Health ------------------------
If well adults and adolescents regularly avoid sunlight exposure, research indicates a necessity to supplement with at least 5,000 units (IU) of vitamin D daily. To obtain this amount from milk one would need to consume 50 glasses. With a multivitamin more than 10 tablets would be necessary. Neither is advisable. The skin produces approximately 10,000 IU vitamin D in response 20–30 minutes summer sun exposure—50 times more than the US government's recommendation of 200 IU per day!
How To Get Enough Vitamin D --------------------------- There are 3 ways for adults to insure adequate levels of vitamin D:
regularly receive midday sun exposure in the late spring, summer, and early fall, exposing as much of the skin as possible (being careful to never burn). regularly use a sun bed (avoiding sunburn) during the colder months.
take 5,000 IU per day for 2–3 months, then obtain a 25-hydroxyvitamin D test. Adjust your dosage so that blood levels are between 50–80 ng/mL (or 125–200 nM/L) year-round. Vitamin D's Co-factors ----------------------
Vitamin D has co-factors that the body needs in order to utilize vitamin D properly. They are: magnesium
zinc vitamin K2
boron genestein
vitamin A Magnesium is the most important of these co-factors. In fact, it is common for rising vitamin D levels to exacerbate any underlying magnesium deficiency. If one is having problems supplementing with vitamin D, a magnesium deficiency could be the reason why.
Read more about vitamin D's co-factors! 90 minute Audio Conference on Vitamin D From Professor Bruce Hollis and The Dark Report! -------------------------------------------------------------------
The A-to-Z of Vitamin D: Why It's Today's Hottest Lab Test Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 1 p.m. EST; 12 p.m. CST; 11 a.m. MST; 10 a.m. PST Place: Your telephone or speakerphone
Cost: $245 (The Dark Report has generously agreed to donate $75.00 to the Vitamin D Council for everyone who signs up using the discount code "VITAMIND") Here's some of what you'll learn during this 90-minute conference:
The basics of Vitamin D2 and D3. The different testing methodologies, from immunoassay to mass spectrometry.
Insights into the sources of Vitamin D and how the body metabolizes it. The most recent clinical studies linking Vitamin D insufficiency to a surprising number of diseases.
Why new research findings are changing the way many physicians manage Vitamin D in their patients. The politics of Vitamin D in the scientific and payer communities.
The debate on what are sufficient/insufficient levels of Vitamin D. How the choice of reference ranges for different Vitamin D test methodologies affects physician and patient response.
Why your own Vitamin D level may be under what's necessary for optimal health. The future demand curve for Vitamin D testing- Why more testing is likely.
Click here to order the conference! For questions or concerns about this conference please contact Justin Clark at jclark@darkreport.com (this event is not sponsored by the Vitamin D Council and we have no involvement in its production nor in its technology so please do not email us with questions or complaints, thank you).
Attention Health Care Professionals ----------------------------------- The Vitamin D Council would like to help patients who are seeking out doctors to work with them as they strive to attain a better state of health through the use of Vitamin D. To help these patients, we have put together a Vitamin D Healthcare Professionals referral page.
If you are a physician/health care professional who sees patients and who stays current with the research on vitamin D and would like to be listed, please send a brief description about your practice — in the exact wording you would like it to appear on the page — along with street address, phone number, and website URL (if applicable) to: referrallist@vitamindcouncil.org. Please include information on how you utilize Vitamin D in your practice.
Some Say the Sun Has It All... ------------------------------ Listen to the new One Radio Network interview with Vitamin D Council Executive Director Dr. John Cannell, explaining why vitamin D is so important for health:
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