MORE THAN JUST RICKETS
The newly rediscovered anti-aging properties of the amazing sunshine Vitamin D
"The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of
thinking about them." Sir William Bragg (1862-1942)**
**Pioneer British scientist in solid-state physics who was a joint winner (with his son Sir Lawrence Bragg) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915 for his research.
Recent scientific studies have found that the level of Vitamin D in most people, while adequate to protect against rickets, is not high enough to lower the probability of other medical conditions that may be caused by insufficient amounts of Vitamin D. 1
At the same time that doctors are discrediting the value of Vitamins, minerals and supplements, more and more scientific studies are coming out about their medical and therapeutic values. No vitamin has had more scientific studies recently published than the rediscovered "Sunshine Vitamin" - Vitamin D.
Chronic Pain and Vitamin D
Life Expectancy and Vitamin D
Epidemic Influenza and Vitamin D
Cancer Prevention and Vitamin D
Decrease in Falls in seniors and Vitamin D
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Chronic Pain and Vitamin D
W. Michael Hooten, M.D., et al., from Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, Minn. reported that about one in four patients who have chronic pain also have inadequate blood levels of vitamin D, which might contribute to their pain. Patients who did not have enough vitamin D also needed higher doses of morphine for a longer period of time.2
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Life Expectancy and Vitamin D
Dr. Philippe Autier, et al., found that... Ecological and observational studies suggest that low vitamin D status could be associated with higher mortality from life-threatening conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus that account for 60% to 70% of total mortality in high-income countries 3.
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What is the Dose-Response Relationship between Vitamin D and Cancer Risk?
Dr. Garland, et al., combine data from 29 observational studies in their report, which appears in the journal Nutrition Reviews. They conclude that in North America, "a projected 50% reduction in colon cancer incidence would require a universal intake of 2,000 IU per day of vitamin D3."
"A similar reduction in breast cancer incidence would require 3,500 IU per day..." [The current recommendation from the Institute of Medicine is 600 IU per day.] 4
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Influenza and Vitamin D
Dr. John J Cannell, et al., found... Compelling epidemiological evidence indicates [that] Vitamin D deficiency is the seasonal stimulus [to activate influenza virus]. (See Figure 1) Furthermore, recent evidence confirms that lower respiratory tract infections are more frequent [in patients receiving less than 2,000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily], sometimes dramatically so, in those with low 25 (OH) D levels. (See Figure 2) 5.
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Decrease in Falls in Seniors and Vitamin D
Kerry E. Broe, et al., did a study "To determine the effect of four vitamin D supplement doses on falls risk in elderly nursing home residents."...
...Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four vitamin D supplement doses (200 IU, 400 IU, 600 IU, or 800 IU) or placebo daily for 5 months.
...Nursing home residents in the highest vitamin D group (800 IU) had a lower number of fallers and a lower incidence rate of falls over 5 months than those taking lower doses. Adequate vitamin D supplementation in elderly nursing home residents could reduce the number of falls experienced by this high falls risk group. 6
CONCLUSION:
To increase your protection from cancer, chronic pain, decrease falls, and possibly protect yourself from influenza (without the ineffective flu vaccine7) , I
recommend a minimal daily dose of 2,000 IU of Vitamin D3. The scientific ev
idence points out that even higher doses may be indicated for other medical conditions. This inexpensive, less than 10¢ a day, therapy may be the greatest rediscovery of the 21st century.
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References
1. Gerry Schwalfenberg, MD CCFP, Clinical lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada"Not enough vitamin D" Can Fam Physician Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2007, pp.841 - 854 Copyright © 2007 by The College of Family Physicians of Canada.
2. W. Michael Hooten, M.D., et al., "Lack of Vitamin D may Worsen Chronic Pain," American Society of Anesthesiologists 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 13-17, 2007.
3. Philippe Autier, MD; Sara Gandini, PhD, "Vitamin D Supplementation and Total Mortality - A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials" Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1730-1737.
4. Garland, Cedric F.; Grant, William B.; Mohr, Sharif B.; Gorham, Edward D.; Garland, Frank C. "What is the Dose-Response Relationship between Vitamin D and Cancer Risk?" Nutrition Reviews, Volume 65, Supplement 1, August 2007 , pp. 91-95(5).
5. John J Cannell, Michael Zasloff, Cedric F Garland, Robert Scragg, Edward Giovannucci, "On the epidemiology of influenza" Virology Journal 2008, 5:29 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-5-29
Publication date 25 February 2008.
6. Kerry E. Broe MPH, Tai C. Chen PhD, Janice Weinberg ScD, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari MD, MPH, Michael F. Holick MD, PhD, Douglas P. Kiel MD, MPH (2007), "A Higher Dose of Vitamin D Reduces the Risk of Falls in Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized, Multiple-Dose Study" Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55 (2) , 234-239 doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01048.x, February 2007.
7. Lone Simonsen, Ph.D., of George Washington University, Washington, and colleagues (Lancet Infect. Dis. 2007 [Epub doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61389-0]).
