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Vitamin D really isn’t a vitamin at all but a potent neuroregulatory steroidal hormone. It has become very clear that vitamin D deficiency is a growing epidemic across the world and is contributing to many chronic debilitating diseases.
A recent study showed that 93% of people 10 to 65 years of age who were admitted to a hospital ER with muscle aches and bone pain and who had a wide variety of diagnoses - including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression - were deficient in vitamin D!
A second study confirmed a strong correlation between low 25 (OH) D levels in the blood with higher rates and longer duration of generalized bone and muscle aches and pains. Other important predictors of low D levels are sex (females seem to be more prone to deficiencies than men), body mass index (the heavier you are the more likely you are to be deficient), lack of sun exposure, living at a higher latitude and, in women, having children! A simple test of using moderate force to press the thumb on the sternum or the anterior tibia (the front of your leg's shins!) can be a good indicator - if it elicits bone pain, you should start supplementation immediately! Low vitamin D3 levels in our bodies due to poor exposure to the sun, diet, or lack of supplement use contributes to an increasing incidence of type 1 or juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, hypertension (high blood pressure), B12/iron anemia, cardiovascular disease and many common cancers and leukemias.
Vitamin D3 is fundamentally involved in the induction of immunological tolerance which blocks the development of autoimmune diseases. Evidence is also presented that in vitamin D deficiency there are aberrations of estrogen metabolism. Low levels below are considered serious deficiency states and will increase your risk of breast and prostate cancer and autoimmune diseases like MS and rheumatoid arthritis.
Vitamin D receptors are widely distributed in the body, including the colon, prostate, breast and ovary where it acts to inhibit the excessive growth of body cells and tissues and helps cells mature normally! (this is why it's so important as a cancer prevention!)
Men or women entering Menopause or Andropause, older individuals, those with malabsorption, limited sun exposure or certain illnesses may need higher intakes of vitamin D.
A recent study showed that 93% of people 10 to 65 years of age who were admitted to a hospital ER with muscle aches and bone pain and who had a wide variety of diagnoses - including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and depression - were deficient in vitamin D!
A second study confirmed a strong correlation between low 25 (OH) D levels in the blood with higher rates and longer duration of generalized bone and muscle aches and pains. Other important predictors of low D levels are sex (females seem to be more prone to deficiencies than men), body mass index (the heavier you are the more likely you are to be deficient), lack of sun exposure, living at a higher latitude and, in women, having children! A simple test of using moderate force to press the thumb on the sternum or the anterior tibia (the front of your leg's shins!) can be a good indicator - if it elicits bone pain, you should start supplementation immediately! Low vitamin D3 levels in our bodies due to poor exposure to the sun, diet, or lack of supplement use contributes to an increasing incidence of type 1 or juvenile diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, hypertension (high blood pressure), B12/iron anemia, cardiovascular disease and many common cancers and leukemias.
Vitamin D3 is fundamentally involved in the induction of immunological tolerance which blocks the development of autoimmune diseases. Evidence is also presented that in vitamin D deficiency there are aberrations of estrogen metabolism. Low levels below are considered serious deficiency states and will increase your risk of breast and prostate cancer and autoimmune diseases like MS and rheumatoid arthritis.
Vitamin D receptors are widely distributed in the body, including the colon, prostate, breast and ovary where it acts to inhibit the excessive growth of body cells and tissues and helps cells mature normally! (this is why it's so important as a cancer prevention!)
Men or women entering Menopause or Andropause, older individuals, those with malabsorption, limited sun exposure or certain illnesses may need higher intakes of vitamin D.
