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This solves a mystery vexing me for years When I would go south in the winter I would undergo an almost miraculous transformation in health No sickness, great sleep, incredible energy and high spirits I could intensify my workouts and lift more weight, and on the same day play two-on-two beach volleyball for hours (not an easy sport for sure), roller blade miles to the beach and to the grocery and back carrying 50 lbs and still do a full day’s workload of research, reading, writing and exchange with the office Back home all these wonders would reverse Was it the warmth, the oxygen-rich air coming off the ocean, the break from the normal work routine? Well now I know I am a vitamin D-hungry guy Give me enough vitamin D, and I am almost twice the person I am without it You might be too Read on Choices Have Consequences Ignore Mother Nature and pay the price We are designed to be out-of-doors with the skin exposed to the sun If we don't do that, one (note, I said just one) of the possible consequences is vitamin D deficiency Here are the health consequences of too little Vitamin D discovered so far – all documented in the clinical and scientific references that follow: > Psoriasis > Immune suppression/increased infection > Thyroid dysfunction > Blood clotting abnormalities > Rickets > Osteomalacia > Osteoporosis > Deafness > Insomnia > Vision loss > Kidney disease > Liver disease > Muscle pain (an early signal of deficiency) > Schizophrenia, chronic fatigue and depression > Autism > Colon, breast, prostate and 14 other cancers (including melanoma!), following a latitude (vitamin D deficiency) gradient > Infertility > Type I diabetes (insulin dependent) > Obesity > Lupus erythematosis > Grave's disease > Ankylosing spondylitis > Bone pain (reduced D decreases calcium absorption, which stimulates parathyroid hormone, which in turn increases phosphate excretion in the urine, resulting in decreased calcium phosphate in collagen in the peri- and endosteum, resulting in hydration, swelling and bone pain) > Rheumatoid arthritis > Muscular sclerosis > Periodontal disease > Hypertension > Cardiovascular disease (increases in winter and higher latitude) > Decreased glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity I'm sure that only begins the list Since vitamin D affects everything, you can pretty well figure that if you are ill or not feeling well it is related to vitamin D deficiency at least in part because well over 95% of the population in the US is deficient Toxicity Let me preface this section as I do every topic where I address toxicity Anything can be toxic, even water and oxygen, in sufficient dose The dose makes the poison If you are worried about getting cancer from the sun, put your thinking cap on Believe nature before you believe a dermatologist Certainly don't get sunburned Evidence suggests that cancer may be related to those who get sun burned and are vitamin D deficient to begin Don't stay in the sun longer than you should because you have SPF 460 slathered on Acclimatize to the sun Wear clothes Protect skin that cannot be covered with nontoxic sun blocks (Wysong Reflector™) With regard to melanoma, consider that the most common places for it to appear are on the backs of men and inner thighs of women Not on the back of the hands and the face which are most exposed to the sun Melanoma does not decrease with the use of sunscreen Some studies show that increased sun exposure actually decreases the risk of melanoma No, the sun is not toxic; it is life and health-giving in appropriate dose There has never been a report of Vitamin D toxicity from sun exposure So that is the best and safest source But not everyone can get enough sun so supplements are the next best thing It is possible to get too much but the margin of safety is immense The government has set the minimum standard at 400 IU per day But a person would need to take 42,000 capsules containing 1000 IU each to have a 50% chance of dying if he were as sensitive to vitamin D as the most sensitive animal studied One man got sick from taking 156,000 IU per day for two years and recovered One researcher, tired of all the naysayers claiming Vitamin D is so toxic, offered a reward to anyone who could show any toxicity whatsoever to vitamin D at 40,000 units per day No takers so far With that said, certain conditions could increase the risk of toxicity This would include those with Williams Syndrome (a genetic defect in vitamin D metabolism), sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidism, some cancers, adrenal insufficiency and people on certain drugs such as thiazide diuretics Symptoms of overdosage include vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, polyuria (increased urination), polydypsia (increased thirst), nervousness, confusion, pruritis, calcinosis (deposition of calcium in tissues) and arrhythmia Most cases involved those who were taking more than 50,000 IU per day for years In infants 10,000 IU per day for 4 months and 200,000 IU per day for two weeks has caused toxicity Why adults would be receiving such large doses is beyond me Remember, the government standard is 400 IU per day If concerned about toxicity of oral supplements, consult with a nutritionally savvy physician Blood tests that measure vitamin D, calcium and the parathyroid are useful for this purpose Ideal levels for calcitriol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) range between 30-50 ng/ml depending on the expert It is known that less than 35 ng/ml will decrease the rate of calcium absorption from the gut so at that level you are questionably deficient Sunshine alone can cause blood levels of 80 ng/ml People who work outside or live by the equator have about 50 ng/ml So I would doubt those laboratories that say levels as low as 8 ng/ml are "normal" If serum calcium is measured above the normal range of 85-105 mg/dl, particularly in the above-12 age group, this may indicate vitamin D toxicity as well I hate to give you the impression that health is achieved by the numbers so to speak No laboratory ever denies nor proves good health when the body tells you contrary But I would be remiss in not mentioning the caveats here and the means you can use to be more certain where you stand My feeling – in the absence of some weird medical or genetic circumstance – is that if you are not getting out in the sun almost daily and not eating appropriate vitamin D-rich foods or taking supplements, you are at high risk for the myriad diseases that can result Supplementation Opinions vary on oral supplemental doses of vitamin D The government has recently ratcheted up recommendations from the previous 40 IU to 200 IU for those less than 50 years of age, 400 IU for those over 50 and 600 IU for those over 70 That's the most conservative Those most knowledgeable in the field say 1000 IU per day for infants and 2000 IU per day for adults with no lab tests and no sun Next in line are those who say 3000-5000 IU per day (6-10,000 of plant form vitamin D2, ergocalciferol) for adults is best, 4000 IU being the most common dose I see suggested Keep in mind that young whites get about 20,000 IU from a few minutes of full body sun exposure Some practitioners get aggressive and give what are known as Stoss dosages of 100,000 IU every 4 months in the elderly, to prevent osteoporosis for example Cod liver oil is the most concentrated natural source of vitamin D One tablespoon contains about 1200 IU Finding that difficult to consume in order to achieve 4000 IU per day and lacking certainty as to the purity and stability of commercial products, we developed our own concentrated supplement tested free of mercury and other organic toxins, mixed with omega-3 fish and flax seed oils, GLA containing borage oil, all properly stabilized with Wysong Oxherphol™ antioxidant That is what I now take during the fall, winter and early spring when I cannot get the best vitamin D source of all, the sun Regulatory agencies governing pet foods set the minimum at 500 IU/Kg of food on a dry matter basis and the upper limit at 5000 IU (ie if your pet eats 1 pound of dry food per day it should get approximately 250 - 2500 IU of vitamin D per day, conservatively) Since you cannot know for sure what is in a commercial pet food, don't be fooled, the rotation advised in the Optimal Health Program ™ is advised At least periodically (3 times per week) giving1000 IU capsules (may be opened and mixed with food) is a good insurance policy What you do about vitamin D is unlike what you might do about other supplements This is something you should take very seriously since vitamin D status is, so-to-speak, a marker for how well we are living in tune with nature Living in tune with nature and according to the way we are genetically designed is fundamental to the Wysong health philosophy I continually preach Low vitamin D means you are doing things wrong Like the little canaries in the cages miners would take with them down into the caves to signal by their death that toxic air was present and the miners better skedaddle out of there, our illnesses are the warning signs in more cases than we have previously imagined that we are not living right Our cave-like modern living is a bane to good health The solution is to return to our roots Roots firmly planted where our health can flower in the sun Dr Wysong is a former veterinary clinician and surgeon, college instructor in human anatomy, physiology and the origin of life, inventor of numerous medical, surgical, nutritional, athletic and fitness products and devices, research director for the present company by his name and founder of the philanthropic Wysong Institute He is author of The Creation-Evolution Controversy now in its eleventh printing, a new two volume set on philosophy for living, several books on nutrition, prevention and health for people and animals and over 15 years of monthly health newsletters He may be contacted at Wysong@Wysongnet and a free subscription to his e-Health Letter is available at http://wwwwysongnet ]]> http://www.bayanimagazine.com/how-the-sun-is-absolutely-crucial-to-your-health/feed/ 0 http://www.bayanimagazine.com/lasik-to-correct-astigmatism/ http://www.bayanimagazine.com/lasik-to-correct-astigmatism/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:57:11 +0000 admin http://www.bayanimagazine.com/lasik-to-correct-astigmatism/ http://www.bayanimagazine.com/lasik-to-correct-astigmatism/feed/ 0 http://www.bayanimagazine.com/dissecting-weight-loss-supplements-part-1/ http://www.bayanimagazine.com/dissecting-weight-loss-supplements-part-1/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:38:50 +0000 admin 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