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Possible breakthru: Vitamin D CURE Multiple Sclerosis: need confirmation
Appears that Vitamin D can induce remission in recent Multiple Sclerosis Massive doses: 20,000 to 140,000 IU!
Yes, infants need much more vitamin D than they are getting, with mom and infant indoors so much
Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013
Single studies, interesting, but need confirmation
75 percent of unexplained sudden infant deaths had inadequate level of vitamin D – April 2013
Pressure Ulcers (bed sores) 1.87 more likely if vitamin D less than 25 ng – 2011
Melanoma reduces by half the amount of vitamin D activated by the skin – March 2013
Mitochondria Vitamin D interaction – many studies
Confirmation of what has been suspected for several years
Too much fructose reduced both serum and active vitamin D in rats – April 2013
Vitamin D and Obesity: review concludes that D is just diluted by total weight – April 2013
UVA decreased serum levels of vitamin D - RCT Oct 2012 UVA destroys vitamin D
Allergic to the sun (Polymorphic light eruption) – you may need UVB or vitamin D
Do Roundup and Vitamin D interact?
Off topic: Roundup may be source of many medical problem increases - April 2013
Further confirmation vitamin D information
4 percent less type 2 diabetes for every 4 ng more vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2013
Half of children with chronic illness had low levels of vitamin D – April 2013
Many groups of pregnant women are at high risk of being vitamin D deficient – Jan 2013
Important interactions between the liver and vitamin D – May 2013
60 minutes of sunlight needed to decrease vitamin D deficiency in sunny climate – Dec 2012 need much more than 10 minutes of sun every other day
Male infertility associated with low vitamin D levels – Dec 2012
Beijing extremely vitamin D deficient even in the fall: 10 ng – April 2013
Vitamin D seems to be living up to high expectations – April 2013
Defining normal level of vitamin D (need 4000-5000 IU) - Heaney Spring 2013
To (Vitamin) D or Not to D - That Is the Question – Endocrinology conf. debate April 2013 they continue to disagree
Near the end of pregnancy 50,000 IU vitamin D weekly was great – RCT April 2013
Factors (including skin temperature) Influencing Vitamin D Status – 2011 the warmer the skin, the more vitamin D produced
- Low skin temperature may be part of the reason for the vitamin D winter myth. Little vitamin D generated by cold skin
Cofactors are very important to: 1) Increase the response to vitamin D, 2) Ensure that Calcium does not go into wrong locations
Cofactors overview updated: Magnesium Omega-3 draft of what I take as of May 1, 2013
| Cofactor | How Much | Benefit Bone | Comments | Supplementation by admin of VitaminDWiki - April 2013 | Cents per day |
| Calcium | <750mg | Yes | Avoid getting too much bioavail | 0✻ = None: get from healthy food | 0 |
| Magnesium | 500mg | Yes | Very important, bio-availability | 3/4 teaspoon of pico Magnesium daily | 63 |
| Vitamin K2 | >100 ug | Yes | perhaps 100 ug/1000 IU of vit D | 5mg K- 2 every 3rd day | 33 |
| Vitamin A | ? | maybe | need some, but too much is bad | 0✻ | 0 |
| Boron | 5-10mg | Yes | 0✻ | 0 | |
| Silica | ? | Yes | 0✻ | 0 | |
| Strontium | Yes | rarely available in a cofactor pill | none - get from healthy food | 0 | |
| Zinc | ? | ? | 0✻ | 0 | |
| Not cofactor | |||||
| Omega-3 | 2 g | No | helps health alot May increase active D |
3 grams Coromega daily | 80 |
| Vitamin D | 2,000-15,000 | Yes | 12,000 IU avg daily (50,000 every 4 days) | 6 |
Reminder: section titles of Feb-March 2013 newsletter
Genes and vitamin D receptors appear to play a strong role in vitamin D related diseases
Magnesium appears to be the most important thing to take with vitamin D
Low Iron may result in low vitamin D (Pregnant women, Vegetarians)
Learning about other supplements
Proof that Vitamin D works keeps on coming it 27 health problems so far
Vitamin D protects skin
Sports people around the world are starting to benefit from vitamin D
Cancers and Vitamin D
Vitamin D Presentations and summaries
Major Health Problems with low vitamin D
Minor Health Problems with low vitamin D
Medical Organizations are very very slowly accepting vitamin D
Cost of Vitamin D, the capsule, the cofactors, and cost of living longer
Vitamin D2 continues to look bad
Additional ways to encourage the use of vitamin D
How much vitamin D
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