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Top Vitamin D News: July 23 - Aug 5, 2013 on the web at http://is.gd/VitaminDNews
Populations with more than 50 ng of vitamin D
The vitamin D video being produced by VitaminDWiki will probably suggest restoring vitamin D to 40+ ng
Extremely few people now have an optimum level of vitamin D
Video will probably discuss optimum rather than minimum levels
Would appreciate your pro/con comments on the video
"Free Range Lard" has lots of vitamin D and is good for you
slice of apple pie used to have 3,000 IU of vitamin D, Fish eggs still have 8,500 IU per teaspoon
Over 1000 Clinical Trials with Vitamin D INTERVENTION- Aug 2013 - with statistics!!
Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins – July 2013 - Dark skin preemies even more frequent
Perhaps Italians have air conditioning too: lower latitudes have less vitamin D – July 2013
close to equator ==> use air conditioning to totally avoid hot sun ==> less vitamin D
Strong association to other vitamin D deficiency diseases - 12 years in UK July 2013
Multiple Sclerosis: number needed to treat with vitamin D may be as low as 1.3 – Meta-analysis Oct 2013 - yet another study showing MS is treated by Vitamin D
UV decreases Multiple Sclerosis via cis-urocanic acid (and via vitamin D) – June 2013 another way that MS benefits from UV
Vets getting excited about vitamin D - Oct 2012
Animal doctors continue to be ahead of human doctors in recogizing the importance of vitamin D. (Vets are paid to keep their patients health)
Overlooked Importance of Vitamin D Receptors – Life Extension Mag. Aug 2013 nice overview
Vitamin D Global Perspective - Holick June 2013 - the most recent in series of excellent vitamin D technical summaries by Dr. Holick
Supplement amounts can now be searched in a database – June 2013 - they now have a large PDF of supplements and health which I purchased
Headache with vitamin D may mean you need Magnesium there are 8 items on Headache in VitaminDWiki
Dementia associated with low vitamin D in two thirds of studies – systematic review May 2013 this is the 57th item on Cognition and vitamin D in VitaminDWiki
Bones can activate vitamin D – July 2013 - not too long ago it was believed that the kidney was required for Vitamin D activation
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Opportunity: Enhance Workplace Wellness programs with Vitamin D Workplace FAMILY Wellness appears to provide a large Return on Investment
Group is giving only 200 IU of Vitamin D to 70 million women and children to prevent Rickets
Several countries identified which 1) More than 10% of infants have rickets, 2) There are 1+ billionaires in the country who have given to health causes
Problem: Want to give vitamin D to the mothers as well as infants, but WHO says only 200 IU vitamin D is needed.
Feasibility of having a vitamin D shaker (similar to a salt shaker) - for very very low cost vitamin D
New chart from Grassroots Health
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Top Vitamin D News - July 10-22, 2013 on the web at http://is.gd/VitaminDNews
Improved home page: less clutter, featured pages and images
VitaminDCharts can also find just charts with a word on a page - example: charts with autism on the page
Can see all charts in VitaminDWiki
UVA decreased vitamin D levels (again) – July 2013 wonder about excess UVA thru windows and late afternoon walks
Vitamin D from animal products - July 2013 tuna liver has 150X more than salmon - suspect tuna liver has excessive Vitamin A
Gingivitis inflammation (retracted) -Jan 2013 29th Proof that Vitamin D helps
7 X more likely to get hip fracture if have highest level of vitamin A – Jan 2003 Yet another indication that Vitamin A causes problems
New vitamin D tester approved – not very accurate – July 2013 Their data shows that a reading of 40 ng could actually be anywhere from 35 - 70 ng
Inflammation new category
VitaminDWiki admin had inflammation due to a recently torn muscle, recalled that Vitamin D helped with Inflammation, muscle totally healed in <1 week
Full disclosure - I also used Low Level Laser Therapy, Penetrix cream: all of which reduce inflammation
Many papers from ELSEVIER in full text (papers had been behind a paywall)
Vitamins D and A, before and after birth – March 2013
Vets getting excited about vitamin D - Oct 2012
Tuberculosis, UV and perhaps vitamin D - Jan 2013
A UK doctor doubts that more than 400 IU is needed during pregnancy of white women – June 2013
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: Emerging Concepts - June 2013
Chinese have very low vitamin D - July 2013
Technical comparison of vitamin D testers – July 2013
Rickets in the 21st century in the UK - 2012
Melatonin interacts with Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis patients
Rickets in Mongolia - July 2013
Vitamin D survey of general practitioners in New Zealand – June 2013
VitaminDWiki is still a non-profit, but is no longer non-income
- Bio-Tech Pharmacal is sponsoring VitaminDWiki
- Also paying for a 4 minute vitamin D video
Goal: Reduce many of the 13 barriers to trying vitamin D
Audience: Ages 40+, around the world, in 5 languages
Very minimal mention of VitaminDWiki or Bio-Tech in the video, so that it can be used by scores of websites around the world.
Explorations
- Feasability of having a vitamin D shaker (similar to a salt shaker)
- Workplace Family Wellness. Standard Workplace Wellness has about $1.20 return for every $1 invested
Initially it appears to have a $20 return for every $1 invested in vitamin D - Low-cost vitamin D sample via Amazon Fulfilment: Enough vitamin D that most people should feel the benefit in 3 weeks.
New charts
Top Vitamin D News - July 1- 9, 2013 on the web at http://is.gd/VitaminDNews
(Many great vitamin D studies - a month is now too long to wait for a newsletter)
Overlooked Importance of Vitamin D Receptors – Life Extension Mag. Aug 2013 nice overview, failed to mention many important points
The new happy pill, vitamin D – Prevention July 2013 vitamin D reduces depression and pain
Pregnant women should have 4,000 IU of vitamin D – Topic review June 2013 by a Doctor of Nursing Practice student
Vitamin D is the one to watch – Harvard Public Health July 2013 3 minute video
Overview Breast Cancer and Vitamin D initiated Breast Cancer overview in early July
If have BRCA1 breast cancer gene, instead of double mastectomy, get 40ng of vitamin D – Jan 2013
Increase your vitamin D from the sun by wearing a tan-through instead of standard shirt Be socially acceptable while getting health benefits from the sun
Hypothesis: recent increases in flat-headed infants is due to low vitamin D – July 2013 Large recent increase in babies having non-symmetrical heads
Breastfed Infants in Iowa got very little vitamin D, especially if winter or dark skin – July 2013
Seniors getting noon sun had 88 percent chance of having GT 30 ng of vitamin D – Dec 2012 A simple question can predict vitamin D level!
Defining normal level of vitamin D (need 4000-5000 IU) - Heaney Spring 2013
Vitamin D and Immune Function – Review July 2013
99 percent of psychiatric population had less than 30 ng of vitamin D – June 2013 Vitrually a perfect association of a disease with low level of vitamin D
Vitamin D and bicarbonate perhaps synergistically reduce muscle loss – June 2013
Children with Cancer were 3X more likely to be vitamin D deficient – July 2013
New Zealand GPs being asked for vitamin D testing and prescriptions – June 2013 Number of vitamin D tests going up in NZ, Aust, Canada, and US
New vitamin D test will cost only about 20% of the current tests - but will only indicate if greater than 33 nanogram
80 X increase in Vitamin D testing in Australia in a decade - June 2013
Countries are very upset about increased testing costs, but fail to realize that supplementing with vitamin D will reduce in reduced overall healthcare costs
Brain (Alzheimer’s) worked better with Vitamin D intervention – meta-analysis July 2013 agrees with scores of previous studies
Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency charts, including Holick Global Perspective, below
Vitamin D Global Perspective - Holick June 2013 Excellent technical overview,
includes good overview of vitami D meta-analysis and has the following chart
Top Vitamin D News - June 2013 on the web at http://is.gd/VitaminDNews
- Supplement amounts can now be searched in a database – June 2013 At last!
- Myasthenia gravis score improved 38 percent with just 800 IU of vitamin D daily – Dec 2012 A previously unsuspected disease
- UV decreases Multiple Sclerosis via cis-urocanic acid (and via vitamin D) – June 2013 Another way that the Sun/UV improves our health
- Overview of Rickets and Vitamin D Newest Overview
- Group is giving only 200 IU of Vitamin D to 70 million women and children to prevent Rickets WHO fails to recommend any amount of vitamin D for age 0-6 month
- Vitamin D Workshop - June 2013 includes slides, posters, videos on Autism and Breast Cancer, etc.
- Vitamin D conference in England - April 23-25 2014 Public Health emphasis, rather than biochemistry
- 1000 IU of vitamin D (per kg) can indeed be toxic – 1947 Seems that the “per kilogram” clause was forgotten for 50 years
- Myth for 50 years: 2000 IU of vitamin D is toxic - still taught as fact in 2010
- Those low on vitamin D were 2.4X more likely to gain weight – June 2013 Also, vitamin D reduces weight for about 1/3 of women
- Vitamin D repaired nerve in rat (50,000 IU daily dose equivalent for human) – June 2013 A possibility for spinal cord damage in humans
- Might Vitamin D be the fountain of youth – June 2013 Love the title, OK article
- Needed more than 1600 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy – RCT May 2013 not just 800 IU
- Middle ear infection (Otitis Media) and Vitamin D – many studies The 28th disease proven to be treat/prevented by Vitamin D
- 6X less Breast Cancer if have even minimal vitamin D – July 2013 Yet NHS in UK recommends tamoxifen to PREVENT breast cancer
- Vitamin D Might Be Able to Slash Your Breast Cancer Risk by 90 Percent - Baggerly, Mercola: May 2013 Video + transcript
- Dark Skinned adults need more than 45 minutes of UK summer sun daily – June 2013 Yet again, 10 minutes is not enough
- Vitamin D reduced so low that Victorian age diseases are returning Rickets, etc. (which have been around for centuries)
- Dermatologists in Australia – Squamous cell carcinoma not a function of vitamin D - March 2013 actually found 50% LESS carcinoma if use 30 ng vitamin D cut point
- Vitamin D benefits Matrix - Examine May 2013 Examines the evidence for supplements improving health. The best so far!
- Investigation on Roundup - glyphosate at VitaminDWiki Lots of excellent evidence to avoid GMO crops.
- No longer debating vitamin D supplementation, now debating need for testing first – April 2013 (Rarely need to test first)
- Magnesium may be more important to kids’ bone health than calcium – May 2013 Yet again, Mg more important than Calcium
- MRI fields might reduce vitamin D – May 2013 High intensity magnetic fields decrease vitamin D in rats, Humans?
- Many hints that vitamin D megadoses cure some diseases 20ng ==> 40 ng ==> 50 ng ==> 80 ng ==> ? ?
- 20 reasons for not taking Vitamin D debunked VitaminDWiki is trying to reduce/eliminate all 13 barriers
- Vitamin D - Facts and Myths 67 so far
- Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013 Infants need much more than 400 IU in recent decades
- Webinars on Vitamin D - 2013 ~ Excellent: on Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Ethic, Calcium, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Cost, Sun, Respiratory Infections, Kidney Stones, Heart. Cystic Fibrosis, Genes, Immune System. Autism, testing
Top charts of the month
80 X increase in Vitamin D testing in Australia in a decade - June 2013
Chart of Vitamin D levels vs disease - GrassrootsHealth June 2013
Chart of Vitamin D levels vs race - April 2013 Shows Africans in native environment have 50 ng of vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is still increasing: 26% ==> 32% < 20ng in just 2 years
Notes by Henry Lahore on Vitamin D Workshop June 2013,
- 3-epi-25 hydroxyvitamin D form may make up 20 ng of vitamin d in infants < 1 year old
Not known what 3-ep1 form does. Some testers (Mass spec) include it, some ignore it. - Decrease of vitamin D with time: probably linear rather than exponential
- 200 IU recommendation by WHO and intravenous feeding are both very out of date
- How much vitamin D can the body process per day: some feel 10,000, others feel 50,000
- The study which found sun last longer than supplements might have been for D2, not D3
- Wonder how soon till infant/fetus is able to convert vitamin D into what the body can use ?
- Some preemies need supplementation with active form of vitamin D –
- Magnesium – yes, this orphan element might be a source of problems with vitamin D
- Magneiusm bio-availability unclear
- Epigenetics, twin study Vietnam perhaps 65% vitamin D variation is inherited
- What happens when vitamin D is not taken daily – is something activated to decrease level
- Might seniors need vitamin D more frequently than weekly?
- Vitamin D should provide a great return on investment in Workplace Wellness
- Pharacists like to sell Vitamin D3 instead of D2 – far more profit
- Hypothesis: evolution would have arrived at > 50 ng of vitamin D if not had pesky skin cancer
- Alzheimer's increase from 1% to 7% of Japanese adjusted for the same age, but there no concurrent increase in % of vascular cognitive decline!
- To be effective need 2mg of sunscreen per square cm = about 1 tube per application
- Why do meat eaters seem to have higher level of vitamin D than vegetarians?
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