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Vitamin D Deficiency: Why It Matters & What to Do About It.

Vitamin D Deficiency: Why it Matters & How to Fix it.

September 24, 2015 by Louanna

Quick Links
    • Are You Vitamin D Deficient? Probably.
    • Vitamin D Deficiency – What Difference Does it Make?
    • You Could be Vitamin D Deficient if You:
    • Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency
    • What Should Your Vitamin D Level Be?
    • How to Get The Vitamin D You Need
    • Three Easy Ways to Get Your Vitamin D Level Tested
    • How to Take an In-Home Vitamin D Blood Spot Test
    • How to Get From Wherever You Are to a Healthy Vitamin D Level

Are You Vitamin D Deficient? Probably.

“Over three out of every four Americans now have vitamin D levels below what we believe is necessary for optimal health.”  -Dr. Adit Ginde, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. Read article.

Vitamin D Deficiency – What Difference Does it Make?

Vitamin D has been linked to all of the following diseases and conditions:

  • Acne
  • Alzheimer’s disease*
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Anemia
  • Asthma*
  • Autism
  • Breast cancer*
  • Cervical cancer
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Colorectal cancer*
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Dental caries*
  • Depression*
  • Diabetes, type I*
  • Diabetes, type II*
  • Eczema*
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gastric cancer
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Hypertension*
  • Inflammatory bowel disease*
  • Influenza*
  • Leukemia
  • Lung cancer
  • Lupus, systemic erythematosus*
  • Melanoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis*
  • Osteoporosis*
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Periodontal disease
  • Pneumonia*
  • Preeclampsia*
  • Prostate cancer*
  • Renal cancer
  • Respiratory infections*
  • Rickets*
  • Sepsis and septicemia
  • Tuberculosis*

For an updated list and complete details for each health issue, visit this page on the Vitamin D Council’s website.

You Could be Vitamin D Deficient if You:

  1. Do not sunbathe regularly
  2. Do not use a low pressure tanning bed regularly
  3. Do not take a Vitamin D3 supplement regularly

Risk Factors for Vitamin D Deficiency

  1. Age. The older you are, the harder it is for your body to make vitamin D from sunlight.
  2. Lifestyle. The more time you spend indoors during the daylight hours, the less opportunity you have to make vitamin D.
  3. Geographical location. If you live in a place with relatively long winters, you get less sun over the course of the year because the sunlight isn’t strong enough to make vitamin D in the winter.
  4. Race. People with very dark skin, especially those of African descent, find it difficult to make vitamin D from limited sunlight (their ancestors evolved in a part of the world where sunshine was available year round).
  5. Culture. Certain cultures require that their women cover themselves entirely in heavy clothing that blocks out the sun.

Taken from: The UV Advantage: The Medical Breakthrough that Shows How to Harness the Power of the Sun for Your Health

What Should Your Vitamin D Level Be?

According to the Vitamin D Council, your results should be between 50–80 ng/ml, year-round for both adults and children.

GrassRoots Health recommends 40-60 ng/ml.

How to Get The Vitamin D You Need

Best Way – Sunbathing

The single best way to get the vitamin D you need is by regular sunbathing. Why is it best? A couple reasons.

  1. Your body will naturally regulate the production of vitamin d to optimal levels for you – no blood tests required.
  2. When you sunbathe, you receive the benefits of not just UVB for vitamin D production, but also the benefits of every other wavelength of light being absorbed by your body. 

The key to sunbathing is to avoid sunburn. Your body has made all the vitamin D it needs for the day in less than half the time it takes your skin to show signs of burning.

Second Best Way – UV Light Therapy – Low Pressure Tanning Beds

Third Best Way – Quality Vitamin D Supplements

Here is a Vitamin D Dosing Calculator provided by GrassRootsHealth.net.

 

How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need to Take?

 

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Taken from the Vitamin D Council’s page How Do I Get the Vitamin D My Body Needs?

Three Easy Ways to Get Your Vitamin D Level Tested

1. Ask Your Doctor

If you have health insurance, you can ask your doctor to order this exact test: 25-hydroxyvitamin D test, also called a 25(OH)D.

2. Order an In-Home Test Through the Vitamin D Council.

They’ve arranged for reduced rates – you can get one test for $65.00 or 4 tests for $220.00. Click here for details about the test, and how to order.

3. Go to GrassRootsHealth.net and join D*action.

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This is what I just did. You have to register with the site with an email and password, then fill out a short questionnaire (sample). After that you can purchase your in-home Vitamin D test for $65.   The results will be sent directly to you. You have the opportunity in another 6 months to do it again.

Their goal is to gather information for 5 years and stop the Vitamin D Deficiency epidemic before millions more lives are needlessly lost. As of this writing, a full 60% of those tested through D*action have been Vitamin D Deficient. Are you? Are your kids? Please check, and pass the link on to everyone you care about.

Join D*Action Today – https://www.grassrootshealth.net/proj-welcome/?pr=95284

How to Take an In-Home Vitamin D Blood Spot Test

How to Get From Wherever You Are to a Healthy Vitamin D Level

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21310306

 

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