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In the past few years, vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, has been enjoying the media
spotlight more and more and rightfully so because with all the benefits it has to
offer, vitamin D is in the frontline in the fight against disease. Its disease-fighting
benefits range from boosting your immune system to reducing the risk of the
incurable neurological condition, Multiple Sclerosis.
With summer literally on our doorstep, now is the perfect time to ask yourself: Am I
vitamin D deficient?
The only accurate way to really know is to have a vitamin D blood test. However,
there are some early signs and symptoms that may warn you that you have a
vitamin D deficiency. These are:
1. You're 50 or Older
As we get older our skin doesn't make as much vitamin D in response to sun
exposure. At the same time, your kidneys become less efficient at converting vitamin
D into the form used by your body. Adding to that, older adults tend to spend more
time indoors, which exposes them to even less sun.
2. You Have a Darker Skin
People with darker skins are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency, because darker
skin types may need as much as 10 times more sun exposure to produce the same
amount of vitamin D as a person with pale skin. That's because your skin pigment
acts as a natural sunscreen, so the more pigment you have, the more time you'll
need to spend in the sun to make adequate amounts of vitamin D.
3. Feeling a bit "Blue"?
Serotonin is the hormone associated with mood elevation and being exposed to
bright light increases levels of this hormone in your brain. The reverse is also true
and in 2006, researchers studied the effects of vitamin D on the mental health of 80
elderly patients. Their results showed that those with the lowest levels of vitamin D
were 11 times more prone to be depressed than those who had healthy levels of
vitamin D.
4. You're Overweight
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble, hormone-like vitamin, which means the more body fat you
have, the more vitamin D you'll need than a slimmer person and the same holds
true for people with higher body weights due to muscle mass.
5. Aching Bones
According to a leading vitamin D researcher, Dr. Holick, many patients who complain
about aches and pains, especially in combination with fatigue, end up being
misdiagnosed as having fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. This is because
these symptoms are classic signs of vitamin D deficiency osteomalacia, which is
First, the no-brainers: don't smoke, don't drink alcohol to excess and avoid foods
that contain artificial additives.
Sugar feeds cancers, so keep your blood sugar under control by following a low GL
diet and avoiding sugary foods and simple carbohydrates.
Go easy on cured meats, such as bacon and salami, as well as char-grilled and
barbecued meat, since these can contain carcinogenic compounds.
Take 4000 iu of vitamin D a day. More than 60 studies have found that high levels
of vitamin D offer broad protection against many types of cancer.
Eat your five-a-day, or more. Studies consistently show fruit and vegetables to be
protective against cancers. Some examples are listed below.
Go for greens. All vegetables in the cabbage family, and especially broccoli, contain
powerful compounds that can help protect against cancer.
Tomatoes contain lycopene, a carotenoid compound that some studies have found
reduces the risk of cancers, particularly prostate cancer.
Make the most of mushrooms, especially the oriental kinds like shiitake and reishi,
which boost the body's immune defence against cancers.
An apple a day really is good for you. Polyphenols in apples cause cancer cells to
self-destruct. Organic apples contain higher levels of polyphenols.
Go blackberry picking. All berries contain flavonoids and other potent anti-cancer
compounds; wild berries have more of them than cultivated ones.
Until next time,
Francois Lubbe
Editor
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n ultimii ani, vitamina D, vitamina soarelui, a fost bucur de mass-media murele lumina
reflectoarelor i mai mult - i pe bun dreptate - c, cu toate beneficiile pe care le are de
oferit, vitamina D este n prima linie n lupta mpotriva bolilor. Beneficiile sale de
combatere a bolii variaz de la stimularea sistemului imunitar pentru reducerea riscului
de neurologice incurabile, scleroza multipla.
Cu vara literalmente pe ua noastr, acum este momentul perfect pentru a te ntrebi: D
deficit Sunt de vitamina?
Singura modalitate de precise pentru a ti cu adevrat este de a avea un test de vitamina
D din snge. Cu toate acestea, exist unele semne precoce si simptome care ar putea
avertiza c avei un deficit de vitamina D. Acestea sunt:
1. "Re 50 sau mai mari
Aa cum am mbtrnim, pielea noastr are la fel de mult de vitamina D ca rspuns la
expunerea la soare. n acelai timp, rinichii devin mai putin eficiente la transformarea
vitamina D n forma folosit de corpul tau. Aditional, adultii mai in varsta au tendinta de
a petrece mai mult timp n interior, care expune-le pentru mai puin soare.
2. Trebuie s Darker Skin
Persoanele cu piei ntunecate sunt la risc mai mare de deficit de vitamina D, ca tipurile de
piele mai inchisa ar putea avea nevoie la fel de mult ca de expunere de 10 ori mure soare
pentru a produce aceeai cantitate de vitamina D ca o persoan cu pielea palid. Asta
pentru ca pielea ta acte de pigment ca o protecie solar natural, tiu c murele
pigmentul avei, de mai mult timp va trebui s-i petreac la soare pentru a face cantitati
adecvate de vitamina D.
3. Senzaie de un pic "Blue"?
Serotonina este un hormon asociat cu altitudine starea de spirit i de a fi expui la
niveluri luminoase Creteri uoare ale acestui hormon n creier. Reversul este adevrat
i, de asemenea, n 2006 Unii cercetatori au studiat efectele vitaminei D asupra sanatatii
mintale a 80 de pacieni vrstnici. Rezultatele lor au aratat ca cei cu cele mai mici
niveluri de vitamina D au fost de 11 ori mure predispuse de a fi deprimat dect cei care
au avut un nivel sntos de vitamina D.
4. "Re excesul de greutate
Vitamina D este un hormon-ca vitamina solubila in grasimi, ceea ce nseamn grsimea
corpului mure avei, murele vei avea nevoie de vitamina D dect o persoan mai subtire
- i acelai lucru este valabil pentru persoanele cu greuti corporale mai mari doi la
masa musculara .
5. Dureri Bones
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