The Silent Epidemic

 

The Silent Epidemic
Vitamin D3 Deficiency
 
 
For many decades now, you have been the victim of misinformation about Sunlight. We have all been misled to have an almost irrational fear of exposure to sunlight which has led to serious consequences to our health especially because of the dramatic increase in the incidence of Vitamin D3 deficiency. 
 
Your skin will naturally produce all the Vitamin D3 your body needs just by getting 10-15 minutes of sunlight each day but we have all been warned to either stay out of the sun or to lather on loads of toxic sunscreens to protect us from skin damage and the development of skin cancer.   These sunscreens reduce the skin’s ability to convert Vitamin D from its inactive to active form and contribute to the ever increasing toxin load that we are all burdened with.   This situation is made even worse because of the fact that most people rarely set foot outside during daytime hours, especially in colder climates and especially during the winter. Older folks see even less of the sun because of infirmity that make them more likely to be home bound.
 
Why is Vitamin D3 deficiency such a big concern?
 
Vitamin D is vital for your health and vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a number of health problems. Vitamin D is critical for:
 
Organ health, cell formation, healthy sleep patterns, eye health, respiratory health, reproductive health, slowing down aging, hearing, skin health, immune system health, healthy moods, healthy hair, strong bones and muscles, healthy digestion and more.
 
How can you get more Vitamin D?
You can get more Vitamin D by spending 10-15 minutes in the sun each day during midday hours or one to two hours during the early morning or late afternoon. This is the most natural way but not everyone can do this (or should) due to possible complications or risks though these have been blown out of proportion. Another way is to take a Vitamin D3 supplement. You should have your D3 blood levels checked and monitored especially when taking higher doses to avoid overdosing. Vitamin D is a fat soluble Vitamin and can accumulate to excessive and potentially dangerous levels. A safe dose for an average adult would be 1,000 to 2,000, even 5,000 I.U.’s for most adults. Therapeutically (under medical supervision) doses as high as 25,000 I.U.’s per day may be used in some clinical situations for short periods of time.  
 
You can also use a tanning bed that outputs UV-B rays and be sure to use ones that do not have metal ballasts or that do not release excessive EMF’s. There are certain new revolutionary tanning beds available for home use now that are great such as the SunSplash tanning system.   Some foods like non organic commercially available milk is fortified with Vitamin D.   There are limited amounts in liver, eggs and fatty fish.
 
For an excellent source of Vitamin D3- see our shopping cart. You may want to consider getting your physician to order a Vitamin D blood level on you, especially if you are considering taking Vitamin D at the higher dosage ranges. 
 
Be sure to read up on other critical nutrients for the body such as Iodine and Sea Salt.