HEALTHLINE

by Brent Hauver
Published January 28, 2009

Last week we talked about the Epidemic of Vitamin D3 Deficiency in America This week we want to focus on the Diseases and conditions caused by vitamin D3 deficiency:

-Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D3, which greatly impairs calcium absorption.
-Sufficient vitamin D3 prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia.
-“Rickets” is the name of a bone-wasting disease caused by vitamin D3 deficiency.
-Vitamin D3 deficiency may exacerbate type 2 diabetes and impair insulin production in the pancreas.
-Obesity impairs vitamin D3 utilization in the body, meaning obese people need twice as much vitamin D3.
-Vitamin D3 is used around the world to treat Psoriasis.
-Vitamin D3 deficiency causes schizophrenia.
-Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by a melatonin imbalance initiated by lack of exposure to sunlight.
-Chronic vitamin D3 deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia because its symptoms are so similar: muscle weakness, aches and pains.
-Your risk of developing serious diseases like diabetes and cancer is reduced 50% – 80% through simple, sensible exposure to natural sunlight 2-3 times each week.
-Infants who receive vitamin D3 supplementation (2000 units daily) have an 80% reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes over the next twenty years.

The Shocking Vitamin D3 deficiency statistics:

-32% of doctors and med school students are vitamin D3 deficient.
-40% of the U.S. population is vitamin D3 deficient.
-42% of African American women of childbearing age are deficient in vitamin D3.
-48% of young girls (9-11 years old) are vitamin D3 deficient.
-Up to 60% of all hospital patients are vitamin D3 deficient.
-76% of pregnant mothers are severely vitamin D3 deficient, causing widespread vitamin D3 deficiencies in their unborn children, which predisposes them to type 1 diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia later in life. 81% of the children born to these mothers were deficient.
-Up to 80% of nursing home patients are vitamin D3 deficient.
The question many have is should you supplement with Vit D3. If you do not get adequate daily sun light exposure, then many experts recommend that you take vitamin D3. You can have your D levels checked with a blood test if need be. Most North Americans are deficient, especially since we have been told that the sunlight is bad for us.
On the issue of sunlight exposure, by the way, it turns out that super antioxidants greatly boost your body’s ability to handle sunlight without burning. Pyconolginol and Grapeseed is one of the most powerful “internal sunscreens” and can allow you to stay under the sun twice as long without burning. Other powerful antioxidants with this ability include the superfruits like Acai, Pomegranates, blueberries, etc. Sensible exposure to natural sunlight is the simplest, easiest and yet one of the most important strategies for improving your health. I urge you to read the book, “The UV Advantage” by Dr. Michael Holick to get the full story on natural sunlight.

Brent Hauver is the owner and manager of Sage Health and Empowerment store in Overton.