IN BRIEF
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The Facts:
Vitamin D is essential for proper immune functioning and
alleviation of inflammation.
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Reflect On:
Are you or someone you love suffering from depression or an
autoimmune disorder? When is the last time you checked your Vitamin D
levels?
Are you or someone you love suffering from depression or an autoimmune disorder? It appears vitamin D deficiency may be to blame.
Vitamin D is essential for proper immune functioning and
alleviation of inflammation. The beneficial effects of vitamin D on protective immunity are due in part to its
impact on the innate immune system and has numerous effects on cells within the
immune system. Vitamin D is also involved in maintaining the proper balance of several minerals in the
body. And, it helps to ward off the flu and many viruses and
treat them. The latest research links vitamin D deficiency to many disease
states. These disease states include cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, depression, arthritis,
and just about every other degenerative disease.
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“Vitamin D reduces depression. In a randomized, double-blind
study, People with depression who received vitamin D supplements noticed a
marked improvement in their symptoms.” – Journal of Internal Medicine
According to the Nutrition Research Journal, as many as 80% of
people are deficient in vitamin D. Inadequate exposure to sunshine, poor eating
habits, malabsorption, the VDR genetic mutation, and accelerated catabolism due
to certain medications, dark skin pigment color, and too much sunscreen can be
to blame.
A doctor can check vitamin D levels with a simple blood test. Many
mainstream doctors will suggest that you are within normal limits if your
levels are 20-30ng/mL. However, for optimal health, the Endocrine Society and many functional
medicine M.D.s and naturopaths will recommend levels of between 40-70 ng/mL for
both children and adults. These doctors will also recommend a more aggressive
replenishment program. For example, at age five, my son’s level was 24. The
pediatrician recommended 500iu daily of supplementation, while our naturopath
recommended 5,000iu daily for six months before retesting. Six months later,
his levels were almost normal.
“Through several mechanisms, vitamin D can reduce risk of
infections. Those mechanisms include inducing cathelicidins and defensins that
can lower viral replication rates and reducing concentrations of
pro-inflammatory cytokines that produce the inflammation that injures the lining
of the lungs, leading to pneumonia, as well as increasing concentrations of
anti-inflammatory cytokines” – PubMed
How to Increase Your Vitamin D Levels
Get enough sun. Vitamin D3, “the sunshine
vitamin,” is the only vitamin your body that is made, with the help of the sun.
So be sure to get enough sun exposure to help the body make this essential
nutrient. Hold off trying to protect ourselves from the rays of the sun at
every turn by slathering sunscreen. Allow yourself to play outside, garden, and
enjoy the rays in moderation.
If you must use some sunscreen, avoid chemical sunscreens made
with toxic chemicals that cause thyroid dysfunction, endocrine disruption, allergies, organ
toxicity, reproductive toxicity, skin cancer, development, brain, and metabolism problems.
Shop for natural mineral-zinc-based certified products instead. When exposed to
scorching climates or in the sun for extended periods, we use sunscreens
by Babyganics, Badger, Babo Botanicals, and Goddess
Garden products.
Eat a well-balanced diet, with foods higher in vitamin D. Although
it is believed that we only get twenty percent from the foods we eat. Some
foods higher in D include cod liver oil, fish, oysters, eggs, and
mushrooms.
Get checked for the VDR mutation. A
blood test will determine if you have mutations in the vitamin D receptor. The
consequence can be lower vitamin D levels and the inability to absorb vitamin calcium and
many other minerals properly. According to a 2020 scientific report, supplementation of
vitamin D can help improve VDR gene expression, so more supplementation may be
necessary if you have this mutation.
“Something so simple. Vitamin D supplementation could improve the
health status of millions and so becomes an elegant solution to many of our
health problems today.” – Carol L. Wagner, MD – Medical University of
South Carolina
Supplementation 101. Supplementation is often
critical if you cannot properly metabolize or absorb enough vitamin D or not
get enough sunshine. In areas with long winters and specific populations of
people with darker skin color, supplementation may be even more critical. There
are many supplements on the market. However, many tablet forms are not as
bioavailable and harder to absorb. Therefore, it has been recommended that
liquid forms are better. In addition, liquid D is often suspended in olive oil,
which helps the vitamins to absorb more easily since it is fat soluble. One of
my favorite brands is by Seeking Health. It does not contain any
impurities or allergy-inducing ingredients.
Final Thoughts
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wisdom. It supports the body to operate like a well-oiled machine, protects it
from unwanted pathogens and disease, and helps ensure a healthy body and mind.
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