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Newsletter - April 2009
A Note From Dr. Marcos.....
Vitamin D3 is an over
the counter dietary supplement which has been extensively
researched to reduce your incidence of several forms of cancer.
It has been an
overlooked solution to the prevention of millions of needless
deaths here in America. With more Americans avoiding the sun due
to it's known skin cancer risks, we are inadvertently reducing
our natural source of vitamin D, necessary for proper immune
function. Supplementation is a simple cost effective solution to
this problem at a months cost equivalent to just one average
Starbucks coffee.
Vitamin D
can help you
*Live
longer
*Have less pain
*Treat and lower probability of cancer
*Treat and lower probability of autism
* Lower your probability of Flu without vaccines
*Treat many infections without antibiotics
*Decrease falls in seniors
Vitamin D for Chronic Pain
Researchers from Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation
Center in Rochester, Minn. report about one in four
patients who have chronic pain also have inadequate
blood levels of vitamin D, which might contribute to
their pain. Patients who did not have enough vitamin D
also needed higher doses of morphine for a longer period
of time.
Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention
Getting enough vitamin D might cut colon cancer and
breast cancer in North America, according to a new
research review.
What's Hot?
News flashes to keep you up-to-date with the
latest advances in health and longevity.
Vitamin
D deficiency in mothers may increase children's risk of
developing MS
An article published on February 6, 2009 in the journal
PLoS (Public Library of Science) Genetics reports that
women who have insufficient levels of vitamin D during
their pregnancy may negatively impact a genetic variant
in their offspring that increases the risk of multiple
sclerosis (MS). A link between reduced levels of vitamin
D and multiple sclerosis has been proposed due to the
greater number of persons afflicted with the disease who
reside in higher latitudes and receive less exposure to
sunlight, yet the potential mechanism of vitamin D in
protecting against the disease has not been defined.
Julian C. Knight and his colleagues at the University of
Oxford in England and the University of British Columbia
found that proteins in the body activated by vitamin D
bind to a DNA sequence next to the DRB1*1501 variant on
chromosome 6. DRB1*1501 is a variant which increases the
risk of MS to 1 in 300 in those who carry a single copy
and 1 in 100 in those carrying 2 copies, in contrast to
a risk of 1 in 1000 in the rest of the population. The
team believes that a mother's vitamin D deficiency could
alter the expression of DRB1*1501 in their children. "In
people with the DRB1 variant associated with MS, it
seems that vitamin D may play a critical role," Dr
Knight stated. "If too little of the vitamin is
available, the gene may not function properly."
"Our study implies that taking vitamin D supplements
during pregnancy and the early years may reduce the risk
of a child developing MS in later life," lead author Dr
Sreeram Ramagopalan noted. "Vitamin D is a safe and
relatively cheap supplement with substantial potential
health benefits. There is accumulating evidence that it
can reduce the risk of developing cancer and offer
protection from other autoimmune diseases."
Higher
vitamin D levels predict greater strength in girls
An article published online on November 25, 2008 in the
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reported
the discovery of Kate Ward, PhD, of the University of
Manchester in England and her associates of a link
between higher levels of vitamin D and greater strength
in adolescent girls.
The study included 99 girls between the ages of 12 and
14 who attended school in Manchester. Prior screening
had found low levels of vitamin D, defined as less than
37.5 nanomoles per liter, in over 70 percent of the
schoolgirls, however, none of the girls had symptoms of
deficiency. Muscle power and force were evaluated
through the use of jumping mechanography, which measures
performance in a series of jumping activities.
The research team observed that girls who were low in
vitamin D performed worse on the jumping tests compared
with girls whose levels of the vitamin were higher.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were positively
correlated with jump velocity, jump height, muscle
power, fitness, and force. Higher parathyroid hormone
levels were associated with decreased jump velocity.
"We know vitamin D deficiency can weaken the muscular
and skeletal systems, but until now, little was known
about the relationship of vitamin D with muscle power
and force," stated Dr Ward, of the University of
Manchester's Department of Imaging Science and
Biomedical Engineering. "Our study found that vitamin D
is positively related to muscle power, force, velocity
and jump height in adolescent girls."
"Vitamin D affects the various ways muscles work and
we've seen from this study that there may be no visible
symptoms of vitamin D deficiency, she noted. "Further
studies are needed to address this problem and determine
the necessary levels of vitamin D for a healthy muscle
system."
Vitamin
D deficiency in mothers may increase children's risk of
developing MS
