Posts Tagged ‘vitamin d’

Health Freedom Alliance » Vitamin D Fears Lead to Sun Warnings Review.

„Warning people to stay out of the sun may have led to vitamin D deficiencies, British newspaper The Independent reported Monday.
The newspaper cited a confidential report from Cancer Research U.K., which revealed the charity was reconsidering its advice about avoiding the sun between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. The charity was responding to concerns that people were at risk of a lack of vitamin D without adequate exposure to sunlight. Medical researcher Oliver Gillie told the newspaper the current warnings to stay out of the sun may be causing health problems.

“Lack of sunshine and the vitamin it makes in our skin is probably the most serious single cause of disease in the U.K. today. Vitamin D deficiency is well known as the classic cause of rickets and serious bone diseases,” he said.“

Study Explores Link Between Sunlight, Multiple Sclerosis.

Newswise — For more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis (MS) is much more common in higher latitudes than in the tropics. Because sunlight is more abundant near the equator, many researchers have wondered if the high levels of vitamin D engendered by sunlight could explain this unusual pattern of prevalence.

Sharp rise in problem blamed on kids indoors playing computers and parents using too much sunscreen

viaRickets warning from doctors as vitamin D deficiency widens | Society | The Guardian.

Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses.

90 Percent of African American Children Deficient in Vitamin D.

DER TAGESSPIEGEL vom 18.01.2010

Gesundheit: Krank vor Kompromissen.

Von Hautkrebs bis Rückenschmerzen: Viele Leiden haben ihre Ursachen in der Evolution des Menschen…

Anm.: In diesem Artikel kann man lesen, wir Europäer seien von Natur/Evolution aus nicht gut genug vor Sonne geschützt. Dem soll hier die Ansicht des Mediziners Ernst Horn (1774 – 1848) gegenübergestellt werden, die er in seiner Preisschrift Über die Wirkungen des Lichts auf den lebenden menschlichen Körper, mit Ausnahme des Sehens aus dem Jahre 1797 zum Ausdruck gebracht hat:

„Eine Materie, die, wie das Licht, überall verbreitet ist, und die auf so mancherlei Weise auf alle Geschöpfe die wichtigsten Wirkungen hervorbringt, durch deren Gegenwart vorzüglich auf der ganzen Oberfläche der Erde Leben und Thätigkeit möglich gemacht wurde; welche der ganze physische Zustand des Menschen, wie er nun einmal ist, der größte Theil seiner Einwirkung auf die Körperwelt bedingte; eine solche Materie kann für sich und ohne das Hinzukommen besonderer Umstände keine schädlichen Wirkungen hervorbringen. Licht ist in dem Grade, das dem Klima seinen gesunden Bewohners angemessen ist, keinesfalls gesundheitsschädlich, sondern im Gegenteil, der Gesundheit förderlich.“

Auch aus heutiger Sicht kann man sagen, dass die Vorteile des Sonnenlichtes die Nachteile bei weitem überwiegen, wenn man den Körper schrittweise an die Sonnenstrahlung gewöhnt, so dass die Lichtschutz-Reaktionen genügend Zeit haben, sich auszubilden. Solche Lichtschutz-Funktionen sind beispielsweise die Pigmentierung, die Lichtschwiele und körpereigene Reparaturmechanismen für die DNA.

Weitere Informationen hierzu gibt es in der Präsentation „Heliotherapie“, die unter folgendem Link abrufbar ist:

http://www.scribd.com/full/23191841?access_key=key-294cqa6p4zs29f8dpkja

(NaturalNews) Large numbers of senior citizens need to spend more time outdoors to boost their levels of vitamin D and lower their risk of chronic disease, researchers from Warwick University have warned.

viaElderly Need More Nutrition From Sunlight, Say Experts.

Vitamin D Key to Healthy Brain

(NaturalNews) Sufficient vitamin D intake may play a critical role in maintaining brain function later in life, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Manchester and published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

viaVitamin D Key to Healthy Brain.

„In the nature versus nurture debate, scientists often talk about genetics versus environmental factors in health. One environmental factor that has been getting a lot of attention lately is Vitamin D- and with good reason. Vitamin D is turning out to be a major influence in heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many other health problems. But Vitamin D is even MORE vital than was previously thought. New research is showing that even our Pre-Birth vitamin d levels are an important determinant of our future health.“

Pre-Birth Vitamin D Levels Determine Your Health for Life.

Vitamin D has long been known to assist healthy bones by helping to stimulate bone cells to make new bone while enhancing the uptake of calcium into bones.  Its role in boosting immunity, hormone regulation, brain health, metabolism, diabetes prevention, cancer prevention, and cardiovascular health are just now becoming clear.  The sunshine vitamin appears poised to claim its crown.

All your body organs and cells have receptors for vitamin D, meaning that vitamin D communicates all around your body.  Your cells use vitamin D to directly regulate your genes, making it one of the most powerful compounds in human health.  In fact, one study with 2100 female twins showed that having adequate vitamin D extends life by five years.  This is because vitamin D prevents excessive wear and tear to the telomers that are attached to the ends of your chromosomes that enable cell division (determining potential cell lifespan).  This is truly a new era of nutritional science.

Vitamin D – A Gene-Regulating Super Nutrient | Health Tips.