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This year marks a major turning point in the theory of wellness and the prevention of disease. The drug-based paradigm of Western medicine is crumbling under the weight of its own massive fraud. New technology is proving how nutrients interact at the fundamental gene level to promote health and prevent disease. The discoveries are occurring at a breakneck pace – these are exciting times.
Shine with Vitamin D
Dr. Marc Sorenson says vitamin D is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. If you can't get out in the sun three times a week for 20 minutes on each side, then Sorenson recommends hopping into a low-pressure tanning bed.
"The key to tanning-bed use, as well as sunlight exposure, is not to burn, or even turn red," advises the fit 65-year-old Utah-based author of best seller Vitamin D3 and Solar Power for Optimal Health. "For Caucasians, anywhere from a minute to 15 minutes is enough to produce large quantities of vitamin D and the time depends on the skin type and amount of tan. Good salon operators are highly skilled in assessing skin type and programming tanning times accordingly."
Vitamin D for Anything and Everything
A major question during 2008 was: “Is there anything that vitamin D does not help?” Vitamin D’s role in bone metabolism is well known. Its role as a hormone is less well known but very important. As a bewildering array of breaking science now shows, vitamin D is a gene-regulating super nutrient. It is vital for efficient immune function, prevention of autoimmune problems, healthy metabolism, proper thyroid function, prevention of type I and type II diabetes, prevention of heart disease, cancer prevention, and improved nervous system health and mood.
The sunshine vitamin is indeed a wonder nutrient. The American Cancer Society sits around with major mud on its face, doing everything in its power to prevent people from getting vitamin D – a problem made worse in the winter months when none is available for most of the U.S. And as usual, our bumbling government won’t let all Americans know that they need 1200 IU to 2000 IU of vitamin D per day, especially in the winter, to help prevent major health problems.
Maintaining Optimal Vitamin D Blood Levels
In their article, Cannell, Hollis, Zasloff and Heaney state that “three treatment modalities exist: sunlight, artificial UVB radiation or supplementation” and that while all three treatment options have potential risks and benefits, the “benefits of all treatment modalities outweigh potential risks and greatly outweigh the risk of no treatment.”