October 21, 2008
No doubt, you’ve already read something about the anti aging advantages of Vitamin D. The miraculous vitamin has been in the news quite a bit recently - particularly Vitamin D3.
If you haven’t heard about the benefits of Vitamin D, here is a brief list:
- inhibits inflammation (major cause of aging)
- maintains calcium balance
- helps to regulate blood pressure
- boosts your immunity
- protects against some cancers (mainly colon)
There are lots of other research studies being done with additional benefits discovered all the time.
But here is some controversial news about Vitamin D you may NOT know:
Fact: Your body produces Vitamin D naturally with sun exposure.
What you don’t know:
- Wearing sunscreen inhibits Vitamin D production.
- Production of Vitamin D is restricted in dark skinned or tan people, so you may be deficient.
- Less Vitamin D is produced as we age, so chances are, you are deficient if you are over 40.
- People who are overweight don’t absorb Vitamin D as well as slender people.
Fact: Most sunscreens actually block the rays that produce Vitamin D. Since sunscreen has been widely used, the occurance of cancer has also gone up!
What You Don’t Know: It turns out that since Vitamin D3 protects against some cancers, by inhibiting the sunshine from sunscreen, we are actually increasing our cancer rate.
According to the American Dermatology Association, it is absurd to ask anyone to get any sunshine without sunscreen.
Fact: The government recommends 400 units of Vitamin D per day
What You Don’t Know: Most research indicates that 4,000 units per day is needed.
Vitamin D poisioning can occur if you take too much, but the incidences are actually pretty rare. Testing is recommended.
Important questions to ask yourself:
Am I deficient in Vitamin D?
How do I go about getting tested?
What do I look for when buying Vitamin D?
Making anti aging a part of your life can be easy with the right information.
To answer the questions you have about this important vitamin, go to Anti Aging Vitamin D
One response to "What You May Not Know About Anti Aging Vitamin D"
Why would you recommend pills instead of natural sunlight or even better, home or salon indoor tanning equipment?
Outside or indoor tanning provides the body with between 12,000-18,000 IUs in a 20 minute session. Unlike pills, there is no toxicity level with the Vitamin D3 produced by our own bodies under the influence of UVB lighting.
Indoor tanning equipment can be purchased for relatively little money and sessions are only pennies a day, for the whole family.
Pill companies are slowly allowing information about the benefits of Vitamin D until they can come up with Vitamin D pills of 10,000 IUs and more without the fear of toxicity but these same money motivated corporations will continue to fight against a natural tanning process under the sun or salon because they don’t make money from that… YET!
mori goldlist
Toronto Canada
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