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Vitamin D Prevents Heart Disease?

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  prevents cancer is now so well known that even some
conventional physicians are beginning to recommend it. Vitamin D prevents 77% of ‘ cancers,
after all. That's as close to a "cure" for cancer as you'll ever get (and it's free, too, since you can
make it yourself!).
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In fact, most people suffering
from heart disease are chronically deficient in vitamin D. By correcting their vitamin D levels
(through sunlight exposure or by taking vitamin D3 supplements), people can simultaneously halt
cancer and prevent heart disease, too.
Here's a collection of research revealing the amazing power of this "miracle" vitamin to
eliminate heart disease. I'd like to add, though, that the previously recommended daily intake of 

of vitamin D is now considered hazardously low. Most nutritionally-aware doctors and
naturopaths are now recommending anywhere from 1,000 - 4000 IUs per day of vitamin D
supplementation. Of course, you don't need any vitamin D supplements if you get sufficient
sunlight on your skin on a regular basis.

Diabetes, both type-1 and type-2, are profoundly linked to low vitamin D levels. Obesity,
heart disease, hypertension and stroke are inversely related to sunlight exposure and vitamin D
levels. Psoriasis, eczema, and periodontal disease are lessened by sunlight exposure and high serum
vitamin D. Fertility is positively influenced by sunlight exposure and high vitamin D levels.
Sunlight enhances immune system function by producing vitamin D. Dozens of disorders other than
those mentioned in this summary are related to vitamin D deficiency.
- Solar Power For Optimal Health½
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Vitamin D supplements are likely to be useful in preventing diabetes in areas where vitamin D
deficiency is common. In a 1997 study looking at the links between environmental factors and Type
II diabetes, vitamin D levels were assessed in 142 Dutch men aged from 70 to 88 years of age.
Thirty-nine per cent were found to have low vitamin D levels and tests showed that low vitamin D
levels increased the risk of glucose intolerance. Heart disease: Low vitamin D levels may also
increase the risk of atherosclerosis.
- The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Herbs½
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People should remember the total daily intake of vitamin D includes vitamin D from fortified
milk and other fortified foods, cod liver oil, supplements that contain vitamin D, and sunlight.
People who receive adequate sunlight exposure do not need as much vitamin D in their diet as do
people who receive minimal sunlight exposure. Vitamin D increases both calcium and phosphorus
absorption and has also been reported to increase absorption of aluminum. Increased blood levels of
calcium (which may be a marker for vitamin D status) have been linked to heart disease.
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 Osteoporosis is closely correlated to heart disease. Vitamin D deficiency could certainly be a
factor in both, because there is a strong inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and artery
calcification; the more D in the blood, the less the calcification. Artery cells have vitamin D
receptors (VDR), which when stimulated by vitamin D, inhibit the incursion of calcium.
- Solar Power For Optimal Health½
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"I think vitamin D is an important ingredient in the longevity recipe," he said enthusiastically,
as if just struck by an epiphany. "Your skin manufactures vitamin D when it comes into contact
with the sun. Without that vitamin D, we increase our risk for nearly all age-related diseases
including many types of cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and even autoimmune diseases like
MS (multiple sclerosis)." Insufficient vitamin D markedly accelerates heart disease in kidney
patients.
- The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest½
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Based on the evidence from these studies, there is no reason to take vitamin D or calcium,
ever. You can get all the vitamin D you need by taking a walk in the sunshine, especially in winter,
since sunlight stimulates natural formation of vitamin D. However, if you want to take vitamin D
there is no risk.
- Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health½

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To ensure adequate supplies of vitamin D, get at least twenty minutes of sun exposure on the
face and hands each day. If that is not possible, take 400 to at most 1,000 milligrams of vitamin D
supplements daily. Do not take more than 1,000 milligrams of vitamin D daily or take the
supplement for more than six months; excessive use of vitamin D is associated with atherosclerosis
and heart disease. Vitamin D is needed for calcium to enter bones, and a deficiency of this vitamin
is a major risk factor for both osteoporosis and bone fracture.
- Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common
Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies½
 

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Sunlight and fortified dairy products are the main sources of vitamin D for most people. If
you don't get out in the sun much or eat dairy products, you might need supplements. Since vitamin
D is the most toxic of all vitamins, don't overdo it. Taking too much can cause headache, nausea,
diarrhea, kidney damage, and heart disease.
- Natural Cures and Gentle Medicines: That Work Better Than Dangerous Drugs or Risky
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Low vitamin D levels may also increase the risk of atherosclerosis. Research suggests that a
low level of vitamin D increases the risk of calcium build-up in atherosclerotic plaques, and that
higher levels reduce the risk of build-up. Researchers at UCLA School of Medicine measured the
vitamin D levels in the blood of 173 men and women at risk of heart disease and also measured the
build-up of calcium in coronary arteries (a common finding in coronary artery disease). The results
suggest that calcium may regulate calcium deposition in the arteries as well as in the bone.
- The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Herbs½
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1. By taking vitamin D and get sunlight exposure regulary will help us to prevent heart disease.
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2. People who receive enough sunlight exposure must have a lot of vitamin D in their diet as do
people who receive minimal sunlight exposure. (V
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3. It doesn¶t matter if we take a lot of vitamin D supplement as much as possible for our daily
supplement. (V
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4. If we get at least 20 minutes of sunlight exposure, it is unnecessary to take vitamin D
supplement. ( )
5. Vitamin D is the most toxic of all vitamins. ( )