Vitamin D is very important to the folks that live in the northern climes. I didn’t know much about it until I was diagnosed with a deficiency of vitamin D. Vitamin D comes from the sun when exposed to the sun and its ultraviolet light or radiation. It also comes from supplements, fortified foods, eggs, liver, and fish. The calcium that we need to keep our joints moving in a smooth efficient manner requires a regular dose of vitamin D. Vitamin D is fat soluble, and is stored in the fat. We constantly use vitamin D for calcium metabolism and bone building.
I am lactose intolerant so I usually don’t drink milk or consume dairy products. Living in Minnesota during winter, with no dairy and no sun triggers creaky joints and makes life miserable. Too little Vitamin D will cause pains and muscle weakness. Extreme deficiency can cause Rickets, causing soft bones and deformities. Get your vitamin D.
Extreme deficiencies of vitamin D can cause cancers, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune diseases. Dark skin has decreased ability to synthesize vitamin D in sunlight. The skin pigment, melanin, has been shown to inhibit production of vitamin D by the skin. Obese people may have deficiencies because fat cells extract vitamin D from the blood. On top of all this, too much vitamin D can be toxic.
What is the right amount of vitamin D for the average Joe? A daily multi-vitamin supplement will have the proper amount, usually 600-800 milligrams. Get your vitamin D.
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Thanks for the healthful information, John. One related thing to be aware of is synthetic vs. natural sources. When talking about skin, sunshine and vitamin D production we’re talking about a normal activity occurring in Nature. Synthetic vitamins do not provide what Nature forgot, it’s just that most folks have forgotten Nature due to the industrial age where even nutrition comes pre-packaged in a plastic bottle.
Nature’s vitamins are also pre-packed as plants with leaves, flowers and seeds. Not industrial plants, but green growing ones. They’re great for spice, salad fixings, teas, tinctures… and in comparison to pharmaceuticals they are extremely inexpensive. Herbs high in vitamin D include Alfalfa, Horsetail, Nettle, Parsley, Watercress. A wise man once said:
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
― Hippocrates
The FDA requires a disclaimer on herbal supplements which must state that this product is not intended to “diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease,” because only a drug can legally make such a claim. This paints Herbalism as non-medicine and quackery, and oppresses it by law in preference to the religion (regular practice) of Big Pharma and government which clearly hate the competition because it is cheap, effective and un-patentable. One authoritative text revered by many clarifies this synthetic perspective is unwise:
“The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.” (Ecclesiasticus 38:4)
Please share this additional information and enjoy a regular cup of Vitamin D-rich Nettle tea and some watercress on a salad or sandwich. They taste amazing!
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