How to - and why you should - increase your Vitamin D levels...... (2)

...... Continuing from the previous post - I was about to provide the common reason why most multivitamin supplements do not contain 8000 IU of Vitamin D. Becky Jacobs, a worker for the US company NorthStar Nutritionals, offered an explanation: She said that supplement makers like NorthStar often avoid loading up any supplement formulation with too much vitamin D (or any other component) to give customers who take multiple supplements more flexible control over their dosage.

So the best way to get your full measure of D (after some daily direct sunlight exposure, of course) is to take a good quality supplement of D3 — that's the same form of the vitamin that's produced in your skin after exposure to sunlight.
Dr. Wright also recommends a consistent intake of dietary sources that contain vitamin D3, including salmon, sardines, and cod liver oil.

Some topics are just too urgent to let go, so here's an important tip for boosting your personal vitamin D level.By some estimates, 90 per cent of the population is D deficient. But evidence shows you can move yourself closer to the fortunate 10 percent by following one simple habit.

Cleveland Clinic researchers asked a group of 17 subjects to take D supplements with their largest meal of the day.

Results: Over three months, absorption of the vitamin was improved and blood levels of D increased, on average, by more than 55 percent! And that held true for nearly all subjects, whether their intake was just 1,000 IU daily, or 50,000.

So simple, but given the enormous importance of vitamin D in fighting cancer, improving heart health, and preventing type 2 diabetes, depression, and cognitive decline, this little study may prove to be a very big deal. Of course, large scale research is needed, but this looks very promising....

To your abundant excellent health,

Dr Ike
Holistic Health Coach and Functional Health Expert

Sources:

- Health Sciences Institute

- Nutrition and Healing Newsletter

-"Not Enough Vitamin D May Boost Depression Risk" Stephen Daniells, NutraIngredients-USA, 5/14/10, nutraingredients- usa.com