Vitamin D prevents heart disease

(NaturalNews) The fact that vitamin D prevents cancer is now so well known that even some conventional physicians are beginning to recommend it. Vitamin D prevents 77% of all 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!).

But did you also know that vitamin D prevents heart disease? 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 400 IUs 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.

Vitamin D prevents heart disease

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 Health by Marc Sorenson

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RICO’S  COMMENTS:

Imagine that….sunlight is the one, natural thing in your life that can prevent many health problems! The potential for avoiding disease is FAR GREATER than the chance of getting skin cancer if you monitor your time under the sun.

Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. It needs the presence of fat to be absorbed. Excess amounts of vitamin A are usually stored in the liver. It plays an important role in the immune system function, helps protect the body from cardiovascular disease and cancer, and is needed for healthy skin, hair, bones, and good vision.

Preformed vitamin A are called retinoids. Beta-carotene, one of the carotenoids, converts into vitamin A in the body. It can be toxic in large amounts, since it is stored in the body, but the amount one would have to take to produce any sign of toxicity is extremely large. Even if you mistakenly took too much vitamin A, any symptoms would disappear if you stopped taking it. Taking beta-carotene, the most common form of vitamin A, bears no risk of toxicity, as it is a naturally occurring pigment. If you take too much beta-carotene, it might turn the skin a shade of orange. This is not harmful and would disappear when the dosage is reduced.

Suggested dosages for vitamin A range from 5,000 I.U. to 50,000 I.U. and for beta-carotene from 6,000 I.U. to over 100,000 I.U. I take an antioxidant that contains 25,000 I.U. of beta-carotene.

The best food sources for vitamin A are green and yellow vegetables.