As Vitamin D awareness week is nearly upon us The Times reports today VITAMIN D: WHY SUN WORSHIPPERS LIVE LONGER As winter draws in, your supply of the vitamin dwindles. Failing to restore it can have severe consequences, with low levels being linked to heart disease, MS, stroke and cancer reports Dr Micheal Mosley. CHECK YOUR LEVELS, we have Vitamin D testing kits in store. But I’m often outdoors…The UK is one of the cloudiest countries in the industrialised world. Banish the buts…cloud cover and low sun dramatically reduce our ability to produce vitamin D. Between October and April the sun is too low in the sky for us to natural synthesise vitamin D. But I have a healthy diet…you’d still need to drink 80 glasses of milk a day to maintain a healthy level of vitamin D. Banish the buts…only 10% of our essential vitamin D comes from our diet. Oily fish, liver and eggs all contain vitamin D, but food alone cannot meet your daily requirement. But I wasn’t told I needed vitamin D…our survey found 90% of mums had not been advised about the importance of vitamin D. Banish the buts…the Department of Health identify those pregnant and breastfeeding as ‘at risk’ groups requiring supplementation. This is a crucial time for both mum and baby so make sure you are getting enough of this vital vitamin. But my kids are too young for supplements…Banish the buts…the Department of Health recommends vitamin D supplementation from 6 months old, due to the lack of essential vitamin D in our diet. But I give my kids plenty of calcium…Banish the buts…calcium is important but it doesn’t work alone. Vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium to build strong teeth and bones. It also helps prevent bone diseases like rickets, which are on the rise. You should take magnesium with Vitamin D as magnesium is essential for absorption and metabolism of Vitamin D. K2 is also important but as long as you are eating good quality butter, cheese, and fermented foods this should cover it. K2 supplementation is another option. The journal Magnesium Research published a number of studies with the following findings: Magnesium influences the bodys utilization of vitamin D by activating cellular enzyme activity. Enzymes are protein molecules that stimulate every chemical reaction in the body. All the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D require magnesium. Magnesium has a possible role in vitamin Ds effect on the immune system. naturalnews/029195_magnesium_vitamin_d.html articles.mercola/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/28/vitamin-d-deficiency-signs-symptoms.aspx?x_cid=20141013_ranart_vitaminddeficiency_facebookdoc
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:05:58 +0000
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