HEALTH UPDATE BY: STORM How Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Your Stroke Risk According to research presented at the American Heart Associations (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL in November last year, low levels of vitamin D—the essential nutrient obtained from exposure to sunlight—doubles the risk of stroke in Caucasians. Vitamin D is the only known substrate for a potent pleiotropic (meaning it produces multiple effects) repair and maintenance seco-steroid hormone that serves multiple gene-regulatory functions in your body. This is why the health benefits of vitamin D run the gamut from improved immune function to significantly reduced cancer risk, to improved mercury detoxification... It essentially works as a master key to activate the DNA library within each cell in your body. This cellular DNA library contains information needed to address virtually every kind of stimulus the cell may encounter; hence the reason why vitamin D works in so many different tissues, and affects such a large number of different diseases and health conditions. So far, scientists have found about 3,000 genes that are upregulated by vitamin D. Not only is vitamin D deficiency known to increase your risk of arterial stiffness, a major risk factor for stroke, but it can also: Increase your risk of diabetes by 50 percent Lower your lung function Increase your risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:27:54 +0000
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