Lets again talk about the Vitamin D3 supplement fad, a fad that will cause much more damage before it is through. To wit, I now have three separate mechanisms from the scientific literature that can cause low 25(OH)D (aka your Vitamin D level thats tested by your doctor), and when corrected, corrects the low Vitamin D level: 1) Low calcium levels (in the tissues) cause low Vitamin D: westonaprice.org/blogs/cmasterjohn/an-ancestral-perspective-on-vitamin-d-status-part-2-why-low-25ohd-could-indicate-a-deficiency-of-calcium-instead-of-vitamin-d/ 2) Low magnesium levels (in the tissues, not blood tests) cause low Vitamin D: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981518 3) Chronic inflammation and/or occult/hidden infections causing low Vitamin D: link.springer/article/10.1007%2Fs00011-014-0755-z (the abstract is posted at the end of this post if you care to read it, it is quite good even in its brevity) Oh jeez, no one has any of the above things, right? Well, heres what I can tell you about the patterns I see regarding each one: 1) Chronic disease and/or living in low-sun-intensity areas often shows with low calcium on a hair test. This DOES NOT mean you should take Vitamin D3, it means you need more calcium (if your hair test says so!) 2) Everyone is deficient in magnesium. Everyone. BTW, Natural Calm is a joke and is best used for laxative purposes, and magnesium oxide is hardly fit to give to animals. 3) Chronic inflammation, the causes are endless. Hidden/occult infections? If youve had root canals, however many of those you have had, you have that many infections. Thats a starting point. Feel better in general on antibiotics, especially in ways that you dont relate to why you were prescribed the antibiotics in the first place? You have a hidden infection(s), they lowered the load for a while, you felt better. Some of my solutions to help people with getting enough light exposure to help their calcium-vitamin D metabolism in the winter months include: - Safe & smart sun exposure as you are able - Full-spectrum light bulbs in the home and/or office - Full-spectrum tanning beds (if youre into that, must say full-spectrum) - Seasonal Affective Disorder lights (I use this one: tinyurl/mqs39vf) Dont forget to (hair) test, dont guess. Even worse is ASSuming. Abstract mentioned above following: Inflammation and vitamin D: the infection connection Introduction Inflammation is believed to be a contributing factor to many chronic diseases. The influence of vitamin D deficiency on inflammation is being explored but studies have not demonstrated a causative effect. Methods Low serum 25(OH)D is also found in healthy persons exposed to adequate sunlight. Despite increased vitamin D supplementation inflammatory diseases are increasing. The current method of determining vitamin D status may be at fault. The level of 25(OH)D does not always reflect the level of 1,25(OH)2D. Assessment of both metabolites often reveals elevated 1,25(OH)2D, indicating abnormal vitamin D endocrine function. Findings This article reviews vitamin Ds influence on the immune system, examines the myths regarding vitamin D photosynthesis, discusses ways to accurately assess vitamin D status, describes the risks of supplementation, explains the effect of persistent infection on vitamin D metabolism and presents a novel immunotherapy which provides evidence of an infection connection to inflammation. Conclusion Some authorities now believe that low 25(OH)D is a consequence of chronic inflammation rather than the cause. Research points to a bacterial etiology pathogenesis for an inflammatory disease process which results in high 1,25(OH)2D and low 25(OH)D. Immunotherapy, directed at eradicating persistent intracellular pathogens, corrects dysregulated vitamin D metabolism and resolves inflammatory symptoms.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:24:53 +0000
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