Which vitamin deficiency is related to 9 Types of Cancer?
27 Oct
It’s been in the news a lot lately…
And as you will read, it’s actually not a vitamin. But it’s called one.
Here’s a quote from the article I came across in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
DNA and vitamins
“Over the last few decades, scientists have discovered that Vitamin D – technically not a nutrient at all but a hormone – regulates about 2,000 genes in different ways.
It plays a role in cell growth and death, and so has been linked to numerous cancers. It affects blood vessels, connecting it to high blood pressure and heart attacks. Its involvement with inflammation and the immune system brings an association with allergies and asthma, infections such as influenza and tuberculosis, and autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes.
In his recent book, The Vitamin D Solution, physician and researcher Michael F. Holick cites studies finding that the incidence of many of these conditions – hypertension, MS, nine kinds of cancer – is greater the farther you live from the equator.
If you’d like to check out the rest of this insightful article, check it out here.
But before you run out to buy your own stock of Vitamin D, consider this:
Too much of a good thing IS a real thing!
Too much vitamin D can make the intestines absorb too much calcium. This may cause high levels of calcium in the blood. High blood calcium can lead to calcium deposits in soft tissues such as the heart and lungs. This can reduce their ability to function.
Kidney stones, vomiting, and muscle weakness may also occur if you have too much vitamin D.
So, the plot thickens.
Do you know how much is enough for YOU? Enough for you PLUS the way your body processes it? As a hormone, it can wreak havoc in the wrong amounts, and thus it’s important to understand what YOUR body needs.
This is why- as a licensed healthcare practitioner- I’m such a proponent of finding out how our DNA can give us the clues we need to custom-tailor our supplementation to best serve our bodies. And it’s not just about Vitamin D. It’s about anti-oxidants, it’s about the correct amounts of the B vitamins, and it’s about getting your vitamins from healthy sources- organic, whole food resources!
So before you run out and buy the biggest multi-vitamin you can find, spend a little time understanding that your body is different- as in UNIQUE- and you need to customize your supplementation with the best that cutting-edge nutrition has to offer!
(If you’d like to check out how you can have a supplement tailored for your own DNA, check out the company at the forefront of personalizing wellness, Genewize Life Sciences.)
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