The Downlow on Vitamin D

(esj1.com)

The healthcare organization I work for ran a little VITAMIN D experiment of its own last year. They issued FREE VITAMIN D supplements to ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS at ONE of their many locations. This SITE ended up having a significant DECREASE in the number of sick days the workers took and an INCREASE in the employee's productivity.

Our bodies make plenty of vitamin D when we are getting adequate sunlight on our skin but the reality is that 41% of men and 53% of women have LOW LEVELS of VITAMIN D.

VITAMIN D's MANY ROLES:

• Bone health
• FAT metabolism
• Cancer prevention!!!
• Immune system regulation
• Fertility
• Type 1 & 2 Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Decrease Joint and other INFLAMMATION

Sound Pretty GREAT Right! Well Vitamin D is thought by many experts to be the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT supplement you can take to INCREASE YOUR HEALTH (right up there with FISH OIL -refer to last week's post).

We all remember the horrible H1N1 flu scare last year... upon studying the infection it was found that LOW Vitamin D levels were a RISK factor for CONTRACTING the disease and for how SEVERELY the disease would manifest itself. Wow, this stuff really does work!

Former government guidelines were recommending only 200IU of Vitamin D a day, but recently this has been found to be much to LOW to recieve ALL THE BENEFITS Vitamin D has to offer. Many doctors are now recommending 1000-2000IU of Vitamin D supplementation EVERY DAY, and some sources recommend as high as 5,000IU A DAY.

The Good News: Vitamin D is a relatively CHEAP supplement... you can easily get all the Vitamin D you need for about $20 per year.



References:

1. www.medicalnewstoday.com
2. The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf