Effective New Blood Pressure Supplement

The alternative medical community is excited about information on the use of Vitamin D to safely lower stubborn high blood pressure because inadequate Vitamin D causes high blood pressure. Other problems associated with a Vitamin D3 deficiency are auto-immune illness, osteo-arthritis, diabetes, depression, rickets, heart failure and cancer.

Most humans create 90% of their Vitamin D in their skin from cholesterol, in the presence of ultraviolet rays from the sun. We can make 10,000 to 25,000 IU of vitamin D. To make adequate vitamin D you need about 1 hour a day of exposure to full sun. Total time depends on the latitude and altitude of the location, amount of skin surface exposed, skin pigmentation and season of the year.

It would appear that toxic levels of Vitamin D, lie somewhere above 40,000 IU a day. In the winter the best source of Vitamin D is Carlson’s cod liver oil, at least 1 or 2 teaspoons a day. During the summer months you may want to have your doctor measure your blood levels of 25 hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D). This number should be 50 or below. It is possible to get too much Vitamin D, but by far the more common problem is inadequate Vitamin D. One authority has said, "worrying about Vitamin D toxicity is like worrying about drowning when you are dying of thirst."

Vitamin D caused cancer tumors to shrink in one study. Vitamin D provided benefits with radiation–resistant brain tumors and prostate cancer, along with breast cancer. Optimal vitamin D lowered incidence of cancer of the colon, prostate, skin and breast.

Advice to avoid the sun and do everything possible to lower cholesterol levels, both probably contribute to the wide spread inadequate levels of Vitamin D. Elderly and institutionalized adults have the highest risk of Vitamin D deficiency. People with highly pigmented skin, African Americans and Asians, need more time in the sun or need to supplement with cod liver oil or Vitamin D capsules. This lack of vitamin D may explain why blacks are so much more likely to suffer from high blood pressure. It is also note worthy that the prevalence of high blood pressure increases as you move away from the Equator.

Carlson’s cod liver oil is one of the finest sources of supplemental vitamin D because it also supplies vitamin A and the Omega-3 fats. The liquid form is usually a better choice to supply the needed amounts. Orange juice that has added vitamin D is a poor choice for supplementation because it contains large amounts of sugar, which is devastating for long term good health.

Carlson’s cod liver oil is available from Bio Science. 500 mls in regular or lemon flavor costs $26.50. Cod liver oil soft gel caps are $9.90 for 100. Bio Science, 360 871 1234 or 800 595 1089, 2398 Alaska Ave. in Port Orchard.

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