Understanding Vitamin D Cholecalciferol

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Understanding Vitamin D Cholecalciferol

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Caucasian skin produces approximately 10,000 IU vitamin D in response to 20

–30 minutes summer sun exposure—50 times more than the US government's

recommendation of 200 IU per day!

_Vitamin D Council statement on FNB vitamin D report_

(http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitamin-d-announcements.shtml#IOM)

This high rate of natural production of vitamin D3 cholecalciferol

(pronounced koh·luh·kal·sif·uh·rawl) in the skin is the single most

important fact

every person should know about vitamin D—a fact that has profound

implications for the natural human condition.

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Technically not a **vitamin,** vitamin D is in a class by itself. Its

metabolic product, calcitriol, is actually a secosteroid hormone that is the

key that unlocks binding sites on the human genome. The human genome

contains more than 2,700 binding sites for calcitriol; those binding sites are

near genes involved in virtually every known major disease of humans.

Current _research_ (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/research.shtml) has

implicated _vitamin D deficiency_ (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vdds.shtml)

as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as

well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes,

depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness,

muscle wasting, birth defects, periodontal disease, and more.

Vitamin D's influence on key biological functions vital to one's health

and well-being mandates that vitamin D no longer be ignored by the health

care industry nor by individuals striving to achieve and maintain a greater

state of health.

If well adults and adolescents regularly avoid sunlight exposure,

_research_ (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/researchRequirements.shtml)

indicates a

necessity to supplement with at least 5,000 units (IU) of vitamin D daily.

To obtain this amount from milk one would need to consume 50 glasses. With

a multivitamin more than 10 tablets would be necessary. Neither is

advisable.

How To Get Enough Vitamin D

There are 3 ways for adults to ensure adequate levels of vitamin D:

-- regularly receive midday sun exposure in the late spring, summer, and

early fall, exposing as much of the skin as possible for 20–30 minutes

(being careful to never burn). (Those with dark skin will need longer exposure

time — up to six times longer.)

-- regularly use a sun bed (avoiding sunburn) during the colder months.

-- take 5,000 IU per day for 2–3 months, then obtain a 25-hydroxyvitamin D

test. Adjust your dosage so that blood levels are between 50–80 ng/mL (or

125–200 nM/L) year-round.

Vitamin D's Co-factors

Vitamin D has co-factors that the body needs in order to utilize vitamin D

properly.

They are:

- magnesium

- zinc

- vitamin K2

- boron

- a tiny amount of vitamin A

Magnesium is the most important of these co-factors. In fact, it is common

for rising vitamin D levels to exacerbate an underlying magnesium

deficiency. If one is having problems supplementing with vitamin D, a magnesium

deficiency could be the reason why.

Read more about _vitamin D's co-factors_

(http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/more-vitamin-d-questions-and-answers.\

shtml) .

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