Lack of Sunshine Vitamin Linked to Cognitive Decline

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hils — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:14:07 GMT

Can I get vitamin D through glass, e.g. sitting in a sunny room?

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moo_203 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:18:52 GMT

i had a vit. D test thru the vitamin D council and i just got the results back....level was 39 range is 32-100) so i've been taking 1,000 units a day as i don't get sun where i live yet....should i take more even tho i'm in the reference range?

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curious7 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:04:38 GMT

Sunshine is of course is good for many things, In climates where sunshine is limited people have a greater incidence of depression. Sunshine aids in both the prevention of and the treatment of cancers, and people of dark complexions who also live furtherest from the Equator suffer more kidney faliure, due to a lack of VitaminD. Behold we ave nutts running around trying to tell us to stay away from the sun, use "sunblock." Never mind that the sunblock is toxic. Be aware though we can get too much of a good thing.

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TWS500 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:59:13 GMT

The FDA recently banned a natural form of vitamin B-6...because of a petition from a company that includes it in their product... What's next...?!!

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PJJformnebraska — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:38:15 GMT

You are right about the only way for seniors to get Vit D is sunlight. However: if you check the reason you will find out it is because of lack of the enzine to digest Vit D. It also can cuse fradigal bones because, you need Vit D to abosorbe calcium. I looked it up and diabetics esp. have Vit D deficenacy due to the pancarease not working. So get our in the sun soake up the rays. Most of us cannot take a pill or flld due to this condition.

GGO LUCK

PJJfromnebraska

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Exeris — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:09:56 GMT

I'm surprised that Dr. Mercola doesn't recommend drying mushrooms in the sun to get Vitamin D in the winter.

He had an article about it, that mentioned how sun dried mushrooms can have huge amounts of Vit D.

But no mention of it at all since then. Mabye there is a reason but just surpised he has't brought it up in any of the many recent articles on vit D.

The one recently found iceman, forget name, had dried mushrooms on him, maybe that's how early man got Vit. D in the winter in the North...

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Orchidgirl — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:42:20 GMT

Does anyone know the safety of using a tanning bed while pregnant?

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Duparc — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:07:43 GMT

I am not a sun worshiper and the amount of exposure I get depends entirely on circumstance but over the course of any day seldom am I out in the midday sun. I took heed of the recommendation to increase vitamin D supplementation to high dosages only to discover that it caused low-level depression so have returned to my normal supplemental daily dosage of nil and feel normal again! I may return to taking vitamin D in supplemental form but it will be at a much reduced level than is currently recommended.

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alkahl — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:37:35 GMT

Does not the body require cholesterol to react with the UV in sunlight to make vitamin D in the body?

If so, the over-aggressive statin use to reduce cholesterol could be the reason why so many people are deficient in Vitamin D and also the reason why there is such an increase in Alzheimer's Disease.

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RobCrouse — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:36:42 GMT

Nils - I agree that too much of anything is not a good idea. I'm sorry to hear about your friend Marna, but I thought I would mention that there are many other factors that can contibute to poor skin health, like poor diet and the resulting nutritional deficiencies and toxin overloads from processed foods, poor water and chronic dehydration, smoking, drinking, etc. I'm not suggesting that your friend dealt with any of these problems, but I do know from personal experience that overexposure to sun doesn't necessarily result in the kind of leathery skin you describe. I have spent years in the golf business and many full days in the sun and I am sometimes told how young and smooth my skin looks. I am from northern European descent, 51 years of age, and don't wear sunblock or even a hat most of the time. I used to smoke and drink until my early thirties, and had a terrible diet, and I looked worse then than I do now. Just sayin'...

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joeday — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:35:55 GMT

Manhaattan has been very much the cloudy or rainy Winter, so getting sunshine at least on the face, doesn't anount to much. I have been taking Vitamin D beads totalling 4,000 IU, and since then I feel very perky. Work and play have improved so much.

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Ed Siceloff — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:38:07 GMT

Our ancestors spent most of the day outside in sunlight. Today we are warned about too much sun. There are many variables making our lives different than those of our ancestors. While the medical authorities for the most part warn us of too much sun, there are still relatively few of them that warn us of bad diet. And, a better diet, with local fruits and vegetables, grown on better soils, without chemical fertilizers, is one of the variables between ourselves and our ancestors. And, I think that Dr. Mercola advocates this.

Given a "good diet" I tend to think that most people have little to worry about in terms of getting too much sunshine. I work outside year round. For the most part I am never sick--although for some reason, after not getting the flu for years and years and years, I had it this year. I don't have a skin cancer (one of the reasons for warning), but, neither do I go out and "worship" the sun--sunbathing. I just work and play in it.

If one understands that one was created to be in sunshine, then....

If one understands that we evolved--that happened in sunshine as well. Either way, we are creatures whose habitat includes sunshine, except for when it is dark. It stands to reason that would continue to be our healthiest environment.

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Nils — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:12:07 GMT

You do need some sunlight... your skin needs it to produce vitamin D.... but you can also get too much. I've known people who "loved the sun," spent time in it without taking reasonable precautions, and had severely sun damaged skin as a result.

My friend Marna, when she was 45, had skin that looked like tanned leather, stiff and rigid, locked into deep permanent wrinkles because she spent so much time outdoors. She had spent years outdoors hiking. Her muscles were strong but her face and hands were stiff and rigid from long long hours in the sun. She died before she was 50, of cancer.

Dr. Mercola has done much good for the world, and he is right that we all need some sun. Few of us who work indoors, locked away in offices during the day, get enough. But it's important not to go from erring on the side of caution, to erring on the side of overindulgence, or you may damage your skin and your health in ways that cannot be reversed. Enjoy the sun, but don't overdo it.

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Elphaba — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:26:22 GMT

I used to try to stay out of the sun too! All of that vitamin D I missed out on! No more...

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WellnessMom — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:06:36 GMT

Great info to know about.