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The Amazing Healthspan Benefits of Vitamin D3

Vitamin D deficiency is probably the cause of more than 60% of the diseases in the world today. A rapidly growing and currently extensive number of peer reviewed clinical trials have demonstrated that maintaining optimum serum levels of Vitamin D drastically reduces the risk of acquiring many diseases. These reduced risks are presented in the accompanying Slides. To view these Slides please click on the Benefit Tabs at the top of this panel.

Experts recommend that your blood level should be maintained year round at between 50-80 ng/ml (125 – 200 nmol/L), as this allows the body to have some vitamin D in reserve, and it duplicates the higher levels found in young, healthy individuals who spend a decent amount of time in a sun-rich environment.

GROUND BREAKING NEW RESEARCH (Link here) from UCSD (University of California, San Diego) finds daily intake of 4,000 to 8,000 IU is needed for optimum disease prevention.

There is a lot of confusion regarding the attaining and maintaining of optimum levels of Vitamin D in relation to supposed toxicity. In order to allay these undeserved fears, the following facts should be noted:

FACT	Young, healthy humans make between 10,000 and 20,000 units of vitamin D within 20 - 30 minutes of full body exposure to the sun. Their measured serum levels of Vitamin D range between 54 - 90ng/ml. The elderly and dark skinned (including those with a healthy tan) require much longer periods of exposure to produce then same levels of Vitamin D.
FACT	Nobody has ever acquired Vitamin D toxicity from exposure to the sun. So recommended blood levels of 50 - 80 ng/ml have never resulted in toxicity.
FACT	There is no published evidence of toxicity in adults from long term intake of 10,000iu per day and experts have suggested that human toxicity probably begins to occur after chronic daily consumption of approximately 40,000iu/day.
FACT	Vitamin D has co-factors that the body needs in order to utilise vitamin D properly. Magnesium (Mg) is the most important of these co-factors as it is required by all enzymes that metabolise Vitamin D. Mg is also required in each of the steps concerned with the replication, transcription, and translation of genetic information that Vitamin D is involved with. Deficiency in any of these cofactors will result in under utilisation of Vitamin D intake.
FACT	The only way to determine your serum blood levels of Vitamin D is by blood test. 40fyME® offers members an inexpensive home test kit which provides you with accurate 25(OH)D levels in around 10 days.

ALL CAUSE MORTALITY boxing_gloves_2205261_s_logo

150%	Reduced risk of all-cause mortality in older community-dwelling women between those with the highest levels of 25(OH)D and those with the lowest. See Ref1A
124%	Reduced risk of all-cause mortality in older men and women between those with the highest levels of 25(OH)D and those with the lowest. See Ref1B
108%	Reduced risk of all-cause mortality in older men and women between those with the highest levels of 25(OH)D and those with the lowest. See Ref1C
26%	Reduced risk in the general population of all-cause mortality between those in the highest quartile levels of 25(OH)D and those in the lowest quartile. See Ref1D

COGNITIVE

394%	Higher risk of cognitive impairment in those with severe Vitamin D deficiency. See Ref8A
67%	Reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease between those in the highest quartile of serum D level, compared to those in the lowest quartile. See Ref8B

BONE HEALTH

71%	Reduced risk of hip fracture in women who had the highest level of 25(OH)D serum levels compared to those women with the lowest levels. See Ref8C
26%	Reduced risk of hip and non vertebral fractures in older persons consuming 700 – 800iu per day. See Ref8D

CARDIOVASCULAR manonbike_5532659_s

378%	Reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality in older men and women between those with low level 25(OH)D serum levels and those with higher levels. See Ref2A
122%	Reduced risk in cardiovascular mortality in older men and women between those in the lowest 2 quartiles of 25(OH)D serum levels and those in highest quartile of 25(OH)D levels. See Ref2B
109%	Reduced risk in men of myocardial infarction where serum level of 25(OH)D is greater than 30ng/ml compared to those whose level is 15ng/ml or less. See Ref2C
78%	Higher risk of having a stroke in those patients having a very low level of 25(OH)D serum level (less than 15ng/ml). See Ref2D
77%	Higher risk of death in those patients having a very low level of 25(OH)D serum level (less than 15ng/ml). See Ref2E
62%	Reduced risk of having a cardiovascular event for those have a 25(OH)D serum level greater than 15 ng/ml compared to those with less than 15ng/ml. See Ref2G
62%	Higher risk of individuals having cardiovascular event where level of 25(OH)D is less than 15ng/ml. See Ref2H
330%	More likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure with 25(OH)D levels less than 15ng/ml compared to those with levels >15ng/ml. See Ref2I

LUNG CANCER

84%	Reduced risk of lung cancer in women with the highest levels of Vitamin D had an 84% reduction in their risk of developing lung cancer. See Ref3A
65%	Reduced risk of lung cancer in women (45% in men) for those with higher 25(OH)D serum levels. See Ref3B

BREAST CANCER

222%	Increased risk of developing breast cancer for women with low levels of 25(OH)D serum according to Vitamin D Council research. See Ref3C
73%	Increased risk of dying from breast cancer between those with deficient and sufficient 25(OH)D serum levels at the time of diagnosis. See Ref3D
60%	Reduced risk of breast cancer when taking Vitamin D in conjunction with Calcium. See Ref3E.
48%	Reduced risk of breast cancer with 25(OH)D blood serum levels of approximately 52 ng/ml as opposed to levels less than 13 ng/ml. See Ref3F
48%	Decreased risk of developing breast cancer for premenopausal women with 25(OH)D serum levels in upper quartiles compared to women in lowest quartile. See Ref3G

OVARIAN CANCER

30%

Reduced risk of ovarian cancer for those women taking 1000iu Vitamin D3 per day. See Ref3H

COLORECTAL/BOWEL/GASTRIC CANCER

50%	Reduced risk of colorectal cancer was associated with a serum 25(OH)D levels >= 33 ng/mL, compared to <=12 ng/mL. See Ref4A
40%	Reduced risk of colorectal cancer between inthe highest quintile and those in the lowest quintile. See Ref4B
39%	Reduced risk of colorectal cancer between inthe highest quintile and those in the lowest quintile. See Ref4D
45%	Reduced risk of death from gastric cancer where 25(OH)D serum levels increased by 25nmol/L. See Ref4E

PANCREATIC CANCER

43%	Reduced risk of pancreatic cancer with daily intake of 400iu. See Ref4F
35%	Reduced risk of pancreatic cancer between those withthe lowest quintile and those in the highest quintile. See Ref4G

RENAL CANCER

73%

Reduced risk of renal cancer for those with higher 25(OH)D serum levels. See Ref4H

BLADDER CANCER

73%

Reduced risk of bladder cancer between inthe highest quintile and those in the lowest quintile. See Ref4I

DIABETES M-W-on-Beach-4836866_s

87%	Reduced risk in women of developing type 2 diabetes between high serum levels of 25(OH)D and low levels. See Ref5A
80%	Reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes for children taking between 320iu and 280iu of Vitamin D3 per day. See Ref5B
55%	Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes between high serum levels of 25(OH)D and low levels. See Ref5C
51%	Reduced risk of developing metabolic syndrome between high serum levels of 25(OH)D and low levels. See Ref5D
48%	Reduced risk of developing metabolic syndrome for blood levels of 25(OH)D reater than 28.7 nmol/l. See Ref5E
40%	Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes between highest tertile level of 25(OH)D and lowest tertile. See Ref5F

MULTIPLE SCHEROSIS older_couple_3218291_s

60%	Reduced risk for those having the highest amount of Vitamin D in their blood compared to the lowest quintile. See Ref6A
50%	Reduced risk of relapse in MS patients with an increase of 15ng/ml in serum 25(OH)D levels. See Ref6B
41%	Reduced risk for those taking 400iu of Vitamin D per day compared to those not taking the supplement. See Ref6C

MACULAR DEGENERATION

36%

Reduced risk of early age-related macular degeneration between those in the highest quintile of blood serum 25(OH)D compared to those in the lowest quintile. See Ref6D

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

34%

Reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis in older women with greater intake of Vitamin D. See Ref6E

PREGNANCY

50%	Reduced risk of comorbidities in pregnant women taking 4000iu per day compared to those women only taking 400iu per day. See Ref7A
40%	Of women having caesarean sections had low 25(OH)D levels. Recommendations for pregnant and nursing women are 6000iu per day. See Ref7B
27%	Reduced risk of preeclampsia in women who take 440iu to 600iu per day compared to those women taking less than 200ui. See Ref7C

ANEMIA

29%

Reduced risk of anemia for each 10 ng/mL increment in serum 25 (OH) D. See Ref7D

INFLUENZA

58%

Reduced risk of influenza in those children who supplement with 1200iu of Vitamin D3 per day. See Ref7E

50%

Reduced risk of acquiring Acute Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Adults when level of

25(OH)D serum >= 38ng. See Ref7I

COLDS

36%

Reduced risk of having an upper respiratory tract infection for those with higher levels of

25(OH)D. See Ref7F

ASTHMA

40%

Reduced risk of asthma in offspring 3 to 5 years when mothers consumed higher intake of Vitamin D. See Ref7G

FURTHER BENEFITS

An ever increasing number of clinical studies demonstrate the benefits to be derived by optimising serum vitamin D3

levels to either prevent or treat the following conditions: dancing_couple_5678116_s

Acne	Allergies	Alzheimer's disease
Asthma	Autism	Autoimmune disorders
Celiac disease	Crohn's disease	Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain	Colonic adenoma	Cystic fibrosis
Depression	Endometrial cancer	Glucose intolerance
Grave’s disease	Hypertension	Kidney Disease
Low back pain	Lupus	Melanoma
Mental illness and mood disorders	Muscle weakness and pain	Obesity
Osteoarthritis	Osteomalacia	Osteoporosis
Ovarian cancer	Peripheral artery disease	Pelvic floor disorders
Psoriasis	Rickets	Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Tuberculosis	Urinary incontinence	Central Nervous System

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The number of peer reviewed studies relating to the benefits of Vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of a large range of diseases is extensive and the results compelling.

Maintenance of optimum serum levels of 25(OH)D offers you a safe protocol which will enable you to reduce your personal risk of contracting cancer, cardio-vascular disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and many more diseases by over 50%.

Vitamin D will provide a positive impact on both your healthspan and lifespan.

For the efficient uptake of serum 25(OH)D, you need sufficient levels of cofactors.

You have been presented with a vast array of data on Vitamin D. Data that will provide you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about your health and wellbeing.

To see what the experts say, see Vitamin D quotes.

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