Children in Mumbai, India, are suffering from a lifestyle that includes little time outdoors, making them vitamin D-deficient. Dr. Vipla Puri indicates that “vitamin D deficiency has reached alarming proportions,” which is adversely affecting children’s immune systems. He recommends that parents work on altering children’s lifestyle to protect them from serious diseases.
It is a well-known fact that African Americans have an excess of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, etc. when compared to other races in the U.S. A new paper makes a compelling case that the excess of cancer deaths may be due to vitamin D deficiency, since it takes much more sun exposure in blacks, compared to whites, to produce optimal vitamin D levels.
The scientific literature has many research studies that indicate a protective influence of vitamin D levels on heart disease. Now, a new study shows that light stimulates the production of period 2 proteins, which prevent heart damage. Sunlight, then, does its magic beyond just stimulating vitamin D production.
Although the population in India has the opportunity to bask in plenty of sunlight, those who live and work indoors in the cities are suffering from diseases of D deficiency; especially prevalent are bone and joint diseases, which proves that living in a sunny area means nothing if one never takes advantage of the life-saving gift.
Dr. Tatiana Christides of the University of Greenwich in the UK, has joined the common-sense movement to advocate sun exposure to prevent deterioration of human health. Congratulations to Dr. Christides for understanding the critical importance of sunlight for preventing vitamin D deficiency.
Dr. Tatiana Christides of the University of Greenwich in the UK, has joined the common-sense movement to advocate sun exposure to prevent deterioration of human health. Congratulations to Dr. Christides for understanding the critical importance of sunlight for preventing vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D and sunlight exposure have both been shown to decrease the risk of MS. Now major research demonstrates that sunlight has beneficial affects on MS beyond its ability to produce vitamin D. Those who suggest taking vitamin D rather than expose themselves to sunlight are doing a disservice.
Low vitamin D, which is primarily a result of low sunlight exposure, is closely related to the ability to conceive in both women and men. Couples spend thousands of dollars on fertility clinics when perhaps all they need is some time in the sun.