Life Extension Vitamins

This month, Life Extension magazine is a compilation of the results of recent studies showing that this vitamin (actually a hormone produced in the body from cholesterol) is certainly the determining factor in preventing viral infections like flu or a cold, and those that cause chronic diseases such as hepatitis and inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis and autoimmune diseases based. Not enough vitamin D (D3 – the biological active) are associated with levels related to age almost every known dysfunction. The purpose of this article to spread the word to those they do not know (extension Life Work Foundation LEF), a magazine or website, this dietary supplement has more bang for the buck than almost any other.

Given that eat almost any healthy diet, the only element that health is so poor in the general population of most the world is the level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood. Levels necessary for optimal immune function and down-regulate inflammation naturally tend to increase with age has been clearly established by many studies to be> 50 ng / ml (nanograms per milliliter of blood), with some authorities suggesting that more benefits can occur at levels above 70 ng / ml. The main reasons for this deficiency are widespread largely devoted to daylight hours indoors, live too far north or south of the Equator, and wear too. With age, conversion of sunlight into vitamin D is less effective, thus exacerbating the problem for the elderly.

Scope deficiency:

LEF offers the 25-OH vitamin D, as evidence of a laboratory service. We analyzed the results of more than 13,000 members spread tests over a period of 18 months to determine that 85% of the initial test results showed less than 50 ng / ml optimal goal. Indeed, 38% of members were below 30 ng / ml, a level now seen as critical for normal immune function. Note that these are highly motivated people to optimize health and are vitamin Great supplement makers, however, was sup-optimal levels of vitamin D in the population. Many studies recent for the general public showed much lower values than these. And until recently, the medical community believes that the levels impaired below 12 ng / ml, values that we know today is very bad and dangerous to health in general. The "range reference standard "used by most laboratories is now increased to 30 – 100 ng / ml.

"About 70 percent of U.S. population has insufficient levels of vitamin D, "said Adrian Gombart, principal investigator at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. "It a crucial issue as we learn more about the many roles they can play in the fight against the disease, the balance of the immune response, helping to solve problems, autoimmune and even prevention of heart disease. "pics of vitamin D in late winter due to prolonged absence of sunlight, and is much more serious in people with dark skin.

Competition with vitamin A:

Other results EWL is research evidence that preformed vitamin A (retinol) competes with vitamin D s and can reduce operating efficiency. Age the old rule of vitamin D during the winter was a tablespoon of oil cod liver (CLO). However, a comparison of old CLO and today shows that higher levels of vitamin A (4000 to 10,000 IU) and low levels of vitamin D (400 to 1200 IU). This result makes CLO less desirable as a source of vitamin D. Vitamin products with higher levels of Article retinol (very common nowadays, an average of 4395 IU in a sample of popular products) may have the role of vitamin D, which leads to the same conditions as shown deficiency of vitamin D. This applies not beta-carotene, however. Following these findings, LEF is to reduce the amount of retinol in Life Extension Mix and improving vitamin D.

The scope of increased vitamin D s power protection:

The weight of a new study has just been made by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah, and presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, followed by more than one year, nearly 28,000 patients aged 50 or older with no history of cardiovascular disease. It was found that patients having very low levels of vitamin D – in comparison with those with a normal rate – 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent were more likely to develop coronary artery disease, and 78 percent were more likely to suffer a stroke.

Vitamin D is now considered one of the nutrients most important for overall health, with impacts on issues ranging from health to our immune system to prevent heart disease and even vulnerability to flu. But it is also one of the most likely to be deficient – especially in late winter, when the production of vitamin the sun "to the status quo for millions of people in the United States, Europe and other countries of the north (and south).

LEF said today its members take 5000 to 10,000 IU per day to achieve an optimal level. The author was 5000 IU per day for the past almost 3 years. This winter, I threw up 10,000 IU in an effort to approach 70 ng / mL on the basis of 25-OH vitamin D result of 54 ng / ml in late summer. My results have been spectacular in which I have not had a viral infection or bacterial infection, only 3 years. So, I invite you to visit EWL (www.lef.org) and find the article in the January issue of 2010, reading and listening too. Should be published on the 25th of this month.

Living – Frank