Both Easy and Beneficial to Raise Vitamin D Levels
It is a world-wide epidemic: vitamin D deficiency. 14 in every 100 people around the world has poor vitamin D levels. (1) One study reports that it affects 1 billion people worldwide. (2) Low vitamin D status is linked to a wide range of diseases. Improving vitamin D levels is beneficial and easy…if vitamin D supplementation is taken. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center encourages our Manahawkin chiropractic patients to know and work to raise as necessary their vitamin D levels. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is sure that positive health benefits will result from this effort.
DISEASES LINKED TO LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS
A widespread vitamin D deficiency is associated with many diseases. The incidence of cancers like breast, colorectal, kidney, lung, and pancreatic is related to low vitamin D levels. Diabetes, rickets, rheumatic arthritis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer diseases, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and fractures in adults are too. (1, 2, 3) Vitamin D plays a key role in calcium homeostasis, skeletal metabolism, and the function of immune, cardiovascular and reproductive systems. (2) Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is also research-connected to vitamin D status and bone mineral density. (3) Vitamin D3 supplementation is effective in its care. Testing for the occurrence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in these patients is the test as to the success of the treatment. (4) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center notes that this is interesting as these two conditions are also known to be influenced by vitamin D status as well. Manahawkin chiropractic care at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center benefits Manahawkin chiropractic patients with these conditions.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVING VITAMIN D LEVELS
Supplementing those who take antidepressants with vitamin D is shown to improve the antidepressive effect. Researchers propose that vitamin D may be beneficial for other such conditions beyond just depression like schizophrenia, cognitive disturbances, attention deficit disorder, and autism. (1) Giving a daily equal dose of vitamin D (1000 units/kg I.P.) to post-surgical back patients on day one through day 21 alleviates symptoms of neuropathic pain. (5) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center sees how these benefits are worth the work our Manahawkin chiropractic patients would take on to elevate poor vitamin D levels.
HOW TO RAISE VITAMIN D LEVELS
A study of healthy young women revealed that taking calcium plus vitamin D (1500 IU) by those with less than 20ng/L or 800 IU of vitamin D by patients with levels of more than 20 ng/L. Both saw their vitamin D levels raise. The rise was seen as early as the first month of the study for those taking calcium plus vitamin D. A thought-provoking side finding in this study: It is hard to get people to do what is recommended! Only 67 of the 106 study women took the recommended supplements for the 3 months of the study! (6)
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Schedule your Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today to make an impact locally to decreasing the worldwide epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. Your health status will benefit! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center looks forward to seeing you!
