In This Issue: The importance of Vitamin D and self video. Also, a special offer From Life Extension Magazine for HealthForward Online subscribers.

Quote Of The Day:”Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” ~ 3 John 2

 Over the last year or so I’ve been doing a lot of reading and focused study on the role of vitamin D and health. The topic of Vit D has come up so often in the books I’ve read lately as well as newsletters and lectures I’ve listened to that I thought I would take this time to highlight some of the most important facts about this amazing vitamin call Vitamin D. I will explain all these topics in my video below but here are the basics.

•  Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin but a Steroid Hormone
• The specific form of Vitamin D you need to look for is Vitamin D3
• Most Americans are chronically deficient in Vit D3
• The best way to get Vitamin D3 is from sun exposure on your skin
• The best and ONLY time of day you can get vitamin D3 from the sun is during the mid day when your shadow is shorter than your height. Ironically, this is the exact time of day we are told to stay out of the sun.
• Some illnesses associated with Vit D deficiency… Osteoporosis, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Autoimmune disease, certain Cancers, Depression, Chronic Fatigue, Autism, Diabetes, Periodontal Disease, Muscle weakness and waisting, Stroke.
•  Two excellent websites to learn more about Vit D are http://www.grassrootshealth.net/   and   http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
• according to studies decribed on www.vitamindcouncil.org it is perfectly safe to supplement with at least 2000 IU of Vit D3 per day
• Ideallaly you want your blood Vit D3 levels to be about 50 to 60 ng/ml
• when you get a Vit D3 blood test make sure to get the Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy test.
•  You can order a Vit D3 blood test from either www.Lef.org or www.VitaminDcouncil.org

 Here is a video of me explaining my own Vit D test results and what it means.

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