Both Easy and Beneficial to Raise Vitamin D Levels
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide epidemic.. 14% of the world population has poor vitamin D levels. (1) One study reports that it affects 1 billion of us worldwide. (2) Low vitamin D status is linked to a varied range of diseases. Raising vitamin D levels is beneficial and easy…if vitamin D supplementation is followed. Johnson Chiropractic encourages our Richmond chiropractic patients to check and improve as necessary their vitamin D levels. Johnson Chiropractic is sure that positive health benefits will follow from this effort.
DISEASES LINKED TO LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS
A rampant vitamin D deficiency is associated with many diseases. The incidence of cancers like lung, pancreatic, colorectal, kidney, breast is associated with low vitamin D levels. Diabetes, rickets, rheumatic arthritis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer diseases, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and fractures in adults are as well. (1, 2, 3) Vitamin D participates importantly in calcium homeostasis, skeletal metabolism, and the function of immune, cardiovascular and reproductive systems. (2) Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is also research-related to vitamin D status and bone mineral density. (3) It responds well to vitamin D3 supplementation. Checking the occurrence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in these patients is the test as to the success of the treatment. (4) Johnson Chiropractic notes that this is interesting as these two conditions are also identified as being influenced by vitamin D status too. Richmond chiropractic care at Johnson Chiropractic benefits Richmond chiropractic patients with these conditions.
BENEFITS OF IMPROVING VITAMIN D LEVELS
Supplementing those who take antidepressants with vitamin D is documented 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) Providing a daily same dose of vitamin D (1000 units/kg I.P.) to post-surgical back patients on day one through day 21 eases symptoms of neuropathic pain. (5) Johnson Chiropractic sees how these benefits are worth the effort our Richmond chiropractic patients would undertake to raise 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 those with levels of greater than 20 ng/L. Both witnessed their vitamin D levels raise. The elevation was seen within the first 30 days of the study for those taking calcium plus vitamin D. An interesting side finding in this study: It’s difficult to get people to do what is recommended! Only 67 of the 106 study participants did what they were to do for the three months of the study! (6)
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Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment now to make an impact locally to reducing the worldwide epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. Your health status will benefit! Johnson Chiropractic looks forward to your visit!
