Posted on 04/08/2023 9:28:33 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
If you work indoors, live in the north, avoid the sun, are lactose intolerant, vegan, elderly or darker skinned, chances are you may be deficient in vitamin D. It's a common problem affecting as many as 25% of Americans, according to a recent study. Deficiency rates are even higher among Black Americans, reaching 60%.
Low levels of this key nutrient during pregnancy could have negative child health outcomes, according to Melissa Melough.
Melough has discovered a link between gestational vitamin D and behavioral outcomes in children. Melough examined nearly 3,200 mother and child pairs from across the country. As many as 50% of the mothers were found to be deficient in vitamin D, and deficiency was linked with long-term effects on their child's social development.
Her research found that pregnant mothers who had lower levels of vitamin D in their blood gave birth to children with more behavioral issues. These problems included a variety of behaviors from extreme shyness, detachment, or depression to acting out, disrespecting authority, violating social norms, and even aggression and violence.
"We have a sizable number of children who have these behavioral outcome measures from the early childhood period of 1 ½ to 5 years and to middle childhood, ages 5 to 12," she said.
Melough also points out that prenatal supplements alone won't fix the problem.
Annual routine lab tests don't often measure vitamin D levels, so most Americans have no idea they're potentially deficient. The average American diet, on its own, also won't likely raise vitamin D to acceptable levels. High-dose supplements are usually needed to raise levels.
Her current research suggests that vitamin D levels over 20 ng/mL could be beneficial in pregnant women.
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I follow a number of health and longevity channels including dr ford brewer’s PrevMed Health Channel.
He has a very good testing program for cardiovascular health. But its expensive and it has not been approved by medicare.
Nevertheless, some months ago they expected to get medicare approval. So they put out a waiting list for people who would like to participate in his program if they can get medicare approval.
Brewer’s program just got medicare approval. So I sent them my details.
I asked if I could bring others to join the program. I was told yes but they would have to go on the waiting list.
I think you can go to the prevmed site to do that.
I’m enthused by this as its an additional perk of my medicare and supplemental insurance.
I fail to understand why doctors are so ambivalent toward Vitamin D. For years I went for the “annual exam” and they *never* tested for vitamin D deficiency. Once I began researching the subject and became convinced that I needed extra D3, I almost had to force the doctor to test for D *each* time I went for a blood test.
The evidence is overwhelming that a large majority of people are deficient (and even dangerously deficient) in this very important nutrient. We are a society that works indoors (for the most part). We are a society that is deathly fearful of getting cancer from the sun. We are a society that eats a great deal of the wrong kinds of food. We are a society of parents who keep their children indoors, and now have a couple of generations who spend more time on “devices” than in the sun. We are an aging society.
All of these factors, and more, point to a very large number of D deficient people. Viamin D deficiency eventually leads to a sick person. Vitamin D is SO important to your health (and your children’s) in SO many areas that you are greatly harming yourself (and them) if you don’t do something about it NOW!
(From someone who knows).
20ng/ml is considered below the minimum blood vitamin D level from everything I’ve read.
The optimal level is at or above 30ng/ml up to 80ng/ml. I had mine tested a few months ago and it was 51ng/ml
I’ve learned recently that glutathione via glycine/NAC improves the uptake of vitamin d.
Might be that you posted that info.
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