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By Jason Kennedy
Vitamin D may be the most explosive natural-health discovery of the last 20 years. We now know that this critical, fat-soluble vitamin can prevent ALL types of cancer by 77%. And as remarkable as that is, it only scratches the surface of its potential. But sadly, many of us are still deficient in vitamin D. Even if you take a vitamin D supplement, chances are your levels are not high enough to prevent cancer, diabetes and the dozens of other health concerns that vitamin D safeguards against. Whats more, you may not have heard of vitamin Ds hidden powers, which include helping you fight depression, boosting your sex drive and helping you burn fat and stay lean. In this special report, Ill show you the evidence that backs up vitamin Ds promise of living a vital, energetic and disease-free life. Youll also discover all your options, even the ones Big Pharma are keeping from you, and youll get concrete advice on what to do and where to find it. Heres a quick look: Prevent 17 Types of Cancer By 77%: Heres the breakthrough study from Creighton University you read about earlier, uncensored with all the details. PLUS Ill show you the hushed-up Harvard study that confirms vitamin Ds cancer-crushing power. Fire Up Your Sex Life: How to use vitamin D to boost your bedroom performance and increase testosterone and other key sex hormones by up to 200%. Burn Fat Faster: Ramping up vitamin D turns on your bodys fat burner and improves muscle definition. Are you currently taking enough vitamin D to get its fat-fighting potential? Throw Your Brains Happy Switch: Vitamin D activates a key neurotransmitter that helps you eliminate mood swings, food cravings... even depression. Ill tell you which one and how to make it work for you. Wipe Out Pain and Fatigue: How one researcher discovered how the right amount of vitamin D reverses chronic pain, muscle weakness and fatigue in as little as three months.
40% of infants had less than optimal levels of vitamin D, and shockingly, 33% already showed signs of bone loss. 9% of children, or 7.6 million were deficient. 61% of children, or 50.8 million, had less than optimal levels.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is both a vitamin and a steroid hormone that influences virtually every cell in your body. Being one of nature's most potent cancer fighters, your body has vitamin D receptors in nearly every type of cell in your body. Vitamin D keeps cells healthy and functioning at their best, and its critical for your immune system. If you dont have enough, some cells may end up damaged and diseased. To prevent cancer, your levels of vitamin D must be much higher than what the government recommends. Once vitamin D is in your bloodstream, your organs convert it into calcitriol, which is the hormonal or activated version of vitamin D. Your organs then use it to repair damage, including damage from cancer cells and tumors. Epidemiologist and vitamin D researcher Cedric Garland, DrPH, a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Diego says that the vitamin D and cancer connection has been tested and confirmed in more than 200 epidemiological studies, and more than 2,500 laboratory studies. When you get your levels of vitamin D high enough, you can...
But the results speak for themselves. In the study, researchers found that calcium, when combined with vitamin D prevented: vi All cancers by 77% Breast cancer by 68% Type I diabetes by 80% All fractures by 50% Its incredible that such a powerful cure could be so universally ignored. If a drug stopped cancer in its tracks, AND prevented diabetes and bone fractures, it would be on the front pages of every newspaper in the country. But when its a simple vitamin, it gets hushed up and pushed aside.
Men have about 15 times more testosterone than women, and this extra testosterone gives men their strength, muscle mass, and is largely responsible for their sex drive and potency. It also increases a mans energy, ambition and mental focus. One study shows that the vitamin D from sunlight has a profound on testosterone production. When the chest or back is exposed to sunlight, the male hormones may increase by 120%. When the genital area is exposed, the hormones increase by 200%. vii In the journal Natural Hormonal Enhancement, researchers concluded: In male rodents, experimental light deprivation causes profound testicular shrinkage and a reduction in testosterone levels to near castrate levels. In a wide range of other animals, summer to winter light changes induce decrements in reproductive hormones, copulatory performance, and gonadal mass. That means that a deficiency of vitamin D can trigger a loss of testosterone production and decreased sex drive. As you get older, loss of sex drive is common, but this age-related decline can be reversed with a combination of sunlight and vitamin D supplementation.
Suppress your appetite and curb depression: Vitamin D stimulates the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin. And thats good news, because when levels of serotonin drop, it can cause mood swings, carbohydrate cravings and even depression, all of which pack on the pounds. Boost production of MSH: Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH) has been shown to stimulate weight loss and energy production. Vitamin D also oxygenates your blood, increasing blood supply to your muscles. ix Conversely, a vitamin D deficiency can cause or worsen muscle loss. Examples include myopathy and sarcopenia. x xi In the book The Miracle of Vitamin D, nutritionist Krispin Sullivan reports the results of a medical study where five patients confined to wheelchairs with severe weakness and fatigue. Blood tests revealed that all suffered from severe vitamin D deficiency. The patients received 50,000 IU vitamin D per week and all became mobile within six weeks.
Excess: greater than 100 ng/ml Intoxication: greater than 150 ng/ml Most people are clinically deficient, even if they take a multivitamin. Ideally, you want to maintain a healthy year-round level of around 50 ng/ml.
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By taking these simple steps, you can boost your vitamin D to a healthy level and dramatically reduce your risks of many chronic diseases. Remember if your vitamin D levels are low, work with your doctor. Your doctor can help you monitor your levels so that you reach your target without overshooting it. Just keep in mind that some doctors will not recommend taking more vitamin D than what is recommended by the government. Some doctors may not even want to measure your vitamin D levels at all. If this happens to you, dont worry. You can go it on your own. Its your choice what you do with your body. Just follow the general guidelines in this special report. If you have your levels tested by an independent lab, start supplementing with vitamin D and then have them retested every 6 months. Use the blood level guide above, and try to keep your levels around 50 ng/ml.
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