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Title: Vitamin D: Many Benefits; Optimal Dose Uncertain, Sept 16, 2009
Full article at: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-mchi/5417.html
Excerpt: "ROCHESTER, Minn. — Vitamin D appears to boost health from head to toe, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. ... Recent reports on vitamin D suggest that it offers many benefits, especially for older adults. Findings point to improved balance, reduction in the risk of bone fractures, and better thinking skills such as planning, organizing and abstract thinking. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders, infections such as tuberculosis, and periodontal disease. Low vitamin D levels also may affect certain cancers, including colon, breast and prostate cancers."
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HEY!!!!!
My endocrinologist worked on both those studies!!!
He is the top doc @ Mayo for Vit. D and Bones!!!
Speaking of which I get mine checked wednesday!
Brianna
Whoah! Brianna, I guess that makes you a celebrity de-facto!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your vitamin D level!
Vitamin D will be low (naturally turns itself OFF) to STOP absorbing calcium, due to a ParaThyroid TUMOR! So, if your vitamin D levels are LOW, and your Blood calcium is HIGH, DON'T supplement!
No amount of vitamin D will reverse/remove the tumor......Only surgery!
Dr. James Norman has a wonderful site: www.parathyroid.com which has been a God-send! Nice to know there are experts that understand what you are experiencing, and can help reverse what you have been dealing with for years, in less than a 20 minute surgery!
Hi, Jasladytoo, thanks for your info. On my profile, in my Tips for Your Doctor, I state that calcium and PTH should be tested at the same time as D. If PTH and calcium are high to begin with, this should be straightforward for any doctor. This is primary hyperparathyroidism and requires surgery. For most people with high PTH and normal calcium, this is secondary hyperparathyroidism, and PTH should come down as D levels increase with D therapy. I have read Dr. Norman's work. Although I admire his parathyroid info, he is behind the times in terms of vit D research. It is well-known and proven that low vitamin D will cause PTH to go high. I have found no research that suggests that it is the PTH level that is causing D to go low. If you know of any, please let me know. The parathyroids are biosensors. They sense when blood calcium is low. If so, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is sent to ask vit D to activate itself and absorb calcium from the diet. If not enough calcium is ingested or if vit D is low, PTH then goes to the kidneys to call upon temporarily-stored calcium there. If none there, PTH goes to the bone and will eventually lead to bone diseases like osteopenia and osteoporosis. This is well studied. There are no studies so far that I can find that show why the parathyroid enlarges. Perhaps one day, someone will show scientifically that it is due to overworked parathyroids due to vit D deficiency. So, yes, calcium and PTH should be checked. Every doctor should know this, but it often isn't the case. Thanks for reminding us all of the need for these tests.
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