Rx Vitamin D2 50,000 units capsules #8 Rx
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The Importance of Vitamin D
Much is being touted these days about vitamin D - and with good reason. Studies suggest nearly half of all Americans - both adults and children - have insufficient levels of vitamin D. A chronic deficiency of vitamin D has long been associated with rickets, a childhood disease that can soften the bones and lead to fractures and bone deformities. But more and more clinical evidence is being amassed that indicates vitamin D is not just essential for helping to maintain healthy bones, but also for helping to maintain heart, breast, colon, and prostate health. Vitamin D also appears to play a part in helping to maintain good mental health and healthy carbohydrate metabolism.
It is essential to maintain healthy vitamin D levels throughout all stages of life, from fetal development to old age. The current recommended daily vitamin D intake of 400 IUs is based on the minimum allowance to protect against bone disease. However, an upward revision of the FDA's guideline is now under consideration in light of new research, especially pertaining to immune function. Researchers have found 2776 binding sites for the vitamin D receptor along the length of the human genome. These were unusually concentrated near a number of genes associated with susceptibility to autoimmune conditions such as MS, Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (or 'lupus') and rheumatoid arthritis, and to cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and colorectal cancer. Although direct sunlight exposure is a good source of vitamin D, many people do not get enough sun due to season change, latitude, or lifestyle. Therefore, vitamin D supplementation can be of great benefit in these cases.
There are detractors who say, Vitamin D is the new vitamin A, the new folic acid, the new vitamin C, the new vitamin E, all of which have not lived up to the hype.[1]
There is the danger of over-prescribing and the "more is better" mindset. The WHO publication from 2008, Vitamin D and Cancer, pg. 23, states that higher as well as lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration levels increased the risk for prostate cancer and colorectal cancer.
Reference
1. Byers, Tim; Anticancer vitamins du Jour--The ABCED's so far. AM J EPIDEMIOL,172:1 (2010) PMID 20562190.
STAND UP TO OSTEOPOROSIS
Although the effects of aging on bones can't be stopped, there are lifestyle changes that support good bone health and optimize the factors that can maintain it.
Vitamin D deficiency is quite common, particularly among the elderly. For example, a study conducted at a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, found an almost universal vitamin D deficiency among a group of 548 elderly patients. Individuals deficient in vitamin D may need 5,000-10,000 IU of vitamin D daily to replenish tissue stores. Other individuals who may need higher doses of vitamin D include the obese (the more a person weighs, the greater their vitamin D requirements), individuals with chronic disease, darker-skinned populations, and those with fat malabsorption. Some individuals respond well to an initial loading dose of 50,000 IUs once a week for eight weeks, followed by lower maintenance dosing.
You can ask your health-care practitioner to order a blood test to check your vitamin D levels. The test that seems to be most accurate is a test for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Armed with this information, your health-care practitioner can help guide you in appropriate supplementation.
This prescription status with basic e-commerce service requires a dispensing fee of $3.00 upon initiation of order from client with Rx in hand (quantity #8) by credit card and once the faxed prescription is received at (601) 510-9112 our office will manually charge the credit card the remaining $13.71 for total of $16.71. USUAL DOSE: One capsule (50,000 units) by mouth every week for 8 weeks then O.T.C. 1000 units every day.
A lot of information but you may have a good feeling in your bones, so the effort, worthwhile.
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