From the Doctor’s Desk: Research Shows Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked To Cancer

Inadequate sunlight exposure has been linked to many cancers. (Click here for article.)

• Breast
• Colon
• Ovary
• Prostate
• Bladder
• Esophagus
• Kidney
• Lung
• Pancreas
• Rectum
• Stomach
• Uterus
• Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Recent research suggests that vitamin D therapy can prevent cancer.  Another article suggested that Vitamin D levels greater than 55 ng/ml would prevent 60,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 85,000 cases of breast cancer in North America. The same article projected that 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer world wide would be prevented each year.  In fact, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently showed a 77% reduction in breast, ovarian, colorectal cancers as well as lymphoma and leukemia just by normalizing the amount of Vitamin D in a patient’s body.

Vitamin D Therapy Another Cog In The Wheel of Wellness.

I practice Integrative and Functional Medicine and this research supports my approach. By replacing exactly what the body needs, in this case Vitamin D, my patients can improve their bone health, improve symptoms in a myriad of other conditions, and possibly even prevent cancer in their bodies. No anti-depressants, no relaxants, no harmful medications, and no side effects. Our focus is treating the cause of symptoms and, as a result, providing true health and wellness.

Related articles by Zemanta and others:

• How Much Vitamin D Should You Be Taking? (health.usnews.com)
• http://www.womentowomen.com/healthynutrition/vitamind.aspx
• Why Black People Need More Vitamin D
• 5 Ways Vitamin D Could Save Your Life (abcnews.go.com)