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8/1/11
* Master supplement
Hope I’m not beating you over the head with this one but you may have guessed or already know, that the master supplement is vitamin D. I still suggest vitamin C as the Master Vitamin, or King of Vitamins.
But vitamin C does not have to compete against vitamin D because “vitamin” D is actually a hormone. As a hormone, it seems to influence the health of all vital systems and appears to be the single greatest weapon against the most serious diseases.
Dr. Oz recently highlighted the number of conditions that are linked to low vitamin D levels.
Essentially, it seems to be linked to every major disease process. For example, low vitamin D levels are linked to heart disease and a variety of cancers and much more.
Its importance cannot be stressed enough.
But the ideal way to get vitamin D is through sunshine, at least 20 minutes a day, wearing as little clothing as possible. On days you can’t get any rays, take a supplement, at least 1,000 IUs but preferably 2 – 4,000 units.
In non tanning seasons, take a supplement daily. It’s easy. It’s cheap.
But for persons of African descent, taking a supplement is especially important because dark skin does not readily convert the sun rays into vitamin D.
So, people of African descent should still get vitamin D by staying out in the sun longer than non-Africans. However supplementation is even more important for persons of African descent.
Come to think of it, you have to wonder how much of the disparity between the health of persons of African descent and non Africans might be due to this one factor.
Taking vitamin D supplements is the best insurance at the best rate that you could invest in so get to it.
* Superb anti-aging supplement
What if I told you that there is a common supplement that burns fat, fights cancer, heart disease and hypertension? What if I told you that you don’t even have to get it via supplement? That you can get it in certain foods? Exciting, no?
Well the substance is conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA. It is being touted as an amazing anti-aging supplement which addresses issues we all confront as we age.
It is a fatty acid, in other words, a fat that allies natural body processes to ward off weight gain, heart disease and cancer.
You can take it in supplemental form but, better yet, get it in beef and dairy. One problem, you must eat grass fed beef and organic dairy to get sufficient CLA.
* Problems with sugar? Chromium & cinnamon to the rescue
The supplement, GTF Chromium helps your body burn sugar. It’s good for prediabetics, diabetics and sugar-holics.
Cinnamon is also good for stabilizing blood sugar. I just sprinkle into my morning pot (yes, pot) of morning coffee. I also put half a cinnamon stick in for good measure.
5/25/11 – It cannot be stressed enough. Get vitamin D from the sun, if at all possible. Twenty minutes a day in the sun, wearing only bathing suit. When that is not possible, be sure to take vitamin D, at least 1,000 IUs a day but better to take closer to 4,000 IUs. If you are of African descent, your skin will not readily convert sun rays into vitamin D. You must get it from foods or supplements.
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