Soak in
vitamin D(cont’d) – If you are in a
region where you are not able to soak in the morning sunlight then vitamin D is
also found in many foods, including fortified milk, cod liver oil, salmon,
tuna, mackerel, cheese also contains small amounts of vitamin D, also small
amounts are found in beef liver and egg yolks.
The major role of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels calcium
and phosphorus. Vitamin D helps the body
absorb calcium, which forms and maintains strong bone. It is used alone or together with calcium to
improve bone health and decrease fractures.
Vitamin D may also protect against osteoporosis (a condition that causes
bones to become weak and brittle) in adults, high blood pressure, other
diseases and even cancer. A severe
deficiency can also lead to rickets (a condition that causes softening and
weakening of the bones) in kids. Vitamin
D enables calcium absorption in the gut and maintain blood calcium levels to
enable normal mineralization of bone and prevent abnormally low blood calcium
levels that can then lead to Tetany - a condition that is due to usually low
blood calcium (hypokalemia) and is characterized by cramps, spasm of the voice
box (larynx), spasms of the hands and feet, cramps, and overactive neurological
reflexes. Tetany is generally considered
to result from very low calcium levels in the blood so the thing to remember is
that if you are getting no or less sunlight and the above symptoms then
immediately go to the doctor and get it diagnosed and follow instructions by
the conventional doctor.
You need to know that vitamin D
insufficiency leads to secondary hyperparathyroidism(overly active parathyroid
glands) that cause increase bone loss, osteopenia and increased fracture risk
is there if you are deficient in vitamin D.
The main cause of fracture observed after fall by elderly is due to
deficiency in calcium. A severe vitamin
D deficiency can cause myopathy, which can cause muscle weakness and pain. Vitamin D deficiency has also been seen in
knee and hip pain. Research has shown
that vitamin D has a protective effect in development of other cancers,
including breast, colon and prostate cancers.
Some research suggested that vitamin D
deficiency might be linked to diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer’s depression and
certain autoimmune diseases so you can see for yourself what deficiency in
vitamin D can do to your health, these are but some issues that you will face
due to deficiency in vitamin D there might be 10s of other disease that can
happen due to deficiency is vitamin D.
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