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22. Mortality
Sat Feb 1, 2014, 02:41 AM
Feb 2014
Because vitamin D is so cheap and so clearly reduces all-cause mortality, I can say this with great certainty: Vitamin D represents the single most cost-effective medical intervention in the United States. ~ Dr. Greg Plotnikoff, Medical Director, Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.


"This is like the Holy Grail of cancer medicine; vitamin D produced a drop in cancer rates greater than that for quitting smoking, or indeed any other countermeasure in existence. ~ Dennis Mangan, clinical laboratory scientist.


No other method to prevent cancer has been identified that has such a powerful impact. ~ Dr. Cedric Garland, Vitamin D expert.


I would challenge anyone to find an area or nutrient or any factor that has such consistent anti-cancer benefits as vitamin D.
The data are really quite remarkable. ~ Dr. Edward Giovannucci, Vitamin D expert.


Our most important hormones depend upon adequate reserves of cholesterol for their production and nowhere is this more important than as the precursor substance for the synthesis of Vitamin D, known also as calcitriol. Researchers in this field are sufficiently concerned from the results of their studies to pronounce that we are in the midst of an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency of immense proportion. ~ Duane Graveline MD MPH, former NASA Astronaut, former USAF flight surgeon, and retired family doctor.


The problem is that vitamin D is not really a vitamin, it's a hormone. If your thyroid hormone level was low, you'd gain 20, 30, or more pounds in weight, your blood pressure would skyrocket, you'd lose your hair, become constipated, develop blood clots, be terribly fatigued. In other words, you'd suffer profound changes. Likewise, if thyroid hormone levels are corrected by giving you thyroid hormone, you'd experience profound correction of these phenomena. That's what I'm seeing with vitamin D: restoration of this hormone to normal blood levels (25-OH-vitamin D3 50 ng/mL) yields profound changes in the body. ~ Dr. William Davis, cardiologist.


Vitamin D is cholecalciferol, a hormone. Deficiencies of hormones can have catastrophic consequences. ~ Dr. William Davis, cardiologist.


In terms of getting more bang for your health care buck, Vitamin D testing and supplementation for the population is one solution which is guaranteed to improve overall health of the population at a ridiculously low cost. ~ Jeffrey Dach MD


The danger of too much sun is minimal — the danger of too little sun is enormous. ~ Dr. Michael R. Eades.


If you think of it evolutionarily, it's the oldest hormone on this Earth. I don't think that this is going to be a flash in the pan. ~ Dr. Michael F. Holick, Vitamin D expert.


The Vitamin D Council for more information:
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/
How is this possible in the Country with the most expensive health care in the UNIVERSE? democratisphere Feb 2014 #1
They know how to charge for it. What they don't know Warpy Feb 2014 #4
They know how; they choose not to. El_Johns Feb 2014 #8
100% Agree with you Warpy. democratisphere Feb 2014 #34
Stress? WhiteTara Feb 2014 #2
It could be decreasing strength of community. Htom Sirveaux Feb 2014 #3
It's because our whole society is designed primarily to make money for wealthy people. Marr Feb 2014 #5
In my experience, this is true BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #6
And yet Denmark is virtually equal to the US in the overall chart and comes in second Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #31
It's 2nd-to-last for non-communicable disease, last for injuries, last for pregnancy-related deaths, El_Johns Feb 2014 #33
Thank you for pointing that out BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #43
+10000 woo me with science Feb 2014 #28
And guess who is to blame? The people who enable corporations... insurance companies loudsue Feb 2014 #7
See also: johnnyreb Feb 2014 #9
I think processed foods play a large part. And fast food. cui bono Feb 2014 #10
“Even Americans with health insurance, higher incomes, college education and healthy behaviors" El_Johns Feb 2014 #15
kick and reccing every post here too. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #11
Every segment of the US population lives shorter lives than their peers in other developed El_Johns Feb 2014 #12
hmmm....ok thanks. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #13
Key paragraph: El_Johns Feb 2014 #14
quite true..... BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #20
Europe & Japan have chemical plants too, likely just as many per capita, in a generally more El_Johns Feb 2014 #23
hmmm...good comparison. makes sense. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #24
Trying to think of the best thing to blame for these statistics... illachick Feb 2014 #16
The spirit level Recursion Feb 2014 #17
+1 El_Johns Feb 2014 #18
hmmmm..... BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #21
If you look at the charts at the USC link, it is the violence in our society that accounts for Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #32
is suicide counted as intentional violence? Recursion Feb 2014 #36
I would assume so, as it is intentional and violent. I'm saying look at the actual information Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #38
I'm in the bonus. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #19
Mortality Not a Fan Feb 2014 #22
And on the eve of my 50th B-day...I had to see and read this. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #25
OMG!! Well, Happy Birthday, Solly Mack. I turned 50 on the 30th and going on 3 years Ecumenist Feb 2014 #29
and to you, Ecumenist! Congrats and Happy Birthday! That's wonderful news! Solly Mack Feb 2014 #39
our homes! KT2000 Feb 2014 #26
Agree. I think chemical exposure is marions ghost Feb 2014 #41
Look at the processed food in this country newfie11 Feb 2014 #27
There might be something to the sorefeet Feb 2014 #30
and then there is violence like .... kydo Feb 2014 #35
Our gun death rate is appallingly high Recursion Feb 2014 #37
It is due to air conditioning FarCenter Feb 2014 #40
kick woo me with science Feb 2014 #42
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