Whether provided by sunlight, foods or nutritional supplements, vitamin D is an extremely necessary vitamin that functions in a number of beneficial roles for the body. Sadly, current national stats show that 70% and more of Americans have extremely insufficient levels of vitamin D. This may be due to modern lifestyle behaviors like working indoors for extended periods of time and heavy use of sunscreen—these two items alone block our body’s ability to manufacture vitamin D. What’s more, a lot of evidence points to the fact that vitamin D deficiency is widespread, affecting individuals of all ages from children to the elderly.

Why is Vitamin D So Necessary?

Vitamin D builds and maintains strong bones by enhancing calcium absorption
Helps the immune system function at its best
Maintains breast, colon and prostate health
Supports healthy muscle cells
Helps maintain joint and muscle comfort
Promotes healthy mood and brain function

Food Source of Vitamin D
Foods provide minimal amounts of vitamin D—a reasonable explanation for why vitamin D deficiency is so prevalent. In fact, we may need to consume excessive amounts of these vitamin D sources in order to meet our vitamin D needs. For example, it could take up to 20 glasses of milk or 10 ounces of salmon per day to fulfill our daily vitamin D requirement. Not an easy way to get our Vitamin D needs met.

Food Source Amount Per Serving
Cod liver oil 1,360 IU per tablespoon
Cooked salmon 360 IU per 3.5 ounces
Fortified milk 98 IU per cup
Eggs 20 IU per 1 whole egg

Vitamin D comes in two forms: Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3. Vitamin D3—most commonly found in dietary supplements—is the preferred form because it is better used by your body to carry out its important roles.

Recommended dosage for adults

1000-2000 IU per day of vitamin D3 taken with food

Are you at risk for vitamin D deficiency?

You may be at risk if you:

experience limited sun exposure and wear sunscreen
are 65 years of age and older
live in a nursing home
are exposed to air pollution
are overweight or obese

Talk to you doctor. Your doctor can determine your vitamin D status with a simple blood test.
Be responsible for your own health and consider taking a vitamin D supplement as part of a healthy supplement regimen.

I made sure that my Dad took his Vitamin D3 every single day. Even though he had COPD, Cancer and Dementia, he remained reasonably healthy until a week before his death. He was still walking, talking, singing as much as he possibly could clear up until the end.

Take your Vitamin D3 every single day.

Warmly,
Connie Clark
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We really enjoyed being able to visit often, going to dinner together, having holidays together again and just spending time with the whole family…my Mom, my Dad, my Mother-in-Law and our 4 children. Brothers and sisters came out to visit when they could….from MN, IL, CA and it was super.

In 2000, way too soon, my Mom began showing signs of forgetfulness. Alzheimers runs in our family and she had always worried that she would be like her mother with Alzheimers. And sure enough, she was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2001. I wish I had known about glutathione back then. What a dreadful disease…..helplessly I watched my Mom through the entire loss of her memories, her ability to form full sentences, her FEAR when she realized very frequently in the early stages that she was “losing everything” as she said so often. She began to wander a bit and Daddy would find her in some neighbor’s home. She would be frightened and not know who Daddy was so she didn’t want to go with him. She could no longer cook and Daddy had to always check the stove to be sure it was turned off. He would call me several times a week to come over because he couldn’t stop Mom from crying. I would go over, hold Mom in my arms and rock her, telling her that I would always be here for her whenever she needed me. Eventually, she would stop crying and I could coax a little laughter out of her.

Of course, I tried everything I could think of….medical treatments such as Namenda (I ordered it from Germany because it had not yet been approved here in the USA) and it did seem to help a bit. Mom couldn’t take the other treatments because they made her very ill physically. I made sure that Mom took vitamins, the very best that I could find at the time. I replaced all their chemically-laced toxic cleaners and personal care items with environmentally-safe products and I’m sure it was better for them, but probably way too late to do much good.

Mom complained about her leg hurting and she would cry asking us to please have her leg cut off. I would explain that we couldn’t cut her leg off but we would try to alleviate the pain. Her doctor gave her some arthritis med treatment but it didn’t do any good. He even gave her cortisone shots but they didn’t help at all. Finally, I tried one of my alternative health solution products and within a week, she no longer was complaining about the pain, her leg was no longer buckling under her and she was feeling just great.

I began looking for ways to keep her active and also secure. My Dad was becoming exhausted trying to take care of her and he needed breaks. I began contacting different kinds of senior care help, the Alzheimers Association, longterm health care, Adult Protection Agency and many others to learn what I could setup to help my Mom and Dad.

Watch for my next Post for this senior care help information. And please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more about Alzheimers and the solutions/hardships endured during this journey.

Be healthy and happy!

Warmly,
Connie