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Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 the article was useful until it got to the issue of how to get enough vitamin D, an issue that i have raised several times on this list in some my area its not uncommon to have no direct sunlight for more than a month at a time during fall and winter, and as a result sunlight can't be an effective method of vitamin D synthesis research has suggested that people who live in such areas and don't follow traditional dietary practices that include significant amounts of D3 in the diet are at risk for autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis, as well as all the other risk factors of course none of this is specifically mentioned in ayurveda, but if we apply the principles for ayurveda by eating bioregionally and following local, traditional practices, then all our nutritional needs will be satisfied dietary sources of cholecalciferol (D3) are typically poor, but are very good in oily fish including herring, oysters, salmon, mackerel and sardine its easy to see why these fish were such an important part of the diet for coastal peoples living in cooler, cloudier climates some fortified foods including milk and cereals show a high vitamin D content, but this is ergocalciferol (D2), which is a fungal source of vitamin that is obtained through radiation, and only has 1/4 of the the biological activity i recommend that anyone who doesn't live in a warm sunny climate take D3 all year long, with doses stating at about 1000 IU another method to obtain vitamin D are the regular use of tanning booths http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/6/1645 also note that this article states that the regular use of sunscreens reduced vitamin D synthesis by 95%!! another reason to avoid sunscreen!! as well as this, you can now also get vitamin D3 as a cream that can be applied to the skin best... Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG) Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist 203 - 1750 East 10th Ave Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADA web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com email: todd tel: 778.896.8894 fax: 1-866-703-2792 _________________ > http://health./message/5191 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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