The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin D - CBN News

The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin D - CBN News

September 23, 2011 

An informative news story by Gailon Totheroh

of CBN News on the amazing health benefits of

Vitamin D. Would you believe this vital

nutrient derived from the sun’s rays has been

shown to stave off some

of the most debilitating and deadly diseases; cancer, diabetes, heart

disease, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases. Please watch to learn more

and share this video with loved ones

Now go out and enjoy the sun!

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What is Vitamin D

Vitamin D is an inert, fat-soluble prohormone. Its primary function is

to allow the body to absorb calcium.

Calcium itself is not commonly in a usable from and without vitamin D,

the calcium we consume would not be added into bones.

Vitamin D helps calcium in almost every stage from the absorption of

calcium out of the foods and supplements we take to the

proper flowing through the bloodstream to the bones that need it.

Vitamin D though is unusable by the body in its normal inert form.

The liver converts the inert form into calcidiol and then the kidneys

will convert it a second time into calcitriol.

Calcitriol is the form that the body uses with calcium.

It’s for this reason that it is important to monitor levels of intake to

prevent vitamin D deficiency.

Vitamin D also plays a role in cell differentiation. 

When cells divide, it is called cell proliferation; when cells develop into

different types with different functions, it’s called cell differentiation.

When cells differentiate, proliferation slows down—in other words,

specialized cells don’t grow in number too quickly.

Vitamin D actually stimulates differentiation and

inhibits proliferation.  Although proliferation is vital to wound healing, it

can get out of control.  Uncontrolled cell growth is the hallmark of cancer.

Vitamin D has been shown to affect a gene that plays a role in the

suppression of colon cancer.  It does so by preventing the proliferation of

colon cancer cells.  Not bad for a simple nutrient.

Our immune system is also regulated by vitamin D.

The cells of the immune system, most notably the T-cells, carry the VDR.

Vitamin D acts as an autoimmune suppressor—that is, it

helps regulate the immune system, particularly in disorders where the body

attacks itself, like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or inflammatory bowel disease.

A 2007 study showed vitamin D to significantly enhance the

immune response against tuberculosis.

Sunlight:

The sun is the first and primary source of

vitamin D in our bodies.

The deepest layers of the epidermis of the

skin produce a compound called

7-dehydrocholesterol, or pre-vitamin D.

Pre-vitamin D is then acted upon photochemically by UV radiation,

or sunlight, producing vitamin D.  The whole process is dependent on the

concentration of melanin, which is a pigmentation compound in the skin

meant to filter UV light.

The darker the skin the greater the

concentration of melanin, and higher melanin

levels mean that it takes the body longer to

produce vitamin D simply because less sunlight

gets through to make the chemical conversion of

pre-D into vitamin D.

This has implications for darker people, as it has been found that, in general,

African Americans have lower circulating blood D levels than the general

population. This leads African Americans at a higher risk for vitamin

D insufficiency and the health hazards that come along with it.

African Americans, however, are not the only at-risk group.

People in northern climates are at a greater risk too, simply because

the amount of sunlight they receive annually is limited.

For these people, the best source of vitamin D is from food.

Natural sources of vitamin D are fish liver oils (e.g. cod liver oil),

fatty fish (herring, mackerel, catfish, salmon, sardines, eel, and tuna),

whole eggs, beef liver and UV-irradiated mushrooms.

Those at Risk for Vitamin D

Insufficiency

Some of the common risk factors for vitamin D

insufficiency have already

been touched on—dark skin, poor nutrition,

living in regions of low sunlight at various times of the year

can all have a negative impact on vitamin D levels.

Some other risk factors include:

• Using too much sunscreen—you might be thinking,
• “No such thing as too much sunscreen.”  But since sun exposure is
• necessary for self production of vitamin D, then it should be
• understandable that waiting 15 minutes or so before applying the
•  sunscreen while outdoors is a good practice.  Further, women who 
• cover themselves due to religious reasons have been shown to be 
• at greater risk for osteomalacia.
• Excessively breast fed infants—babies fed breast milk only
• will need supplementation with vitamin D as breast milk only
• contains 25 IU per liter. 400 IU supplementation will be necessary here.
• Elderly—as we age we have a reduced capacity to synthesize vitamin
•  D in the skin.  The elderly will also be more likely to use sunscreen
• iberally or simply stay indoors, so they must supplement with vitamin D.
• Inflammatory bowel disease—people with inflammatory
• bowel disease or Crohn’s disease are at an increased risk of vitamin D
• deficiency due to poor absorption especially if their small intestine
•  is affected.
• Obesity—vitamin D being a fat soluble vitamin actually stores
• itself in the adipose tissue.  People with large stores of fat have a
• harder time utilizing the vitamin D produced in the skin by the
• sun reaction as it settles and stores in the fat tissue.  Obese people
• are therefore at a greater risk of vitamin D insufficiency and
• frank deficiency.

Toxicity

There is one more piece of information that everyone needs to know.

Because vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, there is a risk for toxicity,

also known as hypervitaminosis D.  Too much vitamin D is not a good

thing—it can cause high blood pressure, digestive problems (anorexia,

nausea, and vomiting), polyuria (excessive production of urine), polydipsia

(increased thirst), weakness, nervousness, pruritus (itch), and eventually

renal failure.  It can also cause heart disease.

Toxicity is hard to develop.  At one time, the upper limit to daily vitamin

D levels was set at 2,000 IU, but it is now known that that limit is far too

restricting and baseless.  It is now believed that people can take up to

10,000 IU without toxicity.

1,000-5,000 IU per day is plenty (depends–best practice is to

get your levels checked and consult with a professional).  However, let it

be known that toxicity and overdose is usually the result of manufacturing

and industrial accidents and not from supplementing.  Furthermore,

extended sun exposure is very unlikely to cause symptoms of toxicity.

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Oxidative therapies are known to be most effective with cancer and are used by conventional as well as holistic doctors.

Chemotherapy for example is an oxidative therapy and kills cancer cells but unfortunately the rest of you is killed as well.

As an alternative many clinics world wide have usedhigh dose vitamin CIV together with other agents to increase the efficiency.

At the Oasis of Hope Dr. Contrearas explains how a patient is prepared with oxygen and vitamin K followed by high dose vitamin C as a cancer treatment.

Even though they cost a fraction of a single chemotherapy, all these agents are very economically cheap and they have up to 20 fold better results.

No wonder no one tells about them.

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How to Cleanse Your Gall Bladder without Surgery

A liver and gall bladder flush remove harmful toxins from the organs, as well as reducing the amount of toxins sent out into the bloodstream. Once toxins enter the blood, they flow to other important organs like the lungs and kidneys, burdening them as well.

A liver and gallbladder may become clogged by a poor diet filled with fats, processed and preserved foods and preservatives. Environmental pollution may also cause toxins to enter the body, as well as stress. A positive side effect of a gallbladder flush is a renewed sense of energy, as well as healthier organ function.

You can detox your gall bladder without having pain or prominent concerns, it will serve a good purpose to your liver as you will be removing the unhealthy fats & stones present.The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ situated directly under the liver in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Its main function is to collect and concentrate the bile that the body uses to digest fats

Problems with the gall bladder and biliary system are very common and consist of inflammation of the gall bladder and bile ducts, muscular spasms and/or poor contraction of the gall bladder wall, stones forming in the gall bladder and/or bile ducts and obstruction to the free flow of bile.

The process of bile production is a taxing biochemical process. The body has developed the gall bladder to store bile that has been recovered from the bowel to be recycled - thus saving the liver from having to produce new batches. Therefore, the gall bladder is vitally important as it takes a lot of workload off the liver.

If the gall bladder is diseased and dysfunctional - it is often due to the fact that the liver is under stress and is also dysfunctional.

A dysfunctional or over taxed liver will tend to produce toxic unhealthy bile.

Bile is a substance made in the liver cells (hepatocytes) consisting of water, electrolytes, bile acids, cholesterol, phospholipids and bilirubin. It is a fat emulsifying agent helping to keep cholesterol levels in check. it also assists with absorption of certain nutrients, namely the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.

Gall Bladder problems are caused by production of toxic bile by the liver, inadequate production of bile by the liver, sluggish flow of bile, excess amounts of cholesterol in the bile resulting in stone formation, infection of the gall bladder, poor dietary choices with excess consumption of fatty foods, dairy products and fried foods, the hormonal changes of pregnancy, the oral contraceptive pill and some types of hormone replacement therapy and/or some types of blood disorders.

Symptoms of Gall Bladder disease

(attacks are indigestion and nausea after eating especially fatty foods), vomiting attacks and the most prominent being pain in the right upper abdomen, which often radiates to the right shoulder and back.The gall bladder back pain is usually caused due to the inflammation or improper functioning of gall bladder.

Causes Of Gall Bladder Problems
Gall Bladder diseases and problems are fairly common and affect both men and women. The symptoms can vary from indigestion and nausea to vomiting and pain in the right upper abdomen.This pain also radiates to the lower back, resulting in gall bladder back pain.

Other symptoms include:

1.Fever due to inflammation in the gall bladder

2.Abdominal bloating
3.Severe heartburn and gas
4.Jaundice
5.Diarrhea

Some of the gall bladder problems are caused by:
1.Production of toxic bile by the liver
2.Inadequate production of bile
3.Excess amount of cholesterol in bile, leading to the formation of gall bladder stones
4.Infection in gall bladder
5.Hormonal changes during pregnancy
6.Blood disorders or infections
The lower back pain can be attributed to a gall bladder
disorder problem that results in gall bladder pain called Biliary Colic which occurs when gallstones block the small duct that drains bile to the small intestine.

Gallstones or biliary calculi are small stones formed from a mixture of cholesterol,bile pigment and calcium salts. The formation of gallstones is a very common disorder and affects approximately15% of the people at the age of around 50.

However, in most cases, complication and infections don’t arise until gallstones block a bile duct, which then leads to severe pain lasting from 30 min to several hours. In such circumstances, you must undertake an ultra sound test to confirm the presence of gallstones and then get the proper treatment with the help of a professional health practitioner.

What causes Gall Stones?

Millions of people suffer from gallstones, but are completely baffled by what causes them. As a result, almost all of them continue to do, on a daily basis, the exact things that make their condition worse.

The first thing you need to know is that your condition was not caused by genetics. You are creating gallstones in your gallbladder... you are NOT a victim of it... it is your actions throughout the day for a number of years that have caused this condition. And what are those actions? Very simply, gallstones are a direct result of your diet.

Why? Because gallstones are cholesterol deposits. Allow us to explain... We have to start with the liver, because it works hand in hand with the gallbladder. You do NOT need ANY cholesterol from your diet.

Your liver produces all the cholesterol you will ever need.

Your liver also produces bile, a greenish-brown fluid charged with the very significant responsibility of digesting fats. The bile is sent to the gallbladder where it is concentrated and stored. When you eat, your gallbladder contracts and releases stored bile where it begins to help break down the fat in your food.

But if the bile within your gallbladder becomes chemically unbalanced, it can form into hardened particles that eventually grow into gallstones. This chemical imbalance, very simply, is an overload of cholesterol which hardens with the bile to form gallstones.

Wait, what if I just get Gall Bladder surgery... isn't that

also a good option?
That's an excellent question. Unfortunately, in almost every case, surgery is a very poor option. Before we get into the risks and inherent problems of removing an organ from your body, let's take a quick look at the real problem with doing this surgery instead of making the chnges mentioned above.

Surgery ONLY deals with the symptoms, NOT the cause of the problem in the first place, Gallstones were created in your gallbladder because of your diet. Your liver and gallbladder are doing the best they can to digest all the fat and cholesterol you're eating every day. Your gall bladder just got overloaded and some cholesterol deposits formed.

So, why in the world would you cut that organ out?

Remember, your gallbladder isn't doing anything wrong: You are.

It's doing the best it can to keep you healthy, but you are eating in such a way to make that impossible.

Taking out your gallbladder because of what you are eating would be like taking out the engine in your car, because you put in the wrong kind of gasoline and the car stopped running.

Further, once you take your gallbladder out, you will be much LESS effective at digesting fat and safely removing cholesterol out of your body. Assuming you continue to eat the same way as you did before, this puts you at much GREATER risk for heart disease and other deadly disease than before.

Contrary to what you may be told, your gallbladder is a very important organ and although you can live without it, you are much better off with it. It works hand in hand with your liver to digest fats, so once it's gone, you also put a lot more strain on your liver, for the rest of your life.

Now, assuming you go ahead with the surgery, here's something else you should know...

The first and most major risk of this surgery is that IT MAY NOT WORK... in other words, some people continue to have gall bladder pain even after the surgery. And at that point, there is nothing left to do. Again, this is because you have not dealt with the root of the problem.

This shouldn't come as a surprise to you at this point when you consider that you haven't made a change in your diet, but you have removed an organ that helps you deal with it.In addition to all the problems stated above, here are some of the other risks and complications possible with gallbladder surgery.

Now, although the overall risk of laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is low, complications may include:Injury to the cystic duct, which carries bile from the gallbladder to the common bile duct.

Gallstones that remain in the abdominal cavity.Bile that leaks into the abdominal cavity.Injury to abdominal blood vessels, such as the major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the liver (hepatic artery).

A gallstone being pushed into the common bile duct.The liver being cut.More surgery may be needed to repair these complications.

We strongly recommend looking into some all natural alternatives like diet and Wu Qing Tong Ti Suite detoxification program which can only improve your overall health and may produce significant if not total pain reduction within days. This makes sense considering you will be giving your body a chance to heal itself without clogging it continually with what made it sick in the first place.

Okay, so what do I have to stop doing?
So, if cholesterol is the root cause of your gallstones, you have to stop eating it... What foods contain cholesterol? Well, they come solely from animal foods. Here's a brief assortment of different animal foods, all of which contain large amounts of cholesterol: red meat, white meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, ice cream, butter, cream. Eat naturally healthy , unprocessed raw foods (organically grown if available).

Before you begin a liver and gall bladder flush, drink eight ounces of apple juice two days before the cleanse at two- or three-hour intervals. This will help the liver release toxins, making the flush more successful in removing gallstones.
Start off with only liquids, and then eat fresh fruit before moving on to regular foods. During a flush, you will drink the Wu Qing Tong Ti Suite mixture, which cleanses the digestive tract and gallbladder of any formed stones. This will continue for one day, ending around mid-afternoon the following day.

Avoid going anywhere during your gall bladder flush, since you will need to use the restroom frequently after drinking the Wu Qing Tong Ti Suite mixture.

Side Affects

Before you begin a liver or gallbladder flush, check with your health practitioner to prevent any complications from doing a flush on your own. Stones that are too large may have difficulty being passed, causing intense pain to you as they travel.

Check with a health practioner to see if you have gallstones and what size they are before you do a flushA side effect of the gallbladder flush is diarrhea, which is caused by the Wu Qing Tong Ti Suite mixture. Gallstones are often removed through the bowel movement. Some individuals remove just a few gallstones, while others may see many more.

Benefits 

A flush is beneficial because it removes stones and toxins from the liver and gallbladder, purifies the blood and the lymphatic system, and it improves bile flow and liver function.

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How to Cleanse Your Kidneys

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Kidney Cleansing For Good Health

Every day, your kidneys process the blood and helps to sift out

waste products (like mercury, copper, arsenic-bound chemicals

and other toxins) and extra water.

The waste and extra water become urine.

The urine then flows to your bladder through the ureters.

Your bladder stores urine until you go to the bathroom.

When your kidneys become overloaded with toxins, diseases of

the kidneys and bladder can happen as you are unable to

discharge the waste and urine from your body.

How do Kidneys work?

Your kidneys are 2 bean-shaped organs, each about the size of

your fist. Although the kidneys are small organs by weight,

they receive a huge amount - about 20% - of the blood pumped by

the heart. Every day, your kidneys process about 200 quarts of

blood to sift out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra

water.

The actual filtering occurs in tiny units inside your kidneys

called 'nephrons'. Every kidney has about a million nephrons.

In the nephron, a glomerulus--which is a tiny blood vessel,

or capillary--intertwines with a tiny urine-collecting tube

called a tubule. A complicated chemical exchange takes place,

as waste materials and water leave your blood and enter your

urinary system.

Why is kidney cleansing important? 

When you do kidney cleansing, you help to cleanse the toxin

built-up from the kidneys and the bladder. A cleansed kidney

works optimally in its function to filter out pollutants, drugs,

chemicals and other harmful materials. When you do a kidney

cleanse, you also help to eliminate urinary tract infections

and dissolves kidney stones.

Benefits of Kidney Cleansing

1. Regulate the composition of your blood
2. Keep constant the concentrations of various ions and other important substances
3. Keep constant the volume of water in your body
4. Remove wastes from your body (urea, drugs, toxic substances)
5. Keep the acid/base concentration of your blood constant
6. Help regulate your blood pressure
7. Stimulate the production of red blood cells
8. Maintain your body’s calcium levels

What are some of the other functions of the kidneys?

Other than being vital in the elimination of metabolic wastes,

your kidneys also help to regulate your blood pressure,

maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, activates Vitamin D,

helps in maintaining acid-base balance (excretes alkaline salts).

What are the signs and symptoms of an

 ailing kidney?

Lower back pain, edema (“water holding")

in the lungs, legs, abdomen, etc, pains

that are manifested elsewhere due to poor

kidney health.

How do you do a kidney cleanse?

There are hundreds of herbal recipes, and many different

homeopathic remedies used for cleansing kidney stones.

One popular way to cleanse kidney is to a watermelon cleanse.

Just purchase 20 - 100 kg of watermelon (which will make up a

few huge melons) and sit in a bath filed with water.

Eat all the watermelon throughout a day (as much as you can),

while continually emptying your urinary bladder into the water.

You will need a lot of liquid to cleanse the insides of your body.

You can also choose to do water fast or a juice fast to help you

produce a gallon of urine a day.  During fasting, avoid strenuous exercise. 

Light yoga, walking, gardening are all excellent means to stimulate your body

metabolism.   However, do note that before you embark on any program, please

first consult your health practitioner on how you can best do a

kidney cleanse.

Wu Qing Tong Ti Suite is a complete natural detoxification of

every cell in the body. It will first break through and cleanse

detoxification channels for viscera in the 5 major organs of the

body and then collect and filter toxic scales inside blood.

Finally, all those toxic scales will be excreted out of body

through viscera through detoxification channels.

How to have good kidney health?

It is possible to dissolve all your kidney stones in short period,

but if you continue to drink tea, coffee, carbonated drinks and

eat unhealthily on a consistent basis, you will begin to make

new ones.

To maintain a healthy kidney, begin a

regular exercise regime and also avoid

alcohol, red meat, smoked meats,

canned fish and canned pork.

Continue to drink plenty of water 

and fluids everyday!

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