- Reverse oxidation
- Dramatically reduce inflammation
- Restore flexibility to your arteries
- Lower blood pressure, and
- Reduce abnormal or excess blood clotting.
It can even cause a rapid and sharp decrease in "bad" cholesterol.
Numerous sources corroborate that people who are exposed to this substance on a regular basis substantially reduce their risk of heart disease.
And that's not all...
This "drug" also helps the pancreas to function better, while increasing your body's sensitivity to insulin. One study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that this substance improved insulin sensitivity by 60 percent! It also lowers abnormally high blood
sugar.
Not surprisingly, this compound is a godsend for existing diabetics and a powerful way to prevent the disease.
And the benefits go on, because...
It will also supercharge your immune system and boost your defenses against germs, bacteria, viruses and infectious disease. No wonder it has been shown to dramatically reduce episodes of colds and flu.
When this "drug" is circulating in the blood, it can help prevent and treat multiple sclerosis... rheumatoid arthritis... Parkinson's disease... Alzheimer's... allergies... autism... osteoporosis... and more!
It can even improve your mood, prevent depression and increase physical energy. It's been shown to boost lung power and increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. It can help you sleep better and even lose weight.
And if all that is not enough, this substance is critical for fertility, pregnancy and healthy childhood development. It can reduce cavities and gum disease and prevent misaligned teeth. It has a strong influence on the academic abilities (and behavior patterns) of children.
And believe it or not, one study showed that amount of that a pregnant mother gets is the most significant factor determining the future height of the child!
And would you believe that...
There are NO Negative Side-Effects When Used Properly?
All of this probably sounds like a miracle, right?
Well, it is a miracle.
And the good news is that this substance really exists.
But you won't need a prescription for it, because it is not a drug. To get the benefits we've just described takes just a few minutes a day and will cost you absolutely nothing.
Why Haven't You Heard about this Revolutionary Discovery?
If this were a drug, it would be hailed as the single greatest achievement of modern medical science. The developers would be the recipients of Nobel prizes. The story would be front-page news across the world.
Of course, the patents would also be worth billions upon billions of dollars. But that's just the thing. Because this life-saving substance is natural and freely available, there is almost no financial incentive for "modern medicine" to promote it.
Unfortunately, according to several experts, virtually 100 percent of the population is deficient in this substance at least part of the year. That means there's a good chance that YOU are deficient. And there's no doubt that this will affect your health and longevity... if you allow it to
continue.
If you haven't already guessed, the miracle substance we're talking about is vitamin D...
How To: Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels
Have you ever noticed how you feel happier sitting or walking in the sun? Doesn't it just calm your nerves and lift your spirits to spend time outside on a sunny day? There's a reason for this. Your body needs sunlight like it needs nutrients.
Your physiology is as closely tied to the sun as that of plants. Plants use sunlight to photosynthesize chlorophyll. Your body uses a comparable process to photosynthesize vitamin D.
Your body is intricately designed to interact with the sun. Sunlight and vitamin D touch virtually every aspect of your biochemistry and physiology. You cannot function properly without it.
You don't hear this side of the story because there is no money in promoting sunlight. They can't sell it to you in pills. If it was possible, you can bet it would be one of the best selling drugs in history.
For all but the smallest, most recent part of our history, we've lived in harmony with the sun. Our ancestors worshiped it as the source of life. The earliest physicians swore by its healing powers.
But, in many ways our modern lifestyle has broken our ancient connection with this source of life. We have moved from the country into the cities. We now work in buildings and travel in cars.
And despite overwhelming evidence of the benefits of sunlight and vitamin D, the message from dermatologists, the medical profession and health authorities is still nearly unanimous: We are urged to stay out of the sun and to use chemical sunscreens to protect us from its "dangerous and damaging"
rays.
The truth is that if you follow this "no safe level of sun exposure" dogma, you could be putting yourself at greater risk of numerous deadly cancers, depression, bone loss, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune illness and a host of other ailments.
Less Sun: More Deadly Skin Cancer
In fact, even your risk of deadly skin cancer could go up if you avoid spending time in the sun. Did you know that melanoma frequently occurs on parts of the body NOT exposed to sunlight (for example the soles of the feet)?
And did you know that dozens of studies, including one review of more than 50 research papers, show that office workers have higher rates of malignant melanoma than construction workers, lifeguards and farmers!
Another review of all of the published research in the International Journal of Cancer revealed that people with "heavy occupational exposure" to the sun have significantly LOWER risk of melanoma. The fact is that those who spend more time in the sun (without burning) have less risk of deadly skin
cancer.
We Encourage You to Prove it to Yourself
The purpose of this article is not to prove beyond a shadow of doubt the importance of vitamin D in every aspect of health and disease. We don't have the space to detail the results of the hundreds of studies proving the health claims in the first half of this article. That would take an entire
book.
However, there is a long list of references below, if you'd like to do more research. But we'd like to encourage you to do a quick exercise...
Take any health concern or disease you can possibly think of and do a Google search with that phrase combined with vitamin D. For example:
- Diabetes vitamin D
- Autism vitamin D
- Heart disease vitamin D
- Cancer vitamin D
What you will find is that nearly every health concern you can imagine has a positive association with optimal vitamin D levels.
That's good news. The bad news is that...
Most of the Population (Probably Including You) are Deficient in Vitamin D
Whether it's due to misguided warnings about the danger of sunlight, lifestyles that keep people inside during daytime hours, or simply because they live too far north, the fact is that most people simply do not get enough sunlight to create the vitamin D their bodies need.
Individuals who fall under certain categories are much more likely to be deficient in vitamin D. These include people who:
- Work indoors and rarely spend more than 10 or 15 minutes at a time in direct sunlight
- Do not go out in the sun without sunscreen
- Are overweight or obese. Excess fat impairs vitamin D utilization. Obese people need twice as much vitamin D to maintain health.
- People who live in northern geographic regions. The further you live from the equator, the longer exposure you need to the sun to generate vitamin D.
- People with dark skin. Darker skin pigments require significantly more sun exposure to synthesize vitamin D.
- Elderly individuals. There is an enzyme in the skin which helps to produce vitamin D. However, this enzyme decreases with age, putting elderly people at an increased risk of deficiency.
If any of these apply to you, you should look for ways to increase the amount of time you spend in the sun (without burning). Getting enough sunlight is the simplest, easiest and yet one of the most important strategies for improving your health.
So take advantage of the warming weather and go soak up some vitamin D.
To Your Best Health Under the Sun,
Healing Gourmet
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