Health Update: Two Reasons to Keep Your Vitamin D Status Optimal
Hello to all:
Not only is Vitamin D important to protect us from infections and COVID, but it also mightily protects our mental and cognitive function. Even though the pandemic is winding down, we still need to have optimal Vit. D levels all the time. Here are some key takeaways from several studies:
COVID:
“This umbrella review of the available evidence suggests that insufficient vitamin D3 may increase COVID-19 infection risk, severity, and mortality, in addition to showing a highly suggestive association between vitamin D3 supplementation and reduced severity and mortality among infected patients.”
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/2/247
“Still, given our findings, the absence of severe side effects, and the widespread availability of vitamin D3 at low cost, vitamin D3 presents a unique opportunity to reduce the spread and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to these findings, physicians might consider regularly prescribing vitamin D3 to patients with deficient levels to protect them against COVID-19 infection and related mortality.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24053-4
COGNITIVE DECLINE & DEMENTIA
“Vitamin D exposure was associated with 40% lower dementia incidence rate than no exposure. The five-year survival rate for the vitamin D exposure group was also 15% higher than no exposure.”
Bottom Line: Make sure to get your blood tested and keep your Vitamin D level in the optimal range of 60 to 80…keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe!!
