by Mike Barrett
May 12, 2011

from NaturalSociety Website

Spanish version

Everyone is deathly afraid of coming down with cancer, yet the very lifestyle that promotes cancer is the most popular.

Cancer has been one of the leading causes of death in the United States, UK, and many other nations for years. Something is terribly wrong as the war on cancer is failing miserably. Many people are simply unaware of what is truly causing cancer and what to do about it.

Pharmaceutical drugs is not the answer.

The Sun
When it comes to getting vitamin D, this is simply the best way. Remember that your body cannot generate vitamin D behind glass, as the sun’s rays cannot penetrate glass.

 

In order for your body to make vitamin D, you might be directly exposed to the sunlight. At least fifteen to thirty minutes of sun is recommended in the summer months.

The amount of vitamin D that your body will generate from such sun exposure is extremely dependent on your geographical location in addition to the time of year.

 

Some reports indicate that 15 minutes in the summer sun could generate as much as 10,000 IU. While this may be accurate in some areas of the world, it simply does not cover everyone’s location.

In the winter months it becomes much harder to get enough sunlight, especially for those with a job that revolves around a hectic schedule.

 

Luckily, there are other similarly-powerful ways to optimize your vitamin D intake.

Source

Research shows that methods as simple as raising vitamin D levels are more effective and much safer than dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and treatments. It costs a whole lot less as well.

Angus Dalgeish, a consultant medical oncologist residing in a city known as Tooting in south-west London, tests all of his patients for vitamin D levels and prescribes supplements for when the levels are low. Dalgeish noticed that patients at his clinic at St Georges suffering from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, almost all were vitamin D deficient.

Not only does the medical oncologist prescribe vitamin D for his melanoma patients, but he also prescribes the vitamin for other patients who are stricken with other types of cancer.

“If we supplement people who are low they may do better than expected. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Vitamin D turns out to be more useful in improving outcomes in cases of early relapse than drugs costing £10,000 a year,” said Professor Dalgleish.

 

“I spent a decade studying interferon for which the NHS paid £10,000 annually per patient for years for very little benefit. Vitamin D is much more likely to give a benefit in my view.”

Other research from the University of Leeds showed similar connections between vitamin D and melanoma. Patients with the lowest vitamin D levels had the gloomiest outlook and were also 30 percent more likely to suffer from the disease in the future than those with higher vitamin D levels.

At Creighton University in Nebraska, John Lappe, a professor of medicine, also noticed a strong link between vitamin D and disease. He noticed that cancer patients who received vitamin d and calcium supplementation increased their survival rates significantly.

Although the trial was originally meant to evaluate the effects of supplements on osteoporosis, this accidental finding led Lappe to examine the effects of supplements on cancer.
 

You May Not Be Getting the Vitamin D Levels You Think You Are

Of course, none of this matters if you aren’t giving your body the necessary amount of vitamin D to work with.

Foods fortified with vitamin d contain a synthetic, potentially harmful type of vitamin D called vitamin D2. Vitamin D2 is both inferior and could be harmful, so don’t go to the supermarket to for fortified foods like milk and cereal just yet.

Instead of chomping down on fortified foods, consume foods that naturally possess vitamin D such as,

• cod liver oil

• eggs

• seafood such as,

  • salmon

  • oysters

  • catfish

  • sardines

  • shrimp

However, be careful when consuming fish, as most fish is toxic due to contaminates and chemicals thrown in the water.

The best source of vitamin D is the sun, but the amount of vitamin D produced from sun exposure can vary greatly. Getting sun exposure in the summer when the rays are very strong can produce a lot of vitamin D - as much as 10,000 IUs in just 15 minutes.

But soaking up the rays in winter months will not produce the same amount as the sun is less powerful thanks due distance from the sun. One other variable to take into consideration is skin pigmentation. As many know, people with lighter skin need less exposure to receive their vitamin D dose.

African Americans, however, need much more sun exposure to generate vitamin D.