Ted Hutchinson
02-21-2009, 02:47 PM
I have previously point to the connection between sensitivity to pain and 25(OH)D status and the use of effective Vitamin D intake as an analgesic.
This site has most of the recent research (http://pain-topics.org/clinical_concepts/vitamind.php) about vitamin d and chronic pain.
However Dr Davis has a paragraph on the topic here that may interest some readers here.
--Ankylosing spondylitis (http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/unique-vitamin-d-observations.html)—This fairly rare genetic disease programs a peculiar solidification of the spinal column that leads to disabling restriction of spinal mobility, accompanied by incapacitating pain. A physician came to my office after reading my Life Extension summary (http://tinyurl.com/atyzp9) of vitamin D’s cardiovascular benefits, After reading it, he put himself on vitamin D 10,000 units per day and verified “therapeutic” levels with a blood test. He came to my office (he requested a consultation) and proudly showed me his near-normal spine flexibility that, until approximately 2 months earlier, had left him rigid and unable to even tie his shoes. He also reported that the chronic pain that had left him completely dependent on anti-inflammatory agents and narcotics was nearly entirely gone.
5000iu D3 oil based gel capsules (http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=7278141827322434885&at=0) are available quite reasonably and a $5 Iherb discount may help UK readers buy 3 pots and still avoid customs duty on orders £18 or more. Taking one daily should be sufficient for most women living around latitude 40ish. Men may need a little more perhaps 6000iu further away from the equator more may be necessary. The idea is to get 25(OH)D over 60ng 150nmol/l so the active metabolite is able to work at Vmax. (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17218096)
There may be other benefits from raising 25(OH)D status. These Google Video's, each 30 minutes, will bring your vitamin d knowledge up to date as they are given by some of the world's leading experts.
Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PsyaYNX1dw) Cedric Garland
Connection with Vitamin D and Cancer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOUR9JSmY3w) Donald Trump.
Skin Cancer/Sunscreen - the Dilemma (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeXtGHSt-5o) Edward Gorham this one is particularly important for people wanting to understand how sunscreen use actually causes melanoma.
Whats a Vitamin D Deficiency? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjCzaHtSrg) Heaney
Please listen to all the videos right to the questions at the end of each as these add to the value. Some of the audience are also famous Vitamin D scientists and they add their experience and knowledge. I should perhaps have mentioned that Grassrootshealth the organisation responsible for putting the videos online are also offering cheap 25(OH)D testing (http://www.grassrootshealth.org/daction/index.php). They post you a blood spot test kit, you use the spring loaded lancet to prick your finger and drop 2 drops of blood on the test strip, you return the sample and in a few weeks they notify you your results are online, Costs $30 roughly £20 in UK money,
This site has most of the recent research (http://pain-topics.org/clinical_concepts/vitamind.php) about vitamin d and chronic pain.
However Dr Davis has a paragraph on the topic here that may interest some readers here.
--Ankylosing spondylitis (http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/unique-vitamin-d-observations.html)—This fairly rare genetic disease programs a peculiar solidification of the spinal column that leads to disabling restriction of spinal mobility, accompanied by incapacitating pain. A physician came to my office after reading my Life Extension summary (http://tinyurl.com/atyzp9) of vitamin D’s cardiovascular benefits, After reading it, he put himself on vitamin D 10,000 units per day and verified “therapeutic” levels with a blood test. He came to my office (he requested a consultation) and proudly showed me his near-normal spine flexibility that, until approximately 2 months earlier, had left him rigid and unable to even tie his shoes. He also reported that the chronic pain that had left him completely dependent on anti-inflammatory agents and narcotics was nearly entirely gone.
5000iu D3 oil based gel capsules (http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=7278141827322434885&at=0) are available quite reasonably and a $5 Iherb discount may help UK readers buy 3 pots and still avoid customs duty on orders £18 or more. Taking one daily should be sufficient for most women living around latitude 40ish. Men may need a little more perhaps 6000iu further away from the equator more may be necessary. The idea is to get 25(OH)D over 60ng 150nmol/l so the active metabolite is able to work at Vmax. (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17218096)
There may be other benefits from raising 25(OH)D status. These Google Video's, each 30 minutes, will bring your vitamin d knowledge up to date as they are given by some of the world's leading experts.
Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PsyaYNX1dw) Cedric Garland
Connection with Vitamin D and Cancer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOUR9JSmY3w) Donald Trump.
Skin Cancer/Sunscreen - the Dilemma (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeXtGHSt-5o) Edward Gorham this one is particularly important for people wanting to understand how sunscreen use actually causes melanoma.
Whats a Vitamin D Deficiency? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emjCzaHtSrg) Heaney
Please listen to all the videos right to the questions at the end of each as these add to the value. Some of the audience are also famous Vitamin D scientists and they add their experience and knowledge. I should perhaps have mentioned that Grassrootshealth the organisation responsible for putting the videos online are also offering cheap 25(OH)D testing (http://www.grassrootshealth.org/daction/index.php). They post you a blood spot test kit, you use the spring loaded lancet to prick your finger and drop 2 drops of blood on the test strip, you return the sample and in a few weeks they notify you your results are online, Costs $30 roughly £20 in UK money,