Confirmation that vitamin D acts as a protective agent against the advance of colon cancer

Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology ^ | August 16, 2011 | Unknown

[brytlea]

While I have brought my levels up (after a YEAR) on supplements, I find your story interesting. I think the very best way to get it is via the sun. After all it is the way we were designed to get vitamin D. I’m glad to hear your story. GOOD for you. I hope you it helps your other problems. I have started feeling better, altho I think I was so low for so long that even bringing my levels up won’t undo everything.

[decimon]

I’ve read a couple of articles that said that Vit D taken when there is a deficiency in Vit K (which supposedly most people have) that supplementing with Vit D can actually lead to heart disease.

Dunno. Dr. Cannell hawks a vitamin D product containing K2.

If that's true then beach bums should make sure they get vitamin K.

[decimon]

That’s one a them good anecdotes.

I don’t know where you live but, if you haven’t already, you might want to read up on the possibility of beneficial sunlight at different latitudes.

[decimon]

Do fair skinned people tend to have fewer cases of colon cancer because the vast majority if them over produce vitamin D from sunlight?

It's mad dogs and Englishmen that go out in the midday sun. My experience is that fair-skinned people tend to avoid the midday sun.

[decimon]

You’re welcome.

[muir_redwoods]

If most of them avoided the sun that much, they wouldn’t be over-represented among skin cancer patients

[fightinJAG]

There are multiple forms of Vit D used by the body and the pills the doctor gives you are only of one type. I believe that wise sun use will allow your body to manufacture the “right” Vit D, in the right ratio with other forms of Vit D, for your body at that time in your life.

Thank you so much for you well wishes. I’m glad you’re feeling somewhat better; I am, too. But still have a lot of challenges!

I am finding my sunbathing is really adding to my sense of wellbeing, though, and this must be because it is correcting my Vit D deficiency.

[fightinJAG]

This is exactly what happened to me: I thought upping my Vit D by drinking more milk (skim) and after several YEARS of doing that with no result, I found out it wasn’t “me,” it was the fact that the milk supplementation doesn’t really work.

Sigh.

Yes, you are right: if the government is going to do it, do it right.

[decimon]

I am finding my sunbathing is really adding to my sense of wellbeing, though, and this must be because it is correcting my Vit D deficiency.

There's also the regulation of melatonin production.

[brytlea]

Yes, you’re right, my supplement is only D3 (I think—I would have to look, but I think that’s correct).

[fightinJAG]

Interesting you bring that up. Buried in lots of reading about research on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, I found that these can decrease melatonin production. So maybe sunbathing also gives the body the opportunity to maintain better homeostasis on melatonin as well.

[fightinJAG]

I don’t know where you live but, if you haven’t already, you might want to read up on the possibility of beneficial sunlight at different latitudes.

I've read a little on this before. Seems to me I'm justified in wanting a tropical vacation at least once a year, preferably in winter.

One problem I have: since air travel has become such a hassle that we just won't do it, we're literally limited to where we can go!