A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention has found that men with the highest levels of vitamin D lived longer after prostate cancer diagnosis than those with low levels of the hormone.
The study followed 1,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. During 23 years of follow-up, 363 men died from the disease. After adjusting for age, physical activity, family history and other risk factors, researchers determined that men with higher vitamin D levels before diagnosis were less likely to die from the disease.
Prostate cancer is an autoimmune disease. This means that the body begins to view the prostate as foreign and so the body attacks its own prostate. The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test reveals this self attack or malfunction of nature.
The Random House Unabridged Dictionary (2nd Edition, 1993) defines autoimmune disease as “a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one’s own tissues, as systemic lupus, erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis.” And we add BPH, or benign prostate hypertrophy, possibly leading to prostate cancer.
These are inflammatory diseases and doctors usually treat them with immunosuppressive drugs and steroids, and yes, surgery.
So what do we “rational beings” do? Our immune system attacks our prostate and so we attack the prostate also with surgery, radium, androgen-blockage, etc. Yes, medical orthodoxy blocks testosterone production. This is in every way against prostate and cardiovascular health.
It is not our prostate’s fault, so why make all out war on it?
The study referenced above is not the first of its kind. In 2009 I told readers about another that found that the men with the highest levels of vitamin D had significantly lower overall risk (45 percent) of prostate cancer, including aggressive prostate cancer.
Everyone should take a vitamin D3 supplement, not just men. I take 30,000 IUs every day and give 20,000 IUs to my wife because she weighs about 100 pounds less than I do.
Vitamin D3 protects against heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis (osteomalacia) and every killer disease of aging. Women with breast cancer are three times more likely to have low vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D helps us maintain natural immunity which automatically protects us against things like colds and the flu. It also helps us absorb calcium which in turn protects us against bone loss.
And if you are prepping for surgery, you should take 50,000 IUs for a time for a far greater chance of quick recovery and survival.
For your supplement, be sure you are buying natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and not synthetic vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Most vitamin D prescriptions are for ergocalciferol.
Ergocalciferol has been linked to a host of health problems like high calcium levels; nausea; vomiting; constipation; loss of appetite; increased thirst; urinary dysfunction; altered mood and mood swings; severe lethargy; rashes; itching and swelling of the face, mouth and throat; severe dizziness; and breathing problems.
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H/T: VitaminDCouncil.org
