Sunlight’s Healthy Rays Help Guard Against Autism

Is the lack of healthy sunlight exposure and vitamin D in a child’s mother the cause of childhood autism? Mothers missing on the first source of vitamin D can affect their child’s health. Without a neurosteroid that depends on vitamin D, called calcitriol, prenatal children do not regulate brain development well enough to fully develop. The neurosteroid also protects against viral infections during pregnancy that can contribute to poor development.

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A Second Opinion on Sunshine: It Can Be Good Medicine After All

The New York Times published an article in the newspaper’s Personal Health section on June 17, 2003 by Jane E. Brody.  This article shares research by many prominent scientists in the fields of medicine, dermatology, aeronautics, and space research on the effects of sunshine on human health.

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Read This Shocking Vitamin D Report or You’ll Kick Yourself for the Next Decade

Research published by the British Medical Journal confirms that low vitamin D levels obtained in the past are a risk factor for developing colon cancer in the future.  Even more significant is that vitamin A, even in relatively low amounts, can reduce vitamin D’s reduced rates of colon cancer. This is the largest study to date showing that vitamin A blocks the benefits of vitamin D.

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The Neglected Nutrient, Part 1: Vitamin D vs. Cancer

Vital Choices health food company and publisher has written a series of information-packed articles on the scientific research connecting sunlight, vitamin D and human health.  This article focuses on the cancer research and the health benefits of vitamin D from sunlight.

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Study finds that Sunlight Actually Prevents Cancer

Insufficient exposure to ultraviolet radiation may be an important risk factor for cancer in Western Europe and North America, according to a new study published in the prominent Cancer journal that directly contradicts official advice about sunlight.

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New Model for Cancer – Dynamite!

This article by Dr. Mercola encourages people to become pro-active with their health. Cut your cancer risk by 60%, reduce chances of breast cancer (and its recurrence), colon cancer, diabetes and myocardial infarction simply by getting more sunlight exposure and Vitamin D.

Participate in the D*action Project: a 5-year study by UCSD that will prove the amazing health benefits of Vitamin D.

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Dr. Mercola’s lecture on Vitamin D with video

Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic in the United States, but many Americans, including physicians, are not aware that they may be lacking this important nutrient.

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Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health 5

Part 5 of Benefits of Sunlight discusses many of the other health links tied to Vitamin D, UV light, and sunlight exposure.  Multiple Sclerosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, blood pressure, arthritis, immunity diseases, colon cancer,  lupus are some of the health diseases improved by sunlight exposure.

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New Research Speaks In Favor Of Moderate Sun Exposure

Dr. William B. Grant, PhD, an internationally known research scientist who recently retired from NASA’s Langley Research Center, has discovered that moderate sun exposure is necessary to fight numerous forms of internal cancers.

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The Neglected Nutrient, Part 4: Vitamin D vs. Multiple Sclerosis

In the final part of their articles on sunlight, vitamin D, and human health, the Vital Choices newsletter targets the scientific research that shows increased occurrance of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with lower sunlight exposure and vitamin D intake.

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