Dr L. Ray Matthews a former trauma surgeon discusses the impact of #vitaminD in the fight against COVID
Research has shown that vitamin D supplentation helps respiratory tract infections.
African Americans are deficient in the vitamin and will bear the brunt of Coronavirus fatalities.
Especially those living above 37th parallel (the Vitamin D line) e.g. ST Louis ,Chicago New York MUST supplement in winter. Doctors recommend 5,000 units daily for melanin dominant individuals.
African-Americans have a population mean serum 25(OH)D level of 16 ng/mL, whereas white Americans have a level of 26 ng/mL. Africans on the continent is 40 ng/mL.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the dispropoinate number of Black people with
Obesity
Autism especially in males
Asthma
Hypertension
Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Diabetes type 1 and type 2
Heart Disease
gum disease
Researcher Michael Holick thinks that if the public increased vitamin D levels to 50 ng/dL, we’d see:
– All cancers down 75%
– Breast cancer down 50%
– Male heart attacks down 50%
– Type 2 diabetes down 50%
– Type 1 diabetes down 80%
Common myths debunked about Vitamin D
You CANNOT get enough Vitamin D from multivitamins
You CANNOT get enough Vitamin D even from D fortified foods e.g. milk, orange juice
You CANNOT get enough Vitamin D from sitting by a window in your car or house, DIRECT sunlight is necessary
You CANNOT get enough Vitamin D in winter if you live north of Atlanta or the 37th parallel in winter, even if you sunbathe.
Vitamin D in African Americans
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