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Name : Hais Fadillah

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Vitamin D Prevents Heart Disease?

(NaturalNews) The fact that vitamin D prevents cancer is now so well known that even some

conventional physicians are beginning to recommend it. Vitamin D prevents 77% ofall cancers,

after all. That's as close to a "cure" for cancer as you'll ever get (and it's free, too, since you can

make it yourself!).

But did you also know that vitamin D prevents heart disease? In fact, most people suffering

from heart disease are chronically deficient in vitamin D. By correcting their vitamin D levels

(through sunlight exposure or by taking vitamin D3 supplements), people can simultaneously halt

cancer and prevent heart disease, too.Here's a collection of research revealing the amazing power of this "miracle" vitamin to

eliminate heart disease. I'd like to add, though, that the previously recommended daily intake of400IUs of vitamin D is now considered hazardously low. Most nutritionally-aware doctors and

naturopaths are now recommending anywhere from 1,000 - 4000 IUs per day of vitamin Dsupplementation. Of course, you don't need any vitamin D supplements if you get sufficient

sunlight on your skin on a regular basis.

Diabetes, both type-1 and type-2, are profoundly linked to low vitamin D levels. Obesity,

heart disease, hypertension and stroke are inversely related to sunlight exposure and vitamin D

levels. Psoriasis, eczema, and periodontal disease are lessened by sunlight exposure and high serum

vitamin D. Fertility is positively influenced by sunlight exposure and high vitamin D levels.

Sunlight enhances immune system function by producing vitamin D. Dozens of disorders other than

those mentioned in this summary are related to vitamin D deficiency.

- Solar Power For Optimal Healthby Marc Sorenson

Vitamin D supplements are likely to be useful in preventing diabetes in areas where vitamin D

deficiency is common. In a 1997 study looking at the links between environmental factors and Type

II diabetes, vitamin D levels were assessed in 142 Dutch men aged from 70 to 88 years of age.

Thirty-nine per cent were found to have low vitamin D levels and tests showed that low vitamin D

levels increased the risk of glucose intolerance. Heart disease: Low vitamin D levels may also

increase the risk of atherosclerosis.

- The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Herbsby Nicola Reavley

People should remember the total daily intake of vitamin D includes vitamin D from fortified

milk and other fortified foods, cod liver oil, supplements that contain vitamin D, and sunlight.

People who receive adequate sunlight exposure do not need as much vitamin D in their diet as do

people who receive minimal sunlight exposure. Vitamin D increases both calcium and phosphorus

absorption and has also been reported to increase absorption of aluminum. Increased blood levels of

calcium (which may be a marker for vitamin D status) have been linked to heart disease.

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RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm. D., N.D.

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Osteoporosis is closely correlated to heart disease. Vitamin D deficiency could certainly be a

factor in both, because there is a strong inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and artery

calcification; the more D in the blood, the less the calcification. Artery cells have vitamin D

receptors (VDR), which when stimulated by vitamin D, inhibit the incursion of calcium.

- Solar Power For Optimal Healthby Marc Sorenson

"I think vitamin D is an important ingredient in the longevity recipe," he said enthusiastically,

as if just struck by an epiphany. "Your skin manufactures vitamin D when it comes into contactwith the sun. Without that vitamin D, we increase our risk for nearly all age-related diseases

including many types of cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and even autoimmune diseases like

MS (multiple sclerosis)." Insufficient vitamin D markedly accelerates heart disease in kidney

patients.

- The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan

Buettner

Based on the evidence from these studies, there is no reason to take vitamin D or calcium,

ever. You can get all the vitamin D you need by taking a walk in the sunshine, especially in winter,

since sunlight stimulates natural formation of vitamin D. However, if you want to take vitamin D

there is no risk.

- Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Healthby J. Douglas

Bremner

To ensure adequate supplies of vitamin D, get at least twenty minutes of sun exposure on the

face and hands each day. If that is not possible, take 400 to at most 1,000 milligrams of vitamin D

supplements daily. Do not take more than 1,000 milligrams of vitamin D daily or take the

supplement for more than six months; excessive use of vitamin D is associated with atherosclerosis

and heart disease. Vitamin D is needed for calcium to enter bones, and a deficiency of this vitamin

is a major risk factor for both osteoporosis and bone fracture.

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Disorders and Their Herbal Remediesby Phyllis A. Balch, CNC

Sunlight and fortified dairy products are the main sources of vitamin D for most people. If

you don't get out in the sun much or eat dairy products, you might need supplements. Since vitamin

D is the most toxic of all vitamins, don't overdo it. Taking too much can cause headache, nausea,

diarrhea, kidney damage, and heart disease.

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Surgeryby FrankK. Wood

Low vitamin D levels may also increase the risk of atherosclerosis. Research suggests that a

low level of vitamin D increases the risk of calcium build-up in atherosclerotic plaques, and that

higher levels reduce the risk of build-up. Researchers at UCLA School of Medicine measured the

vitamin D levels in the blood of 173 men and women at risk of heart disease and also measured the

build-up of calcium in coronary arteries (a common finding in coronary artery disease). The resultssuggest that calcium may regulate calcium deposition in the arteries as well as in the bone.

- The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Herbsby Nicola Reavley

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The Meaning(In English)

The meaning(In Indonesia)

1. Kidney one of a pair of organs in the abdomen thatsaperate waste liquid (urine) from the blood

ginjal2. fracture breaking or being broken of a bone patah, retak3. Inversely reverse in position, direction, or relations kebalikannya4. Assessed decide or fix the value of something menaksir5. Fortified support or strengthen something yang diperkuat

pertahanannya

6. Adequate sufficient or satifiying a requirement cukup memadai7. Exposure instance exposing or being exposed pencahayaan. Calcification change or be changed into lime; harden by

deposit of lime

proses mengeras menjadikapur

9. Incursion sudden attack or invasion Serbuan, serangan10. Excessive too much or too great berkelebihan11. Plaques flat metal or porcelain plate fixed on a wall as an

ornament or memorial

tanda peringatan sebagaimemori

12. Deficient not having enoughof something kurang, tidak sempurna13. Physician Person qualified to practise both medicine andsurgery

dokter, tabib14. Hazardously risky and danger Sangat berbahaya15. Coronary anat of arteries suppliying blood to the heart koroner

Task II

1. By taking vitamin D and get sunlight exposure regulary will help us to prevent heart disease.(True)

2. People who receive enough sunlight exposure must have a lot of vitamin D in their diet as dopeople who receive minimal sunlight exposure. (False)

3. It doesnt matter if we take a lot of vitamin D supplement as much as possible for our dailysupplement. (False)

4. If we get at least 20 minutes of sunlight exposure, it is unnecessary to take vitamin Dsupplement. (True)

5. Vitamin D is the most toxic of all vitamins. (True)