Statistics on Heart Disease reveal unwanted soft tissue calcium deposits are associated with a 1,180% increase in coronary heart disease.  Dr. Thomas Levy, a cardiologist who follows the research and statistics on heart disease reports this finding.

Associated with high levels of calcium in coronary arteries was lower levels of vitamin C.

Studies done by Bourne, et al (1942) found severe vitamin C deficiencies, like those  found in scurvy, were associated with increased excretion of calcium, the most abundant mineral in your body.  The exodus of calcium was found to be re-deposited into the soft tissues like arteries and other organs.

The metabolism of calcium is a very complex phenomenon.  From the healthy levels of bacteria in the large intestine to various vitamins, types of organic calcium available, hormones and unknown factors, all these affect optimal calcium assimilation.

Numerous excellent studies show higher levels of calcium supplementation actually increase bone fractures and cause soft tissue deposition of unwanted calcium.

The deposition of calcium into the arteries is a major factor in development of atherosclerosis.  (Sometimes called hardening of the arteries). The condition of atherosclerosis is a major factor in coronary heart disease.

Much of this calcium problem stems from poor vitamin levels of vitamin D-3 and vitamin K-2. Both vitamins D and K-2 move calcium from the blood into bone.  Vitamin D is more often than not deficient in the residents of U.S.A.

Not surprisingly osteoporosis, with low bone levels of calcium and  increased coronary heart disease, is due to high levels of calcium in the arteries instead of the bone.

Calcium is typically one of the least soluble minerals of your body and vitamin C is known to be one of the best agents to cause dissolution of calcium into an absorb-able state.  Calcium usually needs to be in an organic form such as calcium ascorbate.

When calcium is in a dissolved state it is less inclined to be deposited into arteries and soft tissues. This makes vitamin C and the bone depositing vitamins D and K-2 especially important.  These means a reduction of atherosclerosis.  This in turn reduces coronary heart disease…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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The study profiled patients with unsuccessful multiple back surgeries, pain from pregnancies, special back injections and  “normal” therapy.  These did not respond to conventional therapy but were successfully treated with vitamin D supplementation. Of course there has to be a deficiency of vitamin D to begin with.  This is easily confirmed by laboratory tests.

Vitamin D is enormously powerful and recent study after study is proving its multiple benefits. The majority of populations are, at some time, deficient  in vitamin D.  The emphasis on lowering cholesterol with drugs and a lack of sunshine exposure propels this deficiency.  (Vitamin D is produced naturally by ultraviolet B rays from sunshine and  cholesterol under the skin.)

With the over prescribing of cholesterol lowering statin drugs and a lack of sunshine, the deficiency of vitamin D is pervasive in most populations except those in poorer countries with less medical care and more sunshine. If you haven’t already downloaded the free cholesterol & CoQ-10 report on this site ( http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws) you can discover some amazing benefits from cholesterol and CoQ-10 that are little publicized. The cardiovascular benefits as well as disease resistance are enormous…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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There are many diseases and disease processes that are stopped or prevented by adequate amounts of vitamin D in the human body. Research in the past 10 years has uncovered an enormous amount of data.  Dozens of creditable studies, double blind, placebo controlled studies, on large population bases clearly show this.  The dramatic reduction of 17 types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, (heart attack, stroke, PAD, high blood pressure), neurological diseases, diabetes, auto immune diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia are major ones on the list.

It is a tremendous immune builder and inhibitor of many, many diseases. For example, a study done in a prison validated the huge protective power of vitamin D against the flu.  Dr. Cannell cites a 2005 study on his ward of prisoners. They were all taking a vitamin D supplement when a flu epidemic broke out in the prison.  Nearly all other prisoners contacted the flu, none of his ward did.

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and believed to be deficient by over 83% in many populations. The ability of the body to convert sunshine and the cholesterol molecule into vitamin D decreases by 400% from the age of 20 to age 70.

Twenty-five different studies in diverse, worldwide populations find a deficiency in most from 40% to 100% of the population. Revelations from recent studies on vitamin D are, like the proverbial iceberg, only a fraction of what is there.

Vitamin D-3 (that found in humans) comes from sunshine on the skin and cholesterol underneath it. The UVB rays from the sun turn the cholesterol molecule into vitamin D-3.  If you cannot get enough sun exposure (winter or long distance from the equator) then supplements are the answer.  They are highly recommended by alternative medical doctors for almost everyone…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Research follower, Dr. Mark Stengler, reports that optimal vitamin D was associated with a reduction of 17 different kinds of cancer.   Julian Whitaker, M.D. says colon, breast, and lung cancer was reduced by 60% in a study with optimal levels of vitamin D.

I would like to focus primarily on the risk factor that low vitamin D produces in heart disease. “Circulation” (Journal of the American Heart Association) reports low levels of vitamin D-3 are associated with a 62% increased risk of heart failure.

Researcher Dr. Michal Melamed says this:  “There are studies that link low vitamin D levels to the development of heart disease, peripheral arterial disease and different cancers.” Dr. Malamed backs up this claim by citing a study of over 13,000 people.  Men and women were followed for 8 and 1/2 years.  There were 1806 people in that group that died from cardiovascular disease.  Over half of these were deficient in vitamin D.

Why is vitamin D so effective in reducing degenerative diseases and specifically heart disease? All degenerative diseases are caused by oxidative damage and inflammation.

In the case of heart disease, inflammation in arteries collects LDL cholesterol in a plaque with calcium and other undesirable ingredients. This results in hardening of the arteries or atherosclerosis.  This increases the risk of blood clots, heart attack and stroke.  It also increases blood pressure, causing hypertension and strain on the heart.  Heart failure is shown to also be associated with inflamed coronary arteries.

Russell Blaylock, M.D. reports in his newsletter of July 2009, on the subject of heart failure.  In a study of 3,299 heart failure patients, followed approximately 8 years, found a 500% increased risk of sudden death in those with the lowest vitamin D levels.

Heart attack and stroke are produced in the presence of inflammation.  The best measure of  cardiovascular risk, out of 12 factors tested, was CRP. CRP (C-reactive protein) is a marker of blood inflammation.  High levels of CRP (and not cholesterol) are associated with heart attack and stroke.  Half of all heart attacks occur, proven in a large study, in the “normal” range of cholesterol…150 to 200.

Vitamin D-3 (that used by man) is produced by UVB rays of sunshine with the cholesterol molecule  under the skin. The medical doctors who follow current studies on vitamin D recommend plenty of sunshine and/or a supplement of vitamin D-3 to keep body level up to normal…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Not surprisingly there is a prevalent deficiency in most populations and coronary heart disease is the number one killer. Reliable studies show as much as 80% to 100% deficiency, especially in populations with low skin exposure to the sun. UVB rays and cholesterol form D-3, the kind that your body needs.

Inadequate levels of vitamin D-3 promote accumulation of excess blood calcium and calcified arterial linings. This occurs because vitamin D-3 takes calcium out of the blood and sends it into the bones instead of it accumulating in the soft tissues. Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a major cause of heart disease.

Adequate vitamin D-3 levels co-relate with reduced heart attack and stroke because they diminish the potential of calcified plaque breaking off the endothelial linings and obstructing a coronary or cerebral artery, producing heart attack or stroke…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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