Vitamin D Might Save Your Life in an Attack
Whenever I go for my annual physical, my doctor says something like, “You need to get more potassium in your diet” or “Your sodium level is a little too high” or “You need to cut back on sugars.”
I usually heed my doctors’ advice. After all, they know more than I do about these subjects, and they’re usually looking at my lab results on a computer screen when they make these recommendations.
One thing a doctor has never told me, however, is that I should get more Vitamin D in my system in case I’m ever the victim of a mustard gas attack. For some reason, that topic has just never come up.
But according to a recent study by folks at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, people who take more Vitamin D than others could be in a better position to survive a mustard gas attack.
My first thought when I saw this information was, “What are the odds of being involved in a mustard gas attack?” But my second thought was, “Look at the recent increase in terrorist attacks in the U.S. If a terrorist ever gets mustard gas, there’s no doubt in my mind that he would use it.”
If you inhale mustard gas, it’s pretty much over, no matter how much Vitamin D you have in your system. But the other way this gas kills people is by eroding the skin and attacking muscles and internal organs.
By conducting a series of tests on mice, they determined that those with higher levels of Vitamin D were able to survive exposure to mustard gas.
Even if you are never in the vicinity when a mustard gas attack occurs, taking Vitamin D could be beneficial for you. It occurs naturally in very few foods, such as the flesh of fatty fish including salmon, tuna and mackerel.
The way most people acquire it – other than through dietary supplements – is from the sun. Old Sol’s ultraviolet rays strike the skin and trigger Vitamin D synthesis.
Because it promotes calcium absorption, Vitamin D is needed for bone growth and strength. Without it, our bones can become more brittle, especially as we age.
So, making sure your Vitamin D intake is what it should be will be to your benefit, regardless of whether you are ever a victim of a mustard gas attack.
Take VItaminK2 with the Vitamin D3 1000 up to 5ooo units daily. Thay work together make the osteroclasts in the bones fire and grow new bone to strengthen the skeleton system and reduce pain.
I am a certified medical herbalist, I take this daily because i have bone problems also.
My daughter now takes natural sublingual vitamin C and it has helped her a lot. It seems that people with thyroid problems need more Vitamin C than others.
Same thing happened to me. My vitamin D read at
8.8 and he put me on 50k iu once per week for 9 weeks to build up to ‘normal’. Have been weak and have muscle pains. I don’t think M.D.s normally check for vitamin D. Good idea to get a test if you take alot of meds I think.
You must take 150 to 200 mcg of vitamin K2 with the vitamin D to prevent calcium buildup in your arteries or other organs. Vitamin K is not the same as vitamin K2. It must be vitamin K2.
Dr says my D is good thanks
Do not take the synthetic vit D ! Most doctors prescribe synthetic. Take only natural vit D.
Some people cant take any Vit. D. IT causes occipital headaches for me. Took years to figure it out. Too many things are putting Vit D in their products and it is adding up fast. I am a Massage therapist and have had some clients solve their chronic neck and head pain by stopping the additional Vit. D. I am trying to find out more why this is happening.
The Body makes a hormone in response to the UVB rays. This stuff that is being made for us whether it is synthetic or “natural” Is not natural to the body!!!
during the summer I take 5000 units per day, From Oct to May its 10,000 and my blood tests stay around 70, When I took 10,000 year round and was in the summer sun the levels hit 92 and changed parathyroid levels. Thus, at age 75 and 160 # D3 levels in the 60 to 80 range is my target
Good stuff! Vitamin D is also necessary for immune system function & therefore resistance to disease.
There seem to be few facts about how our bodies actually accept Vitamin D. My Dr states I need to take 50mg for a week then 10 daily. Without boosting for a week, the 10 daily will not take. I’m confused.
Just want to add about the Vitamin D, it helps with your mentality. I see a pain management Dr every month for chronic pain from 2 failed spinal fusions. The results from my first blood test, my Vitamin D level was a 12, Dr said that number needs to be between 35 and 100. That low of a level, I always felt drained and confusion all the time. I figured was just effect from pain medications, but the Dr along with my primary care Dr both said same thing about the low levels. They put me on a 50k unit of Vitamin D once a week, latest result number was a 27. Now taking twice a week and will blood test again soon.
Thanks, Gene. Let us know if the increased Vitamin D helped.