Comments on: Lymphoma patients with low vitamin D more likely to die http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/ A higher level of health with Vitamin D Thu, 20 May 2010 01:50:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Soram http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Dr. Soram Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:38:05 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-590 Good thoughts Avnish, but with the new information on proper blood levels we can exactly treat people with the right dose of oral vitamin D. Proper sun exposure, as I discussed in my book Is a way to get vitamin D. But as you will know from reading my book there are 11 factors that mitigate the amount of sun we need to get a proper dose of vitamin D. Also remember if you live north of the 35th parallel of latitude, you will be getting a vitamin D winter from approximately November to March every year. Please see my book for more information on this. Dr. Soram Good thoughts Avnish, but with the new information on proper blood levels we can exactly treat people with the right dose of oral vitamin D.

Proper sun exposure, as I discussed in my book

Is a way to get vitamin D. But as you will know from reading my book there are 11 factors that mitigate the amount of sun we need to get a proper dose of vitamin D. Also remember if you live north of the 35th parallel of latitude, you will be getting a vitamin D winter from approximately November to March every year. Please see my book for more information on this.

Dr. Soram

]]> By: Dr. Soram http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Dr. Soram Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:31:51 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-587 Thank you Barbara Please resend your question<a href="http://www.drsoram.com/category/vitamins-d/" rel="nofollow"> to the new BLOG</a> and I will answer it there. Sorry for the inconvenience. Dr Soram Thank you Barbara
Please resend your question to the new BLOG and I will answer it there.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Dr Soram

]]> By: Barbara http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Barbara Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:25:57 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-574 Hello: Recently I asked a question pertaining to Vitamin D and Vitamin A. I had read that Vitamin A will negate entirely the effects of Vitamin D. I have not seen my question published, so I am wondering if it was received. Thanks. Hello: Recently I asked a question pertaining to Vitamin D and Vitamin A. I had read that Vitamin A will negate entirely the effects of Vitamin D. I have not seen my question published, so I am wondering if it was received. Thanks.

]]> By: Barbara http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Barbara Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:33:00 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-571 I just read where vitamin a (retinol) negates almost entirely the effects of Vitamin D. Is this true? I just read where vitamin a (retinol) negates almost entirely the effects of Vitamin D. Is this true?

]]> By: Avnish http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Avnish Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:44:49 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-568 Because vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin , taking vitamin D supplements pose a risk of accumulating too much and posing a health risk as opposed to a health benefit. Therefore I recommend you obtain vitamin D from sun exposure and natural foods to avoid such a risk. Because vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin , taking vitamin D supplements pose a risk of accumulating too much and posing a health risk as opposed to a health benefit. Therefore I recommend you obtain vitamin D from sun exposure and natural foods to avoid such a risk.

]]> By: Dr. Soram http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Dr. Soram Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:59:46 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-483 I could not agree with you more Vince! If a drug could do that it would be advertised everywhere! That is why I wrote my book, talk on radio and write articles ...to try and get the word out! Dr Soram I could not agree with you more Vince!
If a drug could do that it would be advertised everywhere!
That is why I wrote my book, talk on radio and write articles …to try and get the word out!
Dr Soram

]]> By: vince http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-463 vince Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:13:57 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-463 If the Lappe study had been done on a drug the results wound have been widely published . Imagine 1000 iu of d and 1100 of calcium resulted in a 60% reduction in cancer that was in a placebo controlled study the "gold standard" of medicine . Canadian health officials revised their recommendations accordingly . The ACS has been slow to follow. If the Lappe study had been done on a drug the results wound have been widely published . Imagine 1000 iu of d and 1100 of calcium resulted in a 60% reduction in cancer that was in a placebo controlled study the “gold standard” of medicine . Canadian health officials revised their recommendations accordingly . The ACS has been slow to follow.

]]> By: Dr. Soram http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Dr. Soram Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:20:24 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-462 Lauren very thoughtful comments. 1) the data is much stronger than you indicated. The juvenile Diabetes data from Hyponnen involved thousands of kids. Breast cancer data is so very strong as well. Look at the Lappe study 2) I advocate for everybody taking Vitamin D every day. In the doses I give in my book the worst it will do is nothing. But in 5 years if we learn that lives could have been saved then it would all be worthwhile. And it is pennies per day DR Soram Lauren
very thoughtful comments.
1) the data is much stronger than you indicated. The juvenile Diabetes data from Hyponnen involved thousands of kids.
Breast cancer data is so very strong as well. Look at the Lappe study
2) I advocate for everybody taking Vitamin D every day. In the doses I give in my book the worst it will do is nothing. But in 5 years if we learn that lives could have been saved then it would all be worthwhile. And it is pennies per day
DR Soram

]]> By: Lauren http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/2009/12/06/lymphoma-patients-with-low-vitamin-d-more-likely-to-die/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Lauren Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:09:22 +0000 http://blog.vitamindrevolution.com/?p=186#comment-454 I'll start by saying that I take vitamin D in the winter and give my children D supplements as well. But.. we have to make sure that we don't confuse correlation with causation on some of these studies. Perhaps something is going on in which vitamin D is a marker, but not anything more. If lymphoma in one person was more aggressive, and made the person feel worse and progressed more quickly perhaps that person wouldn't go outside to walk, excersize, do errands, etc. and would have lower vitamin D levels from less exposure to sunlight. There is certainly an association between low vitamin D and several diseases, but more needs to be done to prove that the low D itself is the cause, and not merely a marker of a more aggressive disease with worse prognosis or a proxy marker for another cause. I’ll start by saying that I take vitamin D in the winter and give my children D supplements as well.

But.. we have to make sure that we don’t confuse correlation with causation on some of these studies. Perhaps something is going on in which vitamin D is a marker, but not anything more. If lymphoma in one person was more aggressive, and made the person feel worse and progressed more quickly perhaps that person wouldn’t go outside to walk, excersize, do errands, etc. and would have lower vitamin D levels from less exposure to sunlight.

There is certainly an association between low vitamin D and several diseases, but more needs to be done to prove that the low D itself is the cause, and not merely a marker of a more aggressive disease with worse prognosis or a proxy marker for another cause.

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