Vitamin D and Heart Failure with health expert Dr. Stephanie King in LA Area
Monday, July 5th, 2010, 7:43 pm
As we have seen, the primary cause of heart failure, or at least its progression, is chronic inflammation. Therefore, anything that reduces inflammation should also improve heart failure. A number of studies are confirming this observation. Vitamin D-3 has been shown to suppress the release of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α and to increase the anti-inflammatory cytokine called IL-10 — the
higher the dose of the vitamin D-3, the greater the beneficial effect. Studies have also shown that patients with congestive heart
failure have the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood.
One study followed 737 people for about eight years and found that those with the lowest vitamin D levels had a 222 percent higher risk of dying from their heart disease than those with the highest levels. Low vitamin D levels also were associated with dangerous conditions:
• Higher hsCRP levels
• Higher oxidative stress measures
• Lower glutathione — a major antioxidant. Another study of 3,299 heart failure patients, who were also followed for almost eight years, found that those with the lowest vitamin D levels died of heart failure at rates 286 percent higher than those with higher vitamin D levels. Even more shocking was the finding that there was more than a 500 percent increased risk of sudden cardiac death in those with the lowest vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D3 has been linked to immune system, cancer prevention, bone health and now cardiovascular support. This is such a key nutrient. I advise all my patients to have a serum Vitamin D test to check their levels and keep them at optimum health which is between 40-60ng. (Normal range is 30-100). Many people test as low as 14!!!!! Make sure to check on your levels today!
All my best for continued great health, and for those of you who would like some one-on-one attention for your own nutritional health talk with Dr. King today in person or have your own Virtual House Call and never have to leave your home.
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