VITAMIN D CAN WORK MIRACLES

According to Simone Gabbay, a registered nutritional consultant in Toronto, and author of several books on nutrition, cautions that unusually high doses of nutritional supplements should only be taken under medical supervision. A group of patients in western New York suffered from severe myopathy, a muscle disorder had weakened them to such an extent that they were confined to wheelchairs. A team of doctors from State University of New York at Buffalo and Kaleida Health in Buffalo, put them on a high-potency vitamin D supplement. Within six weeks, all study participants reported noticeable improvement, including a resolution of pain and a restoration of normal muscle strength.

Five patients became fully mobile. In each case, weakness and immobility had previously been attributed to other causes, including old age, diabetic neuropathy or general debility. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which helps the body assimilate calcium and other nutrients required for healthy bones, muscles, and nerves, is produced in the body through the interaction of the ultraviolet rays of the sun with certain chemicals in the fatty tissue under the skin. Food sources of vitamin D are fish and fish liver oils, eggs and dairy products.

In another medical study, researchers found that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), could successfully treat some cases of hereditary ataxia, a disease characterized by an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements. It aids oxygen utilization in the body. A team of researchers at Columbia University's College of Physicians in New York identified six patients with hereditary ataxia whose CoQ10 levels were significantly below normal. Five of the six could not walk. After taking a high-potency CoQ10 supplement, all patients showed dramatic improvement in strength and well being.

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in North America and other geographical areas where people do not get enough sunshine on a regular basis. Billions of dollars are being spent on the development of pharmaceutical drugs for conditions which could and should first be addressed with nutrition and other natural means. For more information on Simone Gabbay's book "Nourishing the Body Temple" and other books, call toll free l-866-322-8209 or contact your local book store.