M'Lis Vitamin D3

Swine flu and it’s current strain H1N1 is causing a scare for many. But here is a simple way to defend yourself from the Swine Flu.

The following information is an excerpt from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services 5-11-09:

Levels of flu-fighting vitamin D reach their lowest point in the winter when ultraviolet light disappears.

Vitamin D, which is made in large amounts in the skin when exposed to solar radiation, is a hormone that regulates hundreds of genes. Some of those involve the body’s innate immunity and its defenses against viruses, especially those affecting the respiratory system.

The idea is that if people increased their levels of vitamin D, it might help ward off outbreaks of flu (and other illness).

Research suggests that vitamin D stimulates immune cells to produce anti-microbial substances that fight and help control the replication of viruses in the body.

“What vitamin D really does is play a sentinel role,” said Michael Holick, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine. First, it is used by immune cells to fight the virus. Then, it helps temper the overall immune response and limit inflammation.

Studies continue to find that large numbers of people in the U.S. Have deficient or less than optimal levels of vitamin D in their blood. In February, researchers reported a link between vitamin D levels in the blood and upper respiratory infections in a group of nearly 19,000 people ages 12 and older. Those with deficient vitamin D levels were 55% more likely to have contracted a recent cold or upper respiratory infection than those with an adequate level.

The researchers, whose study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, notes that the current recommendation for vitamin D supplementation, between 200 and 600 International Units a day, is unlikely to produce optimal levels in the US population. Many vitamin D researchers now say that adults should be taking up to 2,000 IU a day during the fall and winter, and that most children should take up to 1,000 IU.

The M’lis Company is proud to introduce Vitamin D in an easily-absorbed liquid gel form to our quality line of nutritional supplements.

At Pure Therapy, you can purchase this important Vitamin D supplement to help support you and family members.  This Vitamin D is D3, which is the BEST high-quality vitamin D supplement. The most important thing to keep in mind if you opt for oral supplementation is that you only want to supplement with natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is human vitamin D. Do NOT use the synthetic and highly inferior vitamin D2.

M'Lis Vitamin D3