Well, hypothetically, yes. This month in the Archives of Neurology a research study indicates that over half (55%) of the patients with Parkinson's disease, a neurological degenerative disease, were vitamin D deficient. Similarly, 41% of Alzheimer's patients were also deficient. The authors of this study suggest a possible association between lack of vitamin D and the development of these dreaded neurological disease. If you recall, last year we spoke about the association of vitamin D deficiency with osteoporosis, cancer, and autism.
Since Autumn is soon to be upon us in the Northern hemisphere, I thought it would again be time to reinforce the importance of getting enough vitamin D in our day. It is now more and more clear that we must all revisit the idea that sunshine is bad and rethink the recommendation of putting sunblock in every make-up, moisturizer, lotion and skin care product we put on ourselves. I am trying to reeducate more parents of the children I see to let them know that each child must have adequate amounts of regular sunshine every day. This becomes harder to do if you live in a more northern area, especially above the 45th parallel, like I did when I lived in Seattle. I also remember when I was in naturopathic medical school that the incidence of multiple sclerosis and breast cancer both were more prevalent in more northern latitudes than at the equator. This too can be related to the exposure level of vitamin D and sunshine.
Of course, these neurological diseases are very complex in origin and like cancer there is no one single cause of Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. This post is just here to bring awareness of the importance of sunshine and vitamin D supplementation during the fall and winter months or if you live in more northern latitudes. I truly believe that if our diets are more varied, exercise (especially outdoor exercise) were more prevalent and we are more conscientious of the chemicals we are exposed to on a day to day basis we would find ourselves healthier and living more vibrant lives. If you aren't clear what your risk of low vitamin D levels are, ask your doctor to measure your 25OH vitamin D levels. This is a simple blood test and should always be done if you have osteoporosis or osteopenia and in many other cases in order to optimize your long term health.
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