New Clinical Review Finds Sunscreen Use Causing Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency

A new clinical review published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) suggests that overuse of sunscreen has caused a dramatic increase in the number of people with deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D. Also describing how some chronic diseases greatly inhibit the body’s ability to metabolize vitamin D from foods, the paper points out that almost 1 billion people worldwide now have inadequate levels of this essential micronutrient.

Commenting on the results, Dr. Kim Pfotenhauer, DO, assistant professor at Touro University and a researcher on the study, explained: “People are spending less time outside and, when they do go out, they’re typically wearing sunscreen, which essentially nullifies the body’s ability to produce vitamin D.”

A micronutrient that has numerous important functions, vitamin D is produced naturally in the body when skin is exposed to sunlight. Given the rising rates of skin cancer worldwide, and consequent advice from government health authorities to use sunscreen as a protective measure against ultraviolet (UV) radiation, a known risk factor for skin cancer, the results of this clinical review amount to a powerful argument in favor of vitamin D supplementation.

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Micronutrients achieve their beneficial effects by working together at the cellular level and participating in the complex metabolic processes that keep us alive and healthy.
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The JAOA study adds to the growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency is now a serious global health problem. Even in Australia, a country where people typically enjoy an outdoor lifestyle with plentiful sunshine, deficiency is said to have reached crisis levels. In the United States and Canada, the problem is similarly known to be widespread. In Europe, blood levels of vitamin D have been shown to be low in 50 to 70 percent of the population. Pregnant Arab women have an “extraordinarily high prevalence” of deficiency, with India also now home to a growing epidemic of it.

But while the increasing worldwide awareness of vitamin D deficiency and promotion of the need for supplementation are certainly positive developments, we should not be fooled into thinking that deficiencies of other micronutrients are rare. To the contrary, and as Dr. Rath’s groundbreaking Cellular Medicine concept explains, deficiencies of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other essential micronutrients are not only commonplace, they are the primary cause of today’s most common chronic diseases. Based on pioneering work conducted at the Dr. Rath Research Institute, this knowledge has given rise to the revolutionary discovery that specific combinations of micronutrients can be used for the prevention and control of diseases.

So while ensuring an optimum daily supply of vitamin D is clearly important, we should not lose sight of the fact that no single micronutrient alone can provide us with the key to health. Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other essential micronutrients are all required for the normal functioning of the body. They achieve their beneficial effects by working together at the cellular level and participating in the numerous complex metabolic processes that keep us alive and healthy.

Through employing supplements containing the correct nutrient combinations in carefully balanced amounts – a scientific methodology known as the micronutrient synergy approach – multiple biological targets in the body can simultaneously be beneficially affected. In other words, unlike the single nutrient “magic bullet” approach and its “megadose” philosophy, taking advantage of the synergistic effects of properly chosen micronutrient combinations can truly provide us with the means for achieving optimal health.

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Paul Anthony Taylor

Executive Director of the Dr. Rath Health Foundation and one of the coauthors of our explosive book, “The Nazi Roots of the ‘Brussels EU'”, Paul is also our expert on the Codex Alimentarius Commission and has had eye-witness experience, as an official observer delegate, at its meetings.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Paul's background was in the music industry, where he worked as a keyboard player and programmer with artists including Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas, and Primal Scream.

He first became interested in natural health after falling ill with a chronic fatigue syndrome-related disorder in 1991 and subsequently making a full recovery through the use of natural health therapies. After meeting Dr. Rath and Dr. Niedzwiecki at an anti-Codex rally in Berlin in 2002, Paul was inspired to make a life-changing decision to leave the music industry to work for the Foundation and help defend the right of patients worldwide to have free access to natural health approaches.

You can find Paul on Twitter at @paulanthtaylor

Der Executive Director der Dr. Rath Health Foundation ist einer der Koautoren des explosiven Buchs „Die Nazi-Wurzeln der Brüsseler EU“. Paul ist auch unser Experte zum Thema „Codex Alimentarius-Kommission“ und hat Augenzeugenerfahrung als offizieller beobachtender Teilnehmer bei diesen Treffen.

Bevor er seine Arbeit bei der Stiftung antrat war Paul in der Musikindustrie aktiv. Er arbeitete als Keyboard-Spieler und Programmierer mit Künstlern wie Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas und Primal Scream.

Sein Interesse an natürlicher Gesundheit wuchs, als er 1991 an Störungen erkrankte, die aus einem chronischen Erschöpfungssyndrom resultierten. Durch natürliche Gesundheitstherapien wurde er schließlich vollständig geheilt. Ein Treffen 2002 mit Dr. Rath und Dr. Niedzwiecki bei einer Anti-Codex-Demonstration in Berlin inspirierte ihn zu einer lebensverändernden Entscheidung und er verließ die Musikindustrie um für die Stiftung zu arbeiten und das Recht der Patienten zu verteidigen, weltweit freien Zugang zu natürlichen Gesundheitsverfahren zu haben.

Auf Twitter ist Paul unter @paulanthtaylor zu finden.

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