How to Take Vitamin D to Help Treat Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease has become much more prevalent in recent years. For those of us who have a beloved relative or friend with the disease, it goes without saying that the symptoms of Parkinson's are devastating and prolonged.

Many sufferers live with Parkinson's Disease for years. Many retain most or all of their mental faculties until the very late stages. People differ in the rate of progression, the manifestations and ability to continue to have a good quality of life.

Like many diseases that have appeared on the horizon in the last few decades, there is a limited amount of information available regarding the cause, prognosis, prevention or predisposition of it. Like many similar and equally destructive illnesses that have become more prevalent in recent years, Parkinson's Disease seems to be unstoppable. There are medications that can allow the patient to maintain an almost normal life much of the time, but when the disease is manifesting, the patient cannot move well or sometimes cannot move at all. Overall, Parkinson's is not a painful disease, but the patient is aware of his or her need for care and medication much of the time.

Caregivers have a difficult task in handling patients with this disease, because transporting, moving, shifting and dressing can all be an arduous and backbreaking task.

Recently, there has been a lot of research done on Vitamin D3 and it's link to many neuromuscular diseases including MS, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatism, Sciatic Pain, Lupus and of course, Parkinson's. The research has years to go before doctors can confidently state that there is a link to the level of Vitamin D in the blood and muscles and any disease manifestation. However, more and more testing is coming up with the same or similar conclusion. That conclusion is that suboptimal levels of Vitamin D in the body is linked to many diseases, quite notably those that involve the neuromuscular system.

Even now, with ongoing studies being conducted, doctors and researchers cannot come to a consensus as to how the low level of this vitamin is contributing to these problems. What they do agree on, however, is that the standards for the minimum required for health must be raised. It is also apparent that advice we have been given to avoid the sun has probably cost us dearly in our health.

Vitamin D is not a vitamin after all, it seems. It is being called a hormone or steroid due to the different action it has within the body. And it's actions are many. It is involved with our muscles, bones, teeth, internal organs, nerves, cholesterol and the list goes on. There isn't much that Vitamin D is not greatly involved in. The lack of this vitamin in animals results in death or crippling diseases.

It is imperative that we learn everything we can about this vitamin for our health and the health of everyone we know. Please note some suggestions below to help you understand how you can use Vitamin D to help treat Parkinson's Disease

Instructions

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Become familiar with the recent research on Vitamin D and the scientific community's new awareness of the link between Parkinson's and other diseases due to low levels of this nutrient within the body.

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Read books on Vitamin D. There are recent books being published by doctors that are using this nutrient in their practice on cases of Parkinson's, cancer, fibromyalgia, neuromuscular disease, stroke, heart disease and so many more. The results of treatment with theraputic doses of this vitamin are stunning.

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Learn about sunshine and it's lack in our everyday lives. Learn how best to access sunshine regularly as a faster and more complete way to increase Vitamin D levels. Sunshine is a major source of this nutrient, as only a few foods have it.

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Learn about the few foods that have any appreciable amount of Vitamin D. Salmon is about the highest, with mackerel, tuna, sardines and herring coming in below that. A few other foods, such as shitake mushrooms have some. Try to eat these foods a few times a week.

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Find a good source for Vitamin D3 in supplement form for those days/seasons that are not conducive to going outside in the sun. Determine your daily intake or consult with a physician or other health care provider who will test your blood to determine your level of deficiency and can help you plan which and how many supplements you should take to optimize your benefits. Unless you are in the sun regularly and for a fair amount of time, you are probably deficient, according to the new findings.