{"id":170,"date":"2013-06-14T01:47:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T01:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wendyrudell.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2013-06-14T01:52:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T01:52:18","slug":"vitamin-extends-life-protecting-telomeres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wendyrudell.com\/2013\/06\/vitamin-extends-life-protecting-telomeres\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D extends life by protecting your telomeres"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 15, 2013 by Blanche Levine<\/span><\/span><\/a> Filed under Nutrition News<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Wed. May 15, 2013 by Blanche Levine<\/p>\n

NaturalHealth365) What does vitamin D have to do with a longer, healthier life? It looks like this essential hormone (not really a vitamin) plays a key role in telomere integrity. But, why should any person care about their telomeres?<\/p>\n

Startling scientific revelations reveal that shorter telomeres can trigger inflammation and, may be, the real reason for the growing epidemic of cancer; diabetes; heart problems and Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

In truth \u2013 every function, in the human body, is dictated by the length of our telomeres<\/b>. Telomeres are the clocks that define your age, not the chorological age but how old your cells become. Genes may be capable of changing the way they express themselves, but you still have the basic gene you were born with, while telomeres don\u2019t stay the same over time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true \u2013 telomeres can have an affect on genes and how they express themselves. A new groundbreaking study, out of the University of California at San Francisco, shows that telomere length determines your risk and severity of all diseases by their effect on genes.<\/p>\n

Vitamin D actually preserves the length of our telomeres<\/p>\n

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study which looked at more than 2,000 women of all ages and found the more vitamin D they had, the longer their telomeres were. Also, the people who supplemented with vitamin D had longer telomeres then those who didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

It seems, from the emerging studies, that healthy vitamin D levels will protect our lives. Vitamin D is widely available in the form of sunshine and vitamin D3 supplements can be obtained from many reputable sources like, Dr. Cannell\u2019s Advanced D \u2013 sold at PurityProducts.com<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s so sad to think how many people suffer (and needlessly die) from diseases caused by a deficiency in vitamin D.<\/p>\n

Simply put, if your telomeres are too short \u2013 you are destined to experience a shorter life, filled with dis-ease. Telomeres allow cells to divide without losing genes. In addition, this cell division is behind the growth of every new skin or blood cells.<\/p>\n

Without telomeres, chromosome ends would fuse together and degrade the cell\u2019s genetic blueprint<\/b>, which would make cells malfunction and either become cancerous or die. The ends of the chromosomes would look and act like broken DNA.<\/p>\n

When the telomere gets too short, the cell may cease to be, so to avoid this scenario \u2013 cells becomes cancerous and then escapes the fate of an early demise. While telomere length may not always be the only predictor of lifespan, it is crucial in the development of many life-changing, chronic health conditions and longevity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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