Can Vitamin D Cure High Blood Pressure

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Natural health experts have known for decades how powerful this particular vitamin is to battle high blood pressure.

The big pharmaceutical companies have, however, used endless resources and influence to trash any study that showed positive effects from this essential vitamin.

Vitamin D is found in many foods, and a number of common food products are “enriched” with vitamin D. Milk, cereal, and baking flour is all products that contain “added” vitamin D.

Research on the effect of Vitamin D on High Blood Pressure

Research recently published in the online science journal PLOS One, however, revealed conclusive proof that high blood pressure is caused (and cured) by this one vitamin.

Research on mice recently looked at the connection between high blood pressure and vitamin D. In the two-part study, four groups of mice were given specific diets.

In one part of the study, the mice were given vitamin D-deficient and vitamin D-sufficient diets. In the second part of the study, they were further divided between a high-fat or low-fat diet.

This resulted in the four groups: Vitamin D-deficient, high-fat; vitamin D deficient, low-fat; vitamin D-sufficient, high-fat; and vitamin D sufficient, low-fat.

What the researchers found was that for mice that were in the vitamin D-deficient groups, both high- and low-fat diet, mice developed high blood pressure. It didn’t matter if the diet was high– or low-fat they all became hypertensive.

The mice who were on high- and low-fat diets but were vitamin D-sufficient did not become hypertensive.

What’s more, when the hypertensive mice from the deficient group then received sufficient levels of vitamin D, their blood pressure stabilized and they no longer showed signs of high blood pressure.

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Before the study, all researchers had to go on was correlative studies that were criticized by pharmaceutical groups as not having irrefutable proof; this study ends the debate.

Vitamin D Deficiencies and Their Effects

“A low vitamin D level may make a person more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes. These conditions are risk factors for heart disease”, according to Fouad Chebib. M.D. from the Mayo Clinic. Vitamin D is needed for overall good health. The daily recommended amounts from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are as follows:

  • Adults ages 19 to 70 should get 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day.
  • Adults over 70 should try to get 800 IU a day.

But humans are a little bit more complicated than mice. And although taking vitamin D will help manage high blood pressure, it may not be enough.

Vitamin D is produced by the skin when it comes in contact with ultraviolet B radiation from the sun. We also obtain Vitamin D through dietary sources, however, it is not widely found naturally in food sources and food fortification has been found to be largely inconsistent or inadequate as a reliable source. While we rely on sun exposure primarily for our Vitamin D absorption, depending on where you live, the time and day, and what you are wearing, you may not be getting as much as you need. In fact, an estimated 40 to 75 percent of our population is deficient in Vitamin D.

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Talk to your Doctor about your vitamin D status

If you have high blood pressure, ask your doctor to check your Vitamin D status. It could be a simple answer to help reduce your risk of complications from unmanaged blood pressure including heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and congestive heart failure. Screening for vitamin D deficiency is especially important in those with brown or Black skin, which has higher levels of the substance that gives skin its color. This substance is called melanin. The more melanin you have, the harder it is for your skin to make vitamin D from the sun.

Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is a widespread global problem. Observational studies suggest that low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of hypertension. Vitamin D does play an integral part in the regulation of blood pressure, but it’s a complicated process. And taking too much vitamin D can lead to excess calcium or hypercalcemia. If you want take vitamin D discuss it with your healthcare provider.

Author
Andrew Ellis

InnoVision Health Media reports on health content that is supported by our editorial advisory board and content published in our group of peer reviewed medical journals.

1 Comment on Can Vitamin D Cure High Blood Pressure

  1. I was diagnosed with breast cancer quite a few years ago. One of the biggest problems I had was a big Vit D deficiency. It took many blood tests and a few doctors to realise this deficiency was serious. My body was quite sore and the cancer was referred as a Triple Negative- not relating to any hormones but to a Serious Vit D deficiency!

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