Why It's Almost Impossible to Get Enough Vitamin D From Your Food
By Jon Herring
You might recognize that sun exposure is the best way to meet your body's vital need for vitamin D. But you might not know that, apart from supplements, it is the ONLY way.
Studies have shown that we need a bare minimum of 3,000 to 5,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day, from all sources. This is easy to achieve if you consistently spend time in the sun. But it's almost impossible to get from your diet.
That's because very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. And those that do provide only a small amount. A 3.5 ounce portion of salmon contains just 360 IU. The same amount of tuna contains just 200 IU. One egg delivers just 25 IU. And fortified foods are no help. For example, to get the bare minimum amount of the vitamin D you need (without help from the sun), you would have to drink 30 glasses of fortified milk each day. No thanks!
The best and most concentrated food source of vitamin D is cod liver oil. One tablespoon contains about 1,200 to 1,400 IU. Cod liver oil is also a rich source of vitamin A and the antioxidant coenzyme Q10. It is also one of the very best sources of beneficial omega-3 essential fatty acids.
[Ed. Note: Jon Herring, a copywriter for Early to Rise, is co-author, with Dr. Al Sears, of the book Your Best Health Under the Sun. Discover how the healing power of sunlight can improve your mood, increase your fitness, and protect you against dozens of diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.]
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It's Good to Know: A New Way to Pay for Gas
Shell gas stations are testing a new way to pay for gas. Biometric systems allow customers to pay with their fingertips. A scanning device links their fingerprint to their checking or credit card account.
Ten convenience stores in Chicago already offer this service, but corporate sources say that only about two percent of customers are using it. Despite this, the Petroleum Marketers Association of America reports that scanning devices like these will become a standard way to pay in the near future.
(Source: Associated Press)
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Word to the Wise: Pyrotechnics
"Pyrotechnics" (pie-ruh-TEK-niks) is another way of saying "fireworks." The word is also used for a brilliant display of rhetoric, wit, or virtuosity in the performing arts.
Example (as used by Jed Perl in a New York Times review of A Life of Picasso by John Richardson):"... Richardson is juggling so many people and themes and events with such aplomb that readers may not quite realize what literary pyrotechnics are involved."
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2247, 01-09-08], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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For all your Real Estate Interests look at The New Real Estate Source here.
You might recognize that sun exposure is the best way to meet your body's vital need for vitamin D. But you might not know that, apart from supplements, it is the ONLY way.
Studies have shown that we need a bare minimum of 3,000 to 5,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per day, from all sources. This is easy to achieve if you consistently spend time in the sun. But it's almost impossible to get from your diet.
That's because very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. And those that do provide only a small amount. A 3.5 ounce portion of salmon contains just 360 IU. The same amount of tuna contains just 200 IU. One egg delivers just 25 IU. And fortified foods are no help. For example, to get the bare minimum amount of the vitamin D you need (without help from the sun), you would have to drink 30 glasses of fortified milk each day. No thanks!
The best and most concentrated food source of vitamin D is cod liver oil. One tablespoon contains about 1,200 to 1,400 IU. Cod liver oil is also a rich source of vitamin A and the antioxidant coenzyme Q10. It is also one of the very best sources of beneficial omega-3 essential fatty acids.
[Ed. Note: Jon Herring, a copywriter for Early to Rise, is co-author, with Dr. Al Sears, of the book Your Best Health Under the Sun. Discover how the healing power of sunlight can improve your mood, increase your fitness, and protect you against dozens of diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.]
______________________________
It's Good to Know: A New Way to Pay for Gas
Shell gas stations are testing a new way to pay for gas. Biometric systems allow customers to pay with their fingertips. A scanning device links their fingerprint to their checking or credit card account.
Ten convenience stores in Chicago already offer this service, but corporate sources say that only about two percent of customers are using it. Despite this, the Petroleum Marketers Association of America reports that scanning devices like these will become a standard way to pay in the near future.
(Source: Associated Press)
____________________________
Word to the Wise: Pyrotechnics
"Pyrotechnics" (pie-ruh-TEK-niks) is another way of saying "fireworks." The word is also used for a brilliant display of rhetoric, wit, or virtuosity in the performing arts.
Example (as used by Jed Perl in a New York Times review of A Life of Picasso by John Richardson):"... Richardson is juggling so many people and themes and events with such aplomb that readers may not quite realize what literary pyrotechnics are involved."
__________________________________________________
These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2247, 01-09-08], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
__________________________________________________
For all your Real Estate Interests look at The New Real Estate Source here.
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