Vitamin D and Healthy Weight Loss GARDNER SCHOFIELD CHIROPRACTIC DR. FJ Schofield ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Benefits of Vitamin D Helps the body absorb calcium for bone, skin and muscle health Boosts the immune system Lower’s your risk of cancer Improves your mood and overall well being Lowers risk of miscarriages Influences 10% of all your genes – Genes influenced by vitamin D have been found in essentially every type of human cell ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Why Vitamin D Some research suggests that up to 85% of people are deficient in Vitamin D Rickets (a disease where children’s bones soften) has not occurred in this country for decades. It is starting to reappear. Vitamin D deficiency linked to autoimmune disease like Multiple Sclerosis which is less common in Tropics – UV exposure has been shown to reduce MS symptoms in mice ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Boosts Immune System Colds and Flu tend to happen in the winter when you can only get vitamin D from food or supplementation. Vitamin D activates T killer cells from inactive to active. These are the cells that travel through your body looking for viruses and bacteria to destroy ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Lowers Risk of Cancer New study suggests that increasing our vitamin D intake would prevent apporximately 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer. Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention: Global Perspective: CEDRIC F. GARLAND, Dr PH, FACE, EDWARD D. GORHAM, MPH, PHD, SHARIF B. MOHR, MPH, AND FRANK C. GARLAND, PHD Immune system is designed to destroy cancer cells and if it is functioning better your risk of cancer will be lower. ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

How do you get Vitamin D Unprotected sun exposure The darker your skin the more exposure you need and the older you are the more exposure you need You want your skin to be a light pink Between 5 and 30 minutes There is no risk of skin cancer unless you burn your skin ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

What do you do in the winter? Foods containing vitamin D: – Yolk of an egg – Fish like salmon, macarel and herring (Must be wild not farm raised on corn) – Liver Supplement: – I recommend Standard Process or Nature’s Sunshine – A lot of variance on much different experts recommend but all said more than 1,000 IU’s a day which is about 25 micrograms. – Can’t take too much, some studies had test subjects on 50,000 IU’s a day and no side effects were observed. ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

D3 is the key There are two types of vitamin D: D3 is the most valuable form it has essential accompanying micro-nurtients for proper absorption Vitamin D fortified foods and cheap supplemtents have Vitamin D2 which is toxic if over-used. You must make sure you are taking D3, it is critical to your health. ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Starvation Diets Don’t Work Starving yourself won’t work, you will eventually get minerally deficient and get sick or go back to your old habits and gain more weight back More diets and low fat foods than ever before and obesity is on the rise Some projections say over 40% of Americans will be obese by ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Eat Real Food In 1960 Americans spent 18% of income on food and 6% on health care Today we spend about 9.9% of our income on food and 16% on healthcare 50% of all bankruptcies are cause by medical bills The average family today spends 27 minutes a day preparing it’s meals and 4 minutes on clean up. ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Pay More for Food Buy food that is perishable If it does not break down on the shelf, it won’t break down in your stomach Eat more fruits and vegetables No one has ever gotten fat from carrots First time in recorded history that overweight people are minerally deficient. We are eating way too much processed food and it’s destroying our health. ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

60,16,12 and 3 We need 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids and 3 fatty acids everyday to allow our body to recreate itself. If not every 100 days your heart is getting weaker or maybe your skin. Be careful of your omega 3 and omega 6 balance ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Where to start Eat more fruits and vegetables Cut out soda and processed foods on weekdays 5 and 2 rule Supplement with Wuji Chlorella, and fish oil for those on a restricted budget ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Start Exercising 4 to 5 times a week get out and move Raise the heart rate Strength train Strengthen your core Start burning some calories Moves lymphatic fluid Balances autonomics Don’t use it you lose it ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Shop smart Read labels Shop on outside of grocery store Pick the lesser of 2 evils Sugar then High fructose corn syrup then artificial sweetners Coffee better than energy drinks Avoid genetically modified foods and science projects Seedless fruits and veggies Low-fat sour cream has no cream (Eat the real stuff just not too much.) ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Rest Must get 6 to 8 hours of rest a night This is when your body heals and regenerates Have fun Stress will destroy digestion, immune function and overall health and well being ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™

Eat well, Move well and Smile It is what you do most of the time that counts you don’t have to be a saint. Follow the 5 and 2 rule Start moving You will enjoy a higher quality of life and lose weight ©MoChihChuSchofield Chiropractic Training™