Vitamin D: increases glutathione, induces glioma apoptosis

[liveonearth]

New data shows that vitamin D has more biochemical actions that anticipated:
--inhibits the synthesis of inducible nitric oxide synthase
--increases intracellular glutathione levels-->helps remove mercury & other toxins from your body
--could be used to Tx neurodegenerative and neuroimmune diseases
--induces glioma cell death-->good for management of brain tumors?

According to Dr. Cannel, founder of the Vitamin D Council, in an interview:
--vitamin D is not a vitamin, but rather the only known substrate for a powerful repair and maintenance steroid hormone that is involved in numerous functions of your body and organs
--like all steroid hormones vit D regulates your body by turning your genes on or off
--you have about 2,000 genes that are directly influenced by vitamin D

SOURCES
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T3K-45BCJ53-7&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=36fe7df09fbacd4b33fe816072a1793d
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/04/how-sunshine-and-vitamin-d-can-help-you-eliminate-mercury.aspx

Comments

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Even you of the snowy white flesh can benefit from solar exposure, as it causes your body to activate vitamin D to do all the wonderful things they're finding out about in research. The great thing is that you only need 2 minutes in the sun, whereas I need 8, and some people need 40. Take it from another whitey: the sun is still your friend, just one that you take in very small doses. Also, getting some sun actually REDUCES the risk of melanoma, it's squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma that can be caused by burning. Melanoma is the deadliest of the lot.

[1bigguy.livejournal.com]

I do like to be outside in the sun...just need to be sure I have an ample supply of sunblock if I'm planning on being out for more than 30 minutes or so. That seems to be the magic number for me. 30 minutes and no redness...35 and I start to get a little pink. Bright red after an hour.

I'm bad for venturing out on the motorcycle for a 'quick ride' and coming home 5 hours later. My own stupidity has enabled me to be quite good at treating sunburns.

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

I guess you know about aloe already....