{"id":2790,"date":"2009-12-16T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/headline-story-more-natural-health-advocates-promoting-vitamin-d-sunlight-to-fight-winter-flu\/"},"modified":"2009-12-16T04:00:49","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T08:00:49","slug":"headline-story-more-natural-health-advocates-promoting-vitamin-d-sunlight-to-fight-winter-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/headline-story-more-natural-health-advocates-promoting-vitamin-d-sunlight-to-fight-winter-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"HEADLINE STORY: More natural health advocates promoting vitamin D, sunlight to fight winter flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another natural health expert penned a column this week promoting sunlight and vitamin D as the best way to fight off wintertime flu. Dr. Steven Joyal, vice president of Science and Medical Affairs for the Life Extension Foundation, wrote a syndicated column this week picked up in the mass media explaining why vitamin D helps the body fight flu.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2009-12-16-tackling-d-flu-copy.jpg\" title=\"2009-12-16-tackling-d-flu-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2009-12-16-tackling-d-flu-copy.thumbnail.jpg\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px\" alt=\"2009-12-16-tackling-d-flu-copy.jpg\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u201cAs soon as flu and cold viruses invade our bodies, the immune system releases virus-killing compounds called antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Our lungs and bronchial passages are especially rich in AMP-producing cells. These cells require vitamin D to function effectively,\u201d Joyal wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cVitamin D also balances inflammatory cytokine release. Cytokines are chemicals that are in part responsible for the fever and congestion associated with colds and flu. A hyper-reactive immune response, called \u2018cytokine storm,\u2019 has been linked to several fatal cases of influenza. Vitamin D not only enhances our ability to produce AMP molecules, but the \u2018sunshine vitamin\u2019 also simultaneously balances the cytokine response that causes most of the misery during a bout of influenza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read the story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kfsm.com\/sns-health-vitamin-d-miracle,0,7563135.story\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To see the Life Extension foundation\u2019s web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another natural health expert penned a column this week promoting sunlight and vitamin D as the best way to fight off wintertime flu. 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