A review of multiple studies on vitamin D3 status and surgical recovery has found that adequate levels of vitamin D3 pre-surgery reduces the chance of post-surgery complications, including infections. I have been telling my readers this for years. It’s good to see it beginning to make the rounds in mainstream medicine.
From the review, “Patient Safety In Surgery”:
“The main finding of the present review is that 26 of 31 studies (84%) report at least one statistically significant worse outcome in patients with low vitamin D status. Five of 31 studies (16%) found no association. In conclusion, this review supports the hypothesis that hypovitaminosis D is associated with adverse outcomes after diverse surgical procedures. Future studies should focus on additional surgeries and outcomes, and on the role of vitamin D supplementation in the improvement of patient safety in participants with low vitamin D status at the time of surgery.”
Vitamin D is a key player in having and maintaining total health. Its benefits are unbelievable! Vitamin D is a potent neuroregulatory steroidal hormone that influences nearly 3,000 of our 25,000 genes.
Vitamin D influences dozens of conditions, with emphasis on those related to heart disease; yet there is a broad epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in America. Here are some of the others: cancer, obesity, diabetes types I and II, cold and flu, aging signs, osteoporosis, seizures, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, schizophrenia, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, infertility, depression, asthma and many more. Some dependable writers say that up to 85 percent of Americans have insufficient vitamin D levels. What would it take to get people on a very low-cost vitamin D supplement?
I take 30,000 units per day, and I give my wife 20,000 units because she weighs about 100 pounds less than I do. I recommend taking even higher doses of vitamin D3 (50,000 IUs) before surgery for a far greater chance of quick recovery and survival.
H/T: Vitamin D Council
