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Bone Health- Vitamin D3 as Therapy

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“…the present study highlights a widespread and alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency in patients with metastatic bone disease and multiple myeloma…”

Maintaining your bone health is central to preventing myeloma. According to the study linked and excerpted below, blood levels of vitamin D3 are an important predictor of multiple myeloma. My experience and research indicates that vitamin D3 supplementation is an important multiple myeloma bone health therapy as well.

I began supplementing with Vitamin D3 years ago. Being a survivor a multiple myeloma (incurable blood cancer) I decided that I should take Vitamin D3 daily to enhance my bone health. I supplement with Life Extension Vitamin D3 (1000mg x 2 daily).

A collage of vitamin D including fish oil, salmon, and sunlight.

According to ConsumerLabs.com optimal blood levels of Vitamin D3 may prevent cancer, enhance bone health, reduce the risk of Parkinson’s, rheumatoid arthritis, heart attacks, diabetes, hypertension,  reduce symptoms of fibromyalgia, reduce the risk uterine fibroids,  Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, depression,  and other conditions.

  LEF Vitamin D3 is approved by ConsumerLab.com for freshness and purity (you must be a member to access the report).

 

Why do I supplement with LEF Vitamin D3?

  • Vitamin D3 is well-studied, well-researched for its many health benefits-
  • LEF Vitamin D3 is approved by ConsumerLabs.com Quality Certification Program–
  • Cost-effective at .01 cents cost per 400 IU (.01 cents to .06 cost per 400 IU in ConsumeLab.com evaluation range)
  • LEF Vitamin D3 is available through Amazon Prime–
  • 5% of your Amazon purchase will be donated to PeopleBeatingCancer to support cancer patients with research and education-

Thank you

David Emerson

  • Long-term  MM Survivor,
  • MM Cancer Coach
  • Director PeopleBeatingCancer

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Vitamin D Levels Are Frequently below Normal in Multiple Myeloma Patients and Are Infrequently Assessed By Their Treating Physicians

“Conclusion: Vitamin D levels are frequently low among multiple myeloma patients and, despite this, screening levels of this vitamin is not thought to be part of the routine work up by the vast majority of oncologists in the United States.”

Vitamin D Deficiencies Can Impact Myeloma Outcomes

“Most people do not think about their vitamin D intake, but Chloe Spear, BSN, RN, OCN, knows that it is important – especially for patients with myeloma.

Spear, clinical specialty coordinator in the Myeloma Program at Mount Sinai, conducted a study examining the effects that a vitamin D deficiency can have on outcomes for patients with myeloma. She hopes to turn her findings – that patients with deficiencies have poorer prognoses – into a standard-of-care for treating patients who come into the clinic with vitamin D deficiencies. Intervention would be fairly simple and straightforward: prescribing patients with oral vitamin D supplements to take daily.”

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Bone Metastases and Multiple Myeloma

“We found a widespread and alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency in patients with metastatic bone disease and multiple myeloma. Of note, patients with bone metastases due to breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma rarely reached sufficient serum 25-OH-D levels.

Conclusion: It is of utmost clinical importance to assess vitamin D levels in cancer patients, especially in those with, or at high risk of developing metastatic bone disease…

In summary, the present study highlights a widespread and alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency in patients with metastatic bone disease and multiple myeloma.

Of note, patients with bone metastases due to breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma rarely reached sufficient serum 25-OH-D levels and yet vitamin D deficiency often goes unrecognised and therefore remains untreated. Hence, it is of utmost clinical importance to assess vitamin D levels in cancer patients, especially those with, or at high risk of developing metastatic bone disease. Bone health.

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Nabeel Khan says a couple of years ago

I cannot thank you enough for the time you have taken to research and organize this information. I was diagnosed 4 months ago and will be having harvesting of my marrow and then placing it back about 1-2 weeks later. Do you have a written list of all of what you take? Dosage? Brand? Thank you, Nabeel (Wisconsin)

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    David Emerson says a couple of years ago

    Hi Nabeel-

    I will reply to you via your email.

    David Emerson

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John says 4 years ago

“Vitamin D3 (1000mg x 2 daily)” but the LE product you link to states “Contains 125 mcg (5000 IU) of vitamin D3”

So do you actually take 2000 IU daily? That would be 50 mcg.

Thank you.

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    David Emerson says 4 years ago

    Yes John, you are correct.

    David

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