Amazing! 75% of U.S. adults are short on Vitamin D! (1) In India, low levels of Vitamin D are uncontrolled in over 50 year old folks while a small 18.6% of people have normal bone mass. (2) Two-thirds of previously diagnosed osteoporosis patients have low Vitamin D levels. (3) Vitamin D is too substantial to be ignored. So, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC wants all of our La Grande chiropractic back pain patients to be sure they're getting enough Vitamin D!

Vitamin D is essential for your health: bones and bone mass, immunity enhancement, and even infection reduction and allograft rejection prevention after organ transplant. (4)

For that reason, have your Vitamin D levels checked. What level is optimal? Almost 30 to 32 ng/ml or above. (1) If you have Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or colitis, it's even more substantial as Vitamin D deficiency risk is higher for you. (5) And failed back surgical syndrome patients show Vitamin D deficiency, too. (6) One author just comes out and says that perhaps Vitamin D should just be given to everyone because of its huge deficiency for so many, its comparatively inexpensive addition to daily life, and its effective benefits in treating so many diseases! (7) Good idea for many of our La Grande neighbors, too.

How much Vitamin D3 is safe? As much as 300,000 IU taken orally for 6 months! Crazy, huh? But one research paper says that this amount may carefully and adequately correct Vitamin D deficiency in adolescents. (8) Another paper says that to achieve optimal Vitamin D status, daily intakes of at least 1000 IU or more of Vitamin D are required. (1) For osteoporotic patients taking pharmacologic therapy for their osteoporosis, higher doses of at least 800 IU daily is advised. (3) Nutrition is one of Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC's many chiropractic services.

So, contact Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC for your next chiropractic appointment. Along with our spinal manipulation treatment, we'd be more than happy to talk with you about your Vitamin D status and how best you can reach the optimal level for you.