well vitamin d. is an essential nutrient and we can we can build it ourselves in the skin you know when we expose ourselves to sun so the part nutrition places mind a world except if you hold your house down for example and you don't get enough sun then you should think about low level supplements so what about pregnant women we got a question from mary sue mcdonald's she wants to know if she needs special vitamins during her pregnancy when nugent requirements are higher in pregnancy and most of those needs you can actually meet with your normal nutrition you need to optimize it maybe but some a new trend such as for the case or i don't mean you need to supplement case of an iron deficiency you should also supplement iron and what about children they have special needs where they need a good nutrition because they are growing and developing but they don't need supplements actually ok delfina boosters reverse writes that her daughter is a vegan and need any food supplement there are some nutrients tha

vitamin d has who did not receive it. vitamin dhasa who did not receive it.ulosis but recent studies show that vitamin day can support innate responses to immune infection but dampened down harmful pathological responses which cause mortality in the context of covid—19. and are using in hospitals, people who have a deficiency, are those being impact the most? yes, there is an association between deficiency and adverse outcomes but we do not know whether that is a causal association. it may be that being ill can reduce your vitamin d level and we know thatis vitamin d level and we know that is true of many micronutrients especially vitamina and micronutrients especially vitamin a and there could be a mixture here of for example it could be that the primary problem is being overweight and it can cause low vitamin d levels and this could be the causal factor levels and this could be the causalfactorfor levels and this could be the causal factor for adverse outcomes. it is very difficult from observational studies to tease out whether vitamin d is causing this. i

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there's usually no or few negative side effects but other vitamins are different for example vitamin e. . that is fat soluble and gets stored in your body for long periods of time you don't you really need to take caution with those and several minerals as well ok i obviously we hear again it again is very important to strengthen your immune system best sound somewhat abstract i mean when do we actually talk about an immune system b. and strong and how long does it last. well immune system being strong is immune system that is able to meet the challenges that face is that generally our general definition of a strong system if it's capable of mounting an appropriate response now everything that we encounter in our daily lives will challenge our new system including stresses for under any sort of stress our immune system is going to suffer. so we try to minimize our stresses and maximize the foundation of the immune system which includes nutrition but it also includes other things. you know healthy diet exercise are also part of a vital immune system. you know but how long does a stron

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it is our vitamin bump. it is a little vitamin pill? yes, it is very good for you.ased in a sami town. she works for the finnish broadcaster yle, where she is one of the two reporters to work in the sami language. what are the major sort of issues concerning sami people right now? we do not have a sami representative in the finnish government. is that worrying? yes, of course. and there has been many years, there has been talk and discussion about should samis have their own representative, for example, in eu? in your ideal future, what would you like this government to do? what would you like sanna marin to do for sami women? we don't have to be ashamed that we are sami living in finland. we can be proud that we are part of finnish nation. even being on the table, even being in the room with the decision—making. one old saying, that nothing about us without us. one of the main issues addressed in the government equality plan is the rights of gender minorities in finland. trans rights activists have, for years, asked for a reform of the trans act — a law that curren

that's for the vitamin d goes. you can overtake vitamins, too. you need to be cautious. need to mention that vitamin d can cause kidney stones and other issues. we don't want people to go out there popping vitamin d unnecessarily as well. clay, do you have anything to add about vitamin d and ovid19? dr. marsh: no. paul, i think ayne is correct. having low levels of vitamin d doesn't mean that's what's predisposing you of having severe outcome issues with covid. and there's no data, to my knowledge, that says that taking vitamin d protects you against the severity of covid. you should consult with your physician because low vitamin d levels can cause calcium levels. there are benefits of taking vitamin d. i don't think there's any real reason to recommend people to augment their vitamin d other than getting out into the sun is healthy and drinking milk or whatever you like to keep the levels up. other than that, i would use the input of your physician. governor justice: paul, i said before, it's out of my pay grade. but my vitamin d levels is not real high, not real great

can also come from on high the sun provides us with vitamin d. which is essential to our immune systems it's mostly absorbed through the skin. but in parts of the world where sunlight is scarce it can be difficult to get enough. at the opposite end of the temperature spectrum is cold water. the technique of uniting involves letting 17 degree water run across your face repeatedly. the blood vessels 1st contract then expand allowing more blood to flow through them . this improves the blood supply to the nose the throat and the inside of the mouth enabling more defense cells to form there. so whether it's cold water the burning hot sun or blooming plants our immune systems can take strength from the natural world. so nature can boost our immune system just wrong immune system keeps us healthy wallace let's find out more from an expert i'm joined by alexandre michaels he's a research associate and communications officer for the linus pauling institute at oregon state university in the united states good to have you with us 1st of all your research i

i think that vitamin d is an important vitamin, it is what we all need. there are many people who have vitamin d deficiencies, however, there has been a lot of studies of trying to do replacement of vitamin d, getting the levels back up somewhat, but it is hard to get them up. i do not think vitamin d alone is going to be sufficient to improve an immune system response to this virus or any other situation. one of the things we have to be if you think that your vitamin d levels are low, just to go to the store and get vitamin d and start taking it, there can be a downside to that in terms of calcium. calcium levels can go very high if you overdo vitamin d. so go to your provider, check your levels. canour level is low, they do a replacement and monitor you. ohio we have someone from on the likely good morning. line, good morning. caller: the poem i have with all of this, i think about -- the problem i have with all of this, i think about swine flu, ebola and another one, the president, when mr. obama was in, nobody went out and went crazy. i think that whe

in china, when people were in the hospital, they treated them with vitamin c. all the research is out there about how the right supplements, essential oils, kill this virus. kills the virus. clove oil kills the virus. host: there is research out there that says close oil or fish oil kills the virus? caller: not fish oil. that is something that you can take to improve your health. the same with be complex. there is research out there that shows when they take vitamin d3, levels are high. the people that were really sick with the virus in china, they started giving them high dose vitamin c. vitamin c is like crucial. host: we will move on to clarksville, tennessee. carol? caller: good morning. thank you to c-span and other networks staying on the air during this covid season. i know it is a challenge trying to bring the message to the american people. 1918?f this was back in we would be in a truly terrible mess. say, we will not see -- until we so weak get a consistent message across the country. the states are on their own, it is like the wild west. people are n

that you know women who take vitamin d. . a bone fracture in the women who go through the human body has a way so we don't get too much vitamin d. of what's called tanning right the reason we tan is the blood by the medieval when you take so much vitamin d. in a pill you actually down regulate the sensor and you screw up signaling so you don't have to risk it which is clinical lack of vitamin d. we haven't seen it for a long time in this country and so there's no question that supplemental vitamins and supplements have no benefit right now for the average individual what about all this new technologies for instance the stairway blow my mind these little things that you let into your blood and sort of clean your organism over any virus can that help with cancer there's a lot of potential for technology right 2 years ago you know october 1st i'm sure you remember was one exciting day of the year you know it's when they announce molecule of the year it's kind of our academy awards and that year was crisper so this is an enzyme t

but can vitamin d also help with covid? this lab is trying to find out.evidence the vitamin helps with other respiratory infections. now a clinical trial involving more more than 5,000 people is looking at its impact on coronavirus. it's not going to be as powerful as a vaccine, but it might reduce the risk of covid—i9 or the severity of the disease significantly. we only need to demonstrate a modest effect for it to be worth implementing, because vitamin d is very safe and it's very inexpensive. there are still questions about vitamin d, but we do know that it has an effect on the immune system. as soon as a virus infects as, vitamin d boosts the body's first line of defence. the barrage of molecules that kill off an invading virus. but it also plays a later role too. inflammation is vital against infection, but if it goes into overdrive it can cause damage, and vitamin d may dampen down this inflammation. so is this the case with covid—i9? the vitamins for the clinical trial have been sorted into different doses. then they're packed up and sent out to v

the body produce vitamin d when the skin is exposed to sunlight.can-americans, elderly nursing home patients have been severely impacted fwhi virus as we know and both groups historically experience vitamin d deficiency. with me now is the directover pediatric nutritional sciences at the university of south carolina and dr. wagner, a professor in neo-natologist. >> thank you for having us on. doctor, give me specifically what are you looking to study? what's the question you're trying to answer here? >> well, we've been studying vitamin d for decades and prurmly our research had focused on racial disparities and pregnancy outcomes. has to do with immune function and to us vitamin d probably is the premier immune controlling hormone. and vitamin d and racial disparities have been a problem for a longtime. when this all came ad we started to look at racial disparity data coming out and it was every where. so we designed research projects to look at this problem. >> dr. wagner, are the studies that are prompting your research, are they suggesting that

these are five things that you may be low on vitamin d. weak bones, are you frequently sick mer than around you, are you having back pain and muscle cramps? those are the things that you see. treatment is sunlight and that's hard to get in some parts of the country especially when it's cold outside. i would point outs that the more vitamin d that you get from sunlight, so your torso and legs could be exposed. fatty fish has vitamin d, mushrooms, eggs. when you're doing is what i do. i take a pill. that way i will get it no matter what. it's the one vitamin that we think is affective against viruses and covid-19. i have been recommending 1,200 units and that's less that what you're taking but a safe number to consider. my wife takes 5,000 units, and that's what you're taking. she does not ash sword it quiet well. i think that people should be taking 1,200 a day based on the data that we have on the ability to prevent the old viruses from getting in to us everyone if we do not have it on the covid-19 data yet. >> i know that you and i have t

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because vitamin d is very safe and it's very inexpensive.al trial have been sorted into different doses. then they're packed up and sent out to volunteers across the uk. they'll be taking the supplements throughout winter and spring. it's clear that vitamin d is important for general health. the uk government's now asking health authorities to review the existing science around its effect on covid, and should publish those findings by the end of the year. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the european union and the uk have resumed brexit trade talks, with just five weeks to go until the transition period ends. the eu's chief negotiatior, michel barnier, has travelled to london for talks with his british counterpart, david frost. it is the first time they have met face—to—face since mr barnier went into self—isolation after a member of his team caught coronavirus. the two sides are still at odds over fishing, fair competition, including state aid, and over how disputes will be settled. more than 60 people have been arrested after police and proteste

because vitamin d is very safe and it's very inexpensive.ical trial have been sorted into different doses. then they're packed up and sent out to volunteers across the uk. they'll be taking the supplements throughout winter and spring. it's clear that vitamin d is important for general health. the uk government's now asking health authorities to review the existing science around its effect on covid, and should publish those findings by the end of the year. rebecca morelle, bbc news. face—to—face talks continue in london to reach agreement on a brexit deal between the eu and the uk. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier said deep divisions remain. borisjohnson has also spoken to the irish prime minister and underlined his commitment to reaching an agreement, which respects the uk's sovereignty. the snp has pledged to extend free school meals in scotland to provide breakfasts and lunches for all primary pupils. the expanded scheme, expected to cost £230 million per year. also speaking at the party's virtual conference, he said they

people think vitamin d. is the end all be all in medicine. 80% of people who had covid infection were deficient in vitamin d. people who have low vitamin d levels often have other chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. as we age, our vitamin d stores also get depleted. >> our thanks to dr. ali. one other health headline about testing for colon cancer. >> the u.s. preventive services task force has changed the suggested age for colorectal screenings to 45. down from 50, the change comes amid rising numbers of younger people both being diagnosed with the disease and dying from it too. >>> coming up, trick-or-treating during the pandemic. >> we've assembled our kids news now powerhouse roundtable to weigh in on halloween. they have a suggestion for david muir. they have a suggestion for david muir. it's hard to be stuck at home right now... but we want to say thank you... because you're being a big helper. when you stay home... you're protecting other people from getting sick. by calling a someon

in a serious vitamin d. deficiency the immediate impact is on your bones with a higher risk of osteoporosis but it also affects health in general the risk of cancer increases for both internal organs and the skin oregon and. professor folk who spent years examining the impact of the sun's rays on a well being the positive effects of vitamin d. for the most common forms of cancer a universally acknowledged and just recently thomas spoke to his team university made an astonishing discovery. that surely everybody tissue is covered in vitamin d. receptors that can suppress tumors and that includes skin tissue which needs the vitamin to protect itself from cancer. so if we want to keep our skin healthy vitamin d. deficiency should be avoided but in places like germany it's widespread professor forked and his fellow researchers are alarmed at figures showing this only 40 percent of the population have it in sufficient concentrations in these parts of the world the sun only rises high enough in the summer to stimul

why is vitamin d. not being promoted more since that is the evidence that it's deficiency compromises the immune system. there's been an ongoing discussion in the medical research community for many months now about whether or not vitamin d. or more precisely vitamin d. deficiency could be playing a role in covert 19 outcomes lots of people don't get enough sunlight to produce sufficient amounts of it themselves which is why claims have multiplied that supplements of vitamin d. help against sars co 2 there's clear evidence the micronutrient is important to healthy immune system function in other words to how susceptible you are to infection in general a recent study from the university of chicago went a step further looking at patient records the research team they are discovered what they claim is a clear retrospective link between vitamin d. deficiency in patients and covert 19 brit's. the problem is is that to prove it we still have to carry out what are called randomized trials where were we monito

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a vitamin d. may put at risk for a number of issues you produce vitamin d. in your skin with exposure to the sun and too little is bad for your bones it's thought that 42 percent of americans and up to 80 percent of african-americans are deficient lately some studies are even showing that deficiency of vitamin d. leads to worst outcomes in coated patients your doctor can test your vitamin d. level. as a doctor reminded us in that quote a minute ago these are both respiratory diseases the covert and flu and the symptoms can be similar what should trigger a call to the doctor you know many coded symptoms holland are indeed similar to the flu and anything more than the mildest case of either merits a call to your medical provider in pandemic times when symptom star call the doctor if you're 50 years of age or older have chronic medical problems like diabetes asthma heart disease or chronic lung conditions have a weakened immune system due to hiv aids cancer treatment or steroids there or in the latte

why is vitamin d. not being promoted more since that is the evidence that it's deficiency compromises the immune system. there's been an ongoing discussion in the medical research community for many months now about whether or not vitamin d. or more precisely a vitamin d. deficiency could be playing a role in covert 19 times lots of people don't get enough sunlight to produce sufficient amounts of it themselves which is why claims have multiplied that supplements of vitamin d. help against sars co 2 there's clear evidence the micronutrient is important to healthy immune system function in other words to how susceptible you are to infection in general a recent study from the university of chicago went a step further looking at patient records the research team they are discovered what they claim is a clear retrospective link between vitamin d. deficiency in patients and covert 19 brits. the problem is is that to prove it we still have to carry out what are called randomized trials where where we monitor