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In research funded by the United States Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute, Adam Murphy, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, along with Rick Kittles, MD of the University of Illinois, analyzed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of 492 men aged 40 to 79 who resided in the Chicago area. Skin melanin levels, sun exposure and vitamin D intake were determined, and body mass index was calculated.
Sixty-three percent of African-American men were found to be deficient in vitamin D with levels of less than 20 nanograms per milliliter, in contrast with 18 percent of the Caucasian participants. In addition to African heritage, having a high body mass index and failing to supplement with the vitamin were associated with deficiency. When 30 nanograms per milliliter was used as the cutoff point, the incidence of deficiency rose to 93 percent for African-Americans and 69.7 percent of Caucasian subjects.
"This study shows that the current one-size fits all recommendations for 600 International Units (IU) of vitamin D don't work," stated Dr Murphy, who is a clinical instructor in urology at the Feinberg School of Medicine. "Skin color and sunlight exposure need to be considered for recommended daily allowances of vitamin D."
"It takes a dark-skinned male like myself 90 minutes three times a week to absorb enough sunlight to produce the recommended amount of vitamin D compared to just 15 minutes three times a week for a Caucasian male," he noted. He recommended that men increase their level of vitamin D supplementation if they live in the northern third of the United States "from Northern California all the way to Virginia," and remarked that African-American men residing in Chicago would need to consume 2,500 IU of the vitamin per day to attain normal levels.
"When vitamin D levels in the bloodstream are less than 20 nanograms per milliliter the bone starts to become brittle in adults and in kids it causes rickets," he observed. "This study shows that across the board vitamin D recommendations just won't work for everybody . . . With so many diseases linked to low levels of vitamin D, we should have more stratified recommendations to consider groups within the population instead of making monolithic suggestions."
"Because we have a lot of special populations in the United States - people who have darker skin, people who cover their skin for religious reasons and people who live in poor sunlight environments - there shouldn't be uniform vitamin D recommendations for the entire population," he concluded.
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Congratulations! to the following Synergy Business Partners from our "Pillars of Synergy Team" who has earned Rank Advancement for the month of September, 2011 and their corresponding Award and PIN Recognition, as follows:
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George Chaco Silver 4,034 Henry Young Bronze 1,850 John Chaco Star 1,200 Sierra Health & Fitness Star 900 Community Honor Services Star 680 Tom & Ronnie Rodgers Star 600
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The Synergy corporate management team will be travelling to different cities around the country to make sure everyone gets a piece of what transpired at Global Summit. There will be giveaways, special order forms, and a drawing for a Summit Tour Promo Pack - one per city. It includes PA9+ Grape; PA9+ Active; Soul; CoQ10; Omega 3 and Vitamin D3. The value of this is $262. Each meeting will be about 2 hours.
- Colorado Springs, CO
Date: October 3, 2011 Time: 6:00 PM The Sons of Norway - 1540 Ford St. Dan Higginson & Howard Hannemann Contact: Johnny D'Andrea synergyjet@gmail.com or (719) 650-4656 - Grand Junction, CO
Date: October 4, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location:Clarion Inn - 755 Horizon Drive Guests: Howard Hannemann & Steve Seely Contact: Jim & Rene'e Creasey (970) 433-8085
- Kansas City, MO
Date: October 4, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: DoubleTree Hotel Kansas City - Overland Park - 10100 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS Guests: Tyler Rippy & Jimmy Ezzell Contact: Jimmy Ezzell jimmy@lmg2020.com - Clovis, NM
Date: October 4, 2011 Time: 6:00 PM - potluck dinner; 6:45 PM - Start Location: Bistro on east side of Faith Christian Family Church - 3401 N. Norris, Clovis NM Guests: Tommy Bethards & Steve Seely Contact: Steve & Linda Baldock (575) 799-1448 - St. Louis, MO
Date: October 5, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Body Solutions Complex - 132 Chesterfield Commons East, Chesterfield, MO Guests: Tyler Rippy & Jimmy Ezzell Contact: Dr. Stan (314) 740-1005 - Phoenix, AZ
Date: October 5, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Hilton Phoenix East - 1011 W. Holmes Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85201 Guests: Dan Higginson & Howard Hannemann Contact: Gerri Bingham (480) 969-2110 - Albuquerque, NM
Date: October 5, 2011 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Vince & Mary Jo Armijo's - 1309 Countryside Ln NW, Albuquerque, NM Guests: Tommy Bethards & Steve Seely Note: Please RSVP to Mary Jo at (505) 489-6570 Contact: Ken & Lynette Gomez (505) 330-1239 or klpope2003@yahoo.com - Minneapolis, MN
Date: October 10, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM (registration starts @ 6 PM) Location: Vince & Mary Jo Armijo's - 1309 Countryside Ln NW, Albuquerque, NM Guests: Howard Hannemann Note: Please RSVP to Mary Jo at (505) 489-6570 Contact: Sherry Friedges (612) 272-7599 or sherryps91@gmail.com - Calgary, Canada
Date: October 11, 2011 Time: 7:30 PM (registration starts @ 7 PM) Location: Blackfoot Inn, Heritage Room 5940 Blackfoot Trail S.E., Calgary, Alberta Guests: Howard Hannemann & Dwayne Schmidek Contact: Keith Hampton khamptonconsulting@gmail.com -
Summit Recap Tour: Corpus Christi, TX
Date: October 12, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn Express - 5213 Oakhurst Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Guests: Tommy Bethards & Eric Glenn
Contact: Scott & Connie Walker - cardioconnie@gmail.com/361-215-0275
Note: Giveaways, Free Cardio Pulse Wave Analysis (non-invasive cardiovascular screening) for all in attendance, information on New Products and more!!
Other info to follow on the 11th and 13th meetings in Texas.
- Edmonton, Canada
Date: October 12, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Executive Royal Inn - West Edmonton 10010-178 St, Edmonton, Alberta Guests: Dan Higginson & Howard Hannemann Contact: Dwayne Schmidek (780) 399-6459 netpro@me.com - Pasadena, CA
Date: October 12, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Hilton Pasadena - 168 South Los Robles, Pasadena, CA Guests: Tyler Rippy & Bill Styles Contact: Ray Pilaro (626) 233-2458 or ray@pillarsgroup.com - Toronto, Canada
Date: October 13, 2011 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Stage West Hotel - 5400 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario Guests: Dan Higginson & Howard Hannemann Contact: Rob & Brenda Witty rob@robwitty.com - Chicago, IL
Date: October 13, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel - 1551 N. Thoreau Dr, Schaumburg, IL Guests: Tyler Rippy & Mark Comer Contact: Traci Reuter - tracireuter@gmail.com - Detroit, MI
Date: October 18, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Lapeer, MI (exact location TBD) Guests: Howard Hannemann Contact: Cindy Wiggins (810) 338-1212 theperfectlink@yahoo.com - Portland, OR
Date: October 25, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Embassy Suites Portland Airport - 7900 NE 82nd Ave, Portland Guests: Stewart Rutter Contact: Rod & Anita Swift (541) 993-2511 - Seattle, WA
Date: October 26, 2011 Time: TBD Location: TBD Guests: Stewart Rutter, Paul Blad & Bart Woodcook - Honolulu, HI
Date: October 26 & 27, 2011 Time: TBD Location: TBD Guests: Howard Hannemann & Dwayne Schmidek Contact: Dwayne Schmidek - (780) 399-6459 or netpro@me.com
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