Holistic Physician Urges People To Get More Vitamin A The Safe Way

Online, October 8, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Today, holistic physician, Dr. Michael E Rosenbaum released an article explaining why eating foods with vitamin A are so important for good health. He also revealed how to get more of this nutrient safely since some forms of vitamin A can be toxic in large doses.

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. It has a long history in sustaining life on this planet.

• It plays a key role in plant-based photosynthesis, expanding plants' light energy absorption capacity.

• And it plays several roles in human health including vision, skin and immune health.

According to Dr. Rosenbaum, "If you don't get enough vitamin A in your diet, you won't be able to make special proteins called 'opsins'. These proteins are essential for vision. In fact, worldwide vitamin A deficiency is one of the leading causes of blindness."

Immune strength is also affected by this vitamin. Dr. Rosenbaum continues, "Even kids who are mildly vitamin A deficient end up with a much higher risk of respiratory diseases and diarrhea. Vitamin A seems to help our white blood cells specialize so we can fight off invaders effectively. Also, your body produces a special molecule with vitamin A that signals these same white blood cells and other immune cells to get active."

Finally, notes Dr. Rosenbaum, vitamin A is essential for healthy skin. "Since vitamin A seems to in the production of collagen and your skin's ability to hold onto water, it helps fight wrinkles. But it goes further. Some nutritionists call vitamin A the 'anti-infective nutrient' because it plays such a key role in keeping your body's first defensive barrier - your skin and mucus membranes - strong and healthy."

However, Vitamin A can also be toxic. Too much vitamin A has been linked to increased risk for lung cancer and birth defects, for example. Yet Dr. Rosenbaum also offers a simple way to safely get enough of this important nutrient:

"See, most whole food sources don't contain vitamin A, but beta-carotene," says Dr. Rosenbaum. "Beta-carotene is also called pre-vitamin A because your body converts it into vitamin A. Beta-carotene from whole food sources are safe. Your body carefully limits the amount of Vitamin A you get by regulating the amount of beta-carotene it converts into vitamin A."

For this reason, Dr. Rosenbaum urges people to bypass vitamin A supplements and instead eat more vitamin A foods like squash, carrots, leafy greens and his favorite, chlorella algae. "Ounce per ounce, chlorella is one of the best sources of this nutrient, giving you six times the vitamin A as spinach. Furthermore, chlorella's vitamin A is all in the beta-carotene form. And it's easy to take if you just chew a few Sun Chlorella tablets in the morning."

For more information or to read the entire article, please go to https://www.sunchlorellausa.com/blog/four-reasons-eat-foods-vitamin

About Michael E. Rosenbaum, MD

Dr. Rosenbaum is a 30-year veteran and widely recognized pioneer in the field of nutritional medicine, alternative healthcare and medical acupuncture. As one of America's most respected experts in natural health and healing, Dr. Rosenbaum has been a frequent lecturer to professional medical groups and has participated in numerous television and radio talk shows. He is also an esteemed member of the Sun Chlorella Advisory Board, which helps guide the medical innovation behind Sun Chlorella products.

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