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#102 Why Vitamin D Deficiency Accelerates Brain Aging
May 21, 202517 min · 2,773 words
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Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Vitamin D is far more than just a vitamin—it's a potent steroid hormone regulating nearly 5% of our genome. Yet, remarkably, up to 70% of Americans aren't getting enough, placing them at increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Vitamin D is not just a vitamin. Vitamin D gets converted into a steroid hormone that regulates over a thousand genes in our body.
“genetically low vitamin D levels increase dementia risk by up to 54%.”
“People that didn't supplement with vitamin D had a 600% higher risk of developing dementia if they started with mild cognitive impairment.”
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