Taking skin cells as an example in skin cells-keratinocytes-all three main forms of vitamin D3 activate the HPA axis and the peripheral cellular process where this occurs to produce pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). 1 To summarize the three main forms of vitamin...
Read moreSunscreens as I previously blogged about are not only poisoning both us as well as our environment but affect the p53, one of our main ways to fight cancer. Particularly skin cancers. Less sun by whatever means, results in less...
Read moreTo digress a minute let me talk about the P53 gene and P53 protein this gene produces as both are important in cancer suppression and progression. The P53 gene is called the cancer suppressor gene. P53 is known for both...
Read moreThe blood storage for of vitamin D3 is activated by 1-alpha hydroxylase enzyme into the active form of vitamin D3 (1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3). Once activated it must still be modified by proteins to once it interacts with the vitamin Read more…
It has been clear to me for some time that vitamin D3 was important in preventing and curing many types of cancer. The problem is I could not figure out how it was doing this. So despite wanting to blog Read more…