Comments on: MAPPING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS…a conversation with Secretary JudyAnn Bigby http://commonhealth.wbur.org/judy-ann-bigby/2007/11/mapping-health-disparities-in-massachusettsa-conversation-with-secretary-judyann-bigby/ CommonHealth Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barry Cullen http://commonhealth.wbur.org/judy-ann-bigby/2007/11/mapping-health-disparities-in-massachusettsa-conversation-with-secretary-judyann-bigby/comment-page-1/#comment-5248 Barry Cullen Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/weblogs/commonhealth/?p=282#comment-5248 There IS a huge disparity is in health between whites and people w/ darker skin. The darker the skin the bigger the difference. HMMMMMM we can study this to death making sure we get our government grants filled so we have jobs OR we can solve the problems causing the differences but, we'll have to find other jobs. NO different than big oil or big pharma arranging things to maximize their take - it's human nature. BUT - the SOLUTION to a significant portion of the health differences is low cost and very simple; MORE sun with no sunblock and/or an intake of vitamin D3 (NOT D2) high enough to maintain the blood level between ~80 and ~100, the optimum range. Most of us are chronically deficient in vitamin D3 and the more sun block we use and the darker our skin the higher the deficienty. The problem is: the medical industry doesn't want any simple low cost solutions that will cut into their profits. So, this information will take generations to make it into the general "knowledge". BC There IS a huge disparity is in health between whites and people w/ darker skin. The darker the skin the bigger the difference.

HMMMMMM we can study this to death making sure we get our government grants filled so we have jobs OR we can solve the problems causing the differences but, we’ll have to find other jobs. NO different than big oil or big pharma arranging things to maximize their take – it’s human nature.

BUT – the SOLUTION to a significant portion of the health differences is low cost and very simple; MORE sun with no sunblock and/or an intake of vitamin D3 (NOT D2) high enough to maintain the blood level between ~80 and ~100, the optimum range. Most of us are chronically deficient in vitamin D3 and the more sun block we use and the darker our skin the higher the deficienty.

The problem is: the medical industry doesn’t want any simple low cost solutions that will cut into their profits. So, this information will take generations to make it into the general “knowledge”.

BC

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