High Blood Pressure? taking Vit D may be risky

It is always claimed that Vitamin D nutrient can lower your blood pressure. 

Despite claims from the nutrition industry and non-medical personnel about vitamin D’s ability to lower blood pressure, there is no quality scientific that confirms these benefits.

Vitamin D does however play an integral part in the regulation of blood pressure, but it’s a complicated process. Taking too much vitamin D can probably lead to excess calcium or hypercalcemia.

This is because Vitamin D enables the uptake of calcium. Theoretically, too-high levels potentially can result in calcium deposits ending up on blood vessel walls, in heart valves and even in the liver and kidneys.

The advice here is not to start vitamin D as a means to lower blood pressure.

What vitamin D levels are safe?

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin. The body synthesizes vitamin D from exposure to natural sunlight. Most foods don’t contain significant amounts of the nutrient. So there may be a rationale to take some vitamin D, especially during times of year with less sunlight (for temperate regions).

Unfortunately, there’s no clear consensus on exactly how much vitamin D we need, and more importantly, what levels could cause harm.

That spells problems for anyone taking large amounts of vitamin D in the hope of boosting their health. That is treating yourself with a blindfold on.

Vitamin D does help women at risk for osteoporosis. For men, though, there’s no clear evidence of benefit. So don’t take vitamin D supplements unless your doctor advises you to do so.