[kiryandil]

Thanks for the vitamin tips here, montag!

I've been doing the separate dosing thingee, but include the multivitamin with a fat load.

I'm only on 3,000 to 4,000 IU of vit D, because I've read that you can get TOO much of it.

Any literature on that heavy a dose?

Good to know about which vitamins to take with which.

[Magic Fingers]

(Non-government group) Vitamin D Council, as well as other Vitamin D researchers, suggest 5,000 IU/day for most adults...aimed at attaining a blood level of 50-100 ng/ml (determined via lab test, which can be ordered from companies like Life Extension, et al).

D should be taken w/Vitamin K; some recommend taking them at separate times (for example, D in the morning, K in the evening).

Take D with a fat-containing meal to maximize absorption.

I have been taking 7,500-10,000 IU/day for about 15 years and my blood level at last check was 55 ng/ml. Overdosing is possible, but not nearly as likely as previously believed.

[American in Israel]

Any literature on that dose?

Largest dose study was 150,000 units daily for over a year with no side effects on seven patients.

I take 10k to 20k daily for a few weeks then a month or so off. I cannot remember my last Flu, over 20 years ago.

Though I felt off for a few hours a month ago. So not sure if I had a flu or not.

[montag813]

I'm only on 3,000 to 4,000 IU of vit D, because I've read that you can get TOO much of it. Any literature on that heavy a dose?

TYPO! I meant 1,000, not 10,000, which is needed only for emergency protection (you feel something in your throat or sinuses, etc)