Posted on 02/02/2019 3:01:32 PM PST by blam
Recent studies say taking extra amount is of the nutrient may not be a boon for every body
Magazine issue: Vol. 195, No. 2, February 2, 2019, p. 16
In the supplement world, vitamin D is a bit like a Kardashian. Its fame seemed to come out of nowhere about a decade ago, garnering so much press so fast that it’s hard to remember a time when people weren’t talking about it.
Vitamin D had long been known for protecting bones, but its star began to rise in the early 2000s after researchers made connections hinting that vitamin D was good for a lot more than our skeletons. It appeared to help protect against a lengthy list of ailments, including multiple sclerosis, asthma, depression, heart disease and cancer. The vitamin also was said to improve athletic performance.
Organizations like the Vitamin D Council — the 2003 brainchild of a psychiatrist who became a vitamin D enthusiast — began to actively promote the benefits to the public and to physicians, while selling test kits for vitamin D blood levels. Doctors checked for it; patients demanded testing. Researchers latched on.
But with more research comes more scrutiny, and most recently, a series of seemingly tarnishing findings. On November 10, the New England Journal of Medicine published the largest study so far to test vitamin D supplements’ protection against cancer and heart disease. The results were generally interpreted as inconclusive at best and disappointing at worst. One 2017 review of the evidence for cardiovascular benefits concluded that studies of people taking vitamin D “have failed to show clear improvements in blood pressure, insulin sensitivity or lipid parameters.”
Even the vitamin’s reputation for helping bones took a hit last April from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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That's what I suggest. Early detection is desired.
When I get blood work for my annual physical at the Houston VA, it always includes PSA.
Mine also at the Mobile VA.
thanks. are you being treated for prostrate problems ?
Vitamin D3 is what I take. I use 10,000IU
The doc said I needed D3 and Iron. It made a big difference.
I also use Nature Made Calcium and Magnesium and Zinc and D3
It gives me more energy and also clears up the skin to so give it to you kids and grandkids.
I have metastatic prostate cancer; which means it spread to my bones and there is no cure. Was diagnosed in September 2014. In my case it has been very treatable. My PSA was very low for a man diagnosed with metastatic PC.
First line of hormone therapy worked for about four years. Start the next level of androgen deprivation therapy in late December. PSA dropped from 1.7 to 0.3 in just two weeks. Should be undetectable when I go back to MD Anderson in April.
How did you detect it? Were there other symptoms, etc?
I use both depending on what’s on sale I like capsules better, easier to swallow. I’ve managed to reverse the -4 OP to a -3.5 in all but 2 areas just using Vitamins and Minerals. Sure beats that ER trip for A-Fib Fosamax caused. Won’t know if it’s less until they do the next Bone Density test. Gastro has me on Pharma grade Potassium once to twice a day depending on the Gastropresis that makes it a necessity.
DRE, biopsy, and then bone scan. I had a PSA of 9.7 when I was diagnosed with PC. It wasn’t until I had the bone scan that is was discovered it had spread to my bones in 8 places.
9.7 is high, but that level normally doesn’t mean it has spread to your bones. That’s why they do a bone scan to determine treatment options.
Treatment is working very well, but there is no cure at this time. My oncologist at MD Anderson tells me my response to the lower level treatment has been exceptionally good.
Other than fatigue, and it’s bad, and hot flashes; my life is pretty good.
>>Serrapeptase/nattokinase first thing in the morning before breakfast. NAC and PQQ together,
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I apologize for not fully understanding.
Does this mean you take serrapeptase, nattokinase (which is NAC), AND PQQ together?
If so, wouldn’t they interfere with each other, the serrapeptase and the NAC say they are to be taken on an empty stomach so as not to interact with other substances....
Wouldn’t they then all be interacting with each other?
My wife has it, and the most effective thing is Calcium Magnesium, which prevents spasms. The gel or oil form almost immediately ends them in legs, it is remarkable.
Did you really mean MG? Her D3/K2 supplement has 100 mcg. that would be very insufficient.
Magnesium is very important for people with MS. Glycinate/lysinate form and in liquid form , as mag chloride, combined with vitamin C and MSM. Yes, K2 should be taken in MGS. MCG amount is not sufficient to have optimal efficacy.
Magnesium works well with Calcium 2AEP and L-Tuarine for those battling Multiple Sclerosis. This combination has demonstrated the ability to improve outcomes, substantially.
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