Posted on 03/21/2015 2:39:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I’ve been taking 4000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily, but I recently upgraded it to 5000 IU—plus another 1000 in my calcium citrate pills.
The new pills are mini soft gels, instead of capsules containing powder. Looks good to me.
Needless to say, I am not a doctor, and people should do their own due diligence and consult their doctors. I think this is a good source, and a reasonable price, but people may find something better:
http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-vitamin-d3-5000-iu-365-softgels-mini-gels-7
Why should I believe the same bunch that told me to eat margarine that low fat foods are good for you?
Wow. That is really high. When the dr told you to reduce, what was their reason? What effect does too much vit D have on the body?
If you really think you would live better 5,000 years ago, we don't have much basis for a discussion.
Ok, I have a question. If this study shows you need more, than how does that square with the current results people are getting in their blood tests? Shouldn’t that level be required to be higher based on what this new study shows? Which came first, the blood test result or the amount to ingest?
I take 2000 IU/Day per my doctor’s instructions.
And, if you watch Sunday Housecall on FOX, both doctors also recommend 2000 IU/day.
As do I. The generic stuff is dirt cheap. I'm not sure that you can even find vitamin D capsules any lower than 5000 IU. Since the 5000's exceeded my doctor's 3000 IU recommendation, I just went for them
codex Alimentarius...
Throw away the sunscreen, go outside, huff down a Lucky Strike or 2 and have a beer. Science!
I’m so hesitant to rely on anecdotal date, but my doctor also put me on 5,000 IU a day (previously, I had taken no supplements), and I’ve gone from 2-3 colds a year, that lasted two weeks with nagging symptoms, to 1 cold in the last 3 years, where I felt bad for 1 day, and all symptoms gone after 3 days. So I’m onboard with vitamin D.
For quite some time I was feeling lousy. No explanation. Finally had my blood checked. Dr called me and said my vit D level was alarming low. Get on Vir D3 asap. Made a difference. Not expensive.
I take 4,000 IU D3 everyday. Plus 2,000 of calcium. We also take Tumeric and B complex.
“Who made that rule up?”
Nature decided. You should be able to achieve healthy levels through normal eating and outdoor activity. The human race would have died out long ago if that wasn’t the case. Supplements are intended for people who have a disease or some kind of dietary issue that limits nutrient bioavailability.
If you can't see the change, that's on you. Diets have changed, too. and lot of folks died from dietary deficiencies back before electic lights or printing or any of the modern stuff.
No rule there. Just your belief that you know best.
/johnny
My vitamin D count was so low my doc wrote a prescription for 50,000 IU per week. At first it was a pharmacy pill to get me back to normal but now I take 3,000 IU / day and that seems to be maintaining my numbers.
Since I have started this I have not gotten sick either.
Sub-lingual tabs...dissolved under the tongue
If you really think the food, water and air wasn't purer 5,000 years ago, which was the point of my comment, then you're right, we don't have much basis for a discussion.
No side affects except very vivid dreams.
It's good for blood chemistry among those of us who have fewer days ahead than behind, typically D3 (which I think is actually a vitamin precursor) packaged with fish oil for the good fats. Helps the immune system also. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Concur! They've discovered that vitamin K plays a large role in the body's ability to store calcium correctly (e.g. in bones and not in arteries).
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