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To: free_life
I have been taking Vitamin D3 for about a week now after reading another FR thread .. The power Of (Vitamin) D

That was a good post. The article was a good synopsis of what's going on with vitamin D.

I am taking 1000iu twice a day (2000iu daily)

Thoughts on how much someone should be taking??

I can't make recommendations.

If I'm up to date then Dr. Holick is a 2,000IU a day man and Dr. Cannell a 5,000IU a day man. There are too many variables for any blanket recommendation so everyone recommends a blood test to determine need.

39 posted on 10/03/2011 3:54:23 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon; free_life

I’ve been in the Cannell (and Rheinhold Vieth) camp of 5,000-10,000 i.u./day for a couple of years (when I don’t get 30 minutes of sun - hoping to forestall prostate cancer recurrence). Latest (25-OH D) blood test = 75 ng/mL. Some (not many, mainly in Europe) MD’s/ND’s recommend an upper limit of 200 ng/mL while most are saying 50/100 is best for optimal health.


40 posted on 10/03/2011 4:19:37 PM PDT by Magic Fingers
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