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i believe there was one awhile back. Although I can’t remember what it was about. Thanks for the post. Now that I live in the California sunshine I get massive amounts of D. However my doctor was concerned I got 95% from D and very little from nutritional sources. So she gave me a D supplement. It is always good to test to make sure one is getting amount D. Especially considering the impact if one does not.
I take D-3 twice a day, totaling about 12,000 IUs or whatever. It sure seems to keep the colds and flu away. It’s getting too cold to sun on my deck, or spend a lot of time working outside, so the pills are going to have to do for now.
Yes.
Good luck on getting enough. i take 50,000 units twice a week and it barely creeps up (and is still way below normal). wonder why this massive D deficiency is occurring in both adults and kids (and don’t say lack of sun). my dr said that is not the cause.
Seriously, I am now advocating that patients get sun exposure - enough to get a mild sunburn - for three days prior to a surgical procedure. UVB sunscreens defeat the purpose (and the fun of running around naked outside).
I am now 75% convinced that supplemental (oral ingestion) of Vit D is good only for prevention of Rickets. All these other Vit D benefits are not being appreciated using oral ingested Vit D. Although there does not seem to be a "first pass" effect somehting is happening across the gut wall or in the kidney or liver such that Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is not getting to where it needs to be.
It’s been my understanding after lots of reading on this subject that it’s specifically D3 that is most advantageous in all these studies, although this article doesn’t seem to zero in on that.
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yes, sorry but i don’t have them on this computer.
it is cheap...... Walmart et al sell 2,000 unit tablets.
recommended dosages vary, but 4,000 units per day in winter keeps me hale and hearty.
Aah, I’ve been waiting for the latest crisis and now we have it!