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Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren
1 posted on 03/15/2010 5:38:07 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Just ordered 2000IU capsules from Source naturals. That along with the 1000IU in the Orange Triad I take should be good.


2 posted on 03/15/2010 5:39:12 PM PDT by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: neverdem

bfl


4 posted on 03/15/2010 5:41:57 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: neverdem
Works for me


6 posted on 03/15/2010 5:45:33 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: neverdem

D uh!
The only folks that don’t want you to know this are the CDC

(Criminal Drug Coalition) and Big Pharma.

They would rather inject you with insect DNA/viruses and Genetically modified material that Nature never intended to exist, much less come in contact with human beings.

My tinfoil hat is securely on.


8 posted on 03/15/2010 5:46:18 PM PDT by acapesket
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FYI


10 posted on 03/15/2010 5:53:37 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: neverdem

I take 2,800 IU of vitamin D daily. It’s especially important in the winter when you don’t get much sun.


11 posted on 03/15/2010 5:54:41 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: neverdem

You know, I just lived through the entire flu season here in Los Angeles teaching at a public school downtown. I didn’t get vaccinated, I didn’t take vitamins, I didn’t do anything but my nightly dose of vodka tonic and I got through it just fine.


12 posted on 03/15/2010 5:59:54 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (I miss having a First LADY.)
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To: neverdem

I find that the extra D helps me to stay warmer. I used to be really cold all the time and now it is waaaay better.


13 posted on 03/15/2010 6:02:42 PM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: neverdem

What this doesn’t say is how severe was the flu in the two groups, for those who came down with it.


15 posted on 03/15/2010 6:07:16 PM PDT by decimon
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Vit D ping


16 posted on 03/15/2010 6:14:39 PM PDT by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: neverdem

I take 2000IU daily after reading about Vit D and cancer. Unfortunately, I’m suffering through the worst flu now. Oh well.


17 posted on 03/15/2010 6:15:09 PM PDT by peggybac
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To: neverdem

bump


18 posted on 03/15/2010 7:00:23 PM PDT by VOA
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micro ping

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20 posted on 03/15/2010 7:36:03 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: neverdem

I would hope that it is at least 1000 times as ‘effective’ as the vaccine, which is nothing but a virus incubator scam foisted on the public.

I don’t get vaccines, and I do take natural supplements, and I don’t get colds, or flu.


21 posted on 03/15/2010 7:58:38 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Democracy, the vilest form of government, pits the greed of an angry mob vs. the rights of a man)
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To: neverdem
Vitamin D is a win-win. This was released today:
Treating Vitamin D Deficiency Significantly Reduces Heart Disease Risk

16 Mar 2010

Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah.

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute last fall demonstrated the link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk for coronary artery disease. These new studies show that treating vitamin D deficiency with supplements may help to prevent or reduce a person's risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of other chronic conditions. They also establish what level of vitamin D further enhances that risk reduction.

Study findings was presented at the American College of Cardiology 59th annual scientific session in Atlanta on March 15, 2010.

"Vitamin D replacement therapy has long been associated with reducing the risk of fractures and diseases of the bone," says Dr. J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, director of cardiovascular research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. "But our findings show that vitamin D could have far greater implications in the treatment and reduction of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions than we previously thought."

For the first study, researchers followed two groups of patients for an average of one year each. In the first study group, over 9,400 patients, mostly female, reported low initial vitamin D levels, and had at least one follow up exam during that time period. Researchers found that 47 percent of the patients who increased their levels of vitamin D between the two visits showed a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease.

In the second study, researchers placed over 31,000 patients into three categories based on their levels of vitamin D. The patients in each category who increased their vitamin D levels to 43 nanograms per milliliter of blood or higher had lower rates of death, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, high blood pressure, depression, and kidney failure. Currently, a level of 30 nanograms per milliliter is considered "normal."

Heidi May, PhD, a cardiovascular clinical epidemiologist with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, and one of the study's authors, says the link between low levels of vitamin D and increased risk for a variety of diseases is significant.

"It was very important to discover that the 'normal' levels are too low. Giving physicians a higher level to look for gives them one more tool in identifying patients at-risk and offering them better treatment," says Dr. May.

Dr. Muhlestein says the results of these studies will change the way he treats his patients.

"Although randomized trials would be useful and are coming, I feel there is enough information here for me to start treatment based on these findings," he says.

Treatment options in this case are simple, starting with a blood test to determine a patient's vitamin D level. If low levels are detected, supplements and/or increased exposure to sunlight may be prescribed.

Increasing vitamin D intake by 1000 to 5000 international units (IU) a day may be appropriate, depending on a patient's health and genetic risk, says Dr. Muhlestein. He says supplements are the best source of vitamin D because they are relatively inexpensive and can be found at almost any supermarket or drug store. Most supplements provide an average of 400 IU per tablet.

While exposure to 20-30 minutes of sunlight can provide up to 10,000 IU, Dr. Muhlestein says it is important to use sunscreen and avoid the hottest parts of the day in order to avoid sunburn and the harmful UV rays associated with skin cancer.

Source:
Jess C. Gomez
Intermountain Medical Center
Article URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182425.php

27 posted on 03/16/2010 6:57:18 AM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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To: neverdem

Better stock up on them majorly. Do not trust the Gov not to find some reason to pull them off the shelves if they are are effective and take substantial amounts of revenue away from drug manufacturers.


31 posted on 03/16/2010 1:50:49 PM PDT by Bellflower (If you are left DO NOT take the mark of the beast and be damned forever.)
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To: diamond6

Vitamin D ping.


38 posted on 04/24/2010 8:57:09 PM PDT by diamond6 (Pray the Rosary to defeat communism and Obamacare!!)
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