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Better vitamin D status could mean better quality of life for seniors
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ^ | Apr 25, 2010 | Unknown

Posted on 04/25/2010 11:48:58 AM PDT by decimon

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1 posted on 04/25/2010 11:48:58 AM PDT by decimon
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To: neverdem; DvdMom; grey_whiskers

Golden pond ping.


2 posted on 04/25/2010 11:49:42 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Blue Zone Diet for longevity


3 posted on 04/25/2010 11:53:22 AM PDT by spokeshave (They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth)
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To: decimon
Congressional law has created a better idea after passing Obama care...

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4 posted on 04/25/2010 11:56:31 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: decimon

I have always drank mucho milk and in last 20+ years primarily skim milk mixed with Whey Protein (ON’s Vanilla Ice Cream flavor). MMM.MMMM.MMMMMMM.


5 posted on 04/25/2010 11:57:34 AM PDT by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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You can't drink enough milk...take vit D-3. I take 5000IUDs daily and it helps.

Drs. are prescribing 50,000 weekly.

6 posted on 04/25/2010 12:04:56 PM PDT by lonestar (Better Obama picks his nose than our pockets!)
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To: EGPWS

“You’ve gotta tell them! Soylent Green is people! We’ve gotta stop them somehow!”

Check Heston as Det. Thorn in Soylent Green


Det. Thorn: “You know, there are 20 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone just waiting for my job.”

Sounds like an Obama economy.

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7 posted on 04/25/2010 12:08:14 PM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain & Graham = La Raza's favorite Senators)
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8 posted on 04/25/2010 12:10:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: decimon

I would urge everyone to have their vit. D levels checked. Most American’s are lacking. Low vit. D has been linked to many cancers. Breast cancer, prostrate cancer, pancreatic cancer and skin cancers just to name a few.


9 posted on 04/25/2010 12:12:48 PM PDT by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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It’s ironic that vit. D insufficiency has been implicated in skin cancer. I think that in years to come, the American Dermatology Association is going to have much for which to apologize. Creating this panic about ‘incidental exposure’ is going to saddle us with many problems, especially once Obamacare kicks in. But I’m confident that it will be repealed and replaced.


10 posted on 04/25/2010 12:25:03 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (My respect and admiration for Cmdr. McCain are inversely proportion to my opinion of Sen. McCain.)
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To: decimon

thanks decimon


11 posted on 04/25/2010 12:34:16 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: decimon

Of course, there was a recent article (posted on FR, but I don’t have the link) about a study showing high levels of Vit. D caused calcium deposits in the arteries, leading to heart disease. Who knows what to do with all the conflicting scientific studies?

For myself, I take 400 IU daily & I try to get a little sun each day (when there is any!)


12 posted on 04/25/2010 12:36:16 PM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: MsLady

And it’s not an expensive vit. Walgreen’s and Kroger normally run a buy 1 get 1 free of Nature’s Bounty or Nature’s Finest. Coupons for Nature’s Bounty are often in the Sunday paper. I take 1—1,000mg in the morning another at night. I break my coral Calcium up like that too. The D makes the Calcium work better. I have to limit my dairy products.

First they scare us with getting to much sun, to use sun screens or blocks, now they are finding out we need at least 30 mins of it a day. Of course with my Celtic ancestry fair skin, 50 block is a must.


13 posted on 04/25/2010 12:37:04 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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To: decimon
What happened to that thread about chitosan? Was it yanked? Was spinal injury in the title?
14 posted on 04/25/2010 12:46:24 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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What happened to that thread about chitosan?

First evidence that chitosan could repair spinal damage

15 posted on 04/25/2010 1:04:05 PM PDT by decimon
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To: definitelynotaliberal

Agreed, it is ironic. A little sunshine is far better than smearing your body with sunscreen. That’s not to say that roasting in the sun and cooking your skin like a chicken is good - just normal, healthy exposure. As in all things, moderation...


16 posted on 04/25/2010 1:08:45 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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The thing to do is just don't get a tan or burn. Get in the sun for 10-20 minutes everyday, in as little clothing as possible. The farther north you live, the less this will help in the winter time. I live very far north and my doctor says I could stand in the sun during winter months all day long and not get 1 IU of D.

Everyone is different. I take 5000 IU a day and have trouble keeping my D level in a good range. Some people might only need 2-4000 a day. The average person needs about 4000 IU from sun and vitamins a day, that's about how much your body uses. If you stayed in the sun for 30 minutes you would average 10,000 IU. Course the farther south you are the more you get, the farther north you are, the less D you'll get. Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin it's a hormone.

17 posted on 04/25/2010 1:10:45 PM PDT by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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Your right it's pretty cheap, just make sure you get the D3. You should also not take a lot of vitamin A with the D. I can't remember the exact reason for this, something to do with the receptors I think. A and D get absorbed the same way and A will win over the D, the D won't get absorbed or not well absorbed.

One of the best places for info on D is: www.vitamindcouncil.com

18 posted on 04/25/2010 1:15:11 PM PDT by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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The Antibiotic Vitamin: Deficiency In Vitamin D May Predispose People To Infection
19 posted on 04/25/2010 1:15:39 PM PDT by blam
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To: neverdem

I was surprised that thread didn’t gain more interest. The potential for repairing spinal cord injuries, or, I guess, any nerve damage, is amazing.

However, the nerve damage in this article was newly created so I’m left wondering about older injury.


20 posted on 04/25/2010 1:19:14 PM PDT by decimon
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