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Does this mean if you’re D deficient you’re more likely to have arthritis?
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Yes, it effects the muskoskeletol system but also cardiac, healing a range of bodily functions...
I take 5,0000 IU/day
OMG all these articles are making me paranoid.
“the ‘normal’ healthy levels of vitamin D (48-145 nmol/L) in their bodies.”
I used to go to a Doc. who didn’t have a clue about nutrition and supplements. I didn’t stay with him long.
My current Doc. keeps up on the research. He regularly draws blood; the last analysis of my Vit. D level showed me to be in the low 40s. He recommended increasing my intake of Vit. D from 5,000 IU to 8,000 IU. He wants it above 50.
Every week I see a new study on the benefits of keeping Vit. D levels in the optimal range.
I’ve had some problems with low vitamin D and I also have an auto-immune disease. I see my Dr for a checkup next month, she will test for celiac just to be sure but I think it lack of exposure. My disease also has a skin rash so I stay out of the sun whenever possible.
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I get my vitamin D the old fashioned way - from the sun. It’s 1:30 pm in Phoenix and 105 degrees. I will soon put my bikini on and do the crossword puzzle IN THE SUN, by the pool. I do wear a hat though.
I want to cry each time I read one of these. My SIL died recently with such an autoimmune disease and had only started taking a small amount of Vitamin D two days before her death. Maybe if she’d been on 5000 units for a couple of years, we’d still have her.