My sister-in-law recently had a kidney stone attack, and ended up in the hospital. They gave her medication to help disintegrate it, and sent her home. When it didn’t dissolve or pass, she ended up having it zapped. When the hospital doctor discovered she’d been taking high doses of Vitamin D for a long time, he told her that that is likely what caused the kidney stone to develop.
***When the hospital doctor discovered she’d been taking high doses of Vitamin D for a long time, he told her that that is likely what caused the kidney stone to develop.***
In my experience, most doctors have absolutely NO clue about vitamin supplements, especially vitamin D3. Anyone who does his own research will learn that vitamin D toxicity is almost non-existent.
I have taken over 10,000 IU per day for years and years with absolutely NO ill-effect, but have excellent health for someone who is 80+.
I read that if you take more than 4,000 IU D3 daily, you need to also take K2 so that calcium is used correctly and does build up on arteries. The MK-7 type of D3 is recommended.
We take 5,000 in winter and 2,000 in summer with lots of sunshine. However, we’ve also read the skin’s ability to produce D3 decreases in seniors and as people age.
Same thing happened to me