Actually the latest research finds that even a level of 30 is too low. New recommendation is that your blood level for Vitamin D should be at 50 in order to maintain your health. Interesting aside: Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin because it can not be obtained from any food source (it’s added to milk, however). It is actually a hormone that is made by the body from sunshine. I take 5,000 I.U.’s of Vitamin D 3 a day. Also, when you go to the ER for a heart attack, they immediately pump about 100,000 I.U.’s of Vitamin D into you.
Your info is true. I’ve been hesitant to take more than 2,000 to 3,000 IU’s daily not knowing what a max dose should be. Having a lab test Monday to see what my Vit. D-3 25 Hydroxy is currently and will take higher doses if necessary.
Any idea what the conversion of that much vitamin D to active vitamin D is? Just curious because I take 25mcg of Calcitriol (active vitamin D) daily (along with 2 g of calcium) for hypoparathyroidism. (After thyroid cancer removal, my body can’t convert D into active D because my parathyroids were damaged.) The amount I take can’t be more than the 25mcg as it’ll counteract the blood serum balance we’re trying to maintain.
I also Netti pot. (sp?)