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My doctor’s office called me while I was in Mexico and told me my blood work had come back and I needed a vitamin D supplement NOW! After reading the labels in Mexico I decided I’d wait until I got back. Is it that important? Who knows. I follow my 99 year old mother’s advice; everything in moderation, nothing to excess.
It’s incredibly important. And not just to get on Vit D, but get a follow-up level to get your levels over 50, IMO.
I’ve found Dr. Mercola’s website helpful for a bunch of Vit D articles. Mine was low and didn’t come up much even with taking D3 daily, so now I’m being careful to take it with some fat for absorption.
yep.... that’s the one I was looking for.
It changed my health. I take 5,000 IU per day and 7,000 when my sinuses act up
I don’t know about all the other claims but it sure ends colds and sinus problems and associated bronchial congestion
I can’t actually believe it has been 10 years since the original post about the prison study.
"Medical researchers say that the drug metformin, used for treating type 2 diabetes, could become the world’s first anti-aging drug that enables adults to live well beyond 120 years. According to experts, the drug could extend healthy life and lifespan, and stave off illnesses associated with aging, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
I read an article in Science News recently that speculated that doctors would start prescribing Metformin for aging once a person reached a certain age.
bkmk
Been doing 2000 units a day for about a year now - will keep doing that. Too much of anything usually ends up going down the toilet...
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Been taking 10,000 IU per day for a few years now. Have not been sick. I told my doctor and she freaked out. She gave me a blood test and it came back normal. She then advised me to carry on.
I was so miserable earlier this year that I was sure my Graves Disease was out of remission. My doc checked my vitamin d levels as well. I was deficient and felt much better after getting my level up.
We chalked up our 13 year old daughter’s extreme moodiness to her age. Lately she has been melancholy and depressed. We checked some of her writings and it seems she’s been deeply depressed-lots of tears that night for me. She hadn’t been taking my “stupid vitamins that don’t work anyway “. I’ve been making her take 3,000 to 5,000 units daily for about a week. She actually smiles and talks to us again. It’s an amazing difference. I’ve also added fish oil, b12 and a high quality multivitamin so I can’t say it’s the vitamin d alone, but if I was deficient then my kids probably were as well. She was the one not taking the supplement.
There are benefits to having the rigth amount of Vitamin D that are easy to tell.
If you are getting enough Vitamin D you start to have pleasant dreams that you can remember mor vividly.
I am not making this up. Try it and see. Get some Vitamin D capsules. Do not be afriad to take 3 or 4 times the recommentded does for a couple of days, if it says take one capsule, take 3 or 4. You would have to eat sevral whole bottles to have any harmful effects. ANd if you are deficient, it will help build it up faster.
After a few days note how you feel.
Bflrn
We take 4000 units per day along with K2 which sucks the calcium into your bones so it does not build up in your arteries.
Bkmk
Very interesting read. When I was younger, I swore by a book called The Vitamin Bible. Over the past couple decades, I’ve seen a lot of research debunking much of what I’d thought true — mega doses of vitamin C being a panacea, for instance — this makes me feel somewhat vindicated. Thanks for posting.
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Unscientific, but I think much more clear when I take D3.
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I stopped all my supplements after I was diagnosed with cancer.
Grabbed some cheap cod Liver Oil and it says “plus vitamins A and D”.
Cod liver oil with A and D added...
I have no idea what this is. Next time I’ll read the fine print before I buy.