Never gave Vitamin D a thought until a blood test showed I was at level 10 for Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy. Waay below the recommended 20 to 30 or more.
Since taking the D-3 daily, My triglicerides have dropped to normal, as has my cholesterol and my glucose is nearly normal! Unbelievable, but I am now a believer!
Prone to infections, have also discovered that good old Alka Seltzer helps a lot to prevent and tame bacterial infections due to the alkalyzer in the tablets. Who knew!?
Much rather supplement with old tried and true remedies than take the awful antibiotics which are sometimes worse than the problem for which they are prescribed. I know on a personal level, having had Stevens-Johnson Syndrome last year from Keflex and related meds.
Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)[1] are two forms of a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis. The syndrome is thought to be a hypersensitivity complex that affects the skin and the mucous membranes. Although the majority of cases are idiopathic (without a known cause), the main class of known causes is medication, followed by infections and, rarely, cancers.
Ugh!
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.
I use Alka Seltzer for food allergies. I am highly allergic to MSG and some soy products.. which give me raging migraines. Someone suggested I use it if I felt any twinge of a headache after eating. I haven't had a migraine in years...(never leave home without it!) Good stuff!
Given the meds and antibiotics you’ve taken you ought to take probiotics as well.