Posted on 11/09/2015 11:38:37 AM PST by blam
Samuel Blackstone, Details Magazine
November 8, 2015
Daylight savings time is here, whether you like it or not. That means more cold weather, less warm sun, and for some people, vitamin D deficiencies, which, like any vitamin deficiency, can cause a host of health problems.
This week, though, researchers completed a preliminary study on vitamin D and found that if you do happen to get enough of this essential vitamin, it not only reduces the risk of heart disease, but also helps you exercise more strenuously, while simultaneously exhibiting lower signs of exertion.
In layman's terms, vitamin D helps you exercise harder without becoming more tired, or even more simply, vitamin D turns you into Superman. How Vitamin D can turn you into Superman
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I read the second article you linked to, and I have to disagree with the advice on probiotics - I’ve found them very beneficial - but agree with the Zinc advice. Any colds or ‘flu that we’ve gotten in recent years have been very mild and short, using Zinc.
We also use Vit. C for colds and flu.
-JT
My doctor advised me to take Vitamin D a year or so ago.He didn’t give a detailed explanation as to why I should...but I must admit that since starting it I *am* able to leap tall buildings in a singe bound.
Some of the best natural medicine there is.
Even my two little dogs will find a sunny spot, near the window, and lay there for several minutes, each day....in addition to their outside time :)
I drink loads of whole milk. Does that help?
Plus I take a one-a-day multi vitamin.
Vitamin D + Fish Oil + Multivitamin + 12 miles biking / day + other yard work, hiking, etc. each week.
I’m 54.
Got on the treadmill at the cardiologists the other day. My cardiovascular system beat the average 25 year old, and my 40 year old cardiologist.
:-)
Is there a vitamin that can turn me into Spider Man?
Does taking vitamin D affect your spelling?
Yes, it’s said you shouldn’t expose yourself to sunlight, but I don’t agree completely. Small dosages like what I am getting aren’t a problem IMO. Besides, it’s the single best way to get Vitamin D there is. It recharges your Vitamin D in a few sessions
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You’re getting your sunshine much too directly. I lay in the moon light, getting the suns rays as they reflect off the moon. Occasionally I bark at it.
I agree Jane. I think there are things about sunlight that haven’t been discovered yet. Getting outside is good for you, and being in the sun is an important part of that experience.
People should use caution and not overdue it. I do recognize the problems with too much sunlight.
I’m not a physician either, so buyer beware. I’m just telling folks how much better I feel after a few minutes in the Sun.
I accidentally ate a whole bottle of vitamin D. That night I was able to fly faster then a speeding bullet and leap tall buildings in a single bound. It felt good, then I woke up.
If that were true, raisins would be the size of watermelons. =8-0>
book mark
It’s worth noting that vitamin D (a) is a hormone, and (b) can cause kidney stones in some people.
I take several supplements, including probiotics. Since I started taking vitamin D3, I’ve had a lot fewer colds and fevers and stomach bugs. I currently take a 5000 IU caplet of liquid D3. Before that I was on 4000 IU.
I should say that I live in Vermont where we have a short summer, and many months of cold weather when you can’t get much sun.
The answer is no. And for a good reason. You may be confusing Vit D with Vit A which does have a toxicity concern.
Just because something is fat soluble does not connote toxicity.
I take 5000 IU of D every other day and Cholestoff (from pine bark) for cholesterol, Hawthorn for BP. Exercise slow heavy weights to muscle breakdown once a week, all my weights over 100 lb, except for 240 lb leg press..age 73.
“we re just the same, right?”
Underground, right!
You all are wishing to high, all I want it to do is make me like Tarzan of the jungle. I think that is being more realistic, don’t ya think.
Worked for me.
Signed: C. Kent
I can verify that.
Signed: L. Lane
I read about 6 months ago that obese people typically have very low levels of Vitamin D. I started taking about 10K units per day of D and along with my Weight Watchers diet I have lost 55 pounds. Did it help? I don’t know, but I do know that I’ve not had to suffer one plateau since taking D.
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