Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Thanks Alobar and Kachinacreek( hope thats right). Loved going to vitdcouncil site ( nzl article was really interesting too) ....... so much to learn...... But I so appreicate your imput xo  ________________________________ From: Alobar <Alobar@...> Coconut Oil Sent: Sun, 5 December, 2010 10:32:47 PM Subject: Re: vit D  I can't say what you *should* do. I can only recount my own experience with my research. Most doctors want us to take far less vitamins than are good for us. After all, it we were all healthy, they would lose a lot of money. I recommend spending a day or two reading thru the Vitamin D Council website and deciding what you should do. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ Alobar On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Frahm <lisajaust@...> wrote: > Albor, Are you saying I need to take vitD daily, rather than what the doctor > priscribed, which is one dose every three months etc? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hello, A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, now it's higher-5000 iu. Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is the between vitimins D, D2, D3.? Gerardo Barriga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 *D2 is synthetic. D3 is natural. D is generic and can be either.* On 12/6/2010 2:11 PM, D. Barriga wrote: > > Hello, > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, now > it's higher-5000 iu. > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is the between vitimins > D, D2, D3.? > > Gerardo Barriga > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 D2 is less expensive, but needs to be converted into D3 inside one's body. Some people have a difficult time doing the conversion. So I stick with D3. I use a synthetic D3 made from lanolin which is very inexpensive. Ddrops by Carlson. I do well on much higher doses than most doctors recommend. I take in ~12,000 IU/day in warm weather, and ~24,000 IU/day in flu season. If taking natural D3, cod liver oil is best. I stay away from gelcaps because I never know if the caps are going rancid. Alobar On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:11 PM, D. Barriga <barriva5@...> wrote: > Hello, > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, now it's higher-5000 iu. > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is the between vitimins D, D2, D3.? > > > Gerardo Barriga > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Just wondering that if your body is organic, why would you put a synthetic substance in it?... d > Hello, > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, now it's higher-5000 iu. > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is  the between vitimins D, D2, D3.? > > > Gerardo Barriga > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Don that is a very good question. Why go synthetic when you can go natural. In-fact sometimes the synthetic products are not as easily absorbed as they lack the synergistic components for them to be fully effective. > > Hello, > > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, now it's higher-5000 iu. > > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is  the between vitimins D, D2, D3.? > > > > > > Gerardo Barriga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Don, D3 is the same molecule, whether it is synthetic or natural. I wonder about your use of the word " organic " . Most humans would never meet the criteria of organic meat, because of what they put into their bode, both intentionally, and from chemicals in their environment. . If by " organic " you mean carbon bonding, then not only are humans organic, but so are all synthetic chemical compounds used in health and medicines which mimic natural molecules. For instance, I once knew a synthetic organic chemist. He loathed the use of " organic " to mean something different than molecules with carbon bonding. He used to say it was a bastardization of the meaning of the word and felt folks should have invented a new word, rather than stealing " organic " from the chemists. Take Benfotiamine, for example. It is an invented molecule of synthetic thiamine, which is more available to cell mitochondria than the natural form of thiamine. Getting thiamine into the cell mitochondria is crucial for reversing the aging process, so I take Benfotiamine. . D2 is the synthetic form of Vitamin D which needs to be converted by the body into a form it can utilize (D3). I take only D3. Synthetic D3 is far less expensive than cod liver oil, which is a plus for me, especially because I use far more than the RDA (ridiculously low dose set by the government). Some people hate the fishy flavor of Cod Liver oil. Carson cod liver oil tastes pleasant to me, but some others are repulsed by it. Some people claim to have allergies to fish. I never know if they really do have allergies or are just repelled by the smell/taste of fish. Some people (not me) are vegetarian, who don't want to kill fish, but who have no moral qualms about shearing sheep for wool, or using lanolin. If I were a nudist who lived in an an area farther from the equator than New Orleans, I could just make vitamin D from sunshine. However I have never met a nudist in the northern US who regularly frolics around outside naked in winter. Back when I lived up in NY state and owned secluded land, I often went naked several days a week, for several hours a day. But I burned really easily. Since I started taking high dose D3, I no longer burn as easily, so I could be naked more hours a day if I lived where nakedness was accepted. Alobar On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Don <hooty304@...> wrote: > Just wondering that if your body is organic, why would you put a synthetic substance in it?... > d > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Alobar, I have heard it told that with eating VCO one would not burn as easily as beforre. Are you sure it was the D3? Craig ---> Back when I lived up in NY state and owned secluded land, I often went > naked several days a week, for several hours a day. But I burned > really easily. Since I started taking high dose D3, I no longer burn > as easily, so I could be naked more hours a day if I lived where > nakedness was accepted. > > Alobar > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Many people on the trying_low_oxalate list report the same thing. I don't imagine many of them use VCO. I was using VCO daily for ~7 years prior to taking high dose vitamin D. Back then, I burned with sun exposure. Alobar On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:21 PM, crgstef <crgstef@...> wrote: > Alobar, > I have heard it told that with eating VCO one would not burn as easily as beforre. Are you sure it was the D3? > > Craig > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 All is true, but most of us can't afford to jet down to the BVI in order to get our daily D requirement. This D3 has shown great results beyond anything that has come out in the past two years... and they just keep coming. The fact is, this stuff works very, very well. On 12/6/2010 10:38 PM, Nawa wrote: > > > Don that is a very good question. Why go synthetic when you can go > natural. In-fact sometimes the synthetic products are not as easily > absorbed as they lack the synergistic components for them to be fully > effective. > > > > > Hello, > > > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, > now it's higher-5000 iu. > > > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is  the between > vitimins D, D2, D3.? > > > > > > > > > Gerardo Barriga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 So interesting, loving the topic guys!! ________________________________ From: Jim <huuman60@...> Coconut Oil Sent: Wed, 8 December, 2010 3:34:55 AM Subject: Re: Re: vit D  All is true, but most of us can't afford to jet down to the BVI in order to get our daily D requirement. This D3 has shown great results beyond anything that has come out in the past two years... and they just keep coming. The fact is, this stuff works very, very well. On 12/6/2010 10:38 PM, Nawa wrote: > > > Don that is a very good question. Why go synthetic when you can go > natural. In-fact sometimes the synthetic products are not as easily > absorbed as they lack the synergistic components for them to be fully > effective. > > > > > Hello, > > > A couple of yrs. ago, it was recommended 500-1000 iu of vit. D2, > now it's higher-5000 iu. > > > Used it for 1 mo., noticed more energy. what is  the between > vitimins D, D2, D3.? > > > > > > > > > Gerardo Barriga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Regarding Vitamin D. The Vitamin D council hae all you need to know on their site. It is a mine of information. cheers cheryl > > Hi Group! Ive'recently had my vit D checked and I'm low. They have > sugested > > they I take a huge dose that can last 3 months. This is obiviously an > easy > > option for me and I'm not getting what I should from my normal lifestyle > (in any > > case i need to get my levels up permantly - and I just want to know if > this is a > > safe enough way of doing it rather than just leaving the levels low). > Can you > > take too much vit d in one dos? Does your body store it for an extended > period > > of time? I've checked and its Vit D3 not D2 so that parts good. > > > > > > so tell me what you think, cheers > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I know the best way to take vitamin D is as cholecalciferol but what is the best way to take it with magnesium and or calcium? TIA Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Maybe a better question is what are the best ways to take magnesium and calcium? -- Vit D I know the best way to take vitamin D is as cholecalciferol but what is the best way to take it with magnesium and or calcium? TIA Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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