Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 REVISED - I have found out more information and also another great website so I am recomending http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D-facts.html http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ for most of your info Vitamin D3 information (not really a vitamin but more of a hormone) Be sure it is Vitamin D3 that you buy there is a lot of new information on Vitamin D3 and the need for much higher amounts. I most recommend these pages http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D-facts.html This is an RN and she has much information on many pages - spend time on the pages to determine what you need - take notes http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ ___________________ Also need magnesium http://www.easy-immune-health.com/vitamin-d3-supplementation-and-calcium-levels.html " magnesium is required for the conversion of vitamin d into its active form " http://www.easy-immune-health.com/magnesium-dosage.html You need to read all these pages like a book and take notes - follow all the links Should really be tested for your levels before taking and if taking for a while 25(OH)D blood test ONLY http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ blood tests available here (at home finger stick) Cod liver oil may be problematic if not from a good source with natural vitamin A/D3 ratio If it is very sunny, don't need to supplement ............that's why we see less illness in the summer (and large amount of body exposed to the sun) But need............ 20 minutes in midday sun with 40% of body exposure will give you about 5-10,000IU ........... http://homefirst.com/ I haven't had time to compare with above pages and what they say.........double check all of this Dr Eisenstein's Daily Minimum Recommendation for Vitamin D Based on the Latest Scientific Findings 1. Pregnant and nursing mothers- 6,000IU 2. Newborn breastfed- from their mothers 3. Newborn bottle fed- 1,000IU 4. Children 2000IU 5. Adults 2000IU 6. Chronic Illness 5000IU 7. Respiratory infection 50,000IU for three to seven days 8. Blood levels should be in the range of 50ng/ml 9. Blood levels for chronic conditions 80-100ng/ml 10. 20 minutes in midday sun with 40% exposure will give you about 5-10,000IU 11. If no sun use Vitamin D3 supplements and he also says this: http://homefirst.com/info-1/current-health-news/vitamin-d3.html 4. Children's maintenance: <100lbs........................... 5,000 IU daily. 5. At the first symptoms of a cold or flu 1,000IU/ lb. daily for 7 days. Examples: 50 lb .................................................................................... 50,000IU daily. 100 lb daily ........................................................................ 100,000IU daily. 150 lb daily........................................................................ 150,000IU daily. 200 lb daily....................................................................... 200,000 IU daily. The 25(OH)D blood test can determine your levels 100IU of Vitamin D will raise your blood levels approximately 1ng/ml 20 minutes in midday sun with 40% exposure will give you about 5-10,000IU From: " Jane " <janeshep@...> I did an interview with Dr. Cannell from the Vitamin D Council. He talks about how much to supplement and how to supplement. There is also a link to find out about testing vitamin D levels. http://www.healthychild.com/immune-system-support/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-pregnancy-babies-children/ Jane Healthy Child http://www.healthychild.com/ **** read carefully more vital info " Unfortunately, we do not yet know the optimal ratios between these two vitamins, but it is clear that nearly all cod liver oil products supply them in levels that do not appear to be ideal. " (vitamin a & d3) http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/16/warning-new-proof-confirms-if-you-take-this-supplement-vitamin-d-will-not-work-as-well.aspx *********** " So it is not just autistic children that are being harmed by vitamin A. Avoid cod liver oil like the poison it is and check your multivitamins. Life Extension Foundation just reformulated their multivitamin to contain only 500 IU of preformed retinol. And, I am happy to report that Purity Products, which markets my vitamin D, has no preformed retinol at all in any of their multivitamins, only beta carotene. Purity has also stopped selling cod liver oil. Now, if only Carlson, Solgar, Nature's Way, and other companies would stop selling cod liver oil and stop selling their concentrated vitamin A supplements to a country whose problem is widespread sub-clinical vitamin A toxicity, I'd be a happier agitator. " and " However, the elderly of many countries, not just Nordic countries, were raised on cod liver oil and I suspect that a sizable number of Americans continue to take cod liver oil as they age. While cod liver oil from the 1980s and 90s had higher amounts of vitamin D than does modern cod liver oil, it still had toxic amounts of A. I suspect if authors of the above ten studies had controlled for cod liver oil intake, they would have found that high retinol intake was blocking the cancer-preventing effects of vitamin D. " http://thenaturaladvocate.blogspot.com/2010/02/remarkable-paper-in-british-medical.html Sunday, February 28, 2010 Remarkable Paper in British Medical Journal - vitamin D The Vitamin D Newsletter ********* once again I don't know the answer here..................... some opinions that we don't know the correct ratio of A & D some opinions Cod Liver Oil is just fine (although there is the mercury issue with that as well as decreasing supplies of cod) some opinions that too much A interferes with D. Sheri Weston A Price take on all this: http://www.westonaprice.org/Cod-Liver-Oil-Setting-the-Record-Straight.html *************** it is manipulated - see below http://li14-183.members.linode.com/basicnutrition/clarifications.html Brand Recommendations Most brands of cod liver oil go through a process that removes all of the natural vitamins. The resultant product contains very low levels of vitamin A and virtually no vitamin D. Some manufacturers add manufactured vitamins A and D to the purified cod liver oil and until recently, one manufacturer added the natural vitamins removed during processing back into the cod liver oil. Fortunately, we now have available in the U.S. a naturally produced, unheated, fermented high-vitamin cod liver oil that is made using a filtering process that retains the natural vitamins. concern is now, is the ratio in natural the right ratio for our bodies it obviously is the right ratio for the fish and is in its oil, but that does that mean its the right ratio for Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA Vaccines - http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy Online/email courses - next classes start March 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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