Re: Vitamin D absorption or lack of

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Ive heard coffee or nightshades. I dont remember for sure. Id lean towards

nightshades as the issue ( peppers, potatoes and tomatoes)

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On May 26, 2012, at 4:26 PM, " Sandy G " <sandygoral@...> wrote:

> Seems like I read recently that something causes Vitamin D to not be absorbed.

Does anyone know? My sister-in-law cannot get her levels up, I suspect something

is blocking absorption. Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

Ive heard coffee or nightshades. I dont remember for sure. Id lean towards

nightshades as the issue ( peppers, potatoes and tomatoes)

Sent from my iPhone

On May 26, 2012, at 4:26 PM, " Sandy G " <sandygoral@...> wrote:

> Seems like I read recently that something causes Vitamin D to not be absorbed.

Does anyone know? My sister-in-law cannot get her levels up, I suspect something

is blocking absorption. Thanks.

> Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Is she eating plenty of fat? D is fat soluble so it won & #39;t be absorbed well

without it.

[Guest guest]

thyroid not functioning well, hygiene, trans fats in diet disrupt the enzyme

system, man manipulated forms of the hormone family interfering with the real

thing, other nutrient deficiencies including minerals and other vitamins and

quinones. maybe issues in the liver or kidney... activator x deficiencies

dave

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thyroid not functioning well, hygiene, trans fats in diet disrupt the enzyme

system, man manipulated forms of the hormone family interfering with the real

thing, other nutrient deficiencies including minerals and other vitamins and

quinones. maybe issues in the liver or kidney... activator x deficiencies

dave

[Guest guest]

Most people no longer drink raw milk which has the nutrients that turn

into Vitamin D in the body exposed to sunlight.

On 5/27/2012 7:47 AM, dcw338 wrote:

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First I would question your sister's gut health - is her gut damaged and having

trouble absorbing other nutrients, as well? Next, Vitamin D is a fat-soluble

vitamin, so I would make sure she's eating good fats with her vitamin D. Maybe

taking a good probiotic or starting/increasing consumption of lacto-fermented

foods could help. I would also take a look at diet in general to see if

unhealthy foods she's eating (artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or

preservatives, unhealthy fats, or other chemicals) could be throwing her

chemistry off.

Does she get adequate sunlight? " Sunning between 10 am and 2 pm during summer

months (or winter months in southern latitudes) for 20-120 minutes, depending on

skin type and color, will form adequate vitamin D before burning occurs.

Cholesterol-containing body oils are critical to this absorption process. "

(http://www.westonaprice.org/fat-soluble-activators/miracle-of-vitamin-d) Also

from this article, it's interesting to note: " Vitamin D will also enhance the

uptake of toxic metals like lead, cadmium, aluminum and strontium if calcium,

magnesium and phosphorus are not present in adequate amounts. Vitamin D

supplementation should never be suggested unless calcium intake is sufficient or

supplemented at the same time. "

What dosage is she taking, and for how long has she been taking it? Most people

take too little when they are depleted, between 200-400 IU per day, and can

often safely take up to 10,000 IU per day (or more.) I've seen evidence that

taking larger doses every 3 days will raise levels more reliably than taking a

steady daily dose, so that might be another angle to look into.

Hope that helps!

Alyssa

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> Seems like I read recently that something causes Vitamin D to not be absorbed.

Does anyone know? My sister-in-law cannot get her levels up, I suspect

something is blocking absorption. Thanks.

> Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Thanks to all who gave ideas.

Sister-in-law definitely does not get enough sun because of other skin problems.

In my opinion, her diet is awful although she has made improvements lately. A

single professional person, she has eaten lunch in restaurants for years and

dinner at home. Dinner is a frozen " healthy " dinner. yuk.

She has been on 3000 IU of D for over a year with no improvements. She is taking

calcium and is now taking probiotics.

She certainly does not get enough fat. She has been on a low fat diet and

counted calories for all of her life. She is willing to add good fats as an

experiment to see if D levels go up.

I thought there must be something blocking absorption, hence my question.

Thanks for helping.

Sandy

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> > Seems like I read recently that something causes Vitamin D to not be

absorbed. Does anyone know? My sister-in-law cannot get her levels up, I

suspect something is blocking absorption. Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks to all who gave ideas.

Sister-in-law definitely does not get enough sun because of other skin problems.

In my opinion, her diet is awful although she has made improvements lately. A

single professional person, she has eaten lunch in restaurants for years and

dinner at home. Dinner is a frozen " healthy " dinner. yuk.

She has been on 3000 IU of D for over a year with no improvements. She is taking

calcium and is now taking probiotics.

She certainly does not get enough fat. She has been on a low fat diet and

counted calories for all of her life. She is willing to add good fats as an

experiment to see if D levels go up.

I thought there must be something blocking absorption, hence my question.

Thanks for helping.

Sandy

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> > Seems like I read recently that something causes Vitamin D to not be

absorbed. Does anyone know? My sister-in-law cannot get her levels up, I

suspect something is blocking absorption. Thanks.

> > Sandy

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>What dosage is she taking, and for how long has she been taking it? Most people

take too little when they are depleted, between 200-400 IU per day, and can

often safely take up to 10,000 IU per day (or more.) I've seen evidence that

taking larger doses every 3 days will raise levels more reliably than taking a

steady daily dose, so that might be another angle to look into.

I was absolutely shocked when my girlfriend's doctor gave her a rx for

high-dose vitamin D when hers was low. 50,000 iu a day for an extended time.

I believe it was at least a month. This was just a regular mainstream doc.

My elderly parents who get no sunlight took 10,000 iu daily for a year.

In contrast, my friend was battling colon cancer, on chemo and the doc found

her vitamin d to be low. She told her to start taking 4,000 iu a day. I

couldn't believe it. I take more than that as a maintenance.

Barb

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>What dosage is she taking, and for how long has she been taking it? Most people

take too little when they are depleted, between 200-400 IU per day, and can

often safely take up to 10,000 IU per day (or more.) I've seen evidence that

taking larger doses every 3 days will raise levels more reliably than taking a

steady daily dose, so that might be another angle to look into.

I was absolutely shocked when my girlfriend's doctor gave her a rx for

high-dose vitamin D when hers was low. 50,000 iu a day for an extended time.

I believe it was at least a month. This was just a regular mainstream doc.

My elderly parents who get no sunlight took 10,000 iu daily for a year.

In contrast, my friend was battling colon cancer, on chemo and the doc found

her vitamin d to be low. She told her to start taking 4,000 iu a day. I

couldn't believe it. I take more than that as a maintenance.

Barb

[Guest guest]

Sounds serious. 3,000 iu of D3 really isn & #39;t much though. My wife and I take

10,000 in winter and my kids take 5k. In vitamin d3 trials in the treatment of

MS, patients were given 50,000 per day for a year straight without a single

toxicity event.

[Guest guest]

Sounds serious. 3,000 iu of D3 really isn & #39;t much though. My wife and I take

10,000 in winter and my kids take 5k. In vitamin d3 trials in the treatment of

MS, patients were given 50,000 per day for a year straight without a single

toxicity event.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

I've just been reading " Power of Vitamin D " and dose depends on how

deficient. Might just need to increase dose.

Also consider using a sublingual Vitamin D supplement for oral ingestion in

case there's an intestinal absorption issue.

The Power of Vitamin D book doesn't mention this, but Vitamin K2 is believed

to be protective against vitamin D toxicity (improper tissue calcification).

It helps to direct calcium to bones, instead of soft tissue. There are some

vitamin D supplements that include K2.

Monitor vitamin D and blood calcium every three months. Might need to

reduce calcium intake if blood calcium increases beyond normal limit.

Thanks,

Mark

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>She has been on 3000 IU of D for over a year with no improvements. She is

taking calcium and is now taking probiotics.

Well that is probably your answer right there. That is a paltry amount. My

kids take more than that.

Hasn't anyone suggested she take more?

Barb

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Barb, She did take 50,000 for a few weeks at some point, didn't help. Which

makes me wonder why they put her back to 3,000. I don't put much faith in

doctors myself, but she seems to.

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Mark, She needs to read the book! Thanks.

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Vitamin D is fat soluble, so you want to take it with a meal that contains fat

in it.

from CA

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> >She has been on 3000 IU of D for over a year with no improvements. She is

> taking calcium and is now taking probiotics.

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> Well that is probably your answer right there. That is a paltry amount. My

> kids take more than that.

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> Hasn't anyone suggested she take more?

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