Vit. D and sun exposure, was Re: Re: B vitamins

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hi

i finally just tested my Vitamin D iva 25-Hydroxy test

my TOtal = only 25 !

the lab NOrmal range = 20-100 (doesn't 100 seem rather low??)

BUT then write : " levels 20-30 suggest vit D insufficiency. "

btw, i live in southern California (but have never tanned well and

due to adrenals? i have never liked sitting out in the sun especially

when its Hot. but do walk

but then again, i feel depressed if i don't see the sun shining every

day:)

-i have not had much milk and cheese, but don't avoid cheese either.

definitely says to me that every hypothyroid person should have their

levels tested!

-Carol

> >

> > Vitamin D: Yes, Solou are right, it does depend where you live.

We

> > have shortish winters here too,

> I didn't mean to imply winters are short where I live. Actually

they are

> 6 or more months long. Our frost free growing season is only 90

days. We

> have nothing like spring as milder climates know it. We have

winter,

> then mud, then summerm LOL.

> It is justt that the sun is at a high enough angle for outdoor

exposure

> to do some good from March to October.

> The book The UV Advantage, by Holick, M.D. has tables for

sun

> exposure for different skin types depending on the lattitude one

lives at.

> sol

>