Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I need to take 5,000 iu in AM and 5,000 iu in PM od D3 to maintain the recommended 50-70 ng/l level. Mine last checked was 53 ng/l. I have been doing this for about 3 years now, it must be the gel tabs because your body will not digest all of the D3 in tablet or powdered form. Pharmaceutical grade is the best. You will not find it at Walmart, Cosco, or your local drug store. My doc says you have to take upwards of 200,000 iu per day for a long period of time (over 2 weeks) for D3 to become harmful or toxic. The general naturalpath rule is 35 iu per body pound per day as a minimum for a healthy person to maintain good health. But you need to have a blood test to see where you are. I was at 18 ng/l before I started D3 and I got the flu every year plus a bad cold about 4-5 times a year usually during the change of seasons. I have not had a cold or the flu for past 3 years and I no longer believe in the flu vaccination. Lots of references if anyone is interested. If I were to prepare for surgery, I would load up about 100,00 iu per day the week before surgery. --- deeinbc@... wrote: To: <tetheredspinalcord > Subject: RE: Post surgery jitters - vit D Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 21:45:27 -0800 Jenn - yes, you can get too much. From all the research I've done on vit D and doctors/naturopaths I've talked to, seems you have to take a fair bit of vit D to get to toxic levels, much more than they used to believe. Ideal dosages do vary, however -- one person might need just 1,000 iu per day while someone else 5,000 iu per day so if you are taking it on a regular basis it is best to have your levels monitored -- best tested at the end of the winter when levels are generally lowest and then again at the end of summer when they are highest. I personally need 3,000 iu per day during the winter to keep my levels optimal, have done testing several years in a row to figure out the perfect dosage for me. At 2,000 iu per day for a month before surgery I do not believe there is any risk of toxicity. Dee > To: tetheredspinalcord > From: jlbobin@... > Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 23:39:40 -0500 > Subject: Re: Post surgery jitters > > Kellie, > > Vitamin D is fat soluble, so it is possible to get too much. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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