Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some sunshine plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood Vitamin D. I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. My advice for the day :-) -- Ortiz, RD The best vitamin for making friends..... is B1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD Ortiz wrote: STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some sunshine plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood Vitamin D. I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. My advice for the day :-) -- Ortiz, RD The best vitamin for making friends..... is B1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Thanks Pat for your response. You answered a question I was about to post (about the assays). The rest of the information is also VERY useful to me. , you're not the first person I have heard say this. So, what* is *the recommendation for someone who already supplements with Vit D like you? Vitamin D has become a hot topic over the last few years. I wonder what experts speculate is behind all the deficiencies... -Renata > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-v\ itamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > Helena, MT > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD > > > > Ortiz <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> <mailto: > nrord1%40gmail.com <nrord1%2540gmail.com>>> wrote: > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > sunshine > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > Vitamin D. > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > -- > > Ortiz, RD > > The best vitamin > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Renata, A quick answer about what is behind all the deficiencies. The earliest humans lived near the equator, getting vitamin D from cutaneous synthesis form UV rays. We were never meant to obtain Vitamin D exclusively from food sources. Look at some of Dr. Hollis' writings looking at the historic picture to learn more. Pat Renata Oliveira Mangrum wrote: > > Thanks Pat for your response. You answered a question I was about to post > (about the assays). The rest of the information is also VERY useful to me. > > , you're not the first person I have heard say this. So, what* is > *the > recommendation for someone who already supplements with Vit D like you? > Vitamin D has become a hot topic over the last few years. I wonder what > experts speculate is behind all the deficiencies... > > -Renata > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Pat Bollinger <pbolling@... > <mailto:pbolling%40bresnan.net>> wrote: > > > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > > > http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm > <http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm> > > > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > > > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-v\ itamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl > <http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-\ vitamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl> > > > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > > Helena, MT > > > > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD > > > > > > Ortiz <nrord1@... <mailto:nrord1%40gmail.com> > <nrord1%40gmail.com> <mailto: > > nrord1%40gmail.com <nrord1%2540gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > > sunshine > > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > > Vitamin D. > > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that > my Dr. > > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > > > -- > > > Ortiz, RD > > > The best vitamin > > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 This Vitamin D deficiency is scary. I eat a very healthy diet and when I went for my physical the MD included my vitamin D levels with my blood work. I was stunned when I found out I was deficient. I took 50,000 IU capsules once a week for three months. When they were retested they were normal. I will monitr them very closely. You may want to have yours tested. Good luck. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 This Vitamin D deficiency is scary. I eat a very healthy diet and when I went for my physical the MD included my vitamin D levels with my blood work. I was stunned when I found out I was deficient. I took 50,000 IU capsules once a week for three months. When they were retested they were normal. I will monitr them very closely. You may want to have yours tested. Good luck. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 This Vitamin D deficiency is scary. I eat a very healthy diet and when I went for my physical the MD included my vitamin D levels with my blood work. I was stunned when I found out I was deficient. I took 50,000 IU capsules once a week for three months. When they were retested they were normal. I will monitr them very closely. You may want to have yours tested. Good luck. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 First off years ago there was a lot of Vit D deficiency with the result being rickets. Of course the life expectancy was lower so osteoporosis, along with all of the other diseases associated with Vit D deficiency, didn't make their " mark " before death (or maybe they hastened death). When the Industrial Age began Vit D def. increased. Of course before the Industrial Age it was more common to take cod liver oil as many " older people " will tell you. Also there wasn't any sunblock and many individuals spent more time outside on farms or walking to places outside. These are some of my guesses!! On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Renata Oliveira Mangrum < nurturingnotes@...> wrote: > Thanks Pat for your response. You answered a question I was about to > post > (about the assays). The rest of the information is also VERY useful to me. > > , you're not the first person I have heard say this. So, what* is *the > recommendation for someone who already supplements with Vit D like you? > Vitamin D has become a hot topic over the last few years. I wonder what > experts speculate is behind all the deficiencies... > > -Renata > > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Pat Bollinger <pbolling@...<pbolling%40bresnan.net>> > wrote: > > > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > > > http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm > > > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > > > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-v\ itamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl > > > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > > Helena, MT > > > > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD > > > > > > Ortiz <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> <nrord1%40gmail.com> > <mailto: > > nrord1%40gmail.com <nrord1%2540gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > > sunshine > > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > > Vitamin D. > > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. > > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > > > -- > > > Ortiz, RD > > > The best vitamin > > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I follow Dr. Hollis' research (sorry all due respect but anything that Dr. Mercola writes I have begun to ignore because he gives so many untruths and alarmist posts to sell his dietary supplements). A great site to use of Dr. Hollis' and to sign up for newsletters is: http://vitamindcouncil.org/ That is new regarding mom's increasing their breast milk Vit D - thanks for the info. I will see if he has any research on it on his website. Moms (me included many " moons " ago when I BF and had to give my kids Tri-Vi-Sol) hate giving their kids the drops. MESSY! The prescription I got which is becoming standard is: (some variations) 50,000 IU po q week x 8 and then 50,000 IU monthly > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-v\ itamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > Helena, MT > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD > > > > Ortiz <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> <mailto: > nrord1%40gmail.com <nrord1%2540gmail.com>>> wrote: > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > sunshine > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > Vitamin D. > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > -- > > Ortiz, RD > > The best vitamin > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Found this link: > http://vitamindcouncil.org/researchPregnancy.shtml > > > > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Pat Bollinger wrote: > >> Two follow up points to Margie's post. >> >> 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce >> Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of >> studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of >> Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D >> levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your >> infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second >> link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on >> Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our >> state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the >> lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly >> into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after >> questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor >> source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past >> millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have >> as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an >> infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because >> the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. >> >> http://www.grassrootshealth.org/seminar_presentations.htm >> >> 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. >> >> http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/warning-are-your-v\ itamin-d-test-results-valid.aspx?source=nl >> >> I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about >> the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is >> interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when >> I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics >> and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays >> used by Vitamin D researchers. >> >> Pat Bollinger, MS RD >> Helena, MT >> >> >> Margie Hirsch wrote: >> > >> > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I >> > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. >> > >> > Margie Hirsch,MFCS,RD,LD >> > >> > Ortiz <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> <mailto: >> nrord1%40gmail.com <nrord1%2540gmail.com>>> wrote: >> > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test >> > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some >> > sunshine >> > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood >> > Vitamin D. >> > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. >> > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. >> > >> > My advice for the day :-) >> > >> > -- >> > Ortiz, RD >> > The best vitamin >> > for making friends..... is B1. >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Dr. Hollis mentioned that once a tested deficiency is corrected one needs to continue to take vitamin D daily, usually at 1000 IU to 6,00 IU dally. From his slides--The amount of vitamin D synthesized by 20 minutes full body summer exposure in a white skinned person is many times greater than this level of intake. After a certain length of exposure, assuming no sunscreen, varying by color of skin, distance from the equator and season, with darker skinned people needing longer times, the conversion to vitamin D3 ceases. Within 24 hours after this sunlight dose of one one day approximately 20, 000 IU D3 is released into the circulation within 24 hours. so 1000 IU to 6000 IU really isn't a large daily dose. Pat jillelaine36@... wrote: > > This Vitamin D deficiency is scary. I eat a very healthy diet and when I > went for my physical the MD included my vitamin D levels with my blood > work. I > was stunned when I found out I was deficient. I took 50,000 IU capsules > once a week for three months. When they were retested they were normal. I > will monitr them very closely. You may want to have yours tested. Good > luck. > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, > tips and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001 > <http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Dr. Hollis mentioned that once a tested deficiency is corrected one needs to continue to take vitamin D daily, usually at 1000 IU to 6,00 IU dally. From his slides--The amount of vitamin D synthesized by 20 minutes full body summer exposure in a white skinned person is many times greater than this level of intake. After a certain length of exposure, assuming no sunscreen, varying by color of skin, distance from the equator and season, with darker skinned people needing longer times, the conversion to vitamin D3 ceases. Within 24 hours after this sunlight dose of one one day approximately 20, 000 IU D3 is released into the circulation within 24 hours. so 1000 IU to 6000 IU really isn't a large daily dose. Pat jillelaine36@... wrote: > > This Vitamin D deficiency is scary. I eat a very healthy diet and when I > went for my physical the MD included my vitamin D levels with my blood > work. I > was stunned when I found out I was deficient. I took 50,000 IU capsules > once a week for three months. When they were retested they were normal. I > will monitr them very closely. You may want to have yours tested. Good > luck. > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, > tips and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001 > <http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001>) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I, too, was deficient in D despite the MVI and CA w/D (and some sun exposure) I was taking. After 1 year with 2000iu D added to my vitamin program I am now in the 70-80 range. Madalyn Re: Vitamin D recommendation Thanks Pat for your response. You answered a question I was about to post (about the assays). The rest of the information is also VERY useful to me. , you're not the first person I have heard say this. So, what* is *the recommendation for someone who already supplements with Vit D like you? Vitamin D has become a hot topic over the last few years. I wonder what experts speculate is behind all the deficiencies. .. -Renata On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Pat Bollinger <pbollingbresnan (DOT) net> wrote: > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > http://www.grassroo tshealth. org/seminar_ presentations. htm > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > http://articles. mercola.com/ sites/articles/ archive/2008/ 09/20/warning- are-your- vitamin-d- test-results- valid.aspx? source=nl > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > Helena, MT > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS, RD,LD > > > > Ortiz <nrord1gmail (DOT) com <nrord1%40gmail. com> <mailto: > nrord1%40gmail. com <nrord1%2540gmail. com>>> wrote: > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > sunshine > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > Vitamin D. > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > -- > > Ortiz, RD > > The best vitamin > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I, too, was deficient in D despite the MVI and CA w/D (and some sun exposure) I was taking. After 1 year with 2000iu D added to my vitamin program I am now in the 70-80 range. Madalyn Re: Vitamin D recommendation Thanks Pat for your response. You answered a question I was about to post (about the assays). The rest of the information is also VERY useful to me. , you're not the first person I have heard say this. So, what* is *the recommendation for someone who already supplements with Vit D like you? Vitamin D has become a hot topic over the last few years. I wonder what experts speculate is behind all the deficiencies. .. -Renata On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Pat Bollinger <pbollingbresnan (DOT) net> wrote: > Two follow up points to Margie's post. > > 1. Concerning low Vitamin D in your newborn infant. I heard Dr. Bruce > Hollis, PhD, a vitamin D researcher in May. He released results of > studies currently underway under NIH grants, concerning the amount of > Vitamin D that nursing moms need to consume to assure adequate Vitamin D > levels in their breast milk It's 6000 IU daily. The reason your > infant is deficient is due to your own Vitamin D status. The second > link in the url below is a presentation he gave at USCD in April 2008 on > Vitamin D requirements in pregnancy and lactation. When he spoke at our > state dietetic association meeting he recommended supplementing the > lactating mom rather than the less reliable route of getting it directly > into the infant. He mentioned that he got into this research after > questioning what we were taught for years, that breast milk is a poor > source of Vitamin D. If that had been consistently true in past > millennia the human race would not have reproduced as well as we have > as rachitic pelvises could not support carrying and delivering an > infant. The reason milk is not a good source of vitamin D is because > the lactating mom is deficient in Vitamin D. > > http://www.grassroo tshealth. org/seminar_ presentations. htm > > 2, Here is a post today by Dr. Mercola. > > http://articles. mercola.com/ sites/articles/ archive/2008/ 09/20/warning- are-your- vitamin-d- test-results- valid.aspx? source=nl > > I look at what he says as one opinion among many. His presenting about > the kinds of assay used in determining 25 (OH) Vitamin D is > interesting. Makes me want to check on the technology and lab used when > I had mine tested. Interesting that the method used by Mayo Clinics > and Quest Diagnostics may measure high compared to the standard assays > used by Vitamin D researchers. > > Pat Bollinger, MS RD > Helena, MT > > > Margie Hirsch wrote: > > > > My newborn infant was tested and she was low in vitamin D as well. I > > plan I getting mine tested when I see my PCP next. > > > > Margie Hirsch,MFCS, RD,LD > > > > Ortiz <nrord1gmail (DOT) com <nrord1%40gmail. com> <mailto: > nrord1%40gmail. com <nrord1%2540gmail. com>>> wrote: > > STRONG Recommendation: VItamin D test > > I, who takes Vitamin D (1000 IU+/day in supplements) and have some > > sunshine > > plus Vitamin D in some of my foods, actually tested low in blood > > Vitamin D. > > I recommend everyone get theirs tested. I am very impressed that my Dr. > > tests for it because I was going to ask but she beat me to it. > > > > My advice for the day :-) > > > > -- > > Ortiz, RD > > The best vitamin > > for making friends..... is B1. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.