Vitamin D usage with IBDs; and Crohn's study re: Vit. D needs subjects (was: Re: Re: Monolaurin)

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> You should read up on vitamin D3 - many of us don't get enough of it in> the winter and it helps modulate neuromuscular and immune function> and reduce inflammation>> MaraI second that suggestion. It's now known that people need considerably more Vit. D than previously thought, and that it has very important roles in various bodily functions and disease prevention that were unknown even a few years ago. And people with IBDs need therapeutic doses beause we don't produce enough of it -- and the more so in winter, as Mara points out. You can easily take 5000 IUs a day though you should probably work up to that amount (and doctors who know a lot about nutrition and IBDs say as much as 10,000, depending on your levels and your disease), In general the RDAs for vitamins and minerals set years ago by the gov should be summarily ignored. They're way too low, and, again, the more so for people with auto-immune/inflammatory diseases. Also, don't ever believe any doctor who tells you that "if you just eat a proper diet" you'll get the vitamins/mineralsamino acids you need. Not hardly! (I doubt anybody here believes that anyway, but I thought I'd throw it in.)  In case anybody's interested: Dr. Jill of Penn State -- she of the groundbreaking LDN and Crohn's study and pediatric Crohn's/LDN study -- will be beginning a study with Crohn's paitents and their reaction to Vitamin D. I just called shortly ago to express my interest (you'll likely get an answering machine and they'll call you back, then ask you some questions re: an initial screening). You can't be on steroids to be a study subject, but they don't say anything about what other rescrictions they have. One normally finds out those things when someone administering the study calls you back.  Here's the press release they issued last month: ________________________________________________________Crohn's patients needed for research studyWednesday, January 20, 2010Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is studying vitamin D supplementation and Crohn’s disease.Crohn’s disease is form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that involves ongoing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. IBD patients are generally lacking vitamin D, although it is not known if Crohn’s is caused by or results in a lack of vitamin D.Those with Crohn’s diseases are able to participate in this research study. Participation includes six visits to the medical center, or to Penn State's University Park campus, over a six-month period, providing small blood samples, a questionnaire, and a bone scan.To be eligible, participants need to have been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, be between 18 and 70 years old, not be taking any steroid medication, and not have an ostomy.Compensation is provided for time and travel.For more information, call Bingaman at Hershey at , or Veronika Weaver at University Park at ._____________________________________n ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com  

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> You should read up on vitamin D3 - many of us don't get enough of it in> the winter and it helps modulate neuromuscular and immune function> and reduce inflammation>> MaraI second that suggestion. It's now known that people need considerably more Vit. D than previously thought, and that it has very important roles in various bodily functions and disease prevention that were unknown even a few years ago. And people with IBDs need therapeutic doses beause we don't produce enough of it -- and the more so in winter, as Mara points out. You can easily take 5000 IUs a day though you should probably work up to that amount (and doctors who know a lot about nutrition and IBDs say as much as 10,000, depending on your levels and your disease), In general the RDAs for vitamins and minerals set years ago by the gov should be summarily ignored. They're way too low, and, again, the more so for people with auto-immune/inflammatory diseases. Also, don't ever believe any doctor who tells you that "if you just eat a proper diet" you'll get the vitamins/mineralsamino acids you need. Not hardly! (I doubt anybody here believes that anyway, but I thought I'd throw it in.)  In case anybody's interested: Dr. Jill of Penn State -- she of the groundbreaking LDN and Crohn's study and pediatric Crohn's/LDN study -- will be beginning a study with Crohn's paitents and their reaction to Vitamin D. I just called shortly ago to express my interest (you'll likely get an answering machine and they'll call you back, then ask you some questions re: an initial screening). You can't be on steroids to be a study subject, but they don't say anything about what other rescrictions they have. One normally finds out those things when someone administering the study calls you back.  Here's the press release they issued last month: ________________________________________________________Crohn's patients needed for research studyWednesday, January 20, 2010Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is studying vitamin D supplementation and Crohn’s disease.Crohn’s disease is form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that involves ongoing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. IBD patients are generally lacking vitamin D, although it is not known if Crohn’s is caused by or results in a lack of vitamin D.Those with Crohn’s diseases are able to participate in this research study. Participation includes six visits to the medical center, or to Penn State's University Park campus, over a six-month period, providing small blood samples, a questionnaire, and a bone scan.To be eligible, participants need to have been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, be between 18 and 70 years old, not be taking any steroid medication, and not have an ostomy.Compensation is provided for time and travel.For more information, call Bingaman at Hershey at , or Veronika Weaver at University Park at ._____________________________________n ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com