Re:interesting Vit D articles

[Guest guest]

hi jackie

have you noted changes supplmtg with D? i saw julie last week and she's

got me on 2000 iu a day working up to 10000 iu for 3 mos and then down

to 5000 for maintenance. my levels are 23 right now. aack!!

monique

Here's some interesting links about the importance of Vit D, and how

many people are deficient in it, especially those of us in northern

climates, or people who get very little sun exposure. I find the

possibility that the flu might be caused by a Vit D deficiency very

interesting, because it makes sense for us in northern climates, when we

would get very little sunshine during the winter months.

I live in northern Minnesota, and I have been supplementing high doses

of Vit D for a long time now, and I'm still not " high " in it, just

moderate levels. I recently had my levels checked, and it was 68, so

with winter coming, is keeping me at 5000 IU a day. But, I would

not recommend this high of a level without testing and monitoring.-

-------Jackie

http://www.doctormurray.com/newsletter/03-13-2008.htm

<http://www.doctormurray.com/newsletter/03-13-2008.htm>

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/21/avoid-flu-shots-vi\

tamin-d-is-a-better-way.aspx

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itamin-d-is-a-better-way.aspx>

The above links were found here, and there are more links here too.

http://www.iherb.com/ProductsList.aspx?c=1 & cid=1774

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[Guest guest]

Jackie & ,

I was also dx'd with Vit. D deficiency recently by an endocrinologist.

My level is at 19 and I was only told to take 800 IU/day. The research I

came across showed that it should be at least 2000-3000 IU/day with toxicity

not becoming a problem until over 10,000 IU/day. So.....on my own I've been

taking 2000/day and not noticing much of a difference. Needless to say....

I'm all over those articles <g>.

<<<she's got me on 2000 IU a day working up to 10000 IU for 3 MOS and then

down to 5000 for maintenance. my levels are 23 right now. aack!!

Thanks,

Mandy

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" The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way

its animals are treated " . Mahatma Ghandi

" The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man "

Darwin

[Guest guest]

Mine was very low , and remained low at 2,000 mg , so I am on

4,000 soon to retest the level. I had a scare of squamish

cell cancer on my face two summers ago which maybe is linked

to my low levels , plus of course the bad burns I got as a

kid.

I am glad to hear it is not toxic until those higher levels.

nanci

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> Jackie & ,

> I was also dx'd with Vit. D deficiency recently by an

endocrinologist.

> My level is at 19 and I was only told to take 800 IU/day. The

research I

> came across showed that it should be at least 2000-3000 IU/day

with toxicity

> not becoming a problem until over 10,000 IU/day. So.....on my own

I've been

> taking 2000/day and not noticing much of a difference. Needless

to say....

> I'm all over those articles <g>.

>

> <<<she's got me on 2000 IU a day working up to 10000 IU for 3 MOS

and then

> down to 5000 for maintenance. my levels are 23 right now. aack!!

>

> Thanks,

> Mandy

> **********************

> " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged

by the way

> its animals are treated " . Mahatma Ghandi

> " The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of

man "

> Darwin

>

>