[devere]

Also see

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1736605/posts

from last year.

Stay healthy and keep posting!

[Perdogg]

There is a theory now that lack of naturally producing Vitamin D can lead to MS.

[dljordan]

That was extremely interesting. Thank you.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Everybody wants to be Nostradamus.

[kinoxi]

Hmmm...

[Cicero]

Very interesting and suggestive, indeed.

[mel]

btt

[Domestic Church]

“2,000 units per kilogram of body weight per day for three days”
Isn’t a kilogram equal to 2.205 pounds?
So how much does a 180 lb man need to take?! 120,000 iu???

[wideminded]

A single, twenty-minute, full body exposure to summer sun will trigger the delivery of 20,000 units of vitamin D into the circulation of most people within 48 hours.

Many years ago my young son ate a large number of children's chewable vitamins. Because they contained vitamin D, and the theory among all doctors was that even a slight increase in the consumption of fat-soluble vitamins above the RDA could be toxic, my son was given ipecac by the doctor, which made him ill in a way that was very unpleasant for him.

On another occasion, a similar thing happened with our dog. Only this time when the dog was given ipecac, he aspirated some of the vomit, got pneumonia, and had to be treated in an animal hospital at incredible expense.

In neither of these cases was there 20000 IU of vitamin D in the entire container of vitamins.

So all this induced vomiting and expense was entirely unnecessary.

Doctors and nutritionists have told us for decades that doses of vitamins above the RDA are unnecessary and even harmful. But they have gradually had to retreat from this position, which they have maintained at great harm to millions of people.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

In a related story, my 92 year old mom is in a nursing home. We had had her on a vitamin regimin. In an effort to save resources, she was taken off the vitamins. There was a dramatic decline in her mental condition. Her condition declined so rapidly I thought she was dying. She was having mini strokes and leaned to the right and was sleeping so soundly, we could not wake her. When we did, she had no idea where she was even though we thought she usually recognized us.

We asked to have her put back on fish oil, Vit C, Vit E and a multi vitamin.

I went to see her today and the change is remarkable. I still can't say the vitamin regimine is definitely the difference but it's getting highly suspicious. She's not going off the vitamins.

[SweetCaroline]

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[Fractal Trader]

FYI

[PennsylvaniaMom]

As an interesting aside, one of the groups with the highest occurance of Lupus is African American women (who could be low in vit. D to begin with). I an Caucasian (very fair) and when Lupus is suspected, one of the first things the pt. is told is to avoid sun exposure (not just on the face to avoid the 'butterfly' rash) but to use a strong SPF on all exposed areas and avoid the sun. Which, using the theory that autoimmune problems can result from low vit. D levels begins a downward spiral where the popular advice could actually be exaggerating the symptoms. I hope more research in done on this...it sounds promising.

[Born Conservative]

Hmmm; it would be interesting to see the infection rate of CKD (chronic kidney disease) patients, as the vast majority (if not all) of them are taking Calcitriol or another form of activated Vitamin D.

[Razz Barry]

The third way vitamin D is different from other vitamins is the dramatic difference between natural vitamin D nutrition and the modern one. Today, most humans only make about a thousand units of vitamin D a day from sun exposure; many people, such as the elderly or African Americans, make much less than that. How much did humans normally make? A single, twenty-minute, full body exposure to summer sun will trigger the delivery of 20,000 units of vitamin D into the circulation of most people within 48 hours. Twenty thousand units, that's the single most important fact about vitamin D. Compare that to the 100 units you get from a glass of milk, or the several hundred daily units the U.S. government recommend as �Adequate Intake.� It's what we call an �order of magnitude� difference.

So, in winter we should all have sky lights in our homes and walk around nude. Seriously, this is great news but comes as no surprise to me. My grandmother told me forty + years ago that the sun was good for me. She based it on watching the animals and how good sun bathing fells.

[Born Conservative]

Ping

[stylin19a]

The last pandemic, the Hong Kong flu, occurred in 1968 - killing 34,000 Americans. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic killed more than 500,000 Americans.

are these comparisons even valid against what might happen today ?

medicine in 1968 was better than 1918 and today it's better than 1968.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Interesting, worth the read.

[Lancey Howard]

Really interesting. Thanks for posting.

FRegards,
LH

[Joya]

I remember seeing this article last year. Thanks for the reminder. I will now try to be more diligent about taking my VitD pills.

[Running On Empty]

Ping

[grey_whiskers]

Like, *PING*, dude!

Cheers!

[Think free or die]

Thank you for this posting. It's very thought provoking. I've already printed off a copy to send to my 87 year old Dad. He has survived a heart attack (June '06) and struggles a great deal with depression - especially in the winter months when sunlight is scarce. He's always spent a lot of time outdoors in the summer months, although less in recent years as he's become a bit unsteady on his feet. Adding Vitamin D to his diet might be very helpful, from the sound of it. Studying some of the scientific literature on it might well keep him busy through the winter too!

I think I'll give it a go as well - I'd love to get some relief from chronic headaches and maybe pick up a little mental energy in the winter.

[SatinDoll]

WOW! What an eye opener.

I can’t go out in the sun. My skin is very susceptible to sun damage. I used to get lots of colds and had influenza every year despite annual flu shots.

Three years ago I started supplementing with Vitamin D. I take about 1000 units daily. I’ve had fewer colds and only had the flu once, last year, and it wasn’t a serious case, just 24 hours of feeling like poop.

Since it won’t hurt I think I’ll up my dosage a bit.

[Captainpaintball]

I'm very tired, I have to be up in 4 hours, and I don't have time to read the whole article, so...

Besides sardines for breakfat, etc, how can I get lots of vitamin D from food or supplementation?

[Lil'freeper]

A Nutrition Ping List For Those Interested in the Research of Dr. Weston A. Price

Pingy: It's that time of year again.

[bert]

Wow!!! Great post.

[Smokin' Joe]

Vitamin D ping...(relates Vit D insufficiency to viral susceptibility)

[RightWingMama]

good post

[blam]

The Antibiotic Vitamin

For many FR articles on vitamin D, go here.

[clinkclink]

Saving...

[Vicki]

Although we take a daily multi vitamin, we recently added more Vitamin D. Here in Washington State I have heard that we have more cases of MS than anywhere else in the U.S. Wonder if that has something to do with the lack of sunshine for months in the winter or all the rain? Wonder if Vitamin D could help with MS?

[SunkenCiv]

The race to put a hurt on the flu, Researchers seeking a ‘universal vaccine’
star ledger | November 18, 2007 | KITTA MacPHERSON
Posted on 11/22/2007 8:39:28 PM EST by Coleus
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1929437/posts

[firewalk]

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[Joya]

Vitamin D Ping.

[SweetCaroline]

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[antisocial]

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[DvdMom]

ping interesting reading :)

[DvdMom]

interesting read ping :)

[DvdMom]

bump

[DvdMom]

Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D

interesting ( swine flu & Vitamin D ) read ping ...

[Raebie]

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[Pajamajan]

Thank you for the interesting and timely article.

Bookmark

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Very interesting...got to get some vitamins...

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping —vitamin D and the flu... (Thanks, Ernest_at_the_Beach!)

[bert]

This is the thread we discussed yesterday. Note that around post 50 Blam provides other threads on the subject as does Neverdem

[WestCoastGal]

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[Scythian]

Why then does the flu hit the south just as bad as the north, see this map. Hit this FLU MAP this is the current map (which is incredible in itself since this is already worse than most flu seasons and they don't even usually start updating this map until November as the flu really kicks in during Jan/Feb). But back to the main point, why are southern states which gets tons of sun year round being hit hard?

[DvdMom]

bump :)

[Taffini]

vitamin D bump