Posted on 11/07/2011 6:04:13 PM PST by caveat emptor
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Smokin, Judith, decimon, Sunken...*PING*
Ping! (Thanks, grey_whiskers!)
Guess I’m safe. My doctor sent me an email saying that my Vitamin D blood level was 147, which is 3 times what it’s supposed to be, and maybe I should lay off the supplements for the time being.
I noticed the part where he said basically “We’re beyond the point of wondering if there is an effect, and now trying to figure out what the dose/response curves look like”
And the smilies were Kool!
But of course we are fools to think a simple vitamin could ever be as good as a highly sophisticated chemical compound!!
;-)
I take 5000 iu per day....is that okay????
Take some time off. Remember, Vit D is fat-soluble, so you probably have a fair amount stored, which, actually, is good to have for the winter when sunlight goes down.
I read that the half-life of Vit D in the body is about 60 days. Get it checked again around New Year’s day, you should be good to go.
You should probably have a blood test to see your levels. My was at 21, so the Dr. put me on 8,000 units a day, took a while but my level is now at 77. Never get a cold, flu, etc. and my husband has been in the hospital since Jan 5th so I’m there alot and have not picked up anything, thank goodness.
You should probably have a blood test to see your levels. My was at 21, so the Dr. put me on 8,000 units a day, took a while but my level is now at 77. Never get a cold, flu, etc. and my husband has been in the hospital since Jan 5th so I’m there alot and have not picked up anything, thank goodness.
I take 2000 iu a day and not sure if I should be taking more. Also I noticed in the comments for the youtube video that some seemed to be suggesting you take D and D3 ...I thought it was the same thing. (??)
5000 a day is good.
The minimum dosage recommended was 2000 units. At 400 units it had no effect on cancer, but would cure rickets.
I am in Alaska, Think I will go from 5 to 10k.
From the video, looked like they were saying 25ng/ml serum level for vitamin D was able to reduce risk from many cancers by 50%. 1ng/ml was achieved per 100 IU supplement taken, so 2,500 IU achieves the base level.
I take 4,000 IU per day, I don’t get colds or flu much anymore, if I do catch a bug it’s very minimal...No more colds lasting a week.
Ping
Thanks, y’all.
Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to get it checked again. I just lost my health insurance, and my doctor’s last transmission was really the last. :-(
We take 4,000 IU per day and bump it to 6,000 if we feel a little off. Hardly ever get sick anymore and we have sworn off all vaccines.
Thanks for the ping!
You’re welcome.
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