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Old 03-11-2012, 08:56 AM
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Default Vitamin D3 - low for me

As researchers are realizing that cholesterol metabolism, the lipids and fat soluable vitamins in our body appear to be major culprits in all of our illnesses the hype on Vitamin D is high. I think there is a lot more to the Rickets in England than they knew - totally blaming it on dark skys and people never seeing the sun by working inside the industries 12 hours each day.

There were a number of cave dwellers even in Afraica that went to Ireland and if use to living in caves, hiding from the dreaded insects that gave them African Sleeping Sickness they did not get any sun either! Our ancestry tells a lot! Now with the findings of Epigenetics, who knows what our genes are turning on and off that we need in our bodies.

I learned about a study done to prevent breast cancer and colon cancer and the dosage was 5,000 D3. My doctor had me on 4,000 because my levels were very low but after reading that article, I raised it to 5,000. Not long after, the radiologist called me and said are you taking D3. I said yes, 5,000. She agreed with me and said after studying the mammogram, she wanted to be sure I was taking at least 4,000; 5 was fine.

I am reading some researchers believe even up to 10,000 is safe and needed. Its fat soluable and if we are not processing it correctly in our livers or in the kidneys like MS folks, then its kinda scary to play with the numbers.

They key, I am sure is to keep it monitored and be sure the levels stay with the proper range they now have created. It can cause damage but so far I have not run across anyone that had excess after taking the supplements.

I believe we are going to learn a lot more about A, D, E and K that is going to put our body back to a more normal state.

I study research, its scary just listenig to others and even some docs that treat things so differently. I think education is the name of the game. The more we know, the more we can adjust and maybe even fix.

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Originally Posted by bizi View Post
Remember when I broke my collar bone last year and had my vitamin d level checked and it was low 30 something she wanted it at 50. So I have been taking 5,000 units ever since. I had it rechecked yesterday and my levels were perfect at 58. So I am to continue taking 5,000 units a day.
What are your levels?
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