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02-25-2009, 09:30 PM | #1 | |||
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Husband had a Vitamin D level drawn with his normal blood work recently and the result showed he is deficient in Vitamin D. He has been taking 2000 IU of Vit D/day for more than 6 months now; prior to that time, he took 1000 IUs/day for 3 1/2 yrs. from a company with a reputation for very "pure" products. Yipes!! He obviously needs a much higher dose than 2000 IU which is twice the recommended dosage. He will begin taking 4000 IU/day now.
http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-dise...-to-parkinsons Low Vitamin D Level Tied to Parkinson's Study: Vitamin D Insufficiency Often Accompanies Parkinson's Disease By Miranda Hitti Oct. 13, 2008 -- Parkinson's disease patients may be particularly likely to have low blood levels of vitamin D. Researchers report that news in the Archives of Neurology.
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02-25-2009, 10:03 PM | #2 | |||
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I use 4000 IU of NOW brand, daily.
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=8229&at=0 I think the liquigels are a better formula. I don't trust the dry for being absorbed. I was having alot of seasonal depression in winter. The first season 2 winters ago I was only using 1000 IU, and I had to buy a light visor for morning use. Last winter I went up to 2000IU and used the visor about 1/2 less. This winter was 4000IU and I used the visor for only two months and at that twice a week or so. Just didn't need it. I don't take it in summer when I am outside and tan up alot. I always feel better in summer! I have not had it tested, but I can feel the difference very clearly between the doses I used for these 3 winters! You know there is a cholesterol analog in the skin that makes Vit D. So I think people who use statins and get their cholesterol really low, then become Vit D deficient from not being able to make it in the skin anymore. Also I have read that aging reduces this conversion anyway! There are studies now showing depression linked with low Vit D levels.
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