I never know what to do.....it seems safer to just sit and eat chocolates.

I think if they monitor bone, and you are not having memory issues....you are ok? Who knows?

At least when I am senile, I wont worry about this crud....or the economy.

I will say this again.... beware of articles that do not give DETAILS...

Here are some other studies in more detail:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/11301.php

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=91891831

What this says is that REGULATION of calcium is the key. Calcium levels in the blood remain fairly constant when you are normal. If you don't consume enough, the body will take it from your bones. Calcium is critical for proper nerve functions in the heart and elsewhere.

The RDA for calcium is quite high for this reason.

More:
genetic dysregulation of the calcium in your tissues:
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_ch...?storyid=23953

I really think superficial "scare" articles do a great deal of damage in blocking our understanding of how things in the body really work. People latch onto the emotional content of articles of that type and don't dig deeper into the real facts. So, please, do be careful reading lay media articles, which may be poorly or incompletely written.

If the doc says it take it, I will...I have other things besides dementia to worry about.

The bottom line in this country, is that most doctors are woefully under informed on how to use nutrients to 1) replace those lost from some drug therapies, and 2) to prevent disease.

A prime example is osteoporosis which doctors treat with bisphosphonates (and all their now known toxicities) instead of adequate Vit D3 (real name is cholecalciferol) replacement.

It is becoming possible now to normalize absorption of calcium from the GI tract from food, so that none need be supplemented at all, (or a very small amount).

In fact, many doctors still think Vit D is a vitamin. And it is not.

So if you ask your doctor, it would be wise to have an informed answer of your own ready, so you can compare, the two.

Do this test..... ask your doctor what the elemental values for his recommendations are. Most doctors (as well as lay persons) do not know the difference. Ask him how much elemental calcium is in 600mg of calcium carbonate, and how much is really absorbed. ( I gave these figures above).

That is the primary reason I come here, free of charge on my own time, to help educate people so they will get the most useful results for their problems (and avoid toxicities).

Ok, they just called me and my level is 23. She said 20 is deficient, but they want me at 30. So they said to take 1000mg per day. The ones I bought this spring are units, 2000 units....it is D3. I guess I better go back and read all your posts on Vit D. I cant figure out how some one who is out in the sun all freaking day for months at a time, can be deficient at this time of year. Foo. I hope this is being absorbed....

Does this mean I can eat more cheese cake??

Vit D is not done in milligrams. IU's is the typical measurement.

That was what I thought....this inspires confidence. I will go back and read your posts....you know more about this than any one I know.

Maybe she meant I could eat several grams of cheese cake?? Maybe??