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09-23-2006, 01:51 PM | #2 | |||
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Also Science News had a very good 2 part article recently on this subject:
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20041009/bob8.asp and http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20041016/bob9.asp
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09-29-2006, 09:47 AM | #3 | |||
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There is an interesting post in our Healthnews Headlines forum here:
Take a look: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060929...cancerpatients
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11-16-2006, 05:41 AM | #4 | |||
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Here is a new article this week.
Thanks to Silverlady for sending it on to me: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061111/bob9.asp Quote:
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11-16-2006, 04:42 PM | #5 | |||
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Food for thought...
I live in a state of Australia where the rates of melanoma and skin cancer are extremely high. It used to be the highest rate in the entire world, not sure if it still is now. In the past year it has been suggested, based on studies from temperate climates in the world, that we are perhaps covering our skin too much when exposed to the sun. However, we don't live in a temperate climate so there is a lot of work being done in this area at the moment here in my state to clarify our individual situation. For decades we have been advised to cover our skin in the sun. We have a motto here that is just automatic now and one we've been teaching our children and our children's children, 'cause so many of the people my age have skin damage or worse from sun exposure. The aussie motto is Slip, slop, slap. Slip on a shirt, slop on the sunscreen, slap on a hat. Every Australian would know it. Now we're hearing conflicting reports... that we may have been covering up too much, or have we? [EDITED to add: I forgot to add... my area has an average of about 300 days of sunshine a year. That's average. Some years much more, some less.] Quote:
http://www.uv.hlth.qut.edu.au/research/index.jsp The Australian Sun and Health Research Laboratory Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation from Cancer Council of Australia Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure Statement Last edited by Lara; 11-16-2006 at 05:14 PM. |
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12-14-2006, 01:17 PM | #6 | ||
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I've been wondering how much D3 to take. I live in a sunny clime but I am photosensitive so I stay out of the sun. I'm currently taking 4,000 iu. I think that is about the right dose given that I really don't have any stores to draw on and that one article says a healthy man uses 3,000-5,000 iu per day.
Any suggestions? It sounds like up to 10,000 iu is probably safe. |
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12-14-2006, 03:28 PM | #7 | |||
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information.
I am still cautious about it. Part of that is my training, I suppose. If you suspect you are low in D, I would get a test at the doctor's. Then you can monitor doses, if you choose to go into the thousand IU ranges. I myself do not take more than 1000 IU per day (and none in the summer). Vit D is stored and over time, high doses, can cause grief, including calcifications of the kidney. Since this post was written, information has changed. I have increased my D from 1000IU to 2000IU then 4000IU yearly...now both my husband and I take 5000IU for the non summer months for the past 2 years.
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05-02-2007, 05:53 PM | #8 | |||
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The see saw back and forth with Vit D is continuing:
This from our Health News forum: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20070502...harmagingbrain One of my colleagues is doing 10,000 units of D3 a day... I just won't go there, yet.
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06-15-2007, 04:29 PM | #9 | ||
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The following link will direct you to multimedia presentations (webcast) by leading Vitamin D researchers from a Dec. 4-5, 2006 seminar entitled Contemporary Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D-Related Disorders sponsored by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research:
http://app2.capitalreach.com/esp1204...20343&e=6950&& Other webcasts sponsored by this organization may be found here. … P.S. Thanks to a poster at another neurology site for distributing information about this seminar. Last edited by west1; 06-15-2007 at 04:33 PM. Reason: Small update. |
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