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Plasma · Pack Member Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Posts: 68

now that its winter im thinking of supplementing with Vitamin D..

im not sure if its best to take CLO or Vit D3?

and how much?

i read up to 20,000IUS can be taken.

my last 25OHD results were 70, which is really good, but i workout side and got 6 hours of unexposed sun a day . now in in side all day.

adwred · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

I have a Sperti Vitamin D lamp and I love it. You get a way better quality and the perfect quantity of vitamin D. But then I don't tolerate the supplements well. I was taking D3 tablets (about 3000 IU) and I got sick 3 times in 3 months and my dermatitis got worse. And I've never done well on CLO, either.
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Plasma · Pack Member Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Posts: 68

which lamp do you have ?

i know mercola sells one but its out of my price range..

adwred · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:44 am Post subject:

http://sperti.com/shop/product_in...=8dda5b4b7283835fe350017bcda72fcc
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Avalon · Top Carnivore Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 3326

One can of Sardines will do the trick nicely Yup

Galeron · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:41 am Post subject:

I'd just like to note my two-cents...

Exogenous vitamin D, being from foods and from supplements, it has been proposed lately, by a molecular biologist, to be directly and highly immunosuppressive by deactivating the vitamin D nuclear receptor, which is largely involved in the innate immune system.

Long story short, with a 25OHD level at 70 ng/ml, you don't have any reason to need to be supplementing with exogenous vitamin D supplements, and certainly nowhere near 20K IUs/day. It would take many months to bring that D level down. I would be interested to know what your 1,25OHD levels comes back at (the active metabolite), as this will help paint a better overall picture, but this is an expensive and rarely performed test by doctors.

A high 25OHD level like this though is bound to be immunosuppressive. High 25OHD usually is indicative of consumption of exogenous D from foods and supplements.
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Avalon · Top Carnivore Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 3326

I KNEW IT!!! Shock

...oh, Hey Galeron! Happy

Almost Happy New Year!