Whats a Vitamin D Deficiency?
Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency. Join nationally recognized experts as they discuss the latest research and its implications. In this program, Robert Heaney, MD, gives an overview of vitamin D deficiency. Series: vitamin D Deficiency – Treatment and Diagnosis [2/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 15751]
Duration : 0:44:3
@hiii98 yes, a lack …
@hiii98 yes, a lack of vitamin d. Also smoking eliminates vitamin d. So if you live in the dark and smoke you’ve a higher chance of cancer.
Skin color …
Skin color variation shows how important vitamin D is. Though natural selection, some of our ancestors died just because their skin was just a bit too dark as they migrated north out of Africa. The dark skin was not an efficient vitamin D absorber and it caused vitamin D deficiency. Only the lighter skin people survived as they migrated north where the sun was less direct. This is why you see skin color variation in humans, and it is proof of how important this
vitamin D is.
I take 4 pills of …
I take 4 pills of 50 000IU weekly. The good level is 100-150ng/ml and I am 125ng/ml
@TheMidnightBell07 …
@TheMidnightBell07 Your doctor will have provided DRISDOL or similar Vitamin D2 ERGOCALCIFEROL.
BIOTECH Vitamin D3 50,000iu CHOLECALCIFEROL is the stuff you need. Less than $30 for 100 free shipping.
See The Case Against Ergocalciferol as a vitamin supplement. Full text is free online if you search. 50,000iu/D2 =15000iu D3.
D2 also speeds up the rate of Vitamin D catabolism so some people find the more they take the lower their vit d gets.
@garydanny0 Yep …
@garydanny0 Yep it’s safe to take 10,000iu/daily but most people require 5000~8000iu Start with 1000iu/daily for each 25lbs you weigh, Get 25(OH)D tested after 3months to make sure this is sufficient to raise your level to 60ng/ml.
@84hotshot84 …
@84hotshot84 1000iu/daily/D3 is required for each 25lbs you weigh. Take Country Life 5000iu that come in MCT oil. Vitacost or Swanson’s probably cheapest in USA
Iherb cheapest to UK (lower P&P) Code wab666 saves you$5 at IHERB.
Best consumed with largest meal of day.
@84hotshot84 …
@84hotshot84 1000iu/daily/D3 is required for each 25lbs you weigh. Take Country Life 5000iu that come in MCT oil. Vitacost or Swanson’s probably cheapest in USA
Iherb cheapest to UK (lower P&P) Code wab666 saves you$5 at IHERB.
Best consumed with largest meal of day.
@84hotshot84 …
@84hotshot84 1000iu/daily/D3 is required for each 25lbs you weigh. Take Country Life 5000iu that come in MCT oil. Vitacost or Swanson’s probably cheapest in USA
Iherb cheapest to UK (lower P&P) Code wab666 saves you$5 at IHERB.
Best consumed with largest meal of day.
That doesn’t make …
That doesn’t make any sense because Vitamin D Supplementation reduced LDL cholesterol.
Hey, my docotr put …
Hey, my docotr put me on 50,000 IU
No, delivery is …
No, delivery is important. I listened to another lecture and preferred it. The tone of a speaker and the articulate of that said speaker is something I pay attention to…Still, I am glad these videos are out there.
You have a low …
You have a low concentration span – looks like you need a walk in the sunshine!
This talk is boring …
This talk is boring, unfortunately. I will read this on the net.
I read that we …
I read that we should take 5000 IU daily is good, but I am not a doctor.
im trying to …
im trying to understand all of this and wondering do i run out and buy vit d suppliments
thanks for the …
thanks for the information. Mine was measured in ng/mL. So it say’s Total 25 OH 48 ng/ml —25oh D2 10 ng/mL— & 25 OH D3 38 ng/mL
Depends latitude, …
Depends latitude, urban or rural, skin color, time outdoors, weight and cholesterol leve etc.
Go to GRASSROOTSHEALTH
Look at banner graph.
4000iu/d D3 leaves many below 40ng/ml. 8000iu/d gets most above 40ng.
start with 8000iu/d for 2~3 mths.
Retest
Only if above 80ng/ml reduce intake to 4000iu.
But 1000iiu/daily usually sufficient.
D3 made from cholesterol by UVB.
Statins lower cholesterol as does age.
People with higher cholesterol make more D3 from sun and live longer.
i just learned that …
i just learned that I’m deficient and was wondering if taking 4000 iu daily is enough to bring me within the normal range or is it far too little?
Thanks !!
Thanks !!
thank you
thank you
@minimoshe Is your …
@minimoshe Is your 25(OH)D test measured in nmol/L or is it in ng/ml?
If it’s in the 40s of ng/ml you shouldn’t be too worried, the optimal is 50-55 ng/ml. If it is in nmol/L you definately should take action to raise levels.
The most important thing is to be regularly tested so you know if the trend is up or down.
Also try your best to get out in the midday sun (preferably full body) for 10 to 15 minutes a day. Although this isn’s always practical for everyone.
@gladheateher4now …
@gladheateher4now It’s hard to answer this without knowing her 25(OH)D levels. The best thing to do would be to get her levels regularly tested.
Thanks a bunch. I …
Thanks a bunch. I will definitely put that into action.
@gladheateher4now
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@gladheateher4now
Yes providing sufficient is taken to raise 25(OH)D status above 60ng/ml.
1000iu for each 25lbs weight.
Retest after 12 weeks to check postal 25(OH)D test from
Grassrootshealth D action
UVB exposure from sun/tanning beds may be better for people with inflamed guts. Brain/gut axis means inflamed brain = inflamed gut and visa versa and poor oral uptake.
Oh I see what you …
Oh I see what you mean now. Makes sense.