Comments on: Vitamin D Deficiency http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/ Your Natural Health Critic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 JP Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:13:08 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-2014 I agree with you on both counts, Iggy. :) I've never tried that brand of mushrooms but we did recently have some delicious stuffed mushrooms. They were filled with fresh herbs and spicy Italian sausage. Delicious! Vitamin D-wise, it's sunny about about 70 degrees around these parts. But I still supplement with plenty of D too. Be well! JP I agree with you on both counts, Iggy. :)

I’ve never tried that brand of mushrooms but we did recently have some delicious stuffed mushrooms. They were filled with fresh herbs and spicy Italian sausage. Delicious!

Vitamin D-wise, it’s sunny about about 70 degrees around these parts. But I still supplement with plenty of D too.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 Iggy Dalrymple Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:56:37 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-2013 Mary, I applaud your doc for checking your vit D blood level but I disagree that OTC vit D supplements are less effective to prescription vit D (D2). There's almost universal agreement that OTC vitamin D3 is superior to prescription vitamin D2. Mary, I applaud your doc for checking your vit D blood level but I disagree that OTC vit D supplements are less effective to prescription vit D (D2). There’s almost universal agreement that OTC vitamin D3 is superior to prescription vitamin D2.

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 Iggy Dalrymple Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:48:48 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-2012 I had heard about vit D mushrooms but not until today did I find them in the grocery store. They are Monterey Mushrooms and are actually a little cheaper than the other packaged sliced brand. Sun treated mushrooms contain D2, not D3, so I won't rely on them for my sole source of vitamin D. I had heard about vit D mushrooms but not until today did I find them in the grocery store. They are Monterey Mushrooms and are actually a little cheaper than the other packaged sliced brand.

Sun treated mushrooms contain D2, not D3, so I won’t rely on them for my sole source of vitamin D.

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 JP Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:28:44 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-1800 Thanks for sharing that, Mary! :) I'm very happy to know that you're receiving top notch medical care! Be well! JP Thanks for sharing that, Mary! :)

I’m very happy to know that you’re receiving top notch medical care!

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Mary Wainwright http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Mary Wainwright Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:43:04 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-1799 I advise all menopausal women to get checked for Vitamin D levels. There is so much emphasis on mammograms and bone densitometry, but undiagnosed vitamin D deficieny has been linked to MS, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The main disease process it can cause are osteomalacia (soft bones)which is just as bad as osteoporosis, it affects your strenth and stamina, fibromyalgia, and affects your teeth (more cavities), and now there is a lot research about a link of Vitamin D deficiency and depression. My Family doctor decided to check my Vitamin D. I was surprised at first. She was checking me for choleterol and synthroid which I have to have checked every year. I got a call from her a week later telling me that my vitamin D levels were so low, that she had to put me on a prescription-type Vitamin D med. OTC supplements were not enough. This treatment will last for 8 weeks and then I have to check my levels again. I am very grateful to her, because most doctors don't think of checking for Vitamin D levels. That might explain why I am always tired. I did have a partial gastrectomy 5 years ago, so for me, that might be the reason my levels were so, so low. Heads up ladies, and have your vitamin D levels checked. Mary I advise all menopausal women to get checked for Vitamin D levels. There is so much emphasis on mammograms and bone densitometry, but undiagnosed vitamin D deficieny has been linked to MS, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The main disease process it can cause are osteomalacia (soft bones)which is just as bad as osteoporosis, it affects your strenth and stamina, fibromyalgia, and affects your teeth (more cavities), and now there is a lot research about a link of Vitamin D deficiency and depression.

My Family doctor decided to check my Vitamin D. I was surprised at first. She was checking me for choleterol and synthroid which I have to have checked every year. I got a call from her a week later telling me that my vitamin D levels were so low, that she had to put me on a prescription-type Vitamin D med. OTC supplements were not enough. This treatment will last for 8 weeks and then I have to check my levels again. I am very grateful to her, because most doctors don’t think of checking for Vitamin D levels. That might explain why I am always tired. I did have a partial gastrectomy 5 years ago, so for me, that might be the reason my levels were so, so low. Heads up ladies, and have your vitamin D levels checked. Mary

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-296 JP Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:07:15 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-296 David, If it's possible, I would suggest getting a vitamin D blood test. It's not always easy to know how well our body absorbs supplements. Since vitamin D is so important to good health, it may be worth the minimal expense (usually less then $50) to have your levels assessed. A higher dosage of D *may* be needed if you're completely avoiding sun exposure. People living in harsh winter environments often require larger dosages to keep their D levels in a healthy range. Your lack of contact with sunlight may put you in a similar circumstance. Be well! JP David,

If it’s possible, I would suggest getting a vitamin D blood test. It’s not always easy to know how well our body absorbs supplements.

Since vitamin D is so important to good health, it may be worth the minimal expense (usually less then $50) to have your levels assessed.

A higher dosage of D *may* be needed if you’re completely avoiding sun exposure. People living in harsh winter environments often require larger dosages to keep their D levels in a healthy range. Your lack of contact with sunlight may put you in a similar circumstance.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: David http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-292 David Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:42:54 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-292 I take everyday a suplement of 1000 IU of vitamin D3. I avoid totally sun, the enemy of skin! I take everyday a suplement of 1000 IU of vitamin D3. I avoid totally sun, the enemy of skin!

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-287 JP Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:29:22 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-287 Iggy, I think it's a wise move, for everyone, to have their vitamin D levels tested. I believe that Dr. William Davis, a noted cardiologist, recommends D levels of 60 nmol/L and above. Be well! JP Iggy,

I think it’s a wise move, for everyone, to have their vitamin D levels tested.

I believe that Dr. William Davis, a noted cardiologist, recommends D levels of 60 nmol/L and above.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Iggy Dalrymple Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:57:42 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-286 Oops, I bracketed the doctor's comment and your site omitted it. Here it is: "When I developed severe vitamin D deficiency (D3 = 22 nmol/L), I chose to move to Florida and get vitamin D on my bike every day." Oops, I bracketed the doctor’s comment and your site omitted it. Here it is:
“When I developed severe vitamin D deficiency (D3 = 22 nmol/L), I chose to move to Florida and get vitamin D on my bike every day.”

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/169/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-adolescence/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Iggy Dalrymple Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:53:45 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=169#comment-285 from an MD friend: That same doc told me I should strive for a level of at least 75. I read somewhere that blacks' average level was 15. No wonder they have such poor health. I've tried advising them to take C3 but I think it in one ear and out the other. from an MD friend:

That same doc told me I should strive for a level of at least 75.

I read somewhere that blacks’ average level was 15. No wonder they have such poor health. I’ve tried advising them to take C3 but I think it in one ear and out the other.

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