Benefits of D3 vitamin?

[Sun1115]

Any input available for D3 vitamin?

[pjoshea13]

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[Magnus1964]

Cancer patients tend to have low vitamin D3 levels. I have been taking 5000 i.u.'s of vitamin D3 on advice from a doctor.

[Tall_Allen]

Sure! Read this:

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[GoBucks]

First & foremost: have your blood drawn and test for Vit D. Then absorb all your research and some sunlight.

[Hidden]

Go D! A simple blood test to see if you’re deficient. I do a few vitamin d-3 drops sublingual per day. Inexpensive. To be taken w/ k2 . 20 minutes per side of sun each day is good also . I was told by my natural dr that most people are d deficient and don’t even know it . Even a very tan person can be deficient. Good luck . Let the sunshine in 🌝

[LearnAll]

I have started lying in sun in my backyard for 30 minutes a day. Time for this due to "lockdown" Besides taking 1000 mg of Vit D 3 a day. Current level 55.

[CalBear74 in reply to LearnAll]

You mean 1000 MCG don’t you? Mg would be too much and 1000 mcg is too little. I do 6000 mcg daily.

[LearnAll in reply to CalBear74]

I mean...1000 International Units of Vit D3 per day. Apology for error.

Plan is to keep Vit D level around 50.

[Cheerr in reply to LearnAll]

Hi LearnAll, Do you need to take K2 while taking 1000 IU of Vit D per day?

And do you take the soft gel form or capsule form?

Thank you!!

[LearnAll in reply to Cheerr]

Vitamin D3 should be taken along with Vit K2 to prevent calcium deposits in large blood vessels.Now a days, with onset of summerlike temperatures, I lie in sun for 30 minutes a day after applying a thin film of coconut oil on the skin. That produces enough VitD for whole day.

Otherwise I take Vit D+ K2 2000 IU softgels one per day. We need to keep our Vit D blood level between 50 to 100.

Cheerr, look what I found...Anti cancer effect of Vit K2 . A 2018 study.

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[Cheerr in reply to LearnAll]

Thank you. It seems to be very beneficial. We have started D3 soft gels finally today. 😀

[Gemlin_]

Low vitamin D goes hand in hand with certain diseases. It doesn't mean that rising the D level cures the disease. It means that whatever cased the disease also caused the low D level. It also means that supplementing D will not prevent the disease.

Most of us actually get enough vitamin D without even trying.

[Ming1828]

That was one thing the Dr told us when my husband of 91 was told he had PC to get Lupron shots and take Vit D3.

[CarrotBoy]

I read in some research that your glands, including prostate, need iodine. I put 3 drops on liquid iodine on my hand, then rinse down with water. But don't overdo it.

[Hidden in reply to CarrotBoy]

I take iodoral 12.5 mg. Just a half tablet every other day or so.

[RonnyBaby]

You don't want to be deficient, so a test might be in order, but, like a lot of other things, moderation is best and an 'OD' would be toxic if the administration is too much for too long.

The best 'D' is thru the sun, but then, many fear the sun (UVs).

I got tested for 'D' when I was treated with ADT - I think that's where you might take a closer look.

Vitamin D is actually a class of hormone(s) - not like the others .....

[Hidden]

Does anyone know the relationship of taking D-3 (5000mg) and a rise in Calcium?

[Tall_Allen in reply to Hidden]

Yes- excess Vitamin D pulls calcium out of the bones to get the blood level up. Unless serum levels are low, you should not be doing this to your body.