what is the best vitamin D to take?!

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Fortified cod liver oil capsules contain 400 IU of vitamin D3 and 4,000 IU of vitamin A and you only need to take one a day.

Most multivitamins contain from 50-200 IU of vitamin D3 so they are OK as well. You take one a day.

Perhaps you could take both the above.

Most of us probably get enough vitamin D3 via the Sun.

Vitamin D3 is pretty much the same anywhere you get it. Vitamin D + Calcium supplement though is the usual combo necessary to prevent development of osteoporosis in women.

Just go to a local drug store and ask the pharmacist for a recommendation on Calcium / Vitamin D supplements to take and they can direct you to some decent ones. Daily use is key :)

I was going to answer similar to Merara - i.e. we make our own vit D on exposure to sunlight

But, I find Cindy in Texas's answer interesting, particularly re the possibility of pollution blocking the necessary rays - I hadn't considered that - but we in Oz don't have quite the same level of pollution problem that you do (not yet, anyway!).

There's also the possibility that because people don't seem to spend so much time outside any more, they are not getting the necessary level of sun exposure these days.

I'm a naturopath

I recommend this one because it's in a base of MCT which helps absorption.

http://www.vitacost.com/Country-Life-Vit…


Vitamin D3 is not a vitamin at all but a necessary hormone that effects the immune system & nearly every aspect of health. Having low Vitamin D levels greatly increases risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, MS & being deficient can create or greatly exacerbate health problems.

The prescription vitamin D supplements are the wrong type (ergocalciferol ). As warned by the National Institute of Health -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023…

Luckily you can buy vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) over the counter and the upper limits are extremely high. Current recommendations are for 35iu per pound - a 150# person needs minimum of 5250iu per day & the rda is 400iu. This amount is for minimal needs and does not account for depleted stores. March is when stores are at their lowest.

Vitamin D3 deficiency is becoming an epidemic. U.S. RDA are much too low. It is possible that upper atmosphere pollution is blocking the needed UVB light from the sun.

I also highly recommend a low carb way of eating to allow the body to regenerate rather than degenerate.


http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1560…
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl…

25(OH)D test level is between 50–80 ng/ml (125–200 nmol/L), summer and winter

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health/de…


Dr. Joe Prendergast, an endocrinologist /diabetologist has managed over 1500 diabetic patients and, in the last decade, not one of his patients has had a stroke or heart attack. Only one has even been hospitalized! His secret—50,000 units of Vitamin D3 daily. Dr. Joe further reports:

* Reversal of advanced coronary disease
* Reversal of advanced lung disease, avoiding a lung transplant!
* Cure of multiple sclerosis
* Cure of amotrophic lateral sclerosis
* Regression of rheumatoid arthritis
* Improvement in allergies
* Control of many cancers including prostate, breast, colon, brain tumors, leukemia, myeloma, etc
* Reversal of osteoporosis
* Prevention of influenza
* Cure of depression and many other mental disorders
* Hashimoto’s hyperthyroidism

In summary, the evidence for safety and remarkable efficacy of Vitamin D3 suggests that virtually ALL adults should probably take 50,000 units of D3 daily. This is certainly true for those with virtually any illness.

http://enews.endocrinemetabolic.com/2008…

You need to go to a doctor for a blood test. That will tell you the level of D you already have in your system...

20 min of sun exposure !