Natural sources of vitamin D for deficiency?!

Food has inconsequential amounts of vit.D. The sun is at too low an angle for half the year to provide sufficient UV radiation in most of North America.

Here is liquid version - add one drop to a meal that includes saturated fats or put one drop on your tongue while eating a meal with saturated fats.

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Vitamin-D-Dr…


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.

In northern latitudes (above that of Atlanta, Georgia) the sun is at too low an angle for half the year to provide sufficient UV radiation. Most people need to take vitamin D, especially seniors, as the ability to synthesize vitamin D in the skin declines with age.

With exposure to sunlight in the summer, the body can generate between 10,000 IU and 20,000 IU of vitamin D per hour with no ill effects. In addition, no adverse effects have been seen with supplemental vitamin D intakes up to 10,000 IU daily.

Always take your vitamin D with a fat-containing meal to ensure absorption.

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400676/Mo…


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

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

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400676/Mo…

Usually when a pharmacy dispenses Vitamin D3 as a prescription they use the dry pills which typically are the same size as most other pills on the market. Plus 'dry' pills don't slide down the throat as easily if you already have problems taking pills.

You don't need a prescription for Vitamin D3 however. Go to a health food store and get oil based Vitamin D3. They are tiny and the smoother gelatin shell makes it easier to swallow. A health food store may also have a liquid form too.

RN and experience

Hi Missy. You received a lot of inaccurate information about Vitamin D.

First, in Chicago, because of the low angle of the sun during winter, your skin cannot make any Vitamin D. Based on medical research done in Boston, you are unlikely to get any Vitamin D production from the sun from Nov. 1st until at least mid-March.

So, your only option is supplementation. Vitamin D pills are very small, but if you are not able to take them, you still have a couple of options. 1) break open the Vitamin D capsule and pour the contents on your food or in your drink, and 2) Cod Liver Oil.

Cod liver oil may be your best option. Take one or more spoonfuls per day (yes it tastes like fish). There is a risk of getting too much Vitamin A from high doses of Cod Liver Oil. However, there are products with low Vitamin A content, from Carlson Labs for example. You should be able to purchase it from a local health food store. Or, you can order from the company. See the link below.

http://www.carlsonlabs.com/p-232-cod-liv…

Best wishes and good luck.

The sun is the best source. Small amounts of vitamin D can also be found in eggs and some fish (e.g. salmon and tuna). Some products like some types of milk have been fortified with vitamin D. These food amounts are usually quite small, though. If you have a severe deficiency, it would be much more practical to just learn how to tolerate pills. This may help you later in life if you ever have to take a medication that doesn't come in another form. Put the pill in your mouth and then take a big drink of water, and swallow like you normally would - pretend the pill isn't there. Don't try to swallow the pills with your parents, since that would probably make you feel stressed.

Wow, how big are these pills? I'm vitamin D deficient too and I take NOW Vitamin D, 1,000 I.U. and they're tiny. The best way to get the vitamin D you need is to sit out in the sun for fifteen to twenty minutes per day. Eggs are a natural source of vitamin D. Look into those supplements. You can find them online and they might be much easier to swallow than the prescription you're on.

Personal experience.

Here are some sites that list foods rich in vitamin D:

http://www.algaecal.com/vitamin-d/vitami…
http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-0001…

Get out into the sunshine. The body can make its own Vitamin D. Alternatively Vitamin D capsules are fairly small and go down easily.