can i take fish oil instead of vitamin D supplement ?!


Question: Can i take fish oil instead of vitamin D supplement ?
I have one bottle of fish oil softgel and can i take it to take the vitamin d instead of buying vitamin D ?

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Cod Liver oil is good but you don't want to take it for (all) your vit.D supplementation. If you take enough cod liver oil for vit.D needs, then you'll have an excess of vitamin A which is not healthy but may also cause problems with the vit.D

Fish oil (other than cod liver) doesn't have appreciable amounts of vit.D. I highly recommend eating fish instead of fish oils (which go rancid quickly & creates free radical damage in the body)

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.

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Aloha.

Most fish oils are highly refined. They do not contain Vitamin D. Cod liver oil, however, is an excellent source of Vitamin D. Check the label. If vitamin D is in the product, the amount will be listed on the label.

Best wishes and good luck.



what Cindy said^^^

And just be aware that to get your vitamin D needs from cod liver oil you could end up over-dosing on vitamin A. If this occurs then it can be toxic and lead to liver malfunction, brittle bone diseases and birth defects.



There is a blue light bulb, you can install in you light socket at home, that gives you an intake of vitamin D. nOT SURE WHAT IT IS CALLED , BUT ASK IN YOUR HEALTH SHOP.




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