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I was diagnosed with a severe vitamin D deficiency after a harsh winter (slept during the day because I participated in a contest to win a car. I won the car, I lost my health, and basically all the rest too) : my level was 9.

I know there's A LOT of information about vitamin D here, but it's very confusing. Some say cod liver oil is bad, some say you need vitamin K2 too, some say vitamin A is bad, ...

I just don't know what to do. I'm on Bee's Candida Diet, which recommends quite some supplements (eg. I take 1200IU of Vitamin D, 30.0000IU of Vitamin A in cod liver oil). Everything I read about Vitamin A makes me worry a lot though. I what I'm supplementing wrong?

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Dragonfly · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-14 10:04:14Z UTC

Lots of great info at the Vitamin D Council.

My n=1 experience was that supplementing a bit over the suggested maintenance dose of 1,000 IUs of D3 per 25 lbs of body weight got me up to high sufficiency in a year. I took 8,000 IUs. Less would have been fine. I weigh 125lbs.

I now take 4-6,000 IUs of D3 daily, liver once a week, pastured butter daily (for K) and Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg daily (for Omega 3.) Haven't been sick in almost 2 years!

I avoid cod liver oil--way too much vitamin A! Not a physiological amount, IMO.

Read this: http://paleohacks.com/questions/58067/cod-liver-oil-and-vitamin-ad-ratios-clarification#axzz1Uy7pTws4 and this: http://paleohacks.com/questions/1096/cod-liver-oil-and-vitamin-a-are-toxic#axzz1Uy7pTws4

Tom · Answer 2 · 2011-08-14 10:19:35Z UTC

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Oh and if you're paleo on a budget, I'd suggest the Now Foods Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU. Pretty cheap and good stuff (otherwise Robb Wolf wouldn't use it himself, see his post 'My training at 39')

answered Aug 14 2011 at 10:19

Tom
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	Great ingredients list in the Now Foods brand :). I'm gonna buy that one. Normally I listen to Bee for everything, but I need to look a bit more into all this... My vitamin A intake is really high ... – Korion Aug 14 2011 at 10:52
	Healthy Origins is pretty cheap too, but I like Now Foods more because it's smaller. – Korion Apr 20 2012 at 13:07

Yvette · Answer 3 · 2011-08-14 10:25:36Z UTC

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You can take 8000 to 10,000 I.U.s of Vit D3 a day - do not take with high magnesium foods or supplements as it deminishes absorbsion. ditch all sunscreen products and take off your shirt, wear shorts and get as much skin exposed for like 10 to 15 mins a day. There are also prescription drugs that completely kill the Vit D cycle. So if you are on meds, research their possible interactions with D3.

In the winter, be like that pet that lays in the sunbeam through a window.

answered Aug 14 2011 at 10:25

Yvette

	What? Does magnesium reduce vitamin D absorption? I take magnesium too (thought it helped vitamin D absorption...). Right now there's no sun, but I stay in the sun for hours when there is any. My face has been red from the sun all week :D. And about clothing : I never wear anything else than shorts ^^ – Korion Aug 14 2011 at 10:59
	It moderately descreases the absorbtion of vit D3. Take them 3-4 hours apart so you get your maximum D3 bioavailability. – Yvette Aug 14 2011 at 13:06
	Are you sure magnesium is bad for vitamin D? I thought it was the other way around? – Korion Aug 14 2011 at 13:40
	I'm with Yvette. 3 months of 10k per day. Retest. – Ikco Aug 14 2011 at 17:04
	you may have come across this site, and I'm wary to share it because this guy is the type of alarmist that would make your ass pinch shut and I normally can't stand him. but here goes: naturalnews.com/vitamin_d.html – Yvette Aug 15 2011 at 10:55

Don · Answer 4 · 2011-08-14 12:31:29Z UTC

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Get out in the sun mid day every day for awhile. Without burning, of course. Do it now while the sun is still high in the sky mid day. Your primary goal should be safe sun exposure, not supplements. There are other biochemical reactions beyong vit D that happen with UV exposure.

You probably can benefit from animal based vitamin A. But there's no reason to tie that your D deficiency.

answered Aug 14 2011 at 12:31

Don
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I get as much sun as possible, though I don't go outside if the weather is bad. I could get outside more, but what's the point? I think I'm gonna try to find an outside activity that I like. I should start playing soccer again, or find something else to do. – Korion Aug 14 2011 at 13:41

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Unfortunately, this isn't a viable option for those of us who spend our winters in the Pacific Northwet. – Lauren Aug 14 2011 at 20:20

One thing women in particular should consider is still protecting the face from sun exposure. There no undoing the deep skin changes of UV exposure. A vast number of women start wishing they had been more careful starting in their thirties. Damage is the same for men, of course. But the weathered look works better with us. – Don Aug 16 2011 at 16:59

Terry · Answer 5 · 2011-08-14 14:16:05Z UTC

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I think the fear of vitamin A is not based on true vitamin A from animal products , but Beta carotene which can be toxic. Before this fear of vitamin A became a thing I took 25,000 IU of VA during each of my four pregnancy's. Nothing happened adversly. Check out the Weston Price organization for a good deal of evidence based information. http://www.westonaprice.org/

answered Aug 14 2011 at 14:16

Terry
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why was this downvoted? that's a legit link. – Andrea S. Aug 14 2011 at 15:07

upvoted back to zero – Andrea S. Aug 14 2011 at 15:07

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Retinol from animal sources is the toxic form. – Dragonfly Sep 15 2011 at 21:18

Based on my experiences you'd say beta-carotene is toxic. I feel very, very, very cold after every meal high in it, but don't get it from retinol. – Korion Apr 20 2012 at 13:09

HuttonBill · Answer 6 · 2012-06-14 09:17:59Z UTC

Numerous scientific tests report that decline in the volume of Vitamin D ingestion will cause despression symptoms. That mostly happens in the periods of the winter season, therefore we realize this concern additionally as periodic affective disorders or the major depression that passes through typically throughout winter months. Read about vitamin D deficiency symptoms and signs. We realize the relationship among this and major depression. Research has shown that the serotonin is actually made double during the summer time sun light, when compared with winter months.

Like we may see, there are numerous signs and symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. Understanding of all these is extremely important, particularly if you are living in cold conditions. Lets hope these types of vitamin D deficiency signs and symptoms that face men pointed out right here had been valuable, so you might take suitable steps to eliminate, or perhaps take care of all of them. Nonetheless, ahead of relying on just about any distinct kind of treatment method, it usually is better to undertake a correct discussion with your medical doctor. An additional vitally important position to any or all these kinds of insufficiencies is that this remedy entirely is dependent upon the cause, plus in that event, analysis of the actual factor is important a lot.

Allison Jamie · Answer 7 · 2012-09-20 08:06:19Z UTC

Fortified Dairy products

Vitamin D just isn't a natural nutritional inside standard milk. For this reason, vitamin D is certainly added in. Commercially made available cow milk, soy milk and also rice milk obtainable in bottles are seen to come with vitamin D.

Cod liver fish oil

Cod liver oil has additionally been included in the listing of food supplies of vitamin D. In addition to currently being a splendid source of vitamin D, it is usually discovered to be rich in additional wellness maximizing nutrients and vitamins such as vitamin A as well as omega3 efa's.

Egg Yolk

Egg yolk is available in the selection of all-natural food resources of vitamin D. Nevertheless, it's not a great choice for everyone affected by high-cholesterol.

Nevertheless, fresh fish is certainly one of the top food resources of vitamin D, cooking food correctly prior to ingesting it is suggested to stop an array of parasitic disease. Aside from preparing food over high temperatures, make sure you steer clear of deep frying, preferably select baked or perhaps barbequed fish for healthier preparing food.

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