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Vitamin D3 supplement with bad ingredients (soybean oil) and more,- worthwhile to use short-term as a stopgap, or worse than not consuming?
Hello!
I have recently been consuming somewhat large amounts of Vitamin A (1-3 tbsp cod-liver oil with D destroyed, presumably through processing, but 425-1500IU Vitamin A/tsp./1- …
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2answers
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Vitamin D in mushrooms?
Apparently people are sunbathing mushrooms and it produces vitamin d2. Does anyone know if it's worth the five dollar price ?
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9answers
328 views
How has your suntanning / sunburning changed since paleo?
I seem to recall reading that people tan rather than burn.
I'm very pale, but I used to neither tan nor burn without an ton of sun. Now I seem to burn more easily (sitting here w …
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3answers
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vitamin d causing me to break out with acne?
I've had ms for a while now and i recently started taking vitamin d and fish oil, which have done great things for me. A week after i started taking these supplements i started get …
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1answer
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Vitamin D and Outside Time
I am going to be outside 24 hours a day until November, in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Delaware and Co …
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4answers
108 views
Paleo and asthma
Hi All,
I have asthma - or at least I did before I started eating Paleo.
I'm just 3 days in, so I want to get feedback from former asthma sufferers.
For those of you whose asthm …
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6answers
299 views
How much vitamin D?
I've noticed that a few here supplement with Vitamin D. The curious thing it that they're taking megadoses of it (much higher than the RDA).
What's the paleo justification for thi …
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3answers
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Dragonfly was right… Questions about vitamin D
My 25 (OH) D is 25.1 out of 9.6 - 55.5
Is that low?
I asked to check for it while re-taking my potassium levels (they are normal, YAY!!!).
So:
I bought Solgar Vit D3. Is that …
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3answers
101 views
Insufficient Vitamin D (Hydroxy)
I was diagnosed Vitamin D deficient a year ago. At that time, they took a test of 25-cholecalciferol). My values were 20 ng/ml.
I took around 6000 IU vitamin D supplements for a …
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4answers
250 views
Mononucleosis, low vit D levels, and type 1 diabetes, I’m a mess!
Hello,
I am a type 1 diabetic and was diagnosed with mono last February, it took me a couple months to get rid of it. I've had a resurgence of symptoms since the end of November …
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16answers
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If you were suddenly diagnosed with cancer, what would you do?
As much as I love Paleo I wonder what I'd do if I got a sudden diagnosis of cancer. While we love to bash the vegans I do believe there's tremendous value in some of their approach …
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3answers
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How much sun exposure - Vit D - mental health
Hi all,
I came here recently looking for some advice around stress/anxiety/panic and helpful supplements. I saw Vitamin D recommended a lot for these things. In the past when I …
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4answers
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Does Anybody Else Think That SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is not caused by lack of sunlight, but lack of physical activity?
I notice no matter what season it is, and no matter how much direct sunlight I'm getting, if my physical activity is low, I get depressed and anxious. During the winter, a good car …
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19answers
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Supplement that changed the world for you?
Supplementing is a controversial topic in paleo circles. On one hand a lot of people agree on D vitamin supplementation, on the other hand there is danger of overdose if done incor …
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4answers
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Is sun exposure good for anything other than vitamin D?
Is sun exposure good for anything other than vitamin D?