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is taking Vit D daily all year a good idea? I mean, we're spending at least an hour outside now that is sunny and warm... :think Would it still be good to supplement?
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I cut out my kiddos D for the summer as I don't know their levels and they get a ton of sun. I still take mine because I know I am very deficient. |
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Is there such thing as getting "too much" Vit D? :think
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I have supplemented Vit D for years before doctors were saying that we should, simply because after 5 minutes in the sunlight, I start to get sunburn. So I just have done it on my own. When my doctor said that as a postmenopausal woman, I needed to supplement, I said ;)"Good idea!", and :Dcontinued on as I always have (except now I don't have to remember to not mention it at an appointment). I get some of both D2 & D3, but try to let the D2 be the "incidental" stuff. And my favorite yogurt (Stony Field) is supplemneted with :rockonD3!! |
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Thanks so much for this thread! I needed this info!
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What about sunscreen? :think I'm AA so it takes me much, much longer in the sun to absorb Vit D than a caucasion person. And from what I understand, or at least I thought I read somewhere that sunscreen hinders Vit D absorption. So I am less stressed about putting sunscreen on me or dd :shifty because I figure we need to be able to get Vit D. in our system. She is biracial so lighter skinned than me, and tans really well :tu but I feel like she's probably not gettin enough Vit D either...so why bother using sunscreen? :shrug3 Thoughts? |
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Well there are a few posts in the suncreen thread that take CLO and use coconut oil so they are protected against the bad rays of the sun but get the benefits of it too
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Ditto. I only use sunscreen when there is a risk of sunburn. My kids are all fair skin w/ blue eyes so I have to gradually increase their sun exposure but by mid summer they get a lot of sun w/ no sunscreen. I use sunscreen when they'll be swimming for a long time.
And sunscreen DOES prevent the body from making vit d. :yes2. It's one of the reasons for the rising cancer rate. :yes2 Posted via Mobile Device |
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this is a good time to resurrect this thread. :sun
wanted to add that my lovely tube of sunscreen got no action this year :shrug3 my kids are darker-skinned, and since I've been on very antioxidant-rich diet, i hardly hardly ever burn. :) |
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just got my levels back.
23 :hiding not cool :no off to chug some supplements :lol |
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I'm just seeing this thread. I'm vitamin D deficient and my doctor has me on the little green capsules that somebody posted a link to a picture of. Should I not be taking those? I've taken three (one a week) so far. She specifically had me on these because it is a super high dose and then said I could go with something over the counter after 10 weeks of this.
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your doc is most likely thinking of the dosage he wants you to be on. if you want to stop the little green pills, i would communicate to him that you insist on taking d3 and not d2 and ask what is his recommended dose, and you will have to clarify you do not mind that your insurance does not cover it (which it won't). |
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so what is Vit d ( no number)
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