Comments on: Get Your Vitamin D Checked: Why And How?

By: Michael Berry

Michael Berry — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:31:30 +0000

I haven’t had time to read every article link made reference to in the blog here but I certainly try to get some time the sun. Some say we don’t need it as much and others say we need it more. Most people have health insurance, I think of what I do as wellness insurance and is somewhat more proactive and that is the time in the sun, training outside in the fresh air, eating fresh healthy organic food where i can drinking enough water and trying to have a good laugh or fun in some way often.
I moved to live near the beach about 3 years ago and feel so much better for it. As part of the surf life saving club i spend a great deal of time out in the sun, with some protective clothing to moderate exposure during peak uv times.
Too many office workers just don’t understand the importance of down sides to their indoor office work. You have my vote get outside and get some sun

By: Louie

Louie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:55:50 +0000

This observation on myself is anecdotal, as no doctor will say yes or no.
Last year I was to have some outpatient foot surgery.
I know the risks of going into a hospital.
I loaded up on VitD3 and sunshine the month before.
Before I went in I had a blood test done at LEF.
My level was 62.
Sure enough I caught a MRSA/Staph infection.
I took Cubicin IV anti-biotic for two weeks and then a month of antibiotic tablets.
It was gone at that point.
Granted, my Digestive System was hammered, but the life threatening infection was gone.
I won’t say the anti-biotics didn’t help, of course they did.
Was the fact that my VitD3 levels were up there a factor in my rather speedy recovery ?
It’s a little scary now, all this time later, that I can notice all the PICC Lines out there.
That and the cold hard facts of just how deadly that infection can be and how clueless the Medical World is to remedy it.

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The Incredible Edible Egg | H3 Daily — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:20:44 +0000

[...] - 4 to 6 times as much vitamin D [...]

By: Mike - Vitamin Blood Test

Mike - Vitamin Blood Test — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:13:39 +0000

Its pretty amazing what your getting your Vitamin d at the correct levels will do for you.

By: toby lee

toby lee — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:40:46 +0000

There is some interesting data suggesting that keeping your vitamin D level optimal will prevent colds, flu and in particular H1N1 (swine Flu).
Here are links to two interesting articles:

August 2009-Vitamin D3 deficiency and its role in influenza
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs026/1102452079631/archive/1102685428884.html
Sept 2009-More on Vitamin D3 and influenza
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs026/1102452079631/archive/1102728693089.html

If these links don’t work go to http://www.vitaminD3world.com and click on ‘In the news” to find these updates.

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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:02:42 +0000

[...] 4 to 6 times as much vitamin D [...]

By: toby

toby — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:49 +0000

If you are interested in vitamin D you should take a look at http://www.vitaminD3world.com The Canadian Cancer Society now recommends that everyone take vitamin D to prevent cancer. The site has good summaries of the data and offers a new preparation of vitamin D in a micro-pill formulation. The pills have been formulated with cellulose which absorbs water very quickly. This ensures that the pill breaks up very quickly to provide for maximum absorption. The micro pill is tiny and tasteless. Many vitamin D pills on the market have very poor dissolution properties resulting in poor absorption.
The site also offers to supply customers with a free supply of 400IU for their children and it also has a good newsletter.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:34:06 +0000

I know of no credible authority on vitamin D who thinks that Marshall’s theories on Vitamin D hold any water.

Certainly, if you think Marshall’s theories might have validity and the others are wrong, absolutely, check them all out. All theories under consideration need to be put to the test repeatedly.

By: TALA

TALA — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:55:04 +0000

Interesting, yet controversial D. Some links to that article/subject:

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20092404-19052.html

http://aaemonline.org/blog/category/vitamin-d/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Marshall

By: george michalo

george michalo — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:15:49 +0000

Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D may actually exacerbate autoimmune disease.
Authored by a team of researchers at the California-based non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation, the paper goes on to point out that molecular biologists have long known that the form of vitamin D derived from food and supplements, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-D), is a secosteroid rather than a vitamin. Like corticosteroid medications, vitamin D may provide short-term relief by lowering inflammation but may exacerbate disease symptoms over the long-term.
The insights are based on molecular research showing that 25-D inactivates rather than activates its native receptor – the Vitamin D nuclear receptor or VDR. Once associated solely with calcium metabolism, the VDR is now known to transcribe at least 913 genes and largely control the innate immune response by expressing the bulk of the body’s antimicrobial peptides, natural antimicrobials that target bacteria.
Written under the guidance of professor Trevor Marshall of Murdoch University, Western Australia, the paper contends that 25-D’s actions must be considered in light of recent research on the Human Microbiome. Such research shows that bacteria are far more pervasive than previously thought 90% of cells in the body are estimated to be non-human increasing the likelihood that autoimmune diseases are caused by persistent pathogens, many of which have yet to be named or have their DNA characterized.
Marshall and team explain that by deactivating the VDR and subsequently the immune response, 25-D lowers the inflammation caused by many of these bacteria but allows them to spread more easily in the long-run. They outline how long-term harm caused by high levels of 25-D has been missed because the bacteria implicated in autoimmune disease grow very slowly. For example, a higher incidence in brain lesions, allergies, and atopy in response to vitamin D supplementation have been noted only after decades of supplementation with the secosteroid.
Furthermore, low levels of 25-D are frequently noted in patients with autoimmune disease, leading to a current consensus that a deficiency of the secosteroid may contribute to the autoimmune disease process. However, Marshall and team explain that these low levels of 25-D are a result, rather than a cause, of the disease process. Indeed, Marshall’s research shows that in autoimmune disease, 25-D levels are naturally down-regulated in response to VDR dysregulation by chronic pathogens. Under such circumstances, supplementation with extra vitamin D is not only counterproductive but harmful, as it slows the ability of the immune system to deal with such bacteria.
The team points out the importance of examining alternate models of vitamin D metabolism. “Vitamin D is currently being recommended at historically unprecedented doses,” states Amy Proal, one of the paper’s co-authors. “Yet at the same time, the rate of nearly every autoimmune disease continues to escalate

i would think that California-based non-profit Autoimmunity Research Foundation
would check credentials before publishing. maybe not.