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How much vitamin D do you need per day?
I'm doing this project and one of the questions are how much vitamin D do you need per day? Can you give me a scale or something that tells how much you need a day for both females and males?
I'm doing this project and one of the questions are how much vitamin D do you need per day? Can you give me a scale or something that tells how much you need a day for both females and males?
October 18th, 2010 - 10:22
you need approximately 1000 iu`s of vitamin D daily.. can be obtained through salmon, fish, trout… but the best source of vitamin D is natural sunlight 15-20 mins daily… and as well vitamin D is recomended as a supplment…
October 18th, 2010 - 10:22
ALL OF IT!!!!
October 18th, 2010 - 10:22
Researchers keep raising the recommended amounts but the ONLY way to know your personal needs is to test your blood. Ideally your blood level of 25 OH D should be 60ng/ml.
Current recommendations are for 35iu per pound – a 150# person needs minimum of 5250iu per day & the rda is 400iu. There is no way to know if the above recommendations are correct. You might need 4-5 times the amount recommended above. 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.
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 (& maybe even FMS)
I don’t think that FMS, cancer, MS, etc. is a vitamin deficiency but 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/17023693
Luckily you can buy vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) over the counter and the upper limits are extremely high.
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1560518#i
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/10/Vitamin-D-Experts-Reveal-the-Truth.aspx
Dr. Joe Prendergast, an endocrinologist /diabetologist has managed over 1500 diabetic patients and, in the last decade, not one of his patients has had a stroke or heart attack. Only one has even been hospitalized! His secret—50,000 units of Vitamin D3 daily. Dr. Joe further reports:
* Reversal of advanced coronary disease
* Reversal of advanced lung disease, avoiding a lung transplant!
* Cure of multiple sclerosis
* Cure of amotrophic lateral sclerosis
* Regression of rheumatoid arthritis
* Improvement in allergies
* Control of many cancers including prostate, breast, colon, brain tumors, leukemia, myeloma, etc
* Reversal of osteoporosis
* Prevention of influenza
* Cure of depression and many other mental disorders
* Hashimoto’s hyperthyroidism
In summary, the evidence for safety and remarkable efficacy of Vitamin D3 suggests that virtually ALL adults should probably take 50,000 units of D3 daily. This is certainly true for those with virtually any illness.
http://enews.endocrinemetabolic.com/2008/05/vitamin-dthe-cure-for-many-diseases.html
October 18th, 2010 - 10:22
My sister in law told us to take vitamin d because we are not outdoors enough so I take it 3 times a week as for how much you take depends on your need and everybody will tell you a different number,
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