Posted by desolationrower on April 24, 2009, at 17:05:52
In reply to Re: Holy moly: Check your vitamin D levels!, posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on April 23, 2009, at 11:27:32
> The treatment for deficiency is 50,000 2x per week for 8 weeks, and then a recheck of blood levels. It's extremely important to get the D back up. Once normal, it's 1,000-2,000 per day (as per my doctor).
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> > Megadoses? - just don't take more than 10.000 IU each day.
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>D3 isn't really safer, its just more effective. And OH NOES!@@!L! 10k IU a day? 15 minutes of summer direct sun in young people gives you more than that.
i'd get d3 gelcaps. i think larry hoover made a megapost recently on vitamin D.
-d/r
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