Vitamin D Deficiency is Major Health Risk

re: Vitamin D Deficiency is Major Health Risk

miro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:49:52 GMT

I was taken 5,000 IU of vitamin D 3 (liquid form for better absorption) and my vit. D3 level was about 30 so I doubled the dosage to 10,000 IU a day and my vit. D3 level after two months are still the same? Do anyone know how is possible? Twice I did my blood test through LabQuest (not recommended by dr. mercola) because I do not have to pay for it. Can the results by LabQuest can be this much inaccurate??? Do anyone can help me with some info how to get the right level of vit.D3?

miro.

re: Vitamin D Deficiency is Major Health Risk

SF Bay — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:59:31 GMT

I need advice.

My (OH)25 vit. D level is 21. My "useable" vit. D level (OH 1,25) is within normal range. This means that I can't seem to absorb vit. D adequately and yet I have normal circulating levels. I have been (OH)25 deficient since I was first tested (thanks, Dr. Mercola!) a year ago, despite taking 1000 IU of D3 / day, eating a lot of herring/ sardines and the like, and jogging in my jogging bra every time it's sunny here in San Francisco.

I feel awful with all sorts of symptoms including hair loss, bone/muscle pain, chronic tiredness, weirdly dry skin, especially on my legs, etc. My very unsympathetic doctor tells me it's perimenopause and leaves it at that. He cannot explain (and doesn't think it's important) that my absorbable vit. D. level is so deficient because my circulating vit. D is in range. My parathyroid, thyroid (incl. antibodies), calcium and magnesium levels are all within range. Also tested for celiac disease and do not have it. I have had to force my doc. to approve these tests.

I have 2 questions:

1.) Does anyone know why I can't absorb enough vit. D and yet have normal circulating levels of vit D?

2.) What on earth should I do about it? Has anyone heard of "kickstarting" vit. D with massive amounts in order to just get normal? If this is going to fix me, does anyone know of a D3 injection vs. D2? Is this even important? Is this required? How do I get normal?????????????

Thank you so very much for any insight any of you might have!

re: Vitamin D Deficiency is Major Health Risk

Road Runner — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:18:16 GMT

I was advised by my Dr. that I had extremely low Vit D and are taking 2000iu daily for 4 months and then blood work. I had moved from a beach area in New York 10 years ago and have benn living in New Hampshire when my whole health world went crazy,,,

Should I move to Florida?