Vitamin D-2 50,000 units and Thyroid connection?..

[LW64]

In the three years since I started supplementing with D3, I havent noticed feeling any different one way or another. The most noticeable benefit I've had is that I havent caught a cold or the flu in all that time. Prior to supping, I was good for at least 2 colds every year with one of them knocking me on my ass for days.

 

[Thirstforknowledge]

In the three years since I started supplementing with D3, I havent noticed feeling any different one way or another. The most noticeable benefit I've had is that I havent caught a cold or the flu in all that time. Prior to supping, I was good for at least 2 colds every year with one of them knocking me on my ass for days.

-hmmm... were you low when you started or just supplementing and in normal range?

 

[LW64]

-hmmm... were you low when you started or just supplementing and in normal range?

Low. My level was in the teens; I dont remember the exact value.

My understanding is that one of the main benefits of having a vit D level in the 50s or 60s is that it greatly improves your immunity. I'm not the only person I know who no longer catches a cold now that I'm taking D3. So it isnt so much that you feel better, it's that you arent as prone to catching something

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--NqqB2nhBE]Dr. John Cannell on vitamin D - YouTube[/ame]

 

[virtuosa150]

Doc has you on 50,000IU 3x week?

He started me at 50,000IU once a week for 4-weeks (prescription as well) and then once a month, have you noticed any positive or negative effects?

How are you feeling so far?

I picked up my script yesterday. Took the first 50000 today. I have a bit of a cold right now and didn't sleep as well last night. So I can't say if I feel anything out of the ordinary from the large dose. I'll keep you informed.

 

[Thirstforknowledge]

I picked up my script yesterday. Took the first 50000 today. I have a bit of a cold right now and didn't sleep as well last night. So I can't say if I feel anything out of the ordinary from the large dose. I'll keep you informed.

Okay sounds good, let me know.

 

[Thirstforknowledge]

Does anyone know the ratio of magnesium needed when you take Vitamin D-2 at 50,000IU's?

 

[LW64]

There is no ratio, AFAIK. You only want to overcome a deficiency. If you take 300 to 450 mg/day, in time the deficiency will be gone and then you continue to take the same dose for maintenance.

Dietary Magnesium and C-reactive Protein Levels

Again, you may not necessarily feel better, but it has a large variety of metabolic benefits. Some 300+ enzymes use magnesium as a cofactor; it helps regulate potassium status; it's a calcium channel blocker (where do you think Pharma got the idea from since they cant patent a mineral?), helping blood pressure stay down and blood vessels stay pliable; it builds bones, and; as you see above, it is anti-inflammatory.

 

[virtuosa150]

Okay sounds good, let me know.

So I've been on the 50000iu 3x/wk now. I can't say I've felt any different either way. In my situation, it seems ok to be taking vita. D this way.

 

[Thirstforknowledge]

So I've been on the 50000iu 3x/wk now. I can't say I've felt any different either way. In my situation, it seems ok to be taking vita. D this way.

So you are actually taking Vitamin D-2 instead of D-3 correct?

I am betting your magnesium levels were probably fine as well beforehand?