Yes, I've had mine tested, and I was low. I now take a supplement and by docotrs orders I have a nice tan I sit in the sun every morning and read and have my forbidden coffee. It just feels really good to soak up the sun.
Thanks for the link to the article jb. I didn't realize vitamin D did all that Very interesting.
My son was tested too and the doc gave him cod liver oil with vitamin D in it. (I prefer the pills)
Lisi
Posted by dguy (Member # 8979) on :
Since Lyme bacteria consume the form of vitamin D measured by the standard blood test (25D), most Lyme patients are found with low levels. Taking vitamin D supplements before getting the infection under control will only give the bad guys more fuel to work with.
The proper blood test for us also measures 1,25D which is what the bacteria are busily converting the 25D into. If you don't know your 1,25D levels (often too high in Lyme patients), taking in more D via diet or sunlight may be doing more harm than good.
Posted by sofy (Member # 5721) on :
dguy
My D is low & my endo just told me to boost my intake of D3.
I would like to show my lyme & endo docs this info. Can you give me a source where I can find this info that a doc will look at?
I trust your statement but docs want something more that just a post from someone on a lyme site. THANKS
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Posted by dguy (Member # 8979) on :
In fact it was a chart (since removed) on the anti-MP lassesen.com site that convinced me the MP was a good thing to try. This particular chart graphed the success rate of the MP vs vitamin D ratio.
The chart showed the MP was rarely successful for people with a 1:1 ratio of 1,25D to 25D. But the success rate increased steadily as the vitamin D ratio did, up to about 80% at the 3:1 ratio, the ratio that many Lyme patients have.
My 3.5:1 ratio is so extreme, it was off their chart, off the chart in the direction of increasing success. So, even the detractor's site was saying the MP was very likely to be a cure for me and many other Lyme patients.
The other links pq listed above are mainly attacks on TM. If you spend timing reading TM's posts on the marshallprotocol site, you'll quickly see why he has detractors. I try to ignore TM's attitude and instead concentrate on the science, and I'm convinced there's something to the protocol. I think it's worth a look by anyone with abnormal vitamin D ratios.
Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :
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I sit in the sun every morning and read and have my forbidden coffee. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
It just feels really good to soak up the sun. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Very interesting.