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Topic: Vitamin D Blood Levels

Forgetfulgirl123
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Member # 27939

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My blood level for Vitamin D came back at close to 0. The optimal range is 35-100. Yikes.

Anyone else? Anyone have any thoughts on Vitamin D?

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sixgoofykids
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Member # 11141

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My doctor wants my above 50, recently many think the range is too low.

I think it's very important to have it in range. It's important for the immune system and the inflammatory response vs. anti-inflammatory response.

I use both supplements and a Mercola tanning bed in the winter, and I spend as much time as possible in the sun in the summer (a couple hours per week split up).

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Dawn in VA
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Mine were initially like yours- I think at 6. Just an FYI- D2 supplementation did nothing to bring my levels up, but D3 did.

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Forgetfulgirl123
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Member # 27939

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Thanks you guys. It's weird...I just looked it up really quick when I got the results, just out of curiosity, and it made me kind of nervous that no one was reporting a result lower than 4. Anyone ever hear of anyone having a value around 1? What causes that?

I'm sure it can be reversed. Dawn, I've heard the same about synthetic prescription D2, and that it was actually potentially harmful. I think D3 supplements are definitely the way to go.

Six, have you had yours tested? I've always wanted a Mercola tanning bed!

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sixgoofykids
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Yes, in March of last year mine was 54. I was supplementing 2000-4000 IU several times per week of D3 and tanning about 5 min three times per week.

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Missyindc
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Member # 27598

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Mine started at 12 and is now 45 after six months of 4000 iu per day for eight months...just takes time, but you gotta get it up higher!

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NancyJ2
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Member # 25084

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Mine was 14 and didn't change after a month of 4000 iu daily. This past month I took prescription 50,000 iu once a week and D3 5000 iu daily the other 6 days. I'm getting a blood test tomorrow and will see if it helped. I was told vitamin D deficiency is common in Lyme patients.

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