Comments on: More On Vitamin D

By: Glen

Glen — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:36:13 +0000

Sorry to comment on an old posting but I came across this today and it got me wondering if vitamin D is all it is cracked up to be.

http://thepeopleschemist.com/blog/2010/05/09/the-vitamin-d-scam.html

It’s always good to hear opposing opinions. I don’t see why big pharma would be behind the vitamin D publicity; you can buy the stuff at any drug store for a few dollars, and if it works as well as some doctors say, it will reduce the need for expensive prescription drugs.

In our personal testing, we’ve found a big dose of vitamin D seems to knock out colds or flu infections in a day.

By: Ailu

Ailu — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:30:04 +0000

Vitamin D toxicity is a load of bologna based on conventional wisdom. There is no evidence of it. They’ve learned a whole lot in the past 10 years. For instance, we make 10,000 units of vitamin D in just 30 minutes in the sun. See here for more information http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitaminDToxicity.shtml

By: Paul B.

Paul B. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:14 +0000

I didn’t WTFV but the more I read about vitamin D and health problems linked to its deficiency, the more I’m convinced that so many health problems have been caused by the official recommendations to 1) eat a low fat low cholesterol diet and 2) bundle up like an eskimo and use sunscreen whenever you go outside. Because many foods high in vitamin D are also high in fat (eggs, butter, salmon) and/or cholesterol (eggs, shrimp) and because sunlight also produces vitamin D, these twin recommendations have caused a lot of people to be deficient. I’m glad I always liked eggs and red meat and getting a tan.

By: Candace

Candace — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:02:07 +0000

Great videos! I just ordered high vitamin butter oil and cod liver oil (no synthetic vitamins added but tons of natural ones, including D), so I’ll get to see if my immune system/overall health improves, and how rapidly. As mentioned in the Weston Price Foundation article, you only need a very small amount to see results… too much can cause problems.

Sometimes I have to remind myself of that :p

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:31:22 +0000

Hey Tom, just a reminder: it is important that any supplement include a balance of all the fat soluble vitamins, (A, K, E, D) not just vitamin D. The fat soluble vitamins have synergistic actions with one another, and taking mega-supplements of just one of these vitamins can cause problems. There’s a good article on this here: http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamin-d-safety.html

Good points in the article. I don’t think it’s wise to take megadoses of anything.

By: karl

karl — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:11 +0000

Hey Tom, you may want to make a separate post on this but I saw this in the news today – so they may be pushing it in your schools too.

The creators of the “Got Milk?” campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids’ minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.

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experts like Marlene Schwartz, deputy directory of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, want chocolate milk tossed. She said kids have too much sugar already and chocolate milk has no place in schools.

http://www.wusa9.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=93423

I just asked Sara, my six-year-old, if they have chocolate milk at her school. She said yes, and lots of kids drink it, but she only had it once, on her birthday. I asked if that makes her feel left out. She replied, “I don’t feel left out because I don’t drink sugar! Sugar is bad for me!”

By: Gita

Gita — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:37 +0000

From Dr. Cannell, who appears in the first video:
“If you use suntan parlors once a week or if you live in Florida and sunbathe once a week, year-round, do nothing.

So going to a suntan parlor also produces vitamin D. That’s interesting.

Yeah, I wouldn’t have thought of that one.

By: TonyNZ

TonyNZ — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:15 +0000

On the radio this morning they had their resident pharmacist on talking about health issues.

Sentence: Swine flu is still very much a risk, so if you are travelling overseas, make sure to tailor your diet and supplements to boost your immune system.

Next sentence: And as we are coming into summer, sun protection is very important. Wear sunscreen whenever you go outside and cover up, find shade and stay indoors between 11 and 4 when possible.

I guess he meant eating cocoa puffs for breakfast…

That’s gotta be it.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:04:01 +0000

Thank god I live in California. I’ve been working out in a park with my kettlebell and I still have a nice tan in November =P

It’s getting a little colder here, but a few minutes of slinging the bell around really gets me radiating heat, so I can take off my shirt and not be cold (this is in the morning too).

Nothing like natural vitamin D.

By: Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:43:31 +0000

Man, everybody is on the vitamin D thing – from Joel Fuhrman to Dr. Mercola. Must be Vitamin D day or something.

Getting enough vitamin D in the diet ain’t easy. Make sure to spend time in the sun and don’t wear sunscreen!

I’m considering running around outdoors in a loin cloth.