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@chrystaltree Hopefully, it will work for you. You have been through a lot. I was found to be highly deficient in Vitamin D and my Endocrinologist told me over the counter would not be enough for me. 

I was put on Vitamin D prescription 50,000 IU 2 x per week. My level went way up an after a year, they decreased my dose to 50,000 IU 1 x every other week. I am on that now. I get my lab work done in a couple of weeks. 

Good luck and prayers to you for improved health 

[Shelbelle]

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@pdlinda wrote:

@Shelbelle   I take 7,000mg Vit D/day and just got my labs back for this year.  Vit D=51.  Same as it's been for several years.

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About the same for me, I take 4400 IU daily, and I totally avoid the sun in the last 8 years. Keep up the good work !!

[Bri369]

It's important to take Vitamin D with K2.  The K2 prevents the Vitamin D from forming deposits in your arteries and blood vessels.  You want the Vitamin D to help your bones, not potentially harm your heart.

[Shelbelle]

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@Bri369 wrote:

It's important to take Vitamin D with K2.  The K2 prevents the Vitamin D from forming deposits in your arteries and blood vessels.  You want the Vitamin D to help your bones, not potentially harm your heart.

 I agree, my daily formula is I take calcium, D3, magnesium and K2 all at the same time. But it is my understanding it is the calcium you need to have away from your heart, not the D3. 

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[Tinkrbl44]

@chrystaltree 

I recently read that the 3 most common vitamin deficiencies are Vitamin D, Magnesium and Potassium, especially for Baby Boomers.   

After reading that I went to check my supplements to see where I tally on those vitamins.  

[SilleeMee]

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@Bri369 wrote:

It's important to take Vitamin D with K2.  The K2 prevents the Vitamin D from forming deposits in your arteries and blood vessels.  You want the Vitamin D to help your bones, not potentially harm your heart.

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No, that's not correct.

It's the calcium which could deposit on arteries and in the heart, not D. K helps reduce the risk of calcification in arteries/heart.

The best way to reduce the risk of calcification is to consume calcium-rich food and/or take your calcium supp with food and never on an empty stomach where the calcium goes directly into the bloodstream and causes calcification. When you take calcium supps with food the body processes it differently and more efficiently.

[gardenman]

Pretty much everyone who doesn't take a supplement or who lives in a sunny climate will be vitamin D deficient. Even those who live in a sunnier climate and who wear sunscreen will often be vitamin D deficient as the sunscreen blocks the formation of vitamin D.

My old hematologist used to advise his patients to get a half hour or more of unfiltered direct sunlight each day without sunscreen. He'd argue that the risk of skin cancer was less than the risk of developing internal cancers from too little Vitamin D. You can see skin cancers earlier than you can detect internal cancers also. He didn't trust the supplements but knew you couldn't go wrong with the natural stuff. 

[Shelbelle]

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@gardenman wrote:

Pretty much everyone who doesn't take a supplement or who lives in a sunny climate will be vitamin D deficient. Even those who live in a sunnier climate and who wear sunscreen will often be vitamin D deficient as the sunscreen blocks the formation of vitamin D.

My old hematologist used to advise his patients to get a half hour or more of unfiltered direct sunlight each day without sunscreen. He'd argue that the risk of skin cancer was less than the risk of developing internal cancers from too little Vitamin D. You can see skin cancers earlier than you can detect internal cancers also. He didn't trust the supplements but knew you couldn't go wrong with the natural stuff. 

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I did that 25 minutes of unflilterd sun for years, and now all I am left with is brown spots all over legs and arms. 

[gardenman]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

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@gardenman wrote:

Pretty much everyone who doesn't take a supplement or who lives in a sunny climate will be vitamin D deficient. Even those who live in a sunnier climate and who wear sunscreen will often be vitamin D deficient as the sunscreen blocks the formation of vitamin D.

My old hematologist used to advise his patients to get a half hour or more of unfiltered direct sunlight each day without sunscreen. He'd argue that the risk of skin cancer was less than the risk of developing internal cancers from too little Vitamin D. You can see skin cancers earlier than you can detect internal cancers also. He didn't trust the supplements but knew you couldn't go wrong with the natural stuff. 

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I did that 25 minutes of unflilterd sun for years, and now all I am left with is brown spots all over legs and arms. 

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Given a choice between brown spots on the arms and legs or an increased risk of internal cancers, I'd take the brown spots.