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Last year my family Dr said I was vitamin D deficient and said I should take a supplement. I'm wondering if anyone else takes vitamin D. If so, how much do you take and do you feel like it helps?
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mizsuzyq Frogwartz
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Hello Frogwartz,
Yes. I also was vitamin D deficient. It's very important, as it also helps us to absorb calcium. When I was at National Jewish Hospital (2010) in Denver CO, they tested and it was very very very low. They gave me a high dose Rx and I took one pill every week for six weeks. It actually brought it up. Now I take D3 1000 IU daily (when I remember) with a meal. I've not had my blood test yet this year to see if it helped with keeping it where it should be. As far as helping with the BX, I could not feel any difference.
tabatha84296 Frogwartz
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I take 5,000 mg a day with Vit. K in it. Yes it helps your whole body. COPD especially helped. Need it for the bones to prevent osteoporosis and reduces lung disease flareups and helps breathing etc. I used to have just adequate Vit. D which is at 30 but now I've increased my counts by 30% and do feel a difference, stronger in the bones, no pains in the body and I do well with my lungs. Lots to read about it online. It's the sunshine vitamin so it's good for your health in general - I take 5000 in order to increase it more and I read that it's hard to maintain the same amount due to aging or something so need to take more to keep it where you want it. If I only took 1000 or 2000 it would not be enough to get me higher; it might just have kept me at 30 (that's the result on the blood test).
Tabatha
roseyjoe Frogwartz
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