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Hi All-
I've been a lurker and student of wellness for a few years now, and I wanted to post for your consideration. Realizing that everyone's system and circumstances are different, this is something that's working well for me so far.
I have Walt's first book, and have been using vitamin C for wellness. However, it seems I still get one or two bad colds every winter. So it seemed my system was needing something additional or different.
I first read about vitamin D on Mercola's website (and I have some of the same issues with that site that lots of folks have here). But to a layman, the theory seemed logical- less sun exposure during the winter = not enough vitamin D to stay healthy.
I ran this by my Mom, a nurse, who immediately took the conventional allopathic position- "You're going to poison yourself! Vitamin D supplements are toxic!"
Very helpful.
So I kept reading and found lots of support for the idea that most folks need much more D than they get, particularly with the whole sun/skincancer scare bit in the media. One compelling site was the vitamin D Council (not-for-profit group in California, physicians on their board of directors, etc).
30 minutes of full-body sun exposure provides 10,000 iu of vitamin D. How many of us get that? I live in Chicago, and winters are not only windy and cold but cloudy a lot of the time. So I started with 1 tablet of 2,000iu daily in addition to my multi, which provides 400iu. So I'm getting 2,400 iu per day.
The Vitamin D Council recommends certain levels depending on weight and age. It also stresses that vitamin D is toxic in excess, but humans would have to take 40,000iu per day. Toxicity from vitamin D is next to impossible, and most doctors are ignorant of this.
So I'm chugging along with my 2,400iu per day and a multi, and I'm not sick yet. Sure, winter hasn't even officially started yet, but my circumstances make catching bugs a likelihood. I'm a private voice teacher for a local high school, and I teach private lessons in a very small, non-ventilated practice room all day. Lots of kids have come in sick, and they've been passing colds around since September. Nothing yet.
Stress levels, diet, sleep have all been the same- and I'm less than perfect with my SR, as usual, though I try. I'm trying to make the vitamin D the only new element I introduce this season to see how I do.
Could this be the missing link? Don't know yet. Will report more later in the winter. Hubbie got a sore throat earlier in the week, so now I've got him on my regimen. Sore throat didn't turn into anything, but that could be incidental.
Be well, and if you think this might be something worth looking into, check out the website. Good luck!
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitaminDToxicity.shtml
Cara