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I take 10k-50k IU vitamin D3 every day and haven't been sick in years (knock on wood). Not saying that vitamin D3 is protecting me, but just saying...
by pwr1 6mo ago
I take 10k-50k IU vitamin D3 every day and haven't been sick in years (knock on wood). Not saying that vitamin D3 is protecting me, but just saying...
- slow_typist 6mo agoWow that is a lot. 4,000 I.U. is the upper limit according to NIH — https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-Consumer/#:~:text=The%20daily%20upper,vitamin%20D%20deficiency. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-Consumer/#:~:text...
- pwr1 6mo ago[dead]
- bookofjoe 6mo agoMight be worth checking your blood level. $17.46 to do so at home seems reasonable. https://altruan.com/products/all-test-vitamin-d-test-kit-rapid-quick-test-1-piece?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22153800141&gbraid=0AAAAAoNVMXBUqg8hamZ14x0KXmU8hsK5G&gclid=CjwKCAjw1N7NBhAoEiwAcPchp8F2wllmTB35oRdRK6jBEmAGLfBqrJfSwXtIns46vUUvoI-fRMQsVxoCANAQAvD_BwE https://altruan.com/products/all-test-vitamin-d-test-kit-rap...
- pwr1 6mo agoObviously I do that. Also take appropriate amounts of K2.
- bookofjoe 6mo ago>Obviously I do that It wasn't obvious to me.
- slow_typist 6mo agoThe test will probably be useless, it will only show that op has enough vitamin D in their blood
- bookofjoe 6mo ago>... it will only show that op has enough vitamin D in their blood How can you know the result if you haven't tested?
- slow_typist 6mo agoI can’t obviously. But if they don’t have enough, despite massive overdosing for years, that would be very surprising. (The test only shows one of three possible outcomes. It is not a quantitative procedure.)
- bookofjoe 6mo agoConcur: that would be surprising. I was more focused on the possibility of having a dangerously high blood level which is fraught with negative sequelae. This test — among many others — offer quantitative results at home: https://empowerdxlab.com/products/product/VITD?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17182725115&gbraid=0AAAAACm7y90rvVfIlgaHs3c3SIPoCD15W&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9-PNBhDfARIsABHN6-0YawOhE2pSCGUVSi91HmgQq6jxiVlNXpXmd81Nypi0wYZ269KIYgUaAuRTEALw_wcB https://empowerdxlab.com/products/product/VITD?gad_source=1&...
- slow_typist 6mo agoPretty expensive though. Lab costs in Germany are <20 € for a quantitative test and the cost of the physician for taking the sample is usually covered by insurance.