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Why yes, I am a very pale woman who avoids sunlight because I burn so darn fast. I even work indoors all day. Why yes, I throw up when I eat fish and seafood. Why yes, I am mildly lactose-intolerant and do not drink a lot of milk.
I am now on 5000 IU of vitamin D per day, and after a couple of weeks, I'll want to maintain at 3000 IU/day.
Guess what vitamin D deficiency can cause. Guess. Remember all the agony I was going through with dietary sodium? Vitamin D deficiency can cause high blood pressure! Heh.
So now that's five little pills for D and one annoying injection of B12. There's hope that I can stop the B12 in a month or so... unless my feet spontaneously heal, in which case, bring on the needles.
I am now on 5000 IU of vitamin D per day, and after a couple of weeks, I'll want to maintain at 3000 IU/day.
Guess what vitamin D deficiency can cause. Guess. Remember all the agony I was going through with dietary sodium? Vitamin D deficiency can cause high blood pressure! Heh.
So now that's five little pills for D and one annoying injection of B12. There's hope that I can stop the B12 in a month or so... unless my feet spontaneously heal, in which case, bring on the needles.
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I noticed a general improvement in health and vitality when I made a point of going for a walk outside every day at work. That got me thirty minutes outdoors with no sunscreen, usually around noon. Could be because it gets me out of the bloody office, but it actually is one of the therapies suggested for SAD, which I have in spades. I bet I've also improved my vitamin D production.
CJ, have you looked into learning more about things that help and hinder absorbtion of Vitamin D and other vitamins? It may be worth investigating, if one is eating things that interfere, or doing other things that interfere, one might take tons in but still not be at an adequate level. I am short on time and can't dig into it, but I'd suggest you do.
I know for B12, one thing that can interfere with absorbtion is the phytates in soy protein. For a person who is either vegetarian or an omnivore who consumes large amounts of soy every day, this can lead to poor absorbtion of B12, which if unchecked for sufficient time can have some Very Nasty Side Effects. I don't know this from personal experience, but know a person who went through this. Total reversal of their symptoms upon some heavy B12 supplementation and some diet changes.
Checking into absorbtion factors can be very very useful. Oh, the calcium thing.. in the absence of vitamin D, calcium is not absorbed as well. My first ph.d. advisor did research on that before entering her current field. So, promoting a better level of vitamin D may also improve bone density, over time with a good calcium intake.
Good luck and hugs from your friendly neighborhood biochemist.