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[b][u]Vitamin D [/u][/b] has been in the news again, with more people apparently being deficient in it. Perhaps it's just that more people are being tested for it. I was never tested for it or offered supplements despite a chronic illness that I've had for 17 years which has left me unable to walk, get out or get any sunlight except rarely for just a few minutes for most of this time. I was told there was a programme on TV recently where some people who lived self sufficiently grew their own food included mushrooms, which they dried in the sun (for preservation). They were the only vegetable that actually absorbed vitamin D in the sunlight so it contained more which presumably can get absorbed by our bodies, which is interesting. Even more so if you turn them over because they have a larger volume to absorb sun rays on the back.

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Majorlatency · M

Vitamin D is an awesome low cost addition to your duly ritual..

Much has been written and published demonstrating its value..
There's an interesting book written a while back "Devolution Rx by William Meller MD.." The book explores using the bodies natural immune system to battle illness. Vitamin D takes a big role..

I take 8000 to 10000 IU a day.. Very safe, I can honestly say I have not been sick since 2012 when I started the ritual.. I have researched its uses for other problems and there are very interesting white papers reviewing its merits..

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amethyst1 · 36-40, F

@Majorlatency: most things you can think of. Extreme fatigue, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, weak muscles, spasms, problems thinking and finding right words, memory problems, sleep problems, IBS, nausea, palpitations etc

ronisme1 · 61-69, M

@amethyst1: i had a lot of those symptoms myself

amethyst1 · 36-40, F

@ronisme1: I have had severe ME for 17 years, which is what causes those symptoms (well, no one knows the cause of ME, it's just made my ruling out other illnesses), and things like sensitivity to light meant I would not get enough vitamin D, and yes, as you know you can get those sorts of symptoms from that and other deficiencies too! I think my vitamin D level is ok now though. It was about a year ago anyway, and should be now that I've kept up taking it. (Did have a recent blood test, or they tried, but as with most times in the past, they couldn't get any blood!)

ronisme1 · 61-69, M

I was recently told I had no vitamin "d", in me. I was prescribed 50,000 units a week, prescribed!!! I love I'm the freaking desert, how is that possible?

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ronisme1 · 61-69, M

i don't know - all i know is after taking a iron supplement for almost 1 year - i am for the first time in 3 years - not anemic. now this - the vitamin "d" thing.

Majorlatency · M

50000 IU a week is about 7000 to 8000 IU a day. So the dose is totally in line with daily recommendations..

amethyst1 · 36-40, F

@ronisme1: That is interesting - similar experience. Do you eat a fairly good diet? Does sound like you may not be absorbing stuff perhaps as your levels are so low or take a while to get up to normal. (Actually with me it was ferritin not haemoglobin level but treatment is the same).

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