Vitamin D3

[dreb13]

Henry Deacon suggested last year that Vitamin D3 is a good thing to have on hand in case of a viral epidemic. D3 is produced naturally from the Sun.

from Project Camelot:

Vitamin D3 (5000 IU per day) provides excellent cheap insurance against viral epidemics, whether natural or engineered. Dark-skinned people may require slightly higher doses. More than 5000 IU per day is not recommended on a regular basis. D3 has many additional benefits to include teleomere protection. Ten to twenty minutes of exposure to sunlight (on your skin) will generate more than enough D3, but for those who are indoors most of the day (elderly or office workers), or those who are in high-latitudes (during winters) should compensate with approx 5000 IU per day of D3

http://www.projectcamelot.org/livermore_physicist_4.html


I started to take D3 in the fall of 2007 because I work in an office and during the winter months, I rarley have any exposure to the sun. I usually end up missing a day or two of work at some point between January and March due to a common cold but last year was different. I took 3000IU of D3 every day after lunch and remained healthy for the entire Winter and Spring...until I ran out and stopped taking it for a couple of weeks. At one point, I started to feel like a cold was comming on and bought some more D3 and never got sick. I did not take D3 during the summer because I'm exposed to sunlight more often and get my 15 minutes a day without any problems. I'm back to work now in an office and I've started taking D3 again and hopefully I'll stay healthy this Fall/Winter/Spring.

Has anyone else tried D3 after reading about it on Project Camelot?

My only question is how do you bottle up the sun in pill form? Was this a case of mind over matter where I "thought" that I wasn't going to get sick therefore I didn't sick??

Henry Deacon, do you have any more information to add??

[Conch14:14]

Yeah, i started taking 5000IU of vitamin d3 per day after reading the Henry Deacon post because i work in an office and do not always get 10-15 minutes of direct sunlight a day. It is hard to say if it has made me healthier because i rarely ever get sick. I have refused to take medicine since i was a young kid and i think it has resulted in me building up a pretty strong immune system. None the less, the vitam d3 advice resonated with me for some reason when i heard it, and will continue to take 5000IU a day. :original:

[Henry Deacon]

This is a very important subject.

Thank you for reminding others about D3.

i do not sell anything.
i have no desire to receive anything from anyone.

There is Much more value which can be derived from D3 than protection from influenza. The real benefits of D3 (the sunshine vitamin) have been suppressed for too long.
Pain reduction for chronic pain.... Mood enhancement.... Cancer prevention... the list is very long.

Forget about nano-masks and other snake-oil scams.
These products will do Nothing positive for You...
They will only provide income for salesmen/con-artists.

i am not at all happy with those who are taking advantage of others. Knowledge and access to knowledge should Always be free of charge. i see too many well-educated, but greedy, people selling worthless products to those who are truely in-need of protection and/or assistance.

There is nothing wrong with asking for donations to support worthwhile causes... Worthwhile causes will be supported by those who have the means to do so and who feel that the causes are of value.

-- ----------------

Those who have a valid knowledge base and yet knowingly produce (or sell) material on the internet which is misleading should be identified -- in order to protect those less educated in those subject areas.

if i could safely disclose those individuals to you, the reader, i would do so. i cannot afford to engage in any form of energy draining conflict. So i can only attempt to alert those who are attempting to be happy and healthy - to be well aware of these scam artists who instill fear and then prey on others.

Beware of slick (instilling fear/doom and then buy my products) tactics. :mf_popeanim:

For Your Happiness and Your Health (Physical and Non-physical)

Henry

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[dreb13]

This is a very important subject.

Thank you for reminding others about D3.

There is Much more value which can be derived from D3 than protection from influenza. The real benefits of D3 (the sunshine vitamin) have been suppressed for too long.
Pain reduction for chronic pain.... Mood enhancement.... Cancer prevention... the list is very long.




If that's the case, should everyone try to "take their medicine" of 15-20 minutes a day in the sun to stay healthy and only use D3 in pill form whenever they are unable to get adequate sunlight?

I get the impression that our Sun has more secrets than we know and with that said, how can you put the Sun in pill form??

thanks for your input Henry, it's greatly appreciated.

[argonacon]

hey!

speaking of d3, I was wondering....what is a good brand to buy? i understand that they can derive d3 from many sources, and some are probably better than others. also, i found that the price difference between product a and b were very different. iu levels were different. and actually, i couldnt find anything above 500iu per pill here in canada....not that i looked very hard.

so, does anyone have any suggestions as to products that are good, have high levels of d3, and are the best bang for your buck? it'd be really apprciated!!!

[ThePirateKing]

I don't know if anyone here is familiar with the work of Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, but they have a line of supplements that I've been taking for quite a while now. They have a D3 capsule as well as many other products that are beneficial to the body and optimal health. Here's the link if interested:

www.rayandterry.com

[Conch14:14]

hey!

speaking of d3, I was wondering....what is a good brand to buy? i understand that they can derive d3 from many sources, and some are probably better than others. also, i found that the price difference between product a and b were very different. iu levels were different. and actually, i couldnt find anything above 500iu per pill here in canada....not that i looked very hard.

so, does anyone have any suggestions as to products that are good, have high levels of d3, and are the best bang for your buck? it'd be really apprciated!!!

I had this same problem when i first went to buy vitamin d3 at my local grocey store (Publix). They didn't even carry it. If there is an organic/health food store nearby where you live, you should be able to find it in the higher doses.

[dreb13]

http://gnc.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pGNC1-4335898nm.jpg

from General Nutrition Center.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2976099&cp=&kw=d3&origkw=d3&sr=1

[Antaletriangle]

Thanks for the information-i shall step up to the mark! I also have a swig of cod liver oil everyday.B vits. for the nervous system.

Dr. Bill deagle knows his stuff also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQgkx_d4gg

[Hiram]

Your sun is now radiating wavelengths which may be harmful to you - depending upon your skin color, your latitude, exposure time, bio-sys functions, etc.

Certain undesirable wavelengths have increased in intensity over the past few decades. This will not continue to be the case, as solar activity in general, is a cyclic thing... (this is not to say that Sol has been acting "normal" lately)

The energy efficient office lighting which many are exposed to for many hours each "day" is a wonderful source of UV... wonderful for stimulating growth of skin cancer, that is.
(If i am wrong about this... please correct me)

Vitamin D3 is one of my safety-net supplements. i take between 2000 and 5000 iu per day, which is totally harmless and quite beneficial.

The base solar cycle for this system is an 11+11 year cycle.

:)


Vitamin D is the substance that works within the cell itself to instruct Messenger RNA to switch on or off. It also triggers/activates sections of DNA within the cell, thus various abnormal or supra-normal growth or reproduction can occur from excesses or deficiencies. Certain cells whose primary functions are to produce substances your body needs to regulate it's basic functions can be altered or in some cases fail to shut down when they should without vitamin D.

Sun exposure is vital to your well-being on this planet. Ten to fifteen minutes of direct sunlight a day on your body is healthy depending on your natural levels of melanin. It also is very important for serotonin release and healthy psychology.

One thing people should be aware of is smearing sunblock all over the organ that is thier skin. I won't get into it too deeply but lets just say its not healthy.

[Stephen]

hey!

speaking of d3, I was wondering....what is a good brand to buy? i understand that they can derive d3 from many sources, and some are probably better than others. also, i found that the price difference between product a and b were very different. iu levels were different. and actually, i couldnt find anything above 500iu per pill here in canada....not that i looked very hard.

so, does anyone have any suggestions as to products that are good, have high levels of d3, and are the best bang for your buck? it'd be really apprciated!!!

Well, Mrs Dood makes sure we get the Gel Caps. They seem to dissolve/assorb better.
Same for Cod Liver Oil in Gel Cap form. Good for your arteries while you age.

We get ALL of our suppliments from the Health Food Store.

[Ashatav]

Yes.. Exactly what Dr. Deagle says about D3. Listen his radio show!

hohoho

Here:

http://www.gcnlive.com/Programs/Nutrimedical/On_Demand.html

[Jonathon]

I started taking D3 (2000-4000IU per day depending on how much sun I get) a couple months back when I first read the Deacon transcript. I would also urge everyone to look at MMS, which he also mentioned (google "sodium chlorite mms"). This is an extremely cheap and easy solution to potential outbreaks or other illnesses.

Also consider taking an Iodine supplement. There's a reason why healthcare (in particular cancer) insurance is such a great business in Japan. Very little risk! No one gets cancer! Where the USRDA recommends a full supply of (I) in 150 micrograms, Japanese consume on average 12 milligrams - quite a bit (70-80 x) more.

Other important uses:

1) Allows your thyroid to function normally.

2) Inhibits uptake of radiation after exposure.

3) Water purification (it's an antimicrobial).

4) Topical disinfectant (skin, utensil, wound)

Take my advice - keep a bottle of it around and print out usage and dosage information from various sources online.

[Morgan]

Great thread. There's so much benefit to be gained from 'natural' methods that is kept from us and it's a crime, if you ask me.

(Watch out for Codex... I can only hope and pray that it never comes to fruition.)

I take vit D3 1000mg/day (conservative I know!), but also take several grams of vit. C daily, fish oil, high-dose vitamins, etc. I've had a lot of major health issues and between supplementing and a whole foods, cooked-from-scratch diet has brought me up to a higher level of health than I ever knew. I won't tell others how to eat, but if there's any advice to be receptive to, it's to stop consuming sugar fullstop. It depresses the immune system.
All the chemicals in processed foods etc. should really be avoided too - none of them do anything very beneficial for you, and lots have been shown to cause harm.

But back to vit. D3, been taking this for just under 2 years (along with other supps.) and would say it's helped heaps :) Not had a cold/flu in 18 months, which is much improved from 2-3 per year.

[Andre]

Excellent! I didn't realise that I could gain so much from D3. Great posts. This is why I love Project Avalon.

[rustanddust]

interesting how mainstream news is telling us we're supposed to 'protect' every inch of skin from the sun, try to limit our exposure to the sun as much as possible and when we do go out, to slather on sunscreen.

[whitecrow]

Good info on D3, thanks for bringing it up. I work in a health food store, so I'll offer the following: nearly all vitamin products begin in the laboratory. They are called USP Isolates. I'm sure they call them something different in the UK but the principle is the same. Some companies use a living culture to digest and metabolize the nutrients and then call the result "organic." The latest trend however in vitamins is total food-sourced nutrients with little or no use of synthetic isolates. These vits cost more but absorb more efficiently and generally achieve superior results even though the doses are smaller.

Vitamin D3 is a form of D that synergizes well with calcium, phosphorus, boron and other minerals. A good source is Bone Strength by New Chapter. Other companies sell D3 in gel caps - probably isolates - and there are some food-sourced D3 supplements, which would be tablets.

Vitamin D3 is cholecalciferol, the kind of D we manufacture from sunlight. The D2 we get from food sources is ergocalciferol. Whereas D2 must be processed first by the liver and then by the kidneys before becoming active in the body, D3 is fully active to begin with.

New research is coming out all the time. The newest biotransformed and food-sourced nutrients are light-years ahead of ordinary isolates. Also if you're into B12 supplementation for energy and mental acuity, be sure you're buying a sublingual methylcobalamin and not the usual cyanocobalamin.

I'm pretty good with nutrition questions. If I don't know the answer I can generally find it.

[Zynox]

I have found Biotics Research - Bio-D-Mulsion to be resonant, and it is drops which is a refreshing change from pills ... my feeling is it was an instrumental support component that helped lift depressive mood and outlook, along with iodine.

Namaste!

[Antaletriangle]

Yeah i'm goinna go out and try and get some from the health shop on saturday.Thanks.

[mntruthseeker]

For 8 yrs I suffered awful pain in my feet and cramps in my legs. I was being treated from neuropathy, fibromynalia, rhuematoid arithis, carsel tunnel and tarsel tunnel. It seemed to get worse each year where I finally had to quit work. The coldnest seemed to be so bad that I would walk around with several pairs of wool socks on even while sleeping with my legs draping over a pillow to avoid touching my ankles to the bed, thats how bad they hurt. Couldn't use any cover other than socks as the touch was unbearable!

Finally a dr from India asked me why my feet were danging inwards. Well I looked at quick as I could and couldn't believe what I seen. She tested me and told me to get on D3 immediately. In two days I was smiling pretty darn big:biggrin2:

I will be on vitamin D for the rest of my life. Not the original 50,000 units but 1000 daily.

So I threw away over $600.00 of medication monthly bill for a small pill. :wink2: *what a shame

I guess running out back and forth to work (amt of sun daily) just didn't cut it. So this to me was another way of us getting ill by the threats of cancer due to too much sun. BS !!

Sun is good and so is vitamin D :trumpet:

[Jonathon]

Dr Deagle recommends www.grownbynature.com vitamins - they produce the higher quality re-natured vitamins which absorb much more efficiently into the body. They have a good bit of data on their website. This is where I will be ordering all of my vitamins from now on.

[whitecrow]

This is an interesting topic - and a couple of folks sent me private messages about D3 as well, so today I did a little research at work. The main source of D3 is fish oil. For those who don't want to take fish oil for whatever reason, the alternate source is lanolin. Vitamin D is an oil-soluble vitamin, which means that the newer food-cultured vitamins won't have anything better to offer than the standard gelcaps. D3 is commonly available in 200, 400 and 1000 IUs. You can also buy dry D in capsules.

[Henry Deacon]

YES! Another True Benefit of many to come... Pain Reduction from D3.
Thank you for posting it for others to read.

Have depression? .... D3 to the rescue again...

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Google fun:

D3 commonly derived from animal products such as sheep wool or hides.

The gentle, peaceful sheep are not killed. Their wool is sheared, and lanolin from the sheep wool is chemically altered in the lab to produce vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol.

I would not recommend chewing on wool unless it comforts you.

There are numerous Low Cost suppliers in the U.S.A. who sell 2000iu tablets at very low prices.

One popular source is: iHerbs.com and they ship to Europe for practically nothing additional.

Healthy Origins, Vitamin D3, 2,400 IU, 360 Softgels is one example of many.

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Again: Forget the snake-oil salesmen/"doctors" Please!!!!!

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[Rexie]

Reading this thread about Vitamine D3 I decided to register and share my part about my experience with Vitamine D3

In March this year some 'odd virus' struck my nerve which controls the muscles of the left part of my face, located just behind / below my left ear. Result : partial face paralysis.

In around 2 days I was unable to move the complete left part of my face.
The doctors said that with medication (mainly prednison) it would probably be over in 2 to 3 Months.

Than I read in an article from Henry Deacon that Vitamine D3 is a virus killer, and I decided to try it. I bought some 10ml bottles with 20.000 IU Vitamine D3, and took around 2-3 ml a day. (wich corresponds to 4.000-6.000 IU).

To my surprise, the second day I noticed a big recovery in the ability to move the left part of my face. After almost one week, I already had 90% of my facial muscle ability restored !!

I kept on using the daily dosis for another week, and I completely recovered from it, much faster than the doctors told me (2 - 3 months)

When I told them that I was taking Vitamine D3 in overdosis, they looked at me like 'do I believe this guy or not' but the result was unexplainable to them, such a fast recovery they had never seen. I made a remark like : 'Didn't you know that Vitamine D3 has anti-viral capabilities ?' and the answer was ...... yeah, shure....

The Vitamine D3 I used is the same they advise to give to babies, a few drops a day. Bottle of 10ml here in Spain has a price around 3 euros, good for 4 doses of 5.000 UI. I now take a 4.000 UI dose once a while, not every day, because in Spain we have lot's of Sun, and I can recommend it to everyone !

I'm convinced that Vitamine D3 has anti-viral properties, because there is no other explanation why I recovered that fast from a facial paralysis after starting to consume the dosis recommended (5.000 UI/Day)

Thanks Henry, for sharing this info.

Rexie

[Ashatav]

I found several uses for...... D-3!

You don't have money.. Take a D-3 Pill!

Your cat mess up the kitchen.. D-3!

Have a test in the school?........................................... .................................................. ......................... D-3!

Have you taken to much D-3?...... Have two!

You want to undo that life changing decision 10 years ago that carried you to the pit (or pinnacle) in which you are now..................D-3!

You see, the D-3 is good for almost everything!

Cheers!

[Sideshow Shaman]

Yeah, vitamin D is next up on my supplement 'to do' list. Although I do get some from my liquid mulit-vitamin. I recommend naturalnews.com as a source for health related info. Vitamin D myths, facts and statistics (http://www.naturalnews.com/003069.html) for instance.

I found it interesting/worth noting that people with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 - 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair-skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D. Being an albino is actually helpful in generating vitamin D, who would have guessed?

For the highest quality vitamins I usually start by looking at the Integrated Health (http://www.integratedhealth.com/hpdspec/pure-dna.htm) website. They also have a tendency to include useful cofactors. And the site is very educational too.

[Dantheman62]

Just Once Naturals, it's a food based multivitamin by a company called Rainbow Light, the site is www.rainbowlight.com

[Animos]

vau vau people, people

Henry told you...and...you go and buy whatever he will tell you???!

Stop for a while. No offence Henry, but it is not so easy with things like vitamins. http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3103

Vitamins are also artificial drugs and nothing else. They can bee good for short terms but never on long term.
They are artificial and as such they do not exist in nature. In fact vitamins can kill you on long term because you become addicted to them. Vitamins also contain or are form of "secosteroids" which is not far from steroids...which is the drug they use to grow pigs, cows and other meat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecalciferol


If you want to stay healthy dont become addicted to vitamins or any other artificial drug at all, including vitamins. Use only water as clean as posiible. The best medicine you should use for antiviral and as preventive for you health is colloidal Silver and/or gold.


Originally Posted by Henry Deacon
Your sun is now radiating wavelengths which may be harmful to you - depending upon your skin color, your latitude, exposure time, bio-sys functions, etc.

Certain undesirable wavelengths have increased in intensity over the past few decades. This will not continue to be the case, as solar activity in general, is a cyclic thing... (this is not to say that Sol has been acting "normal" lately)

The energy efficient office lighting which many are exposed to for many hours each "day" is a wonderful source of UV... wonderful for stimulating growth of skin cancer, that is.
(If i am wrong about this... please correct me)

The story about Sol is a bit bigger and need to be understood from different point of view. The Sun is the main reason that frequencies are rising on this planet and while the wavelenght of the light is rising our consciousness is rising. UV light is not harmfull. In fact it is good for your health. Aspecialy sun's UV light. I am practicing looking into the sun in the morning and in the evening. What this is doin to you is: It cleans your blood with pure light.


I will try to explain all this in separated thread some other day...


So instead of drugs use: Water, Colloidal Silver/Gold and Hydrogen Peroxide

Thats all you need for perfect Health and desinfection.

[Starlah]

This is a very important subject.

Thank you for reminding others about D3.

i do not sell anything.
i have no desire to receive anything from anyone.

There is Much more value which can be derived from D3 than protection from influenza. The real benefits of D3 (the sunshine vitamin) have been suppressed for too long.
Pain reduction for chronic pain.... Mood enhancement.... Cancer prevention... the list is very long.

Forget about nano-masks and other snake-oil scams.
These products will do Nothing positive for You...
They will only provide income for salesmen/con-artists.

i am not at all happy with those who are taking advantage of others. Knowledge and access to knowledge should Always be free of charge. i see too many well-educated, but greedy, people selling worthless products to those who are truely in-need of protection and/or assistance.

There is nothing wrong with asking for donations to support worthwhile causes... Worthwhile causes will be supported by those who have the means to do so and who feel that the causes are of value.

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Those who have a valid knowledge base and yet knowingly produce (or sell) material on the internet which is misleading should be identified -- in order to protect those less educated in those subject areas.

if i could safely disclose those individuals to you, the reader, i would do so. i cannot afford to engage in any form of energy draining conflict. So i can only attempt to alert those who are attempting to be happy and healthy - to be well aware of these scam artists who instill fear and then prey on others.

Beware of slick (instilling fear/doom and then buy my products) tactics. :mf_popeanim:

For Your Happiness and Your Health (Physical and Non-physical)

Henry

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I am sorry your flower looks so wilted Henry...is this due to a psychotronic attack/s...take good care.
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Kick at the Darkness until it bleeds Daylight...Bruce Cockburn

[VinnieCooper]

So if there was a big cloud of dust in the sky. And no convieniant little factorys pumping out D3. Can you chew Sheeps wool? or doyou NEED Uv to convert the cholesterol?

[Phtha]

We can still get some d3 from being outside when it is overcast right?

Or must we be in direct sunlight?

[Oiran]

"Vitamin D3 is one of the most useful nutritional tools we have at our disposal for improving overall health...

A growing number of researchers who have widely studied Vitamin D3 are almost begging the general public to consume more of this important nutrient. Due to Vitamin D3’s high safety profile in doses up to 10,000 IU per day and because of the wide role it plays in our health, consuming 2,000 to 4,000 IU per day of this nutrient at times of the year when sunlight is scarce is a prudent way to improve overall health."

Taken from, "Vitamin D3: Higher Doses Reduce Risk of Common Health Concerns" http://www.vrp.com/articles.aspx?ProdID=art2130&zTYPE=2

[estepechito]

I eat mine every day just not too much

[bakseat]

vit
amins are very essential,
iam a vegiterian &my matobolisem is very quick
so,iam athin man with avery actick life....not long ago i started taking vitamins
...iam now taking once aday B12 vitamin...the reaction it as on my body is amazing,i used to wake up wiv very strong pain in my stomack,b12 helps the liver it helps the circulation of the liver,making it stronger&pures the blood.
its also makes the body smell change,so if u are to use it afew month stright,u might start to smell like pacholi,or mayb its difrent to every individual.

also taking vitamin D complex,its really helps with keeping the spitits high....
&gives u good moods&relaxs....


take vitamins to maintance ur body,u&the body need those super powers for the super life

health&happyness:punk:

[Blufire77]

I find it fascinating that no one has picked up on the fact that it is not a matter that we do not get “enough” of vitamin D3 it is that we can no longer utilize or process D3.

Even people who do get 10 to 20 minutes of sun a day are very low on D3.

[Swanny]

Waste of time buying some tablets then??

[Blufire77]

Perhaps a more engaging question would be “why one can no longer process natural forms of D3”.

I would bet the farm that most individuals who are low on D3 and other vital minerals and vitamins do not grow their own food or get their food from a reputable organic or natural farm.

90 to 95 % of ALL food that is produced (especially here in the US) is grown from GMO seeds and plants. In order for the plant to be able to with stand the toxic amount of weed killers (herbicides) and pesticides they are dowsed with before and during the growing season they have been muted away from their natural state. Putting it very simply the amino acids and proteins (building blocks of all life) have be severely altered. When we eat this food our bodies do not recognize these “new” forms of amino acids and proteins and we do not and cannot digest them.

Most illnesses and certainly dis-eases that have exploded in the last 15 years (prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, breast and reproductive cancers, autism, neurological disorders, depression, allergies, asthma, obesity to name a few) can be traced back to GMO’s. Even the disappearance of the honey bees can be attributed to this travesty.

If you have this misfortune to eat this type of “food” your body is struggling just to maintain cellular function. Because you are not ingesting proper or natural forms of proteins and amino acids you do not have the “tools” to break down and utilize D3 or any other vitamins or minerals.

This is why I will be giving homesteading and gardening classes free or at cost here at my farm. We have to grow our own food or support a farmer or community that can.

Give a fish to a person and he will eat for a day . . . . teach a person to fish and he will never go hungry


www.seedsofdeception.com

[dreb13]

another benefit of Vitamin D:

Secret to summer loving: vitamin D


THE reason why many couples seem to conceive while they are on holiday may have been explained by scientists: sunlight might be good for a man’s sperm

New research has indicated that vitamin D — which is produced by the human body when exposed to the sun — is critical to the production of sperm, and that a lack of the nutrient may be linked to male infertility.

The findings, from a team at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre in Lebanon, New Hampshire, suggest that boosting vitamin D production, either by increasing exposure to sunlight or by taking dietary supplements, might improve fertility among men.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article496275.ece

[Ampgod]

I heard there are 3 types of Vitamin D that need to be balanced in the human body. Anyone know about this?

[SIR GALAHAD]

d3 link 5000iu http://www.seeknatural.co.uk/product-1798.html

[zorgon]

I find it fascinating that no one has picked up on the fact that it is not a matter that we do not get “enough” of vitamin D3 it is that we can no longer utilize or process D3.

Well now... if the radiation from the sun is at a different frequency, perhaps our skin does not know what to do with it?

:mfr_omg:

[Humble Janitor]

Interesting reading. Thinking about trying out a Vitamin D supplement and cutting out the other supplement I take (a regular multivitamin with chromium) and trying to eat more fruits and veggies.

Vit D would definitely help during a Vermont winter. I also tend to get sicker in the wintertime and it's a good idea to have something to help fight that.

[Ampgod]

I get the impression that our Sun has more secrets than we know and with that said, how can you put the Sun in pill form??


You said it brother!
The Sun is fantastic!:thumb_yello:

I also would like to let people know if you are in a cloudy region you still get the Vitamin D if you stand outside. The sun is also not the reason for skin cancer. Your acidic body state is the reason. Fix that and you can stay in the sun all you want.

[Carol]

I just received this info from a collegue.


Vitamin B3 Reduces Alzheimer's Symptoms, Lesions: Clinical Trial On Nicotinamide Effect In Alzheimer's Patients

ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2008) — An over-the-counter vitamin in high doses prevented memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and UC Irvine scientists now are conducting a clinical trial to determine its effect in humans.

Nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, lowered levels of a protein called phosphorylated tau that leads to the development of tangles, one of two brain lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease. The vitamin also strengthened scaffolding along which information travels in brain cells, helping to keep neurons alive and further preventing symptoms in mice genetically wired to develop Alzheimer's.

"Nicotinamide has a very robust effect on neurons," said Kim Green, UCI scientist and lead author of the study. "Nicotinamide prevents loss of cognition in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and the beauty of it is we already are moving forward with a clinical trial."

The study appears online Nov. 5 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Nicotinamide is a water-soluble vitamin sold in health food stores. It generally is safe but can be toxic in very high doses. Clinical trials have shown it benefits people with diabetes complications and has anti-inflammatory properties that may help people with skin conditions.

Nicotinamide belongs to a class of compounds called HDAC inhibitors, which have been shown to protect the central nervous system in rodent models of Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clinical trials are underway to learn whether HDAC inhibitors help ALS and Huntington's patients.

In the nicotinamide study, Green and his colleague, Frank LaFerla, added the vitamin to drinking water fed to mice. They tested the rodents' short-term and long-term memory over time using water-maze and object-recognition tasks and found that treated Alzheimer's mice performed at the same level as normal mice, while untreated Alzheimer's mice experienced memory loss.

The nicotinamide, in fact, slightly enhanced cognitive abilities in normal mice. "This suggests that not only is it good for Alzheimer's disease, but if normal people take it, some aspects of their memory might improve," said LaFerla, UCI neurobiology and behavior professor.

Scientists also found that the nicotinamide-treated animals had dramatically lower levels of the tau protein that leads to the Alzheimer's tangle lesion. The vitamin did not affect levels of the protein beta amyloid, which clumps in the brain to form plaques, the second type of Alzheimer's lesion.

Nicotinamide, they found, led to an increase in proteins that strengthen microtubules, the scaffolding within brain cells along which information travels. When this scaffolding breaks down, the brain cells can die. Neuronal death leads to dementia experienced by Alzheimer's patients.

"Microtubules are like highways inside cells. What we're doing with nicotinamide is making a wider, more stable highway," Green said. "In Alzheimer's disease, this highway breaks down. We are preventing that from happening."

Adapted from materials provided by University of California - Irvine.

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Thanks so much for this post. My mom died from Alzheimer's and now we have an epidemic of it out there, starting in the 50's age group. I have many patients who have this, and I feel so for them. I will check this out, and perhaps research it so the families know what they can do for their loved ones. They feel so helpless, just as I did.

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