Comments on: Vitamin D and influenza

By: George D. Henderson

George D. Henderson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:26:00 +0000

And vice versa; perhaps vitamin C fills some of the holes in the flu-vitamin D link; sailors would have been supplemented with vitamin C (from citrus) in 1918, the rest of the European population would have been in semi-scurvy, due to naval blockades and rationing.
Combine low Vit C (very low by todays standards, when ascorbate is even an antioxidant in junk food) with low vit D and a new virus, you have the perfect storm of 1918.
They have recently shown that low mega-dose vit C does protect against colds in cold climates, so Pauling was right about the skiers.

By: Venkat

Venkat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:04:01 +0000

Ted,

Thanks a lot for your email. In my case, since I had introduced fish oil in my system and saw that the Uric Acid increase, I have discontinued fish oil. I have started on Carlson’s Cod Liver oil tablets (2 per day). I need to go and have the blood work done to see if UA is still a problem.

But I am not sure why you got a reminder email. I have not done any changes.

Thanks for the link.

Venkat

By: Ted Hutchinson

Ted Hutchinson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:32:31 +0000

For some mysterious reason today I’ve received a googlemail dated 30 November 2009 06:07 alerting me to Venkat’s post 19. May 2009, 14:45

@ Venkat
Vitamin C reduces uric acid levels
See http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/589330?src=mpnews&spon=34&uac=19444SJ
When using vitamin C remember the half life once absorbed is measure in minutes so buy low dose time release tablets and take regularly through the day.
3 x 500mg time release, (ONE every 8 hrs) total 1500mg/daily, would be far more effective than 1500mg once daily

By: toby

toby — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:11:35 +0000

here is another web site with all the information on vitamin D”
http://www.vitaminD3world.com

By: Rob Bramel

Rob Bramel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:07:54 +0000

Absolutely wonderful website!

Re-reading R. Vieth’s article on Vit D, “Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations,
and safety”, he describes the decreasing influence of UV when serum levels are elevated. I interpret this to mean that taking 6400 IU (my current level to attain 60 ng/ml) in the summer may be a waste of pills but not a hazard. In Seattle, even in summer, quality UV exposure is not always possible.

Can I promote grassrootshealth.org for their Vitamin D study?

By: leah

leah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:24:16 +0000

I am 6 months pregnant and have a bad immune system i have gotten pneumonia almost every year since i was around 8 so when i saw mercola.com site about vit d i started taking 1,000 more then i already was which was 400 units. since then i got a cold twice. i also have herpes type 2 and i had an outbreak i took the antiviral my dr gave me and it went away then i started taking 2,400 units a day of d3 and i also gave my husband who has a terrific immune system some vit d3 2,000iu in hopes he wouldnt bring home h1n1 to me and my son he then got an outbreak which we didnt even know he had it! then i got it on my mouth. i started taking the antivirals again as my dr prescribed and the blisters around my mouth just keep getting worse. i think the vit d3 is what made me have outbreaks and wont let it go away and also caused my husband to have his first. today is the first day i am not taking the vit d3. i am wondering if once the outbreak is gone should i start 5,000 units of d3 a day or not use it at all? i have not had my levels tested. i would appreciate any advice! thanks

By: INDIRA DONEGAN

INDIRA DONEGAN — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:08:48 +0000

Doc-

So if I start taking 5000 IU of D3 a day during the flu season, is it safe to stop taking it in the spring/summer? I am confused. Taking 1000-2000 IU of D3 can INCREASE my chances of getting the flu, but taking 5000 IU a day will DECREASE my chances? If I start taking 5000IU a day now, will I be even more susceptible to the flu if I stop taking the D3 in that amount? Basically, once I start on 5000 IU a day, I can’t stop?

Please help.
Indira

On summer days that I don’t go into the sun, I take a 5,000 IU vitamin D. On spring/fall/winter days I take one whether I go into the sun or not. I’m not sure about the info showing that you may be more susceptible if you stop taking. I don’t worry about it and just take as described above with one exception. If I am making a long flight, I pop a 50,000 IU cap before.

By: Ted Hutchinson

Ted Hutchinson — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:04:50 +0000

Robert Marshall is a fraudsterThere are serious life threatening consequences to following the Marshall Protocol that anyone with any common sense would do well to take note of some examples here there are more if you want. It's Trevor Marshall. Thanks for the link.

By: Deon Binneman

Deon Binneman — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:52:21 +0000

What is your take on the findings in this article:

http://autoimmunityresearch.org/transcripts/AR-Albert-VitD.pdf

Thanks,

Read the very last section of this newsletter. Those are pretty much my views as well.

By: Ted Hutchinson

Ted Hutchinson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:55:54 +0000

Without wishing to confuse the very clear information provided in the illustration at the top of the page I’d like to point readers to this abstract
Demonstration of UVB-induced synthesis of 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) in human skin by microdialysis showing that calcitriol, vitamin d’s active metabolite, can be made by cells in the skin.

In my opinion, given the amount of skin surface we have, it seems a pity that many people never allow our body’d largest peripheral organ to function in the way evolution intended.