EVERYBODY should be supplementing Vitamin D. I had a friend who was taking 4,000 IUs a day and she got her Vit D levels tested and she was STILL low. At 4,000 IUs a day!
So, if she is low, chances are that you are probably low too.
I get about 1,000 IUs from cod liver oil, and then take a 5,000 IU supplement in capsule form. The general rule of thumb is 1,000 IUs for every 25 pounds of body weight. My kids get about 500 IUs from cod liver oil and then take a 1,000 IU capsule. And, of course, we need more Vitamin D in the winter since we're not getting it from the sun.
It's kind of interesting how my children will ask for the cod liver oil in the winter, but in the summer they tend to forget about it. I think their bodies know when they need it.
Here's a link as to why Vitamin D is so important.
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thank you for posting this. i checked out the multi-vitamin i've been taking. only 400 IUs of vitamin D! i'll be picking up some more D soon:)
Yeah, the FDA only recommends 400 IUs, which is the bare minimum to basically prevent rickets. Here's a website with good prices, if you're co-op runs out or doesn't have it in the dosage that you want: www.swansonvitamins.com
I definitely agree with you on this!! Although we've just been doing cod liver oil, I have been meaning to pick up some vit D drops since we definitely need more than we've been getting from our CLO.
I heard from someone that too much vit D causes birth defects. I haven't found anything specific about this, but I am very interested in making sure it is false.
Do you know anything about this??
Jody - I think most people, especially around here, would be hard-pressed to be getting too much Vitamin D. But, if so, I guess it could very well cause problems (like birth defects), just like getting too much of anything, I suppose. I know Mercola wrote about the dangers of getting too much Vitamin D, but I'm not sure what they are offhand. All one would have to do is to get their levels tested to see where they're at.
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