I had serious but unrelated to coof medical problems one year ago. First thing the dr. did was to prescribe weekly large doses of vitamin D, massive. 6,000 units once a week in a big hit.
I'm still here.
Doc is a fabulous woman who has spent her life saving people like me. She has no time for pink pussy hats but she does seem to like vitamin D.
Once a week? I try to take it once a day, when I remember to. I usually don't remember though, so it's maybe 3-4x a week max but usually more gappy.
Originally was using 200-400 IU dosages. That barely helps, but it's not enough if you don't (or can't due to window direction, dreary weather city, or genetics) get enough sun.
Window direction is irrelevant. UV-B (which triggers production of Vitamin D) gets blocked by almost all glass. I guess windows will help if you leave them open, but if you're just sitting next to an open window all day I'd say why not just sit outside?
But, yeah, make sure you get your vitamin D whatever way you can. Supplements, dietary, sun exposure, whatever works for you
I’ll just add this, if you’re not heavily dosing zinc and vitamin d during your winter cycles, you need to. Same goes year round if you don’t not regularly spend time in sunlight.
I walk my dog in nature trails every morning all year round (barring rain or blizzards) for about an hour to 90 minutes. Am I getting enough vitamin D?
In winter time it’s harder because one, you’re wearing more layers so you have less skin exposed to sunlight, and two, because most sunlight is heavier filtered and overcast during the winter and spring seasons. This is why people who live in northern climates should be dosing zinc and vitamin d for realistically over half the year. This is also extremely important if you have darker skin because your body does not absorb sunlight as easily as a pale complexion does. Another important one that people miss is vitamin b12 during the winter time.
My doctor suggested to check my Vitamin D when I was doing a regular physical back in 2019. Turns out I was super low. It was a bit baffling to me, as I don't stay cooped up inside and in the month prior to the physical I'd actually been outside a lot including a week long trip where I spent half of every day hiking. Apparently it's still quite possible to be low with a lot of sunlight.
I started taking 5,000 IU a day, I was up well into normal range by the next year's physical. When I got Covid I took it upon myself to double up the dosage for a couple weeks since I got the idea at those numbers it still wasn't dangerous. Out of the ten or so people in my family that Covid wave went through, the only person that had it easier than me was a 6 year old kid.
Cant capitalize on a problem if its get solved or mitigated I guess?
This. But un-ironically
So take yer vitamins m8.
Don't take sissy dosage either. Use 5,000 IU.
I had serious but unrelated to coof medical problems one year ago. First thing the dr. did was to prescribe weekly large doses of vitamin D, massive. 6,000 units once a week in a big hit.
I'm still here.
Doc is a fabulous woman who has spent her life saving people like me. She has no time for pink pussy hats but she does seem to like vitamin D.
Once a week? I try to take it once a day, when I remember to. I usually don't remember though, so it's maybe 3-4x a week max but usually more gappy.
Originally was using 200-400 IU dosages. That barely helps, but it's not enough if you don't (or can't due to window direction, dreary weather city, or genetics) get enough sun.
Window direction is irrelevant. UV-B (which triggers production of Vitamin D) gets blocked by almost all glass. I guess windows will help if you leave them open, but if you're just sitting next to an open window all day I'd say why not just sit outside?
But, yeah, make sure you get your vitamin D whatever way you can. Supplements, dietary, sun exposure, whatever works for you
study got nuked due to concerns on methodology
hmmmmm
I’ll just add this, if you’re not heavily dosing zinc and vitamin d during your winter cycles, you need to. Same goes year round if you don’t not regularly spend time in sunlight.
I walk my dog in nature trails every morning all year round (barring rain or blizzards) for about an hour to 90 minutes. Am I getting enough vitamin D?
In winter time it’s harder because one, you’re wearing more layers so you have less skin exposed to sunlight, and two, because most sunlight is heavier filtered and overcast during the winter and spring seasons. This is why people who live in northern climates should be dosing zinc and vitamin d for realistically over half the year. This is also extremely important if you have darker skin because your body does not absorb sunlight as easily as a pale complexion does. Another important one that people miss is vitamin b12 during the winter time.
My doctor suggested to check my Vitamin D when I was doing a regular physical back in 2019. Turns out I was super low. It was a bit baffling to me, as I don't stay cooped up inside and in the month prior to the physical I'd actually been outside a lot including a week long trip where I spent half of every day hiking. Apparently it's still quite possible to be low with a lot of sunlight.
I started taking 5,000 IU a day, I was up well into normal range by the next year's physical. When I got Covid I took it upon myself to double up the dosage for a couple weeks since I got the idea at those numbers it still wasn't dangerous. Out of the ten or so people in my family that Covid wave went through, the only person that had it easier than me was a 6 year old kid.