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Vitamin D
Today I had an appointment with my PD just for getting my scripts. We got into a very interesting talk about Vitamin D. The main source of this Vitamin is from ultra violet rays from the sun. Now some of us work inside or when it is hot we don’t sit in the sun very long most of us. Also when it’s cold the same thing we don’t want to be in the cold on a sunny day for too long. My PD said most of us get the other basic Vitamins A,B,C and E from the foods we eat. But Vitamin D helps build our White Blood Cells I was not aware of this. So basically alot of us are not getting enough Vitamin D. He said Vitamin D is more like a hormone for our bodies then a Vitamin and we should get at least 800- 1000 mgs per day. Building the white blood cells also makes this s good anti cancer hormone. Until he said this I thought of Vitamin D as just that a Vitamin and not a hormone and he said this he read from the New England Journal of Medicine. He also said we will here alot more about this coming this year. I looked around and found two articles that have some good information about Vitamin D. Just something I wasn’t aware of and figured I passed it along. And another thing we all get to the beach and the sun and the ocean but we need sun block the way the sun is today it’s not like it was say 30 years ago so therefore we all use sunblock and this prohibits us from getting all the sun we need but does stop us from getting sunburn. Joe :)
http://www.tamilstar.com/news/health/article_10071.shtml
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/COL0803/807150358/1292/health
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I have no problem with Pat’s post Rosemary but the first line in my original post was that I did see my Dr. and I am following his instructions taking exactly what he told me 800- 1000 mgs per day which is the normal dosage according to the New England Journal of Medicine and he was even telling me about this. Joe :)
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Joe,
I think that Pat was probably addressing the correct Vitamin D caution in response to my post about eating Vitamin D pills at my desk. It may have sounded like I was indiscriminately eating Vitamin D pills at work. It is true, that I feel that I am little smarter than that, :silly: but, it could be possible that not everyone knows that Vitamin D, in the wrong amount, can be toxic to the body…..
Buds always,
Rosemary
Age – 55
T1 G3 – Tumor free 2 yrs 3 months
Dx January 2006I saw my PD today and he suggested for me to take Vitamin D and I have been seeing him for 14 yrs and he has never steered me wrong. So according to this article he must be aware of too much since he only recommended 800-1000 per day as I mentioned in my previous post. I appreciate the post but I have strong faith in my PD he knows my medical history inside out through all the years he has been seeing me. Anything in excess can be unhealhy, and another thing being in the trucking business it is possible my Vitamin D was low maybe not allowing my WBC’s to work to their full potential. Also in the trucking business I was exposed to a lot of chemicals and the worst part was before they changed the forklifts from diesel to propane I was inhaling these toxic fumes. Also my terminal up in Philly set right between two refineries not a big help. Everything I read that could contribute to BC you could check off for me, Trucking, smoking, and being around many chemicals that was me. Things they didn’t know then and I was making great money to support my family and some of these things did me injustice for just trying to be a hard working guy taking care of his family. Joe ;)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-07/bu-vdd071607.php
As you can see my PD has prescibed 800-100mgs exactly what is in this articles he seems to be on tract according to me. This is why I trust my PD and this dosage comes straight from the new England Journal of Medicine.
I just remembered that the last time I saw my niece and we were discussing our cancers (Becky had Melanoma at the age of 29) she told me that her Doctor at Duke encouraged her to look into taking Vitamin D. I guess word is getting around….
Rosemary
Age – 55
T1 G3 – Tumor free 2 yrs 3 months
Dx January 2006As with any drug or over the counter supplement check with your doctor..high dosages of Vitamin D can be toxic.
http://kidneydiseases.about.com/od/medications/a/VitDEditorial01.htm
Joe,
I’m glad you posted this. I’ve been hearing a lot about Vitamin D and cancer from my co workers, etc, and so, I’ve been keeping a Bottle of Vitamin D at my desk, and when I think about it, I pop a Vitamin D, about once a day.
I have also been popping a Folic Acid tab the same way….but, this is just something that I decided to do on my own….
This is great that we can educate each other.
Thanks,
Rosemary
Age – 55
T1 G3 – Tumor free 2 yrs 3 months
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