tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post5613803730412893784..comments2023-08-28T08:25:13.736-07:00Comments on The Gluten Doctors: Are you deficient in Vitamin D? The odds are good and the risk is high... Read on!The Doctors of Root Cause Medical Clinichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989001572705413241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post-47081195293642465862011-02-01T10:56:11.485-08:002011-02-01T10:56:11.485-08:00This is my first time i visit here. I found so man...This is my first time i visit here. I found so many interesting stuff in your blog especially its discussion. From the tons of comments on your articles, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here! keep up the good work..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post-20433900311387849512010-12-08T16:47:55.927-08:002010-12-08T16:47:55.927-08:00Suena bien, me gusta leer tu blog, acaba de agrega...Suena bien, me gusta leer tu blog, acaba de agregar a mis favoritos;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post-10564366748563978532010-11-16T01:50:03.852-08:002010-11-16T01:50:03.852-08:00To the 57 year-old with the stubborn levels:
- Is...To the 57 year-old with the stubborn levels:<br /><br />- Is your doctor testing the right type of vitamin D? 1,25-hydroxy-vitamin D is regulated through homeostatic mechanisms (the level is kept within a certain range whether or not you are deficient).<br /><br />Assuming the right type is being tested:<br /><br />- Your intake is too low. 50,000 IU per week corresponds to 7,000 IU a day, which, if you are seriously deficient, isn't going to be enough to fill the hole.<br /><br />- You are taking ergocalciferol (D2). Though it remains a matter of debate, some specialists say that D2 is not absorbed as well as cholecalciferol (D3).<br /><br />- You probably have a defect in your vitamin D metabolism, which means that what applies to most people may not apply to you. It may be that you need way, way more oral vitamin D to make a difference.<br /><br />In most people -- that is, people who do not have a metabolic disorder like sarcoidosis -- high-dose vitamin D supplementation is very tolerable. Have a look at this trial:<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20445149<br /><br />Note: the researchers measured a mean peak 25-hydroxy-vitamin D level of 413 nmol/L, which is a value believe to predict toxicity. Despite this, they found no laboratory evidence of toxicity.<br /><br />You need to find a doctor in your area who is knowledgable in the subject. Try the Grassroots Health website.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post-41241703034675058482010-07-10T20:12:01.902-07:002010-07-10T20:12:01.902-07:00I am a 57 yo female with a vit D level of 23 after...I am a 57 yo female with a vit D level of 23 after being treated for over 2 months with 50,000 IU weekly. I am exhausted, I had over 20 hours of spinal surgery in Nov. 2009 and have been suffering from fatigue since. My Vit. D level was first drawn in April 2010 and found to be severely deficient at 18. My physician then started treatment with p.o.Vit D as above. My last blood test that resulted in 23 was drawn the evening that I had taken my weekly dose of 50,000 IU that morning.<br /> <br />I have a long history of surgeries and now that I am aware that I have this deficiency, I think may have contributed to my problems over the years. I had avascular necrosis of my joints and no one could determine why, I was not an alcoholic so they thought it was caused from the steroids I had been given prior to my first disc replacement surgery at age 35. I had my first hip replaced at age 43. I have been taking some antidepressant for the past 14 years as I kept complaining of fatigue and my physician believed it was depression. <br /> <br />I just want to know why I cannot get the Vit. D levels to stay in the normal range, what else I may be able to ask my physician to do or to look at, or if there is a specialist in this area that I could see. I live in the St. Louis metro area.<br /> <br />Please help me, I am so tired and so tired of the surgeries, I have had 3 on my spine, and have more discs that are affected by osteoporosis. I have tried to maintain a healthy weight and do work out when I feel well enough, I have pushed myself now to exercise, with no difference in the way I feel. I have had 2 hip replacements, and 2 closed reductions and one open reduction. I have avascular necrosis in my knees, discovered after surgery. <br /> <br />I have psoriasis, worse in the winter months, now I think I know why. I have had CIN and VIN III, a total hysterectomy when I was 30 and 2 surgeries to remove the VIN at ages 53 and 55.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983428.post-22539479656813678742009-01-22T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-22T15:32:00.000-08:00Good afternoon! I read your article on Vitamin D d...Good afternoon! I read your article on Vitamin D deficiency on the internet. I've taken the prescription of 50,000 units of Vitamin D for 6 months, and my levels are still undetectable. I know someone how successfully treated their Vitamin D deficiency with a Vitamin D shot. Is that readily available in the USA?<BR/><BR/>Please note: I'm absorbing all other vitamins, calcium, etc Glucose, etc is normal. Only problem is Vitamin D.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com