So from this it would seem that supplementing with Vit D3 is a good thing as most of us don¹t get the sort of sun exposure that we need. I have read that Vit D3 has the ability to trigger the cancer cells to self-destruct and this is why it has been found that cancer patients have very low levels of it. I asked the question because I use the Now brand of liposomal sublingual spray version containing both Vit D3 and Vit K2. It was the liposomal part which bothered me because of your information. dee
From: mgperrault <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:31:44 -0700 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>HIV success with CS?>>liposomes? Resent-From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:31:43 -0800 How did this get started? Maybe because I said that liposomes can transiently decrease macrophage activity and then someone said vit D is a rat poison as a rebuttal, trying I think to say that even well known healthy things can be toxic depending on the dose.. Its not only the quantity but how well your body balances things with other hormones and vitamins. Excess calcium circulating in the system can be toxic. Vit D can cause this. Probably everybody knows Dr Mercola is big on Vit D Its off topic but here is a little Mercola extract; sun exposure or the use of a safe tanning bed are the best options to optimize your vitamin D levels. You cannot overdose when getting your vitamin D from sun exposure, as your body has the ability to self-regulate and only make what it needs. If these options are not available, a supplement can be used, but keep the following in mind: * According to the most recent findings by Carole Baggerly, founder of GrassrootsHealth <http://www.grassrootshealth.net/> , her research of nearly 10,000 people shows the ideal adult dose appears to be 8,000 IU's a day to get most into the healthy range. * When you do supplement with vitamin D, you'll only want to supplement with natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). * As an aside, there is evidence that the safety of vitamin D is dependent on vitamin K, and that vitamin D toxicity (although very rare with the D3 form) is actually aggravated by vitamin K2 deficiency. So if you take oral vitamin D, ideally you should take vitamin K2 as well <http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/27/the-stealth-v itamin-that-can-improve-your-insulin-sensitivity.aspx> or use organic fermented foods that are high in vitamin K2, as you need about 150 mcg per day. * The "normal" 25-hydroxyvitamin D lab range is between 20-56 ng/ml. But, this conventional range is really a sign of deficiency, and is too broad to be ideal. In fact, your vitamin D level should not be below 32 ng/ml, and any levels below 20 ng/ml are considered serious deficiency states, increasing your risk of cancer and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, just to name a few. * * Remember that if you were in the sun nearly every day with large amounts of your skin exposed and not taking any oral vitamin D, your level would be around 100 ng/ml. >
