I had to stop taking Vitamin D based on blood work. To understand why I went to the Mayo clinic website. I'm sure there are lots of differing recommendations that was just my source. Being a Harvard alumnus, feel free to scrap the Mayo clinic info. To date any benefits of of Vitamin D have not been verified by a accredited study but if one knows they have a vitamin D deficiency it should be corrected anyway.

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That's the reasoning behind the supplements. A large portion of the US population had been found to be vitamin d deficient. I don't remember the statistic but I'm sure I could find it. I was advised to take it based on bloodwork. NM, 42%

https://www.cantonmercy.org/healthch...n-d-deficient/

I'll have to look into the benefits of vitamin d above nominal levels. I know I've seen references to it being necessary for certain functions of the body. Protein production? Or absorption of something? Will add some info later (whichever way it swings) after I check it out.

Ninja edit: Here is a loooooong publication about vitamin d. Benefits, statistics, insufficient vs deficient, etc. I did not read it all yet but looks comprehensive.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532266/

Saw enough to convince me to continue to take it and that 1000IU is within safe levels. Everyone should make up their own mind. With the guidance of a GP of course.

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That is the amount found in Centrum Silver. (1000IU)

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Seems like a reasonable amount. My GP said 2000 IU would be fine as well but I am a cheap skate and didn't want to be buying pills that often.

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Or one can spend more time in the sun to increase Vitamin D level.

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Certainly. But peak absorption of vitamin D happens at the same time (sun height) as maximum radiation absorption. Sooooo... get your vitamin D AND your cancer.

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All that was meant to say is that the sun is a natural source that prompts increase in vitamin D. Not that one should stand and look at the sun all day or that is better to be in the sun than take a supplement.

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I believe he's referencing his 1st post with the fact that vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin so taking a supplement makes it possible to overdose on it. Generally speaking a water soluble vitamin can't be overdosed on as you'll piss it away but those in fat will just build up to a toxic level. Or maybe the beef jerky look will be back in fashion

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The cases were holding steady at 20,000+ in the month of May, that's due to efforts of containment via stay at home orders, social distancing, mask wearing, etc.

If we had kept up the containment efforts for another month, the number would have gone down drastically.

Instead we went the opposite way. Once the restrictions were lifted, all hell broke loose. We're now suffering the results of the carelessness and disregard for safety protocol.

We have lost control of the pandemic, again. And this time the infected nymbers is much worse than the previous height.

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