Re: Thanks

Hello Johng,

Since my name is Tom, I do go by that... [smile]

It is good to hear that you are well. The path to health has several paths, but everyone should be healthy.

Vitamin D is not a steroid or hormone. It has to be converted in the liver and kidneys. If there is a malfunction of the liver and/or kidneys, your body does not produce large amounts of 25(OH)D.

Your experience led you down one path, but I have a friend who went down a different path...

13 years ago, my friend was suffering from a health crisis. This ended with a kidney transplant. After recovering from the surgery, my friend has experienced a very high quality of life and health. We were discussing vitamin D, and all of the recent activity surrounding it, and my friend wondered if that is what turned things around. I asked how much was being taken and was informed that it was the prescription 50000 IU capsules and the dose was 3 - 4 of those a week. With 4, that works out to over 28000 IU per day. The actual amount to take was derived from frequent blood tests to determine what the serum levels were. While both 25(OH)D and 1.25(OH)2D3 levels were tested, the 25(OH)D levels were used to determine the amount of vitamin D to take.

While my friend is doing very well, I can't help but think that Marshall would look at that and, according to his model, suggest otherwise.

This "temporary" relief of symptoms and illness has also been observed in other friends, however the amount of time taking vitamin D is less for them.

While your experience is noteworthy and should be explored, I think the "masses" may be on to something...

Tom