| Author | Message | ||
| Anonymous |
I have been told I have a Vitamin D Defficiency. I am on high doses of vitamin D, which I have too take two times a week. There are six pills. After I take the pills, I have to go for blood work. I have already done this once, and my vitamin D is still very low. What is the danger of Vitamin D. Defficiency? Everytime I ask my Dr. she just tells me to wait and see what the blood work shows the second time around. | ||
| Jerry Story
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About vitamin D excess: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch154/ch154c.html --[quote]-- Early symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting, followed by excessive thirst, weakness, nervousness, and high blood pressure. Because the calcium level is high, calcium may be deposited throughout the body, particularly in the kidneys, blood vessels, lungs, and heart. The kidneys may be permanently damaged and malfunction. As a result, urination increases, protein passes into the urine, and the level of urea (a waste product) increases in the blood. Kidney failure may result. --[end quote]-- Google is your friend. | ||
| Anonymous |
I OBSERVE A REGULAR SUSTAINED DARKENING OF THE FACIAL SKIN . IAM A 54 YEARS OLD MALE AND WAS TOLD THAT I SUFFER A CALCIUM DEFFICIENCY. I HAVE BEEN USING LARGE DOSES OF CALCIUM WITH VITAMIN D FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS BUT TO NO AVAIL. WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSES? | ||
| Jerry Story
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One possible cause of failure to get calcium from supplements is that the human body is not well adapted to getting nutrients from rocks. Better from plants. Veggy juices might be a better way to get calcium. | ||
| Deb A. |
I eat steamed or sauteed kale, fresh or cooked spinach, romaine lettuce, almonds, and a lot of other real foods high in naturally occurring calcium. Do a search to find foods rich in calcium and start eating them regularly. | ||
| MEMorrisNJ
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I wonder if it is worth cutting back on intake of vegies that are high in oxalic acid (e.g., spinach) because it interferes with calcium absorption. |
