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From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Excellent Discussion With Two Doctors On Vitamin D
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Really detailed discussion on vitamin D. |
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From: Sue/Seattle, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Excellent Discussion With Two Doctors On Vitamin D
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Can you give me the abbreviated version of this discussion? I've had skin cancer 5 times, one time was melanoma and I cannot spend time in the sun. I know vitamin D is not water-soluble and you better know what you are doing if you use it as a supplement. |
14776
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Excellent Discussion With Two Doctors On Vitamin D
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My husband, a cancer patient, has vitamin D prescribed to him by his doctor. His parathyroid isn't making quite enough. non water soluble vitamins should be used with caution as they don't flush excess like water soluble ones do. One should probably discuss it with their doctor. |
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From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Excellent Discussion With Two Doctors On Vitamin D
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It is a long video listening to two English doctors talk about vitamin D, sorry! My results from my blood work showed I was low with vitamin D, and it was suggested that I start taking it. I was surprised as I spend a lot of time in the sun. These two doctors are saying as we get older, our bodies don't absorb D from the sun like when we were younger, and so were more prone in getting ill, and fighting off the illness. I myself get check by a dermatologist once a year and been doing that for years, and just had the whole family checked last week. Melanoma was discovered on my Brother's forearm when he was in his late twenties, and the doctor removed it, and fortunately he hasn't had an issue since. He worked on roofs down in Palm Springs in his early 20s. Because of him, it's why I get checked out. |
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From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Excellent Discussion With Two Doctors On Vitamin D
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It is a long video listening to two English doctors talk about vitamin D, oh well! My results from my blood work showed I was low with vitamin D, and it was suggested that I start taking it. I was surprised as I spend a lot of time in the sun. These two doctors are saying as we get older, our bodies don't absorb D from the sun like when we were younger, and so were more prone in getting ill, and fighting off the illness. I myself get check by a dermatologist once a year and been doing that for years, and just had the whole checked last week. Melanoma was discovered on my Brother's forearm when he was in his late twenties, and the doctor removed it, and fortunately he hasn't hsd an issue since. He worked on roofs down in Palm Springs in his early 20s. Because of him, it's why I get checked out |
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From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: The Secret to Vitamin D
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Stop watching YouTube vids and go outside. I don't know which is more important, but the two together will save your life. |
14769
From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: The Secret to Vitamin D
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Apparently you have no idea who I am and the countless hours I've spent in the mountains. I could out hike most 20 years old AO! |
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From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: The Secret to Vitamin D
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Cool.. more power to ya! I did the mountains.. lived at 4k for a major portion of my life, forest mountains, and documented volcanic activity for my day job.. so yeah humping it.. but now am more a beach and river kinda guy. I like water, and warm water.. our ocean is 85 degrees.. and getting out there and bathing in sunlight.. ie cranking up the good ol' vD machine.. Ain't this place magnificent? Btw, I wasn't commenting about/to you, specifically. Just pointing out vD is an easy one... and it's fun! |
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From: Chuckles, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: The Secret to Vitamin D
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Sounds like you live in a beautiful place, and if so, you probably have access to some really good local food sources to help staying healthy, wish I had that. I've listened to many people who retired to Central America who were able to get off their meds because of the climate, and the fresh tropical food that's available. What an awesome job you did! Worked outdoors all my life in different fields of work with two of my jobs working outdoors with the Government. But have had a deep love for nature since I was a young boy and have been hiking and backpacking since then keeping me in shape. I normally go off trail up steep mountainous terrain, good for the mind, body, and soul! My goal though is to live somewhere tropical near the ocean like Bocas Del Toro Panama. Hawaii is just too expensive and crowded with the exception of Molokai. The two doctors were talking about how older people don't absorb vitamin D like they could when they were younger, and why that is, and why the need to supplement with vitamin D. |
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From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: The Secret to Vitamin D
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About 6 years ago my focus became glued to pushing a mouse.. my phrase for computer work.. and I've had whole stretches.. months at a time.. where it's 24/7 so intense I got to feeling the lack of vD. It took me a while to realize what those feelings were, but after a whole life outdoors sitting at a computer for long stretches imposed new concerns. I've done this before.. had computer based projects that sit me down.. but with age I felt it acutely, and the thought crystalized in me, I need to take make vD breaks. Literally that's what I call them. Which means, take all my cloth off and if not working in the garden at least laying in the sun for an hour or so every day the sun is out.. meditate.. read a book.. I'd mow but my neighbors would have an opinion about that.. but yeah make vD. If life is less giving.. I get it. Folks I know that live in the mountains here.. yeah Hawaii has mountains.. the biggest on Earth.. have sun rooms. Gotta have sun. Even if it's cold outside, gotta have sun. So, my take, as long as one doesn't have some kind of actual abnormality that prevents them from making vD entirely, it's a symptom of not getting enough sun. And, I suspect, if we were to look real close, we fine we get other benefits from sunlight that we'd be lacking as well.. |
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