Vitamin D toxicity

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BlankOn the margin: an excellent article about vitamin D toxicity can be found

at

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitaminDToxicity.shtml

(Courtesy of Bruce Hopkins <hopkins@...> on the ACOR CLL list).

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Thank you ,

For that article from Vitamin D Council....I hope everyone reads it. 'fear' of

toxicity is still FAR too prevalent in the medical world. As I have mentioned

before, we all need to be evaluated, as individuals, for proper 'for us' D3

levels. While D3 is not the feared toxin we were warned of, it would still be

prudent to do our ivestigating with the help of physicians who know how this

'system' works. . This however seems somewhat elusive. Most of us are faced

with doctors who have bought into the 'toxicity' to such extremes that we are at

risk of far worse consequences, or hidden syndromes or diseases that may underly

our 'low levels'.

I was symptomatic, and searches for 'reasons' were fruitless and frustrating.

Several specialists were suggested, due to the 'findings' and not one suggested

any connection to d3 nor did they test for it....to cut to the chase, when I

was finally tested, and saw my endocrinologist he found my level was 11, and I

had hypercalcemia (was stealing calcium from my bones) and had secondary

hyperparathyroidism.... not to mention symptoms.

your article references Veith's journal article from 1999....

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622 worth reading NOW. and even

showing this to our physcians. It's somewhat shocking that in light of this

over ten years ago, and the most recent Mayo studies, and I'm sure others, that

there is still fear of Vitamin D.

The evidence does not seem to support this fear and in fact does the opposite.

Even before reading the article you just posted I was fairly convinced that

'too high' was far better than too low, especially for anyone with cancer, and

according to the Mayo studies, CLL in particular. . We need to understand

this substance and if we are low, take action to find out why, and correct it

appropriately.... luckily the fear can be left behind for the most part. erring

on the side of a little too much is far better than a lot too low. Fear based

medicine is probably never good medicine, but if fear is to be employed anywhere

in this arena, it should be placed on fear of deficiency, the evidence is

there, and mounting.

If I have one 'fear' in the realm of Vitamin D deficiency is that this new

attention can mount one of many historical/hysterical panic attacks where every

internet junky tries to cash in with home testing, and potions claiming to be

safer, more effective, and claims that alone could put hair on your chest.

bewared of this... every time a new study is released this seems to happen.

The lab tests are better now, and one needs to do the whole array of connected

tests, at least at the outset. Magnesium, phos, PTH, and calcium.... take into

account your co morbidities, your body mass, and any other factors in designing

a plan. Your aim is to get your D3 levels to optimum which depending on who you

believe and your particular case, can be anywhere, according to current

thinking, from 50-80... again this is subject of some debate currently.

be well, beth fillman