Re: hyper calcemia--- Iodine beginner needs help! Which brand of supplements?

[Guest guest]

HI Angie,

thank you for the link.

I take large doses of vitamin D3 and I also took some calcium (50 mg-100mg/day)

and I developped hypercalcemia. I also did a hair test and my calcium levels

were extremely high...so I'm afraid to take calcium.

Celine

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> >> I would probably add some estrogen balancing items like:

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> >> Oh and I also did the liver detox product Metagenics Ultra Clear Plus but

then the last 2 years have been doing the TLC product from Pure Zen Health.

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> >> Buist, ND HC

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> >> I am BRAND new to the group. I have thyroid cancer and canceled my

thyroidectomy. I am trying to use supplementation INSTEAD OF THYROIDECTOMY to

treat the cancer. But I know that brands are important (bioavailability,

absorbability) So which brand(s) do I use, and where can I buy them online? (I

don't have a car) Someone recently answered this question about Selenium only

but what about the rest of the following: Vitamins B2, B3, A, C, D, L-Tyrosine,

Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, ATP co-factors

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[Guest guest]

Hi Celine,

We need and use a lot of calcium. The problem happens when it is not balanced with its nutritional cofactors. You say you are taking D3 - are you taking magnesium and K2 also?

The sulphated D3 that we make in our skin is quite different to that obtained in supplemental form. I have never heard of anyone getting too much D3 from UVb exposure.

And a Caucasian can synthesize tens of thousands of international units of D3 in twenty minutes when exposed to UVb rays!

Please search under the terms 'D3 hypervitaminosis'.

If you continue to supplement with D3 without the nutritional cofactors it is very likely that you will continue to have high serum calcium levels - but that calcium will have been removed from your bones.

Calcium and D3 are only two of the nutrients required for your calcium cycle. Your skeleton is not just the scaffold which supports your body - it is also your calcium bank.

Supplemental magnesium is one of the companion nutrients required with iodine supplementation is discussed in the forum and the introduction.

Most people are very deficient in K2.

You synthesize some in your digestive system if you eat enough greens and if you have a good population of beneficial micro-organisms.

You can get it from kefir cultured foods, unpasteurised organic dairy (especially butter) , and traditional fermented foods. Natto is the fermented food richest in K2 but is unpalatable for most.

BUT if you are supplementing with D3 the chances are that dietary intakes of K2 will be insufficient - unless you are on Donna Gate's 'Body Ecology Diet'.

Supplemental K2 is not available through your supermarket, pharmacy or health food store.

Suggested supplemental sources are Weston Price's high vitamin butter oil capsules (I think there is some cod liver or fish oil in those) or the K2 capsules available from Mercola.com or Puritan's Pride - these are derived from natto.

Most people can take fairly high doses of D3 - at least in the short term - without harm IF they are also getting the other bone vitamins and minerals.

[Guest guest]

I debated about chiming into this conversation, but feel that some might find it

helpful so I am going ahead. Figuring out which brand of supplements to use was

a big issue for me. I spent a lot of time and a lot of money, and a lot of trial

and error. I wanted something I could trust, was evaluated by 3rd parties,from a

company that had been tested by time, and had pharmaceutical standards, did not

use gel caps, which I do not like ingesting in large quantities, and could

simplify my life by combining ingredients. I finally found out about Usana, and

tried it. What was really heartening at first was that all of the companion

nutrients to the iodine protocol are in Usana's Essential, which means less

pills. Their liver support supplement worked much better for me that the

Metagenics product I had used before, and I finally got my Vit D level up in a

matter of weeks, after trying to for 2 years with other brands. Usana is

available in the US, Canada, Asia, Austrailia, New Zealand, and will be opening

up markets in the EU in the spring (one of the most difficult markets to be

allowed into). What's more, the Usana scientists will answer questions about the

ingredients if they are not answered on the website, which does not hide

information. This gives me a lot of confidence that I can trust Usana, plus I

spend a lot le$$ now since Usana has combined what I need.

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> > >> I would probably add some estrogen balancing items like:

> > >>

> > >> Calcium D Glucorate

> > >> DIM

> > >>

> > >> Oh and I also did the liver detox product Metagenics Ultra Clear

Plus but then the last 2 years have been doing the TLC product from Pure Zen

Health.

> > >>

> > >> Buist, ND HC

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> > >>

> > >> Iodine beginner needs help! Which brand of

supplements?

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> I am BRAND new to the group. I have thyroid cancer and canceled my

thyroidectomy. I am trying to use supplementation INSTEAD OF THYROIDECTOMY to

treat the cancer. But I know that brands are important (bioavailability,

absorbability) So which brand(s) do I use, and where can I buy them online? (I

don't have a car) Someone recently answered this question about Selenium only

but what about the rest of the following: Vitamins B2, B3, A, C, D, L-Tyrosine,

Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, ATP co-factors

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