This Vitamin D Supplement Mistake Raises Your Death Rate by 2% -- Are You at Risk?

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/30/taking-the-right-type-of-vitamin-d.aspx?e_cid=20111130_DNL_art_1

Everybody should read this about Vitamin D - so you know what

you are doing and what you need - and if necessary take the following to show

your doctor.

Story

at-a-glance

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A meta-analysis of 50 trials

looking at mortality rates for “doctor recommended” synthetic

vitamin D2 supplements versus natural vitamin D3 shows a six percent risk reduction

among those who used D3, compared to a two percent increased risk among

those who used D2

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Research shows vitamin D3 is

approximately 87 percent more potent in raising and maintaining vitamin D

concentrations and produces 2- to 3-fold greater storage of vitamin D than does

D2. D3 is also converted into its active form 500 percent faster

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Optimizing your vitamin D levels

may be one of the most important steps you can take in support of your

long-term health. The ideal way to do this is by exposing large amounts of skin

to sunlight or a safe tanning bed, but if you need to use an oral supplement,

make sure you’re taking vitamin D3

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The most important factor is your

vitamin D serum level, which should ideally be between 50-70 ng/ml. When taking

an oral vitamin D supplement, you should take enough to reach and maintain this

therapeutic level. As a generic guideline, adults need to take about 8,000

IU’s a day to reach this level

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