Re: calcium (with Vit D?)

[Guest guest]

> I'm thinking of calcium with vit D. Although I've

> heard the D is not

> absorbed well when taken with the calcium.

D is fat soluble. It doesnt matter when you take it as

you store Vit D in your body. As far as I know, it

doesnt matter if they are taken together or now. The

recommendations for Vit D these days is around

800-1000 IU per day, and from supplements (D3) if

neccessary to achieve that amount.

I would also check consumerlabs.com to see which

products passed their ratings for purity and

dissolution.

Also, consumer reports had an interesting review of

calcium supplements in January 05.

If you dont have access to either, let me know and I

can send you a copy of the reports.

Happy Holidays!!

jeff

[Guest guest]

PS

the best deal that i know of, by far, is to get either

the Costco, or BJs house brand of calcium citrate.

Its about 1/4 the price of any other product

available, and USP verified.

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm about to order some calcium supplements. My current

supplements were

> calcium with magnesium and zinc. (every 3 pills containing

1000mg/500mg/50mg

> respectively). I'm switching because these were carbonate derived

from

> oyster shell which could contain lead or arsenic. As could calcium

from

> dolomite sources.

>

> I'm thinking of calcium with vit D. Although I've heard the D is

not

> absorbed well when taken with the calcium.

>

> Comments/recommendations/ good deals on the net/ are all welcomed.

>

> TIA to anyone who responds.

>

F.Y.I. here is a relatively new item that might be of interest to

you.

http://www.summertan.com/Catalog/kbd_d_uv_lamp_4899512.htm

a=z

PS No affiliation with the company :-) but bought one for the wife.

Haven't tried it yet.

[Guest guest]

Aequalsz: with all the scams out there, what makes you think this lamp will do what they claim it will? I see nothing anywhere on this site that guarantees anything.

on 12/26/2006 8:24 AM, aequalsz at aequalsz@... wrote:

F.Y.I. here is a relatively new item that might be of interest to

you.

http://www.summertan.com/Catalog/kbd_d_uv_lamp_4899512.htm

a=z

PS No affiliation with the company :-) but bought one for the wife.

Haven't tried it yet.

[Guest guest]

>

> F.Y.I. here is a relatively new item that might be of interest to

> you.

>

> http://www.summertan.com/Catalog/kbd_d_uv_lamp_4899512.htm

>

> a=z

>

> PS No affiliation with the company :-) but bought one for the wife.

> Haven't tried it yet.

>

[Guest guest]

I highly value the vitamin D council as the content from the site comes from

scientists who have probably done more research than anyone else, anywhere.

That said, I bought a Serti lamp 2 yrs ago. I had some usability issues.

... working long hours, once got burned, and gave it up. Now I'm getting

my D from http://www.bio-tech-pharm.com/products/d35.html

I did read from the Mirkin newsletter that extra calcium increases your need

for vitamin D. http://www.drmirkin.com/public/ezine082706.html (see middle

of page)

For deficiency states, the Vit D council advises once per week large dosing.

So, I've been taking weekly doses, & I get tested. My hydroxy levels

are in the middle with that protocol.

For calcium, I've been taking Citrical Plus with D. This comes with smattering

dose of magnesium, and other minerals. I get it from Wal Mart.

aequalsz wrote:

>

> F.Y.I. here is a relatively new item that might be of interest to

> you.

>

> http://www.summertan.com/Catalog/kbd_d_uv_lamp_4899512.htm

>

> a=

[Guest guest]

I am a big fan of "real" vitamin D, as in sun light. I seem to recall some recent publicity for a report correlating flu propagation with reduced seasonal sunlight exposure in winter.  Perhaps this could be tested by looking at flu statistics in southern Fla?Vit D is fat soluble so perhaps we can keep our batteries charged by visiting a carribean island every few weeks or so... :-)JR On Dec 26, 2006, at 3:12 PM, aequalsz wrote:> > F.Y.I. here is a relatively new item that might be of interest to> you.> > http://www.summertan.com/Catalog/kbd_d_uv_lamp_4899512.htm> > a=z> > PS No affiliation with the company :-) but bought one for the wife.> Haven't tried it yet.>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Aequalsz: with all the scams out there, what makes you think

this

> lamp will

> > do what they claim it will? I see nothing anywhere on this site

> that

> > guarantees anything.

> >

>

Hello,

Well Mrs a=z received her Sperti D/UV sunlamp Friday but since she

was still at work I decided to go ahead and " test drive " it. It

comes with two sets of safety goggles and also instructions to limit

exposure to 3 times per week for a maximum of 5 minutes. After using

it (on areas of the body that do not usually receive sunlight) could

absolutely detect nothing but hopefully some vitamin D initiation is

occurring. This particular lamp is optimized to produce UVB rays in

the frequency range to optimize vitamin D production in the skin. So

do sunlamps actually produce vitamin D in users or have I been duped

into buying a worthless device for Mrs a=z? For my evidence IN FAVOR

of using this Vitamin D/UV lamp please see the following gentle

reader,

" Tanning is associated with optimal vitamin D status (serum 25-

hydroxyvitamin D concentration) and higher bone mineral density1,2,3 "

" Adults who used a tanning bed had 90% higher serum 25(OH)D and 18%

lower PTH concentrations than did adults who did not use a tanning

bed.

The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency [25(OH)D 50 nmol/L] was

significantly lower in the tanners (8%) than in the nontanners

(41.5%)

at the end of the winter. Tanners also had significantly higher BMD

at

the hip than did the nontanners, which confirms the findings of

Bischoff et al (8). There was a small but nonsignificant positive

relation between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and BMD at the hip and

spine. "

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/6/1645

The objective using this lamp is NOT to get a suntan however - only

vitamin D production as noted in the instructions. Actually I am NOT

in favor of heavy suntanning and encourage all I know not to get too

much sun. Some UV rays (with limitations - see Tony's message #24762

for instance) are healthy though.

a=z