***This is why it is so important to have a base line test done for Parathyroid levels. www.mercola.com has excellent info on Vit. D and what tests to have done etc. Not good to self medicate for anything and Vitamins ARE very powerful drugs.
Still..having a complete workup ...at least once a year...is not a bad idea...thats how you can get a handle on what needs re adjusting in your system...another important thing to do yearly..I believe ..is to have a Hair Analysis done from a competent lab. For women approaching or in Menopause...a Saliva test is the best way of determining where the hormone levels are. Not to say that I would be so quick to medicate for any issue...just feel the info that these tests give me help me decide what needs repairing in the system. V. In a message dated 12/22/2006 10:32:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, mdud...@king-cart.com writes: I do know that my sister ended up in the hospital several times with vit. D poisoning in the 60's until they figured out what the problem was and she stopped taking it or cut down on it. Marshall Ronald (& Susan) wrote: > I'm not sure that is still considered factual (that one can easily > overdose by the sun) based on other writings, > http://vitamindcouncil.com/vitaminDToxicity.shtml > "... Physician ignorance about vitamin D toxicity is widespread. A > case report of four patients appeared in the 1997 Annals of Internal > Medicine, accompanied by and editorial warning about vitamin D > toxicity. Adams JS, Lee G.*Gains in bone mineral density with > resolution of vitamin D intoxication.*Ann Intern Med. 1997 Aug > 1;127(3):203-6 > <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9245225&dopt=Abstract> > Marriott BM.*Vitamin D supplementation: a word of caution.*Ann Intern > Med. 1997 Aug 1;127(3):231-3 > <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9245230&dopt=Abstract> > However, careful examination of the patients reveals that both papers > are a testimony to the fact that incompetence about vitamin D toxicity > can reach the highest levels of academia" > and ... > "In fact, living in America today while worrying about vitamin D > toxicity is like dying of thirst in the desert while worrying about > drowning." > > > Marshall Dudley wrote: >> But one can also get vitamin D poisoning from too much sun: >> >> http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?Id=2135 >> Symptoms of vitamin D toxicity can easily occur when vitamin D is >> taken in large amounts or with excessive sun exposure. (It is >> possible that part of sun poisoning symptoms are due to vitamin D >> toxicity.) >> >> As with everything, moderation is in order. >> >> Marshall >> >> Paula Perry wrote: >>> Marshall, >>> That is true, but there is the sun for vitamin D. >>> Paula >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Dudley" >>> <mdud...@king-cart.com> >>> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:43 AM >>> Subject: Re: CS>Dr. James Howenstine -- 70 % Of Americans Lack Adequate >>> Vitamin D. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Paula Perry wrote: >>>> >>>>> The article is about how most Americans don't get enough vitamin D, >>>>> and how it relates to cancer, skin cancer, and other diseases. He >>>>> also >>>>> talks some about the effects of the oils we have been talking about. >>>>> There is a lot in this article. He has a lot of different articles >>>>> that are worth reading as well. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james4.htm >>>>> >>>> Having the proper amount of vitamin D is important. But I do want to >>>> remind everyone that both vitamin A and D are fat soluble vitamins, >>>> and >>>> are not eliminated from the body if an excess is taken like most other >>>> vitamins. They can cause severe toxic reactions if taken in excess of >>>> what the body can handle. >>>> >>>> Marshall >>>>
