[TMIC] Vitamin D advice sought

2010-02-25 Thread Akua
I need Vitamin D -- there's no sun I'm anemic low red blood cell count my cholestrol is 163 (118-200) my hdl is 36 (40-69) my ldl is 113 (88-160) she , the nurse practitioner , wrote: eat salmon olive oil almonds and walnuts-- all of which i do!!! And she suggested red wine to increase my

RE: [TMIC] Vitamin D advice sought

2010-02-25 Thread Akua
Dear Lori, This Helps A LOT!!! sigh. We were educated by ourselves (old Richie Haven song) I'm trying hard to be my own best physician. That D prescription sounded high. I've got to read more. Akua 50,000 UI?? I have low D and I take 2,000 UI a day for 2 months and then am to reduce to

Re: [TMIC] my Mom - Update

2010-02-25 Thread Celrods
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR MOM. I HOPE YOU WILL GET TO GO SEE HER.

Re: [TMIC] Vitamin D advice sought

2010-02-25 Thread CANDIS KALLEY
Akua, I was dx'd with osteoporosis, SLE (Lupus), Sjogrens besides the TM and I have an ileostomy (my colon, large intestine, removed) which means that I don't absorb many of the nutrients from food, meds,  etc.  I'm also milk intolorant due to the ileostomy .  If I'm out in the sun for