endcruelty Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) i'm thinking i may start popping them since it gets dark around 5pm now, and i don't like feeling bummed heh even at noon it's uggo out there, bye bye sun, see you in june lol Edited November 26, 2010 by endcruelty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetide Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I thought November 1st was the official day to start vitamin D supplementation in Toronto. (Okay, I admit that's just when I started . . . another Toronto guy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresaann Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have been hearing more and more about the importance of Vit. D. Considering we manufacture it from sun exposure, it seems to be an important contributor to health. I just started taking D3, bought at Costco. Can't hurt....Dr. Fuhrman highly recommends it for endocrine and metabolic balance...as well as its other benefits to immune function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have been hearing more and more about the importance of Vit. D. Considering we manufacture it from sun exposure, it seems to be an important contributor to health. I just started taking D3, bought at Costco. Can't hurt....Dr. Fuhrman highly recommends it for endocrine and metabolic balance...as well as its other benefits to immune function.FYI D3 is animal based, at least that's my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkjane Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Mushrooms are the only vegan source of vitamin D aside from UV exposure. I eat a lot of these now anyway, and I'll be phasing out all my animal sourced vitamins as I use them up. Looks like tanning maybe once a week and even MORE mushrooms will be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegimator Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Yep, D2 is the vegan one. Annoyingly hard to find in some mainstream pharmacies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Yep, D2 is the vegan one. Annoyingly hard to find in some mainstream pharmacies though.D3 is touted as superior to either D1 or D2, because it is more readily absorbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have some high potency D2 capsules from Vegan Essentials, I think that's a requirement living in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDietitian Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cholecalciferol (D3) is almost always animal-based though I have found and purchased "vegetarian-D3" which is sourced from bacteria. I'm still skeptical. Daily I take 2000 IU of Ergocalciferol (D2) though clinical trials have arguably found a decrease ability to raise a biomarker of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with supplementation of D2. This can be argued to be a decreased ability of assays to test for a 25-OH D2 (ergocalciferol). It should be noted that Vitamin D deficiency is treated with D2 not D3. In my opinion just take it. (D2).You can find 90 pills of 2000 IU for <$8, while Synthetic Vegetarian D3 is much more expensive. From my recent clinical experience, almost everyone tested for D3 (it's not a routine test) was deficient. They were then treated with 50,000 IU (per week) of Vitamin D2. I'm in the Northern Latitude. The most recent recommendation for vitamin D by the Institute of Medicine is 600 IU/day. When this was released last month, nearly every dietitian I know/work with was let down; we had expected at least a recommendation of 1000 IU. So as a dietitian I will tell you that the clinical research has (thus far) indicated that 600 IU of vitamin D will meet your daily needs. But personally, i take 2000 IU/day because I recognize that borderline low vitamin D levels are not healthy and supplementation of upwards 2000 IU is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegimator Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 It's awesome to have a vegan dietitian on the board. Is the "vegetarian" D3 you purchased from the brand "Megafood"? They claim their D3 is "suitable for vegans" because it's cultured into yeast but the source of the original D3 is lanolin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckas Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The Holistic doctor's group in my area suggests taking 6,000 IU of vitamin D a day for adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sort of along the same lines...Kellogg's have reveled that they are going to be supplementing their cereals with vitamin D3 soon, making them unsuitable for vegans I did write to them to ask a bit more about it and they said they are using vitamin D3 sourced from lanolin. I also asked if they had considered using D2 instead but they didn't answer :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDietitian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yep. "Megafood." It's quite expensive too. 6,000 is definitely on the high end. Though I recently attended a conference with Dr. Michael Holick, an endrocrinologist of Boston Medical School. He's reknown in the area of Vitamin D, though at times controversial. He was advocating around the 4000 IU range. I'm more comfortable with a loose routine of 2000 IU/day. I'd definitely recommend obtaining a vitamin assay, if you're ever able. It would be interesting to cross reference your levels alongside how much you supplement and where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 ordered me some D2 tabs today, planning on going for 2000IU a day. My multivit already has 5μg not sure what that is in IU. Should I ease into 2000 and maybe start about 1000, or does it not matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vege Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I've just posted this in German vegan BB forum. I think it's iteresting - if you expose mushrooms to sunlight or artificial UV light, the amaount of vitamin increases! So, sunbathe your mushrooms!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushrooms_and_vitamin_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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