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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:32 PM Original message |
Cancer, Vitamin D, and Sunshine |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hmm...colon cancer, or melanoma? Colon cancer... melanoma... |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The article helps with that question. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. As we seem to find with most things, moderation seems to be the key. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Excessive sun = melanoma. |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. How about a nice vitamin D3 supplement? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I'm phobic about anything that flies and has a stinger, but yellow jackets |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. and they always attack in groups. ouch. n/t |
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Blandocyte (830 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. You're not getting enough vitamin bee |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. D3 supplements are supposed to be just as effective as "Vitamin D from the sun" |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. i don't believe ANYTHING is as effective |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. I was wondering the same thing since I take 1000 mg of D3 every day... |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
40. lol same thing I thought lol nt |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Myths, FAQ, "...Vitamin D: A Real Missing Link..." Prescription=D2 vs D3, Testing, Optimal Ranges -x |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Thanks Tiptoe! |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. thanks for the tip! nt |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. This winter I took extra Vitamin D in an effort to stave off the usual |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. My physician put me on Vitamin D |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sunlight (full-spectrum light) also stimulates the immune system. |
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DumpDavisHogg (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. They need to bring back schools that actually had windows |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. My former HS' windows are actually barred now |
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Gator_Matt (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. This doesn't tell the whole story |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Plus it's not necessarily post-natal exposure... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. ... |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. We evolved being outside and nude. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. I started taking vitamin D last summer after |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have disturbingly low Vitamin D |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Same here. I just finished my second 8-week course |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 02:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. How were the results? |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. "Researchers who touted high vitamin D doses shut out of panel" |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. Very, very interesting. |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 07:12 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. A video interview re a new study (April 2009): |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
30. re: skin cancer |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. see: |
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SWr (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 07:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. interesting |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. "CDC Finds 97% of Americans Contaminated by Sunscreens" |
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cpompilo (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
34. Here is some information on nutrition and health |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
35. Shedding light on vitamin D deficiency ‘crisis’ |
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tiptoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 05:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. The cited, slanted article leaves out important information. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. Well then, that explain why I have it. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
37. Not to mention: |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
38. The drawbacks of not enough are well known, so I don't see why making sure you got plenty is bad. nt |
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