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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? " Yes medical experts believe vitamin d has some very important benefits, in fact a vitamin d screening test was developed to run alongside other immunology screens and it predates COVID quite a bit | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? " Yes it's true, just not the "guaranteed prevention" that some were suggesting. Ultimately, it is well worth getting the suggested quantity of all the vitamins. Cal | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? " Yes there's now lots of scientific papers out there with very strong evidence to support the links between low vitamin D levels and more serious outcomes from Covid. In a nutshell, if levels are normal there's not much risk for otherwise healthy people. The risk increases significantly the more deficient a person is | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn " Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day " 10000 UI is way too much. Taking that sort of level long term is not sensible and likely to cause ill effects. | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day 10000 UI is way too much. Taking that sort of level long term is not sensible and likely to cause ill effects. " It’s not, that’s why it’s possible to buy 10,000IU caps in the uk | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D. "That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one? | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one? "I don't think, at least I hope it doesn't need to get controversial. | |||
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"As said above vit d, vit c and zinc are so powerful for immune function although if taking zinc u should take copper supplements to and on the plus side all 3 sups help sexually massively "Adding that statement to my profile... | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day 10000 UI is way too much. Taking that sort of level long term is not sensible and likely to cause ill effects. It’s not, that’s why it’s possible to buy 10,000IU caps in the uk " 10,000IU for someone in good to reasonable health with no vit D deficiencies is a huge daily dose. Those kind of amounts are to boost your system for a short period, 1000IU is more than adequate. | |||
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"Whilst vitamin D and other vitamins are very useful so are herbs it's how medicine was started turmeric powder is a very useful herbs used in operating theatres decades ago it's an anti-inflammatory and also helps to filter the bodily functions and repair "Yep, I believe turmeric is still used for medicinal purposes in a lot of Asian countries. Only downside is yellow fingers | |||
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"Whilst vitamin D and other vitamins are very useful so are herbs it's how medicine was started turmeric powder is a very useful herbs used in operating theatres decades ago it's an anti-inflammatory and also helps to filter the bodily functions and repair
Yep, I believe turmeric is still used for medicinal purposes in a lot of Asian countries. Only downside is yellow fingers "You only get yellow fingers because it has additives to preserve if home grown it's pure and doesn't do that otherwise use a spoon  | |||
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"Bury a slice of bacon in your garden to ward of evil spirits." Does that improve my 5g reception too? | |||
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"I started taking vitimin D just beford covid hit. Never caught it. Ran out and it took me 10 days to get more....guess what.....got covid... coincidence???? Who knows" Absolutely coincidence, it doesn't work like the contraceptive pill | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? " You can take Vit D supplements but I'm not a fan of other supplements when a balanced diet is always best. | |||
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"Problem is its UV your skin needs to synthesise it so all the factor 50 suncreams prevent most of it .. however I'd imagine you don't need a lot of exposure. 30 minute walk every day rather than a day of naked sunbathing a week kinda thing ? It's also been found that many stomach acid treatments significantly alleviate covid symptoms and studies also revealed it helped prevent infection. Stuff like pepcid / peptac with famotidine. Something to do with inflammatory response. " That's not actually true, here is a snippet from a study into the matter. "White-skinned people in the UK (and similar latitudes) are able to meet vitamin D requirements (defined as remaining at or above 25 nmol/L 25(OH)D throughout winter) by spending nine minutes outdoors at lunchtime from March to September or for nine to 13 min, dependent on South-North geographical location, June–August, in season-appropriate clothing." (Source National Library of Medicine -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946282/) This shows that for some, as little a nine minutes per day for three months could be enough exposure | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day 10000 UI is way too much. Taking that sort of level long term is not sensible and likely to cause ill effects. It’s not, that’s why it’s possible to buy 10,000IU caps in the uk " 10,000iu is the absolute maximum recommended intake, so much less would be fine. Excessive vitamin d intake can cause problems | |||
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"Yes its a steroid hormone rather than a vitamin get out in the Sunshine full body exposure but dont Burn Worth noting that in England it’s very hard to get vitamin D from the sun. The sun is only strong enough for 2-3 months out of the year, and even then you’d need to be out sunbathing naked in the mid day sun to get anything. Take a vitamin D supplement. 10,000 UI a day 10000 UI is way too much. Taking that sort of level long term is not sensible and likely to cause ill effects. It’s not, that’s why it’s possible to buy 10,000IU caps in the uk 10,000iu is the absolute maximum recommended intake, so much less would be fine. Excessive vitamin d intake can cause problems " I’m deficient in Vit D and take 2 x 1000IU each day. Took about a month to notice any difference but GP says I’m still borderline. In the warmer weather I’m out every day but doesn’t seem to make much of a difference Pixie | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? " Damn right it is! It's essential for your immunity! Mother has covid and I gave her 10,000 IU pills telling her to take two a day! Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? Damn right it is! It's essential for your immunity! Mother has covid and I gave her 10,000 IU pills telling her to take two a day! Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! " 20000 IU a day is way too much. In the short term won't much harm as your body will just rid of the excess and it will be a waste of money. Long term doses of this strength will cause illness. By all means take a vitamin D tablet but suggesting this strength is stupid and dangerous. | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! " I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... " Big supplement is entirely different because reasons... | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... " Some gaff in India. It's not big phara it's even bigger big health supplements.
And big farms grow fruit and veg for that big balanced diet so most of the time you don't need supplements. | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... Some gaff in India. It's not big phara it's even bigger big health supplements.
And big farms grow fruit and veg for that big balanced diet so most of the time you don't need supplements. "That right? Then how is it that Vitamin D is converted by our bodies from the suns rays and doesn’t come from what we eat? | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... Some gaff in India. It's not big phara it's even bigger big health supplements.
And big farms grow fruit and veg for that big balanced diet so most of the time you don't need supplements.
That right? Then how is it that Vitamin D is converted by our bodies from the suns rays and doesn’t come from what we eat? "Very true, that's why my post says most of the time. | |||
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"When you live at our latitude its a very good idea for everyone to take a vitamin d supplement." I’m on them for life as I have a deficiency and (I didn’t know this at the time) but once the level is brought up with Vitamin D capsules with a deficiency the level will just drop again | |||
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" Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! I wonder who makes vit d tablets ... Some gaff in India. It's not big phara it's even bigger big health supplements.
And big farms grow fruit and veg for that big balanced diet so most of the time you don't need supplements.
That right? Then how is it that Vitamin D is converted by our bodies from the suns rays and doesn’t come from what we eat? "You can get vitamin d in what you eat. It's not as many foods as most vitamins. But oily fish,liver ,red meat, cereals, eggs, cheese mushrooms and cereals all contain vitamin D. Most people who eat a good varied diet shouldn't need any supplements. | |||
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"Can’t beat a bit of sunshine " Yip, that the problem we have, not enough sunshine, especially in the winter. Vit D is one of the most complicated vitamins as it acts more like a hormone. | |||
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"No one has mentioned leeches yet…. Bit disappointed!! "" Never had anything you doctors didn’t try to cure with leeches. A leech on my ear for ear ache, a leech on my bottom for constipation." | |||
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"No one has mentioned leeches yet…. Bit disappointed!!
" Never had anything you doctors didn’t try to cure with leeches. A
leech on my ear for ear ache, a leech on my bottom for constipation." "And now Im happy!!! Happy as a leech in a bucket of constipated bottoms…. | |||
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"https://news.sky.com/story/vitamin-d-overdose-warning-after-man-admitted-to-hospital-for-excessive-intake-12646798 Do not screw around with mega doses of vitamins. If I remember correctly this was also the cause of death for one of the men on Scott's Antarctica expedition in 1910. Food was getting low, the man was injured and exhausted more than most. The team killed a dog for food, and gave the liver to the injured man because it would be high in protein and vitamins. Unfortunately dog liver contains a huge level of vitamin D, and the result was the man dying of vitamin D poisoning." Very true. Seems Toby Carvery have kept grilled dead dog off the Sunday roast for just this reason. | |||
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"Bit of a throw back. But I remember right at the start there were comments around that a vit d boost would help ward off the lurgie or help with any symptoms... Anyone know if there was any truth in it... Now we are a few years on? Damn right it is! It's essential for your immunity! Mother has covid and I gave her 10,000 IU pills telling her to take two a day! Don't assume big pharma is your friend it isn't a warm loving charity! 20000 IU a day is way too much. In the short term won't much harm as your body will just rid of the excess and it will be a waste of money. Long term doses of this strength will cause illness. By all means take a vitamin D tablet but suggesting this strength is stupid and dangerous." Bloody hell that's way too high  , I've got a vit d deficiency and I'm only on 50,000iu once a week and then otc strength when I finish these for the rest of my days.
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one? "Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly. | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one?
Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly. "PhD in nurse education. Maybe he's a doctor like Mary Beard is? | |||
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"No one has mentioned leeches yet…. Bit disappointed!!
" Never had anything you doctors didn’t try to cure with leeches. A
leech on my ear for ear ache, a leech on my bottom for constipation." "“Rather a quack than a duckie……good day!” | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one?
Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly.
PhD in nurse education.
Maybe he's a doctor like Mary Beard is?"Worth remembering Ian Paisley was a Dr lol | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one?
Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly.
PhD in nurse education.
Maybe he's a doctor like Mary Beard is?
Worth remembering Ian Paisley was a Dr lol"Was An expert in vitamin D apparently? | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one?
Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly.
PhD in nurse education.
Maybe he's a doctor like Mary Beard is?
Worth remembering Ian Paisley was a Dr lol
Was An expert in vitamin D apparently? "Was probably a member here too | |||
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"I just had a delivery for 6 months supply for £3 + delivery. 5000iu going to start taking them today, they do help a lot, these tablets are tiny also in case you don’t like swallowing big ones lol" Be careful with such a large dose as too much your body can’t get rid of it and it will damage your kidneys, cause renal failure. You’re safer taking a lower dose. I take 800iu daily | |||
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"I still got covid and i take regular vitamin D supplements but the symptoms were mild but was testing positive for 10 days which was annoying " I’m sure you didn’t mean it but it sounds like you took vitamin D to stop you getting Covid | |||
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"I just had a delivery for 6 months supply for £3 + delivery. 5000iu going to start taking them today, they do help a lot, these tablets are tiny also in case you don’t like swallowing big ones lol Be careful with such a large dose as too much your body can’t get rid of it and it will damage your kidneys, cause renal failure. You’re safer taking a lower dose. I take 800iu daily" Hypervitaminosis with vitamin D can be a problem There was a case recently of a elderly man who had been recommended to take high doses of D by a quack and he became gravely ill with some permanent organ damage. Whilst many citizens of northern latitudes have D levels that are too low, a regime of little and often is preferable to very high doses that the body has difficulty in clearing. Frankly, we spend too much time indoors nowadays compared to our ancestors who got most of what they needed from sunlight. Oily fish is also a good source of D, especially in winter. | |||
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"Dr John Campbell on UTube has some very interesting videos on Covid and Vit D.
That'll be Dr John Campbell who's spouted some total tosh over the last couple of years, or is there another one?
Dr….who discusses only things from peer reviewed journals and posts links to all sources. I have a tendency to follow accurate science. Vitamin D intake at sensible levels is very important for a variety of systems to function correctly.
PhD in nurse education.
Maybe he's a doctor like Mary Beard is?
Worth remembering Ian Paisley was a Dr lol
Was An expert in vitamin D apparently?
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"I take vitamin D, zinc, C and a strong multivitamin everyday "Yeah, I take a bunch of stuff too - although not because I believe it has any bearing on Covid. I think I read that early correlation with vitamin D couldn't be distinguished from socioeconomic status. | |||
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