Which supplements are worth it and which are nonsense - Page 3

Pie · 03-11-2010, 12:44 PM

Don't take it if you're already taking a statin, tho.

classicman · 03-11-2010, 02:01 PM

monnie - use it to keep the kids away or something.

Red Yeast Rice - ROCKS!!!!!!

Pete Zicato · 03-16-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

I have to take one exception to the original post.

I have found that Acai helps a LOT with symptoms of Crohn's Disease. If I forget to take it at night, I pay the next day. As long as I take two at night, the rest of the day is "normal".

Pete, take note!

Brian

You take it in pill form? What brand etc.?

BrianR · 03-17-2010, 10:27 AM

I use Super AcaiBlast in capsule form. I get it from the local GNC and also via internet (cheaper).

The Brand name is Garden Greens. I take two caps a day at bedtime. This seems to give me measurable relief from diarrhea and it only took like a week to see results. The squirts return if I miss more than one dose.

Hope it helps ya!

jinx · 03-25-2010, 10:47 AM

Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren.

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CONCLUSION: This study suggests that vitamin D(3) supplementation during the winter may reduce the incidence of influenza A, especially in specific subgroups of schoolchildren.

Pie · 03-25-2010, 01:12 PM

Interesting that they concluded that one of the subgroups not helped by D3 supplements were. . . children already getting supplemental D3!

jinx · 03-25-2010, 05:49 PM

Seems silly to note, but in a society that thinks if a little is good, more must be better, it isn't.

skysidhe · 03-25-2010, 08:28 PM

Our lack of sunshine or the use of sunscreen makes us deficient in vitamin D?

The old saying that lots of sunshine and fresh air makes us healthy probably has to do with absorbing vitamin D.

vaalion · 04-05-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Our lack of sunshine or the use of sunscreen makes us deficient in vitamin D?

The old saying that lots of sunshine and fresh air makes us healthy probably has to do with absorbing vitamin D.

Suncreen simply blocks UV rays, not really related to vitamin D absorption. Older people, who probably also spend less time outside, do have more trouble absorbing vitamin D as well.

Between a few minutes/hours outside and added vitamin D in my local milk which I drink a lot I don't feel the need for supplements there..

Btw cool graph

Clodfobble · 04-05-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vaalion

Suncreen simply blocks UV rays, not really related to vitamin D absorption.

Ah, no, it is specifically the UV-B rays that stimulate vitamin D synthesis in the skin.

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Used properly, however, sunscreen preparations completely block UV-B. And UV-B radiation is by far the most important source of vitamin D.

Pie · 04-05-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Our lack of sunshine or the use of sunscreen makes us deficient in vitamin D?

The old saying that lots of sunshine and fresh air makes us healthy probably has to do with absorbing vitamin D.

It's the quantity of sunshine that's a problem. Most days/weeks, we don't get enough. Then we go waaaay overboard when we go on vacation and bake for hours on the beach, leading to pre-cancerous genetic damage to our skin.

10-15 minutes per day is enough to synthesize colecalciferol from its precursor molecule, 7-dehydrocholesterol. Alternatively, one can take oral colecalciferol supplementation.

It is interesting to note that neither D3 or D2 are biologically active in their own right; they are both metabolized in the liver and kidneys to the active form.

jinx · 04-06-2010, 04:59 PM

High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Inner-City African American Youth with Asthma in Washington, DC

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Conclusions

Most of this sample of urban AA youth with persistent asthma were vitamin D deficient or insufficient. Given the emerging associations between low vitamin D levels and asthma, strong consideration should be given to routine vitamin D testing in urban AA youth, particularly those with asthma.

glatt · 04-06-2010, 06:23 PM

I admit I didn't click on the link, but do blacks have a harder time manufacturing vitamin D in their skin because of their pigments?

jinx · 04-06-2010, 06:34 PM

That's my understanding, yes.

skysidhe · 04-06-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

10-15 minutes per day is enough to synthesize colecalciferol from its precursor molecule, 7-dehydrocholesterol. Alternatively, one can take oral colecalciferol supplementation.

Oh good during the summer I can justify me only spending 15 minutes at the pool at a time and not getting tan. I'm vitamin D bathing

03-11-2010, 12:44 PM	#31
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Don't take it if you're already taking a statin, tho. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-11-2010, 02:01 PM	#32
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	monnie - use it to keep the kids away or something. Red Yeast Rice - ROCKS!!!!!! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-17-2010, 10:27 AM	#34
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I use Super AcaiBlast in capsule form. I get it from the local GNC and also via internet (cheaper). The Brand name is Garden Greens. I take two caps a day at bedtime. This seems to give me measurable relief from diarrhea and it only took like a week to see results. The squirts return if I miss more than one dose. Hope it helps ya! __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-25-2010, 01:12 PM	#36
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Interesting that they concluded that one of the subgroups not helped by D3 supplements were. . . children already getting supplemental D3! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-25-2010, 05:49 PM	#37
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Seems silly to note, but in a society that thinks if a little is good, more must be better, it isn't. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-25-2010, 08:28 PM	#38
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Our lack of sunshine or the use of sunscreen makes us deficient in vitamin D? The old saying that lots of sunshine and fresh air makes us healthy probably has to do with absorbing vitamin D.

04-06-2010, 06:23 PM	#43
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I admit I didn't click on the link, but do blacks have a harder time manufacturing vitamin D in their skin because of their pigments?

04-06-2010, 06:34 PM	#44
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	That's my understanding, yes. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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