Comments on: The Sunshine Vitamin That Can Save Your Life & Boost Your Performance

By: DaveSix

DaveSix — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:29:20 +0000

Great info. I will definitely look into D3 supplementation. Thanks!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:14:56 +0000

@Wouter. Thanks. That was an interesting read.
@Brandi. Thanks. Hope you’re enjoying those sunny days. Raining here right now 🙁
@Scott. Dr. Mercola says kids below 5 can take 35 units per pound per day. From 5 to 10, 2500 IU, and 5000 IU from 10 on up.
@Mike. So glad the combo worked out for you! You’ll make a great saving over the next year.

By: Alex "Dude Where's My Muscle" Siddy

Alex "Dude Where's My Muscle" Siddy — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:50:47 +0000

This is a real eye opener for me! I have always been a big fan of multivitamins especially ones that are as natural as possible (minimal chemical isolates) but I have never really looked much into Vitamin D.

Although I do live in a sunny country, due to the high number of skin cancer cases each year in Australia I do my best to play hide and seek with the sun. So it’s probably worth my while supplementing with Vitamin D and see if I notice a boost in overall health and well-being.

I will let you know how I go 🙂

By: John A Davis

John A Davis — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:17:22 +0000

I have been taking 1000iu’s with breakfast lunch and dinner.
My lab tests say it measures as 60 in my blood where acceptable range is 30-100.

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:08:35 +0000

One of the perks of living in a tropical country like the Philippines is that we always get free vitamin D almost all year round. 🙂

By: Mike Huber

Mike Huber — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:31:33 +0000

Just checked my multivitamin, only 300IU’s. Will be picking up some vitamin D tomorrow. On a seperate note…. Tried the AAKG/Caffeine combo Mark…. Works as good as the NanoX9. A lot cheaper too. Nano was 1 dollar/serving while AAKG/Caffeine is .44 cents. AWESOME!! Thanks Mark!!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:30:05 +0000

Thank you for this i will buy some tomorrow

😉

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:10:34 +0000

Hmmmm … what about children ? How much can they safely take daily ? Wouldn’t it be nice to get through the winter without a cold ?!?!?!

By: KeoCarter

KeoCarter — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:19:03 +0000

If you’re in the US, Costco.com has trunature® Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 5000 IU, 500 softgels, for only $8.99 + $1.87 S&H to US only:
https://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11602692

By: Brandi McAtee

Brandi McAtee — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:15:19 +0000

We don’t get a lot of sunny days in Montana either. Moreso than Ireland, or even Seattle, but nonetheless! I take at least 2,000IU a day during the summer months when we do have a little sun. More the rest of the year. My Dr. says it’s good for my Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis too. Thanks for the reassurance Mark!

By: Khent

Khent — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:20:21 +0000

Zach – from what I’ve learnt you can take up to about 50,000 IU per day. There is no point in that amount, but it won’t do you harm receiving a good sized daily dose. I take ~5k, but i might increase to 10 as I work indoors.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:16:29 +0000

Is it possible to take too much? I live in a pretty sunny area but might supplement anyways.

By: Wouter

Wouter — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:04:50 +0000

Googling on the claim that it would enhance strength always points to this study :
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20455886

They only talk about people suffering from hypovitaminosis D, but like you said, if you have bad weather all year through, you’re probably deficient anyway.

By: Wouter

Wouter — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:52:17 +0000

Not to brag but here in Belgium we had even less sunny days! But seriously, gonna buy me some tomorrow!

By: Yop

Yop — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:30:47 +0000

A cheaper alternative is to just sleep under an incandescent light bulb 😀