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[TheBatman]

About a year and a half ago I found out I had low vitamin D levels from a doctor. He recommended I get 20-30 min of sunlight exposure 2 to 3 times a week as well as taking a d3 supplement.

 

This seems to keep things normal until winter hits and I can't really get much sunlight, and if I do it's usually just my face. Living in the northern United States, the winter makes up most of the year and it's not very sunny more than 3-4 months out of the year. 

 

I can take d3 supplements during the winter, but to be honest I don't think d3 supplements are at all the same as the vitamin D made from sunlight and I don't notice much from taking them.

 

Moving somewhere else isn't really an option at the moment and I would rather not get vitamin D from tanning salons (it's very short term benefit vs long term possible problems).

 

Are there any other options out there anyone is aware of?

[TheBatman]

it looks like I accidentally made 2 separate topics :/ can I get a mod to delete one?

 

 

[jack black]

the short answer is: yes.

[Armadillo Whisperer]

I too believe it's possible but I think it's likely that the dosages commonly recommended are woefully short of the mark. My wife and I (living in NYC) had Vitamin D levels in the 30s. We began taking 2,000 units, retested several months later and the levels had barely budged. Long story short, we went from 2 to 5 to 10 to 15,000 I.U per day and now have levels in the 50s. I'm not claiming that everyone will need 15,000 I.U to get their levels up to a decent figure as age, sun exposure and diet also play a role, but that's what it took for the two of us. BTW, I believe that getting my levels up 'cured' my chronic asthma. This has been reported by other people as well.

[Keizo]

I just checked my levels. So after more than 3 months of taking approximately 6000 IU D3 every day my levels are 48ng/ml or 120 nmol/l (16th september).

I'm 90kg, 198cm. 24 year old white male. And I try to avoid the sun as much as I can, but I do take long walks most of the year at least 1h per day (with sunscreen most of the time during summer even tho this is Sweden). 

So in other words for me this chart seems rather accurate (assuming I was in the 10-20 ng/ml to begin): https://www.vitamind...y-results-mean/

 

As for how much it raised my levels, I have no idea, this is the only measurement.

Edited by Keizo, 26 October 2016 - 01:40 PM.

[TheBatman]

well I guess I will up the dosage a bit and see if that helps. I assume 7-8000 IU D3 wouldn't be a huge risk since you can produce far more than 1000 IU just being in the sun for 15 minutes. Thanks for the help everyone. 

well I guess I will up the dosage a bit and see if that helps. I assume 7-8000 IU D3 wouldn't be a huge risk since you can produce far more than 1000 IU just being in the sun for 15 minutes. Thanks for the help everyone. 

[kurdishfella]

Do certain areas of the body have more vitamin d receptors than other places? I noticed you tan a lot easier on your abdomen then on chest for example. 

Edited by kurdishfella, 29 June 2020 - 09:57 AM.

[pamojja]

Do certain areas of the body have more vitamin d receptors than other places? I noticed you tan a lot easier on your abdomen then on chest for example. 

 

Not in my case, but I do have very little hair on my chest.