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Old 12-22-2014, 10:36 AM   #13
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Vitamin D deficiency is a condition most of the posters/readers of this forum will have this winter without diagnosis. It's common around here. Vitamin D is responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate and zinc. In humans, the most important compounds in this group are vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. When you can't absorb these essential nutrients your mood suffers. I take a Vitamin D3 supplement from November thru March. Life's short...
My doctor has said the Northeast is the worst for vitamin D deficiency and a lot of studies say we all should be taking more of it. He has had me on more than one occasion take 50,000 units once a week for 8 weeks on top of the 1000 units I take daily. Who knew..
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