- Fear high cost
- Capsules can cost as little as 50 cents/month *
- Bulk Vitamin D costs <1 cent/month
- Hassle of getting it
- Can buy on the Internet, grocery store, pharmacy
- Can get 50,000 IU Vitamin D anywhere on the globe
- Think that a doctor's approval is required
- 19 organizations agree 4,000 IU daily is OK and 6 say up to 10,000 IU
- Need a Vitamin D test (fear of needles, hassle, and cost)
- Note: Testing is rarely needed, but if you want it, an in-home test costs about $50
- Toxicity fear
- Incorrectly believe that >4,000 IU of Vitamin D can be toxic
- Vitamin D has lower toxicity than water, ZERO deaths from Vitamin D supplementation in 10+ years
- Fear long-term consequences - to self, fetus, child
- The only long-term consequence of taking lots of Vitamin D was a huge reduction in Type 1 Diabetes
- People have been taking high-dose Vitamin D for >100 years with no long-term consequences
- Difficulty in swallowing pills
- Can break open a capsule and add the powder to drink/food
- Can use liquid, spray, topical forms
- Worry about forgetting to take a pill
- Can just take a 50,000 IU dose several times a month
- Put the capsules in a cup at the start of the month and be sure they are taken by the end of the month
- Alternately, just add Vitamin D to food/beverage to be consumed over 2-4 weeks
- Worry that the pill casing may be made from animals
- Many companies make capsules that are not made from animals
- Some companies also make Vitamin D3 from plants, rather than oil from sheep wool
- Might have to modify current drugs/supplements typically none: possible exceptions:
- Have to know enough about Vitamin D to be able to justify supplementation to family/friends
- Taking a single capsule (50,000 IU) once every 2 weeks can be hidden from family
- Concerned that others you know are not taking Vitamin D
- Lots of evidence of many others taking Vitamin D, for example, Australia
- Might forget to take the capsule at a particular time of day
- Can take Vitamin D any time of the day: before, during, or after meals - but not after supper (keep you awake)
- However, better response if taken with the largest meal of the day
- Unsure of how much to take
- 4,000 IU or 5,000 IU daily or 50,000 IU twice a month is a great place to start
- Have an adverse reaction to Vitamin D
- Rare adverse reaction to lots of Vitamin D is often due to lack of magnesium
- Adverse reactions to D are far less common than reactions to gluten, lactose, peanut butter, Iron etc.
- See also Getting Vitamin D into your body for other forms, types of Vitamin D - including SUN and UV lamps
- Unsure if Vitamin D will help, and not want to wait for months to find out
- Take a loading dose and see results in as little as a week
- 50,0000 IU daily for a week is a typical loading dose
- Believe that food (still) has the right nutrients needed for health
- However, food today vs 100 years ago has 3X less Vitamin D
- Your country does not (yet) allow sales of capsules containing >1,000 IU of Vitamin D
- Many people buy larger doses over the internet from other countries
- Hint - Buy only a few bottles at a time - so as to not concern the customs agents about re-sale
- Believe that you can enough Vitamin D from the sun if outdoors at least 10 minutes daily
- 10 minutes is enough if you want only 400 IUs and are young, white skined, lying down, with few clothes on, in the summer, around noon
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