Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Hello Peter, Vitamin D is a concern for me, too. And not only me, but even the Finnish health regime, as they have now decided to start adding vitamin D into milk. Now obviously that will not help us raw eaters, so I am taking a vitamin D supplement from November through January. During these months there is very little daylight in this part of the world, and because I work a nine-to-five job, weeks go by without me even catching a glimpse of the sun or any natural light at all (except for weekends when the sun mostly never shines - Murphy's Law Those artificial lights are used to fight winter depression, but they will not supply any vitamin D. Only sunlight or fish does. I think this makes vitamin D a different issue from the other vitamines/protein mysteries. Nanna rawfood , " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner@e...> wrote: > I would like to know what forum thinking is on Vitamin D. > > I am fairly sure I get a deficiency from it in winter and I have > heard that it can be obtained through meat or fat which exposes > me somewhat. Am not keen to buy a sun-lamp. > > Or should I put my anxiety in this area on the shelf with proteins > and B12? > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Nanna James F. Balch MD says " Sources of vitamin D... ....dandelion greens...sweet potatoes and vegetable oils... herbs that contain vitamin D include alfalfa, horsetail, nettle and parsley ....Caution do not take vitamin D without calcium. " In between the continuous full stops there is mention of numerous animal foods that also carry vitamin D. Raw nettles look challenging. Vegetable oils sound vague to me. If the oils carry vitamin D, I guess the vegetables do too. But which ones I wonder. As I eat a lot of vegetables it could easily be that I have no vitamin D deficiency at all. It seems fatigue can result from a Vitamin D deficiency. I wonder whether that contributes to the Scandinavian sense of spring depression. Peter nanna_mi <nanna_mi [nanna_mi] Monday, January 20, 2003 8:53 AM rawfood [Raw Food] Vitamin D Hello Peter, Vitamin D is a concern for me, too. And not only me, but even the Finnish health regime, as they have now decided to start adding vitamin D into milk. Now obviously that will not help us raw eaters, so I am taking a vitamin D supplement from November through January. During these months there is very little daylight in this part of the world, and because I work a nine-to-five job, weeks go by without me even catching a glimpse of the sun or any natural light at all (except for weekends when the sun mostly never shines - Murphy's Law Those artificial lights are used to fight winter depression, but they will not supply any vitamin D. Only sunlight or fish does. I think this makes vitamin D a different issue from the other vitamines/protein mysteries. Nanna rawfood , " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner@e...> wrote: > I would like to know what forum thinking is on Vitamin D. > > I am fairly sure I get a deficiency from it in winter and I have heard > that it can be obtained through meat or fat which exposes me somewhat. > Am not keen to buy a sun-lamp. > > Or should I put my anxiety in this area on the shelf with proteins and > B12? > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 The actual source of vitamin D is the sun, vitamin D is synthesized by ultraviolet in the skin. Don't think it can directly be replaced by increasing the intake of certain vegetables, although certain mushrooms are a source of vitamin D. Vitamin D helps calcium absorbtion and prevents brittle bones but I have read that it is not necessary to take calcium and vitamin D simultaneously. Also I haven't heard of fatigue as a result of vitamin D deficiency, there are however studies that show that low vitamin D intake can cause youth diabetes, prostate cancer and MS. There have also been studies where full-spectrum fluorescent light has been used to enhance calcium absorption in the winter. Only 2 months 'till vernal equinox... sigh... Nanna rawfood , " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner@e...> wrote: > > Nanna > > James F. Balch MD says > > " Sources of vitamin D... > > ...dandelion greens...sweet potatoes and vegetable oils... > herbs that contain vitamin D include alfalfa, horsetail, nettle and > parsley > > ...Caution do not take vitamin D without calcium. " > > In between the continuous full stops there is mention of numerous animal > foods that > also carry vitamin D. Raw nettles look challenging. Vegetable oils > sound vague to > me. If the oils carry vitamin D, I guess the vegetables do too. But > which ones I wonder. > As I eat a lot of vegetables it could easily be that I have no vitamin D > deficiency at all. > > It seems fatigue can result from a Vitamin D deficiency. I wonder > whether that contributes > to the Scandinavian sense of spring depression. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 What do you all feel about the taking of cod liver oil as a source of vitamin D, at least during the winter months? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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