[raydan]

... except maybe for that "Male Sexual Performance Anxiety" thing, but there are pills for that.

[Bruce_E_T]

andyt wrote:

For people over 50 you should definitely be supplementing D. I doubt a full spec lamp will do much of anything - that's visible spec, not UV. And once you are tanned, you're not producing vit D in that area anymore. From everything I read, every Canadian should be supplementing D at least during the winter.

Actually pretty well everyone is supplementing with Vit D if you consider that it is added to milk and derived dairy products. I am not sure how far this has gone. I came across a brand of canned Salmon recently (Gold Brand) that had Vit D added. Makes sense I suppose as there is Ca in Salmon but I just wonder how extensive this supplementation is.

Same goes for Iodine. It gets added to salt and spreads through the system in pretty well any type of processed food.

[ShepherdsDog]

Don't need Vitamin D supplements here as 10 minutes under a tropical sun takes care of all your requirements. i remeber a report on the news a few years back that the young children of African immigrants, and others who had fairly dark complexions were having trouble with Vitamin D deficiencies when they moved north.

[raydan]

Eating fatty fish is a good way to get your vitamin D.

Also...

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Perhaps surprisingly, geographic latitude does not consistently predict average serum 25(OH)D levels in a population. Ample opportunities exist to form vitamin D (and store it in the liver and fat) from exposure to sunlight during the spring, summer, and fall months even in the far north latitudes.

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Vitamin D toxicity can cause non-specific symptoms such as anorexia, weight loss, polyuria, and heart arrhythmias. More seriously, it can also raise blood levels of calcium which leads to vascular and tissue calcification, with subsequent damage to the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. Toxicity is much more likely to occur from high intakes of dietary supplements containing vitamin D.

[DrCaleb]

peck420 wrote:

Dr C.

When it comes to the veg servings, do what I do....cheat.

I like to blanch or steam some veg and turn them into my pesto or sauce (depending on meal).

Gets me an extra half serving per meal without me thinking I am getting an extra half serving.

I do cheat. The 3 cups of broccoli was just an example.

I got a new book for Christmas on Chacuterie, and I am wanting to try the vegetable turine and pate recipes. Made some Chipolte on the weekend, and it is fantastic.

andyt wrote:

I once figured out on a hot day I had 27 servings of fruit/veg. But that was 'cause I was drinking a lot of juice. I now mix my juice half and half with water, but buy the veggie/fruit juices. So on top of the veggies and little bit of fruit I eat, I get more from the juices. I know it's not ideal, but it's not too bad either.

See, the sugars in one glass of most fruit juice are enough to frell me up really good. The fruit itself isn't as bad, but 27 is wayyyy too much.

[ShepherdsDog]

the fibre in the whole fruit lowers the absorption of the sugars. I'm still eating pretty low carb although I've upped my fruit and vegetable selections. I also have a slice of whole wheat or rye toast every other day with my eggs. Christmas was a bit of a bitch for me because all of those tasty carbs that were around. I make my own salsa, which i put on everything, to keep my veggies up.