Dancing Vitamins A, D, E & K
November 17, 2010, 8:31 am
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bone thinning,
fat-soluble vitamins,
fractures,
osteoporosis,
vitamin A,
Vitamin D,
vitamin E,
vitamin Kby Tom Ballard RN, ND
Allopathic medicine is now catching up to the value of vitamin D, something natural doctors have known about for hundreds of years. Drs. Oz and Weil and the popular press have made vitamin D so mainstream that it may be one the few points of nutrition that your MD pays attention to. Unfortunately, their limited knowledge may be causing you harm.
All of the fat-soluble vitamins act together to keep your body well oiled, so to speak. Too much vitamin D has a negative effect on vitamin A and vice versa. Microscopic amounts of vitamin K help vitamin D and calcium form bone. Vitamin E has a synergistic effect on all the others.
There are three common problems you may have been subjected to regarding your fat-soluble vitamins:
1. No pre- and post-supplement testing: Vitamin D is one of the few vitamins that can be tested accurately. Why guess? Before starting a supplement, have your blood tested by your doctor. Then retest 2-3 months later to see how you’re doing.
2. Extremely high doses (500,000) of vitamin D prescribed annually: This is not how the body usually takes in vitamin D. Research shows this dosing is associated with increased hip fractures. Better to supplement with a more normal dose of 400 to 2000/day taken with a fat-containing meal for best absorption. It will take longer to pull your blood levels up into the normal range, but it’s far safer and more effective.
3. Failure to balance vitamin D with the other fat-soluble vitamins: Yes, vitamin D is important for your bones and immune function, but so are the others. The safest avenue is to take a multivitamin containing all of these important vitamins.
I do not recommend that anyone take single-vitamin supplements unless under the care of a health professional with nutritional training.
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Filed under: Commentary, Research | Tags: bone thinning, fat-soluble vitamins, fractures, osteoporosis, vitamin A, Vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K
by Tom Ballard RN, ND
Allopathic medicine is now catching up to the value of vitamin D, something natural doctors have known about for hundreds of years. Drs. Oz and Weil and the popular press have made vitamin D so mainstream that it may be one the few points of nutrition that your MD pays attention to. Unfortunately, their limited knowledge may be causing you harm.
All of the fat-soluble vitamins act together to keep your body well oiled, so to speak. Too much vitamin D has a negative effect on vitamin A and vice versa. Microscopic amounts of vitamin K help vitamin D and calcium form bone. Vitamin E has a synergistic effect on all the others.
There are three common problems you may have been subjected to regarding your fat-soluble vitamins:
1. No pre- and post-supplement testing: Vitamin D is one of the few vitamins that can be tested accurately. Why guess? Before starting a supplement, have your blood tested by your doctor. Then retest 2-3 months later to see how you’re doing.
2. Extremely high doses (500,000) of vitamin D prescribed annually: This is not how the body usually takes in vitamin D. Research shows this dosing is associated with increased hip fractures. Better to supplement with a more normal dose of 400 to 2000/day taken with a fat-containing meal for best absorption. It will take longer to pull your blood levels up into the normal range, but it’s far safer and more effective.
3. Failure to balance vitamin D with the other fat-soluble vitamins: Yes, vitamin D is important for your bones and immune function, but so are the others. The safest avenue is to take a multivitamin containing all of these important vitamins.
I do not recommend that anyone take single-vitamin supplements unless under the care of a health professional with nutritional training.
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