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Medical Forum / General / General / September 2004Sun in winter......
How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months when any skin exposed is skin frozen? Also, I do not like vitamin D supplementation much because I fear permanent calcification, especially around the heart. > How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months > when any skin exposed is skin frozen? Your fear of reasonable vitamin D supplementation is unreasonable. In a person not getting sun, 4000 IU per day is a reasonable dose. This will prevent the winter time elevation of parathyroid hormone which likely can increase chances of your feared problem. Further, a vitamin K supplement of at least a milligram per day who do much to prevent ectopic calcification. > Also, I do not like vitamin D supplementation much because I fear permanent > calcification, especially around the heart. > > > How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months > > when any skin exposed is skin frozen? > Your fear of reasonable vitamin D supplementation is unreasonable. > In a person not getting sun, 4000 IU per day is a reasonable dose. > This will prevent the winter time elevation of parathyroid hormone > which likely can increase chances of your feared problem. > Further, a vitamin K supplement of at least a milligram per > day who do much to prevent ectopic calcification. Yuppers. Rob (boy did you pick a bad namesake.) >> Also, I do not like vitamin D supplementation much because I fear > permanent [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > months >> > when any skin exposed is skin frozen? > Further, a vitamin K supplement of at least a milligram per > day who do much to prevent ectopic calcification. In some countries, Vitamin K is not available unless by prescription for blood coagulation treatment. I happen to live in such a communism. Not an issue in southern US (Frostbite that is) but what about sitting by a window exposed directly to the sun. We did that with my son when he first came home to help with the belirubin (jaundice). > Also, I do not like vitamin D supplementation much because I fear permanent > calcification, especially around the heart. > > > How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months > > when any skin exposed is skin frozen? > How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months > when any skin exposed is skin frozen? You may wish to eat plenty of fatty fish. Wild Alaskan salmon appears to be the least polluted and free of mercury and other toxins. Also, you may wish to consider a fish oil supplement. Another option to consider is a full spectrum light bulb. This supposedly provides close to the equivalent of natural outdoor sunlight. A few minutes daily throughout the fall and winter should help your body provide adequate vitamin D. Good luck to you. Some vitamin D information: http://www.healthsentinel.com/nutandcond.php?tablename=nutrients&id=20&event=nut rients_print_list_item >> How to get enough sun for good vitamin D status in the cold winter months >> when any skin exposed is skin frozen? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >http://www.healthsentinel.com/nutandcond.php?tablename=nutrients&id=20&event=nu >trients_print_list_item A full spectrum light bulb??? Hey, I always use 6400 K bulbs throughout my house in the winter because it helps me to avoid depression. Does that mean I'm also making more vitamin D? I seldom go outside during the winter, except to drive to work. Leonard  Signature"Everything that rises must converge" --Flannery O'Connor |
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