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Old Oct 21, 2010, 04:27 PM
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In 2007 I found out my Vitamin D level was 20, which is LOW. There is a huge normal range from 30-150. A level above 150 is considered toxic for most people. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin, so it is stored in fat rather than being excreted.

My psychiatrist at the Amen Clinic has recommended I get my Vitamin D level up to at least 70. I am up to 45, and my doctor here at home is helping me raise it higher. I am taking a 50,000 IU tablet every two weeks, and 3,200 IU in supplements every day. I do not absorb Vitamin D very well, and I do not spend 10-20 minutes in the sun every day without sunscreen.

Is there anyone who has had experience with raising your Vitamin D level and feeling an improvement of the depression symptoms? Please share if you have.

I am in the process of reading an interesting book, The Vitamin D Solution, A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem. It is written by Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., M.D. I read on the Internet that Dr. Holick is a "Pioneer in Vitamin D Research."

Most life guards have a Vitamin D level of 100.

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Caramel
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 05:01 PM
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This is my favorite natural site: http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=110
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 11:27 PM
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Excellent website. Thank you!
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Live Your Life In The Moment
What you think of as the past is a memory trace, stored in the mind, of a former Now.
The future is an imagined Now, a projection of the mind.

concepts from the books, The Power of Now and A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle

The Amen Clinics use SPECT brain scans to help diagnose and treat psychiatric diseases.
To learn more go to: www.amenclinics.com

I went to the Amen Clinic in Newport Beach, California in March of 2010. I am not well yet, but I am making good progress.
If you are interested, visit my blog at http://escapefromdepression.blogspot.com.
My brain scans are posted in Chapters 11 & 13.

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