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| Thread ID: 128182 | 2012-12-05 04:22:00 | Vitamin "D" | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1316569 | 2012-12-05 08:43:00 | You have to ask yourself why we have more skin cancer since suntan lotions have become almost mandatory. Dear o dear....you really have to ask this ? |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1316570 | 2012-12-05 09:04:00 | Thanks everyone for your supportive comments. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 1316571 | 2012-12-05 09:26:00 | Glad you got that nonsense out of the way. Couldn't you have banned the stuff ? Sort of "Out damned lump" style of thing, but much more official? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1316572 | 2012-12-05 17:38:00 | I don't believe in supplements . We don't have a nutrition problem in NZ and vitamin pills can easily cause overdoses . Vitamin D toxicity is usually caused by megadoses of vitamin D supplements — not by diet or sun exposure . That's because your body regulates the amount of vitamin D produced by sun exposure, and even fortified foods don't contain large amounts of vitamin D . The main consequence of vitamin D toxicity is a buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause symptoms such as poor appetite, nausea and vomiting . Weakness, frequent urination and kidney problems also may occur . Treatment includes the stopping of excessive vitamin D intake . Your doctor may also prescribe intravenous fluids and medications, such as corticosteroids or bisphosphonates . Unless you are from one of the extreme religious groups and never allowed out, you are unlikely to have a deficiency . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1316573 | 2012-12-05 17:43:00 | Unless you are from one of the extreme religious groups and never allowed out, you are unlikely to have a deficiency.There is a difference between deficiency and sub-optimal levels. Few people have true deficiencies, while many have sub-optimal levels. Around 5 percent of adults in New Zealand are deficient in vitamin D (Adult Nutrition Survey 2008/09). A further 27 percent are below the recommended blood level of vitamin D. - Source: NZ Ministry of Health - Vitamin D (www.health.govt.nz) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 1316574 | 2012-12-05 17:51:00 | These are the same people that say we need 5 serves of fruit and veg a day And that we need o drink 8 litres of water a day. And that red wine is good for us And that alcohol is bad for us And that caffeine is bad fro us And that coffee is good for us. And that good cholesterol is good And that bad cholesterol is bad And that bad cholesterol is good. Look at the supplement industry it seems to be huge with every second advert on the radio for fish oil or glucosomene (which does not work) or vitamin D. And they all say "may" I eat a can of tuna most days, and my bad cholesterol came way down in a year. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1316575 | 2012-12-05 20:14:00 | I’m sorry to hear about your medical problems Jen but hopefully you’ll be fine . I know three women who have been down that road and they’re as good as gold . But by coincidence, about the same time as you, I had a similar problem when I found a lump in my right breast . Knowing that Males can get breast cancer too (although it’s very rare) I off to the doctor . Well he asks me what’s I’m there for so I tell him I’d like some penicillin as I thought I had mastitis . ;) There was much mumbling (he doesn’t share my sense of humour) and after a after an examination he announced I was off for a mammogram . Well the waiting room of the place that does mammograms was full of women, as you’d expect, and I was the only Male . I’m sure they thought I was either lost or they had a Transvestite in their midst . :( Anyway, my turn eventually comes and they try and jam my right tit into a toasted sandwich maker . Well, I’ve got less tit than a 1938 Austin 7 so something had to stretch, somewhere, so there I was with a drooped eye, you could put a dozen of grog in my bottom lip and my jocks were ten sizes too small . Then, having got a photo of the lump, the sadistic ***** doing the job announces & “Now we will do the other side” . :eek: Anyway, after much consultation the nurse announces that I had a lump . Well I did wonder why we’d called the meeting . But wait, having gone to great lengths to establish the obvious they now required a biopsy to determine the type of lump . This was done by the Fine Wire principle . This method requires fine wires to be pushed into the lump from various angles and the cells that are dragged out analysed in the laboratory . So now I’ve become a bloody Voodoo Doll . :groan: It gets worse . The results suggest there are some abnormal cells but don’t confirm they are cancerous . A full biopsy is required . The full biopsy, under a general anaesthetic, is dutifully performed and the whole lump removed . And the outcome? Fortunately, it was a benign type lump (don’t ask me the name) quite common in aging males, but mostly in obese aging males . It really did happen, I’m not pulling your tit . ;) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1316576 | 2012-12-05 20:18:00 | Sorry to hear that Jen. Keep strong friend. My mum got it early when I was 11 and she is still alive and well today (I am 48 now) ;) I would expect you to be 48 if it was your mother that had the cancer? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1316577 | 2012-12-05 22:16:00 | I don't believe in supplements. We don't have a nutrition problem in NZ and vitamin pills can easily cause overdoses. +1 The Mega Dose Vitamin Pills are toxic over long periods, not just Vit D, but many other Vitamins as well (incl Vit C) Its a pitty that its hard to get Vit Pills that supply only the RDA's NZ produced food can be deficient in Zinc/Selenium , but imported grain/flour isnt so not sure even that Zinc/selenium 'issue' matters . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1316578 | 2012-12-06 00:55:00 | I would expect you to be 48 if it was your mother that had the cancer? I was running a parallel between my age (11) when mum was diagnosed and my statement that she is still well after all these years, and to give it a context I put my current age. :) |
Sanco (683) | ||
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