Hello Sean Dennis!

** On Tuesday 06.07.21 - 01:21, Sean Dennis wrote to August Abolins:

 SD> Most vitamins, in the form they are sold, are worthless
 SD> until your body processes the sold form, which is usually
 SD> called a "pro-hormone", into its activated form.

 SD> From: https://tinyurl.com/usnwhtpv (sciencefriday.com)

Good article, but it doesn't say that the sun is needed after  
taking supplements.  It *does* say "Our skin naturally contains  
a precursor to vitamin D."

After I take my supplements, it's usually at dinner/evening;  
not much sun or need to be outside at that time. Sometimes I'll  
take them in the morning, but then it's a short trip from the  
house to the car, and from the car to my place of work indoors  
most of the day.

 SD> "Here's how it happens: Our skin naturally contains a
 SD> precursor to vitamin D. When the sun's ultraviolet rays
 SD> touch the skin, they convert the precursor to a molecule
 SD> called vitamin D3, ...

What is that "precursor"?  If it's always there, then the  
supplements don't need the sun, do they?


 AA>> That 7000IU seems quite a lot!

 SD> It is a lot but I am not in "normal" health, either.
 SD> Specifically, Vitamin D3 helps with the constant, painful,
 SD> and permanent swelling in my entire lower leg and foot.
 SD> It also has many other benefits.

The article also talks about too much D can cause calcium  
build-up and kidney stones "and other problems", etc.

 SD> Unless you are a perfect eater, no, your diet doesn't
 SD> always give you everything.  Now you need to eat right
 SD> with supplements so they can provide you with the benefits
 SD> you need, of course.

I went through a long process calculating calories, carbs and  
vitamins as I progressed to a mostly plant-based eating plan.  
It seemed that I was getting more than the recommended  
quantities of vitamins, naturally.

 SD> I'm not a doctor but I can say that vitamins have helped
 SD> me and continue to help me.  My doctor prescribes me
 SD> Vitamin B12 and a B-complex vitamin.

I am learning that many seniors are getting the B12 and B in  
general as injections.

 SD> My only problem is that I can't afford all the supplements
 SD> I need, such as Co-Q-10 since I am on a statin[1].  I hope
 SD> to soon be able to get what I need.

Co-Q-10 is a pricey beast.  $35+ for a modest bottle of the  
stuff.

 SD> Of course, trying to get myself into better shape will
 SD> always help.

I'm not an athlete by any stretch of the imagination, but  
changing the way I ate by eliminating processed foods and  
sticking with whole foods made a world of difference in stamina  
and overall energy.  Then, as the pounds dropped, I continued  
to feel better and better.  Several "ailments" disappeared.

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