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NOW Foods Vitamin D3 5000 Iu, 120-Softgels

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D-3 Vitamins, Now Foods / B001H1IK26

I started taking these after Prevention magazine reported that people with high vitamin D levels at the start of a diet tend to lose more weight. I realized I should probably be taking them anyway, as I pretty much see no sunlight for large chunks of the day. I love these pills - they're super small and very easy to swallow.

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120 pills per bottle
1 pill per serving
(120 servings per bottle)

5,000 D-3 per serving

Ingredients: olive oil

Does not contain shellfish, soy, or dairy.

~ Ana Mardoll

I am so glad to find this strength available on Amazon so affordable. These little tiny perles are so easy to take it's a pleasure. My doctor told me that for high immunity he would recommend maintaining a blood level of 75-80 ng/mL. After a month on 5000 a day (one perle) he checked my level and it was only 35. He's having me take 2 a day, 10,000 units, for 3 months and will check again. The correct test is called "25 Hydroxyvitamin D".

There's a lot of interesting information on this topic at[...], and they sell a home test.

When visiting my doctor and describing my symptoms of lacking energy, lack of joy, some depression and several other factors, he said that I should consider taking 5,000mg of Vitamin D3 per day. I found it interesting that he said that many of the doctors in his building are taking it since finding that after about 2 months their energy and mood levels are significantly improved. Since I am always interested in what Doctors take themselves, I decided to study why this was true, so when at Bar and Nob, I found the Vitamin D Cure by James E Dowd, MD. ($14.95 or on line e-book for free [if you know where to look])and was very impressed. Nearly all my symptoms were noted in the V D3 deficiency list. As a matter of fact, both my teens and my wife have symptoms of V D3 deficiency as well! When telling my wife about my exciting "find", she said that her doctor had prescribed it for her two months earlier (5,000mg/day.) Needless to say, NOW Brand of Vitamin D3 is the best value that I was able to find! It is pretty inexpensive for an 8 month supply (under $15 including shipping.) I would highly recommend reading the Vitamin D Cure and NOW Brand Vitamin D3 gel caps. Some Vitamin D deficiency symptoms from pg 10: fatigue, joint pain/or swelling, muscle pain pain, cramping, and/or weakness (leg cramps?), chronic pain, uncontrolled weight gain, high BP, restless sleep, poor concentration and memory, headaches, bowel and bladder problems. Unless you work outside most of the time, you are probably very deficient in Vitamin D...that is most of us!...the book says! Be well! NOW Foods Vitamin D3 5000 Iu, 240-Softgels,

I am a dentist and began taking D-3 after testing deficient. I soon noticed that my gums stopped bleeding when flossing and so I now provide a Calcium/D-3 combination to my patients; then I noticed my high blood pressure dropped and I actually passed out from low blood pressure! I was taking two blood pressure medications and have cut back to one. I dropped 10 pounds in two months and have now dropped another 5 pounds. Every time I notice a beneficial change in my body, I go online and find that, yes, D-3 can cause that. My wife's leg pains are caused by D-3 deficiency according to her cardiologist. It is recognized as a prevention measure for several cancers. I took 10,000 each day until my level hit 70, then cut back to 5,000. I could also say that my mental health has improved tremendously. All of the good things you associate with being out in the sun happen when you take D-3.

After out naturepath suggested this product, our entire family is taking one a day. Our previously trashed immune systems have finally gotten the break they deserve. We have all been sooo healthy; without colds, or flu, or anything else. It has been the single most beneficial supplement we have ever taken. Our family loves it.

Given their strength, I thought these pills would be large, but they're tiny -- only about the size of a pea.

As a hospital pharmacist and editor for a newsletter for hospitals around the country, I am well aware of the activity of vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol). It's more potent then vitamin D-2 (ergocalciferol) and I personally like the gel caps. Vitamin D affects about 200 genes in the body and there are vitamin D receptors located in the heart. They're not there for nothing. High-dose vitamin D therapy can be used for a number of conditions that are too numerous to mention. 5,000 units/day taken by the average weight perons should result in a serum level of about 40-45ng/ml 25-hydroxy-D. Higher doses may be needed for some individuals to bring them into the 50-60ng/ml range. See http:[...] for more information.

I am a physician and am very aggressive in managing vitamin D deficiencies. I've yet to check my level on the 5000 unit tablet, but love the small size of the gelcaps and the price cannot be beat! I'm very pleased thus far...

After delivering the news that I was vitamin D deficient (which everyone basically is), my doctor instructed me to start taking 5000 IUs daily. I thought this seemed a bit high, but actually not knowing what an IU was I went with it. After scouring grocery stores, pharmacies, etc, I just couldn't find this dose anywhere. Long story, short - I jumped on Amazon, had the item located in seconds and paid a great price for hundreds of these things! I guess only time will tell, along with more blood work, whether Now Foods vitamin D is up to snuff. Until that time, I will definitely continue to use this brand through Amazon.

Two of my doctors prescribed these and this is the only
place I can get them in this strength. They are evidently working because at my last office visit , I got a
smiley face and
a good! on my latest test.