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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Suffering Badly With Cold/Flu
« on: 13/04/2012 13:06:46 »
Vitamin D can help and, at this time of year (end of winter), your vitamin D levels will be at their lowest.
According to the European Food Standards Agency, vitamin D is needed for a normal functioning immune system. And randomised control trials have shown that vitamin D is effectively against colds and flu.
You should be able to get a vitamin D test from your GP. You need to get your vitamin D levels above at least 75 nmol (30 ng).
You get vitamin D from the sun (don't burn), from oily fish and from supplements (maximum recommended limit is 4000 IU/d).
I've got young children and since we all started supplementing with the vitamin D (I take 2500 UI/d), the number and duration of the colds / fevers that we have has dropped dramatically compared to previous non-vitamin D years.
According to the European Food Standards Agency, vitamin D is needed for a normal functioning immune system. And randomised control trials have shown that vitamin D is effectively against colds and flu.
You should be able to get a vitamin D test from your GP. You need to get your vitamin D levels above at least 75 nmol (30 ng).
You get vitamin D from the sun (don't burn), from oily fish and from supplements (maximum recommended limit is 4000 IU/d).
I've got young children and since we all started supplementing with the vitamin D (I take 2500 UI/d), the number and duration of the colds / fevers that we have has dropped dramatically compared to previous non-vitamin D years.