J O wrote:
> Greets all.
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> I would imagine most everyone here believes  and endeavours to live by the
> principle of food as medicine. However; I am wondering if anyone takes any
> supplementation and may have any recommendations. 
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> Due to the devitalisation of the soil I take a  daily Solgar multivitamin, I
> also take cod liver oil to try and even out the balance the n3/n6 and get my
> EFAs [seems to be working]. I'm a young semi active male.
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> I was wondering if anyone takes anything more than this ; or could recommend
> something / a brand. I remember reading on a low carb forum a while ago that
> some of the regulars took some amino acids to supplement their diet and some
> people swear be CoQ10, etc etc. Of course the supplement industry is full of
> a lot of crap as well, which we must be wary of.
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> What are the thoughts of the community?
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> -Jack

Unless you spend lots and lots of time naked while you "hunt" and 
"gather" (and the meat/fruit/veggie isles at Walmart won't work), 
vitamin D3 supplementation would be essential.  Most Americans are very 
deficient and increases in cancer rates, diabetes, MS, cardiovascular 
diseases, etc. are highly correlated by latitude and increasing vitamin 
D deficiency.  Blacks for example have higher rates of these diseases in 
the US.  The lab reference range is 32-100 ng/ml and most Americans when 
tested the first time come in under 32.  I've seen perhaps 100+ reports 
by people who got tested the first time and their blood D levels range 
between 10 and 25 ng/ml.  Active sun loving youthful people closer to 
the equator have blood levels that range from 100 to 150 ng/ml, way 
above the lab reference range in the US; they also get more UVB exposure 
there.

I take 9000 IU/day of D3 and my blood work ranges between 62-67 ng/ml. 
I purchased a UVB sunlamp and intend to start using it to try to move my 
blood levels higher.  Going to a tanning booth will give you UVA, not UVB.

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