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How low vitamin D causes a high PSA
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 16 9:24am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
@heavyphil
I think it just about impossible to get sufficient vitamin D from diet unless you live on ocean fish, and these days that would give you mercury poisoning.
My D levels were higher a couple of years ago, I get both sun and take supplements (and at least eat wild salmon frequently, and sushi very occasionally), I was surprised when they were lower at my last checkup, maybe with age it gets harder to maintain. I also get D in a multivitamin, and in 5000iu supplements I take 5-6 times per week.
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@carbcounter Well yeah, and I go back to the words ‘optimal’ and ‘sufficient’…says WHO?
No disagreement that D is important; but how much is enough?
We’ve evolved to make Vitamin D in our skin when the sun hits it - so wearing modern clothing certainly affects that, right?
But does eating it work? Is it as beneficial? Should we even try to supplement if we have no disease?How many more biochemical processes may be involved when production comes from the sun vs absorption thru the gut?
I read an article way back when, in which the author claimed that you should not shower for a minimum of 3 hours after sunbathing since the Vit D is made in the most superficial layer of the epidermis and you can wash off these cells.
Don’t know where he got that - or if it’s even true - but we’re really going down a DEEP rabbit hole if we have to adjust our shower times to Vitamin D production😩.
Phil