tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post3343078393527468703..comments2023-11-30T00:29:08.106-08:00Comments on Animal Pharm: Hearts of Stone, Arteries of GlassDr. B Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-73733747817120048432008-08-04T08:39:00.000-07:002008-08-04T08:39:00.000-07:00Hi Cynthia & David,To maintain acceptable seru...Hi Cynthia & David,<BR/><BR/>To maintain acceptable serum 25(OH)D to levels where disease and prevention of diseases occur 60-70 ng/ml, I'm not sure if food alone will cut it. Like an Inuit or trad'l diet Alaskan, you'd have to consume salmon, seal and whale at every meal!<BR/><BR/>Did you know that high quality Vitamin D3 supplements are purified from whole foods, like fish liver?<BR/><BR/>My nutritionist prefers to get his D3 from high potency Blue Ice -- he gets the vit A and sufficient EPA+DHA also (but I think he hasn't checked the 25(OH)D yet!).<BR/><BR/>Here is a <A HREF="http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamindmiracle.html#food" REL="nofollow">LIST OF FOOD SOURCES</A> from Weston A Price... Hope that helps.<BR/><BR/>-BGDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-42368295864666805482008-08-04T02:02:00.000-07:002008-08-04T02:02:00.000-07:00I would like to find dietary sources of vitamin D3...I would like to find dietary sources of vitamin D3 rather than having to take pills. What do you suggest? Is it time to buy cod liver oil? (not exactly dietary) What about fish and non-fish sources- liver, eggs, etc?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Drs. Cynthia and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081685734249334402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-19867641603647457322008-08-03T20:46:00.000-07:002008-08-03T20:46:00.000-07:00Hi Rich,What kind of uptake are they noticing? De...Hi Rich,<BR/>What kind of uptake are they noticing? <BR/><BR/>Definitely studies show supplementing calcium alone increases serum vitamin D. Funny huh? Just as taking a statin increases serum vitamin D. Why is that? I think somehow the body thinks... hey I think I need vitamin D now --- for growth, reproduction, hormone-genesis, anti-proliferative functions, ie...SHRINKAGE... *ha haa* remember my Shrinkage 101 post? <BR/><BR/>A funny thing that I've been noticing lately --- when serum vit D goes up -- serum Magnesium goes down. Magnesium is very tightly monitored in the human body (hardly ever goes out of normal range < 1.7), just as calcium is. PTH, vit D, Mg and Ca++ PO4 all are intimately connected and fluctuate together dynamically.<BR/><BR/>Magnesium is crucial for about 275 enzymatic and mitochondrial reactions every minute of the day. Mg-ATPase is one major one.<BR/><BR/>Being both divalent cations an metals, magnesium and calcium compete for binding sites and perhaps elsewhere in the body. <BR/><BR/>Dr.Davis has already been suggesting Magnesium supplementation for years at TYP. He's brilliant! We certainly need Magnesium as we're building our bone with vit D repletion (moving calcium from plaque to more appropriate places...like our bones). <BR/><BR/>When Mag doesn't get repleted, then Hypoparathyroidism can occur, and many other metabolic derangements in fact hypertension and even insulin resistance (maybe these are the people who report weight gain with vitamin D3?)<BR/><BR/>I strongly believe we get sufficient calcium 800-1200mg/day from a balanced Paleolithic diet (and my triple latte from Peets doesn't hurt).<BR/><BR/>Any extra from a supplement imo will probably continue calcification of tissues, pineal glands, organs, gallbladders, pancreas, etc... and the coronary blood vessels.<BR/><BR/>What are your thoughts on this?<BR/><BR/>-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-70081111914679047242008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:00G: I am hearing from research people that D3 is wo...G: I am hearing from research people that D3 is wonderful, but problems arise from simultaneously supplementing calcium -- increased uptake happens. I would be grateful for your comments. -RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-79219949146666259792008-07-21T15:31:00.000-07:002008-07-21T15:31:00.000-07:00Hey Peter,Yes nephrologists may be ahead (and less...Hey Peter,<BR/><BR/>Yes nephrologists may be ahead (and less busy 'signing death certificates' these days) but so are VETS (like you)! In America, the 'low protein'/low fat/INSULINOGENIC CKD/DOQI diet is still the fastest way to dialysis however. *sigh* <BR/><BR/>Is there a way to appease our 'inner' feline/?fish/?animal?<BR/><BR/>-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-78687042145791423992008-07-21T13:59:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:59:00.000-07:00Hi g,I find it fascinating that nephrologists are ...Hi g,<BR/><BR/>I find it fascinating that nephrologists are so far ahead of cardiologist, certain individuals excepted, in assessing vascular disease. There are pockets of such excellence within the medical profession, why do they get ignored???<BR/><BR/>The concept of phosphate binding is well established in vet work, calcium restriction and normalisation of D3 are interesting potential adjuncts. It's a pity that 25(OH) D3 assay needs shipping to the States and is expensive for us here in the UK. There are reports of marked benefits of high protein diets in renal disease in cats, even before phosphate binders were introduced. This has not penetrated the specialist diet market. My current advice to owners of cats in renal failure is that feeding what the cat will eat is better than having unpalatable food rejected. If this increases protein intake and we can control blood phosphate levels, so much the better!<BR/><BR/>PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527788116058656094noreply@blogger.com