Jay Aitchsee wrote:Sonnyboy, In my newsfeed this morning this article listing 27 health items associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency came up and I thought of you. These items are associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency not necessarily caused by it.
The "normal" blood range for D3 is considered to be 30 to 100ngl/ml; however, many, including the Vitamin D Council, suggest higher lower levels. The Vitamin D Council suggestsYour doctor said you didn't need supplements, but did you get your levels for D3 and B12?a level of 50 ng/ml is the ideal level to aim for.
It could be coincidental, but when I began supplementing my D3 and B12, both of which were low normal, bringing my D3 up into the 50-60 range, my deep sleep as measured by my Zeo increased. Again, it could have been coincidental since I began implementing better sleep hygiene at the same time, but it didn't hurt, for sure.
There are essentially two ways to improve serum Vitamin D3 levels, supplements and more exposure to sunlight. How's your exercise program coming along? Nudge, nudge.
Hi Jay,Jay Aitchsee wrote:Sonnyboy, In my newsfeed this morning this article listing 27 health items associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency came up and I thought of you. These items are associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency not necessarily caused by it.
The "normal" blood range for D3 is considered to be 30 to 100ngl/ml; however, many, including the Vitamin D Council, suggest higher lower levels. The Vitamin D Council suggestsYour doctor said you didn't need supplements, but did you get your levels for D3 and B12?a level of 50 ng/ml is the ideal level to aim for.
It could be coincidental, but when I began supplementing my D3 and B12, both of which were low normal, bringing my D3 up into the 50-60 range, my deep sleep as measured by my Zeo increased. Again, it could have been coincidental since I began implementing better sleep hygiene at the same time, but it didn't hurt, for sure.
There are essentially two ways to improve serum Vitamin D3 levels, supplements and more exposure to sunlight. How's your exercise program coming along? Nudge, nudge.
1/12/16 labwork showed:
D3: 37 [reference range: 30-100 ng/mL]
B12: 575 [reference range: 200-1100 pg/ml]
1st sleep doctor said everything was normal in 2014,
PMD in January grudgingly ordered supplement related lab, muttering under his breath his D3 is low and not a problem, office staff called and told me my results were normal.
Last month the Stanford sleep specialist said I do not need supplements and did have my January blood work but I need to clarify next month if he was looking at all lab work or just the lab related to PLMD supplements which would not include B12 and D3.
I have a bottle of each and will start taking them.
Always good to have the docs on your side because Medicare + supp will cover the lab and also Vitamin B12 shots 100%.
I am exercising more but not enough yet.
Lots of vegetables in the fridg. now. Thinking about a vegetarian diet which requires some planning to get enough protein so I am eating meat.
Years ago I was a strict vegetarian, except I allowed dairy. Followed this diet for 5 years, my weight and energy level were great and I could eat all I wanted. I played racquetball at least 4 times a week. Didn't have a sleep problem that I was aware of at the time. Gave in to a sudden urge for a McDonald's hamburger and fries.
EPR at 2 is working great. AHI this morning was .40, no mask leaks. No fragmented sleep the first two nights but did recur last night, could be related to trying to decrease the Provigil dose.
