I was talking with my boss about my low vitamin D levels and she remarked that if changing my lights (there are no windows in my room) would help, we could do that. Do lights really help with Vitamin D levels? I know there are lights for plant growth and feeling better in winter. Is there a certain type of light that works best?
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I was talking with my boss about my low vitamin D levels and she remarked that if changing my lights (there are no windows in my room) would help, we could do that. Do lights really help with Vitamin D levels? I know there are lights for plant growth and feeling better in winter. Is there a certain type of light that works best?
I was talking with my boss about my low vitamin D levels and she remarked that if changing my lights (there are no windows in my room) would help, we could do that. Do lights really help with Vitamin D levels? I know there are lights for plant growth and feeling better in winter. Is there a certain type of light that works best?
So, from my reading I got that full-spectrum lights are the ones I need. Apparently low Vitamin D levels contribute to diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Here is the article I found, but I still am unsure of which ones are the best lights. Anyone use them??
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So, from my reading I got that full-spectrum lights are the ones I need. Apparently low Vitamin D levels contribute to diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Here is the article I found, but I still am unsure of which ones are the best lights. Anyone use them??
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb327950.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb327950.htm</a>
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So, from my reading I got that full-spectrum lights are the ones I need. Apparently low Vitamin D levels contribute to diabetes, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Here is the article I found, but I still am unsure of which ones are the best lights. Anyone use them??
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marcijo
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I'm not sure on the lights....but I know my Vit D level was always low until lst year when I started taking 4000 of Vit D per day - now it is perfect.
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marcijo
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I'm not sure on the lights....but I know my Vit D level was always low until lst year when I started taking 4000 of Vit D per day - now it is perfect.
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marcijo
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I'm not sure on the lights....but I know my Vit D level was always low until lst year when I started taking 4000 of Vit D per day - now it is perfect.
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Keepercjr
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Jeana
I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??
I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??
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Jeana
I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??
I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??
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Keepercjr
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Jeana
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<br />I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
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<br />And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??
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<br />I think that your school should put those lights in ALL the class rooms to benefit everybody! Especially in a latitude like yours. As for any experience, sorry I don't have any. I do know that when we got my DH's grandmother some birds for her apartment, we made sure to get her some full spectrum bulbs to shine on the birds so they would maintain their health.
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<br />And Melissa, my first "low" for vit D was 14. A while later it was 21 and is now I think 29. My clinic says that is considered low normal but they want it a lot higher. To get it up I have been taking 5000 iu per day. However since my level has only come up to 29 and it has been over a year (more like 18 months) I started taking 10,000 iu per day. I guess 5000 isn't enough for me??