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Vitamin D3, Melatonin, 5-htp, NAC, Tyrosin ... experiences and dosage

 
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All I know is having adequate vitamin D is very important and if your is low you can expect all sorts of problems. Normal D3 levels should be about 30. My wife's got as low as 9 at one point, she took a 50,000 dose once a week and 5000 daily prescribed by the doctor for 6 months. She has serious issuses with immune system and autonomic nervous system. I am suspicious if it stemmed from low vitamin D.
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I take an unmeasured amount of D3 at least weekly......since I've discovered it relieves my psoriasis and I can quit all the toxic drugs....it's routine for me to take 10 to 15 thousand units....there are no side effects.

Consider how many units you get at a day at the beach if you think 10,000 is high....
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She still takes the 5000 daily just to maintain her levels, D is there root of may people's cronic Heath issues and by the time you relize it is low the damage is done.
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I take it back, I wad confused, she take 50,000 once a week, dropped the 5000 daily. Also, about the level of 30, below that is considered low is what I meant, her's was 9, the lowest I have ever heard of.
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9 is extremely low! I have read articles about how the patients literally had no vitamin D in the blood test!
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
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But at worse case, you were just wasting money... there is no health concern for having such high levels... Am I wrong?

What did you learn?
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
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Holy shit. I'd never recommend such high daily amount! What made you take so much?

By the way, 119 isn't too bad. I think the toxicity starts at 150...

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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
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But at worse case, you were just wasting money... there is no health concern for having such high levels... Am I wrong?

What did you learn?
 Quoting: GFX guy


The doctor told me she wanted me below 100 and I felt fine. I read that lifeguards have levels over 150 at the end of summer and are healthy without any issues.

I learned that it stopped my hair from falling out and now I have a ton of regrowth, my kids haven't had even a sniffle all school year because I started them on extra d, k and mag. It also caused my little girl to have a lot of hair growth around her crown. We all sleep like logs and I no longer need to take naps during the day.
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I've been taking 35-45mg of Melatonin every night for about a year and half. At first I started taking it trying to open my third eye...that didn't work. Then I read about the antioxidant value of taking it. It also has been shown to stop the growth of certain types of cancer.

[link to www.cancer.org]

I do have a melatonin hangover some mornings.
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


Holy shit. I'd never recommend such high daily amount! What made you take so much?

By the way, 119 isn't too bad. I think the toxicity starts at 150...

[link to www.vitamindcouncil.org]
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The doctor gave me the prescription, once a week 50,000 and I started having strange twitching on it, like muscle spasms on my eyes and arms. She also talked to me about how disappointed she was about having some people on that 3-4 times a week and having no increase in their levels. I took matters into my own hands and she was impressed with my results. She didn't know how much I was taking but told me to cut down to 2,000 a day to lower it some after the 8 weeks. I think I made some record for the books, she said there hasn't been a case documented in 10 years with that kind of increase in short amount of time.
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If someone is interested, I'm just studying the effects of NAC.
Ordered a whole lot of crap, some of I stopped using.
Atm I will try one supplement at a time and note the effects, to see what works and what not.

There are some interesting reports here

"Also, the thoughts don't seem to run like crazy in my head after maybe only 4 days of taking it in the morning. It's like a thought disciplining pill"

Sounds nice.

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Someone recommended NAC to me to help prevent my migraines, and it increases them, just like magnesium. I'm some weird anomaly when it comes to things that are supposed to help I think.
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Yep, I know what you say.
I thought the same about myself..
I experienced it that way with many things, often it seemed to have the opposite effect.
So I guess there is something else, that was/ is not wired correctly maybe.

I tried different things from supplements to detoxing and stuff like that. The detoxing might have had the effect to clean my body of which had caused this "opposite effect", something that could have blocked absorption.
Only a guess, but I noticed some supplements had different effects at different times.
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I have heard that elsewhere... That opposite or unexpected reactions to supplements that should help could be due to malabsorption. I think it was on GLP, someone suggested Epsom salt baths to get extra magnesium in lieu of oral supplements. If you can't absorb because of gut issues, your system could be overloaded, so try absorbing a different way. That made a lot of sense to me because I have gastrointestinal issues. Glad I am not the only one though who has had the opposite effect of something.

Glad the 3mg melatonin is helpful. If it stops helping at that dose, at least you know you can go higher.
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


But at worse case, you were just wasting money... there is no health concern for having such high levels... Am I wrong?

What did you learn?
 Quoting: GFX guy


The doctor told me she wanted me below 100 and I felt fine. I read that lifeguards have levels over 150 at the end of summer and are healthy without any issues.

I learned that it stopped my hair from falling out and now I have a ton of regrowth, my kids haven't had even a sniffle all school year because I started them on extra d, k and mag. It also caused my little girl to have a lot of hair growth around her crown. We all sleep like logs and I no longer need to take naps during the day.
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Hmm. I don't recall lifeguards having that high level, more like closer to 100. I've read everything over vitamin D for 7 years now. It's nothing short of a miracle of anything I tried. Almost too good to be true.

Funny that you mentioned hair thing... someone came up with a theory that it would prevent baldness in guys. I have an identical twin brother so if he doesn't take vitamin D at all and continues to do so for years, it'd be interesting to see who has the most hair. Lol.
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


Holy shit. I'd never recommend such high daily amount! What made you take so much?

By the way, 119 isn't too bad. I think the toxicity starts at 150...

[link to www.vitamindcouncil.org]
 Quoting: AlcoholicAlien


The doctor gave me the prescription, once a week 50,000 and I started having strange twitching on it, like muscle spasms on my eyes and arms. She also talked to me about how disappointed she was about having some people on that 3-4 times a week and having no increase in their levels. I took matters into my own hands and she was impressed with my results. She didn't know how much I was taking but told me to cut down to 2,000 a day to lower it some after the 8 weeks. I think I made some record for the books, she said there hasn't been a case documented in 10 years with that kind of increase in short amount of time.
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LOL! That's funny. It does take a while for vitamin D level to get to where it should be. I have read that it takes 300,000 IU single dose to fix OVERNIGHT but that was done in other countries, not USA. Not sure how much that massive dosage made the level go up. They didn't really go into that kind of details but that was a lot...
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


Holy shit. I'd never recommend such high daily amount! What made you take so much?

By the way, 119 isn't too bad. I think the toxicity starts at 150...

[link to www.vitamindcouncil.org]
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The doctor gave me the prescription, once a week 50,000 and I started having strange twitching on it, like muscle spasms on my eyes and arms. She also talked to me about how disappointed she was about having some people on that 3-4 times a week and having no increase in their levels. I took matters into my own hands and she was impressed with my results. She didn't know how much I was taking but told me to cut down to 2,000 a day to lower it some after the 8 weeks. I think I made some record for the books, she said there hasn't been a case documented in 10 years with that kind of increase in short amount of time.
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Strange that you mentioned the eye twitching. We recently started taking D3 5000 and my girlfriend has had a persistent eyelid twitching in her left eye and the only thing different in her diet is the D3.
So i have looked for maybe it being the cause and have not found anything about twitching related to D3.
Of course she is taking a small amount compared to what you were on at the time.
Very interesting. She is going to stop taking it tomorrow and see if the eye problems goes away. :)
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


Holy shit. I'd never recommend such high daily amount! What made you take so much?

By the way, 119 isn't too bad. I think the toxicity starts at 150...

[link to www.vitamindcouncil.org]
 Quoting: AlcoholicAlien


The doctor gave me the prescription, once a week 50,000 and I started having strange twitching on it, like muscle spasms on my eyes and arms. She also talked to me about how disappointed she was about having some people on that 3-4 times a week and having no increase in their levels. I took matters into my own hands and she was impressed with my results. She didn't know how much I was taking but told me to cut down to 2,000 a day to lower it some after the 8 weeks. I think I made some record for the books, she said there hasn't been a case documented in 10 years with that kind of increase in short amount of time.
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LOL! That's funny. It does take a while for vitamin D level to get to where it should be. I have read that it takes 300,000 IU single dose to fix OVERNIGHT but that was done in other countries, not USA. Not sure how much that massive dosage made the level go up. They didn't really go into that kind of details but that was a lot...
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I understand that other factors come into play. For instance, calcium is needed for proper uptake to take place. I wonder what other variables there are. All data is good data. I'm sure you would agree. Data for the sake of only data is so rare these days... GLP is perfect for this!
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If someone is interested, I'm just studying the effects of NAC.
Ordered a whole lot of crap, some of I stopped using.
Atm I will try one supplement at a time and note the effects, to see what works and what not.

There are some interesting reports here

"Also, the thoughts don't seem to run like crazy in my head after maybe only 4 days of taking it in the morning. It's like a thought disciplining pill"

Sounds nice.

[link to www.longecity.org]
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I've been taking NAC for longevity for the last 16 years. Many people have told me I look younger than my chronological age.


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Cysteine may help to diminish the effects of aging, protect against heart disease and cancer, boost the immune system, promotes metabolism of fats and production of muscle tissue, aid healing after surgery, promote hair growth, and prevent hair loss. It is also known to work synergistically with vitamin E and selenium as an antioxidant, protecting against the damaging effects of radiation, acetaldehyde, acrolein in tobacco smoke, alcohol and environmental pollutants.

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All I know is having adequate vitamin D is very important and if your is low you can expect all sorts of problems. Normal D3 levels should be about 30. My wife's got as low as 9 at one point, she took a 50,000 dose once a week and 5000 daily prescribed by the doctor for 6 months. She has serious issuses with immune system and autonomic nervous system. I am suspicious if it stemmed from low vitamin D.
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I'm not saying she might not need that much but she should be careful consuming too much per day.

Vitamin D thickens the blood and too much can cause kidney stones.
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That's what the K2 is for. It tells the body where to deposit the calcium. There are studies out there.
K2 tells the body where to deposit calcium !
It interfaces with D3. Research it.
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My chiropractor recently recommended 10,000iu of vitamin D3 5x a week during the winter months (where the sun never comes out) and 5,000iu 5x a week during the rest of the year.

As for melatonin, whomever said they take 9mg is taking wayyyy too much. 5mg is too much, and so is 1mg. The problem is most manufacturers only produce them in 1 and 5mg doses. I managed to find them in 200 microgram doses and used those for awhile with decent effects.
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I've been taking 35-45mg of Melatonin every night for about a year and half. At first I started taking it trying to open my third eye...that didn't work. Then I read about the antioxidant value of taking it. It also has been shown to stop the growth of certain types of cancer.

[link to www.cancer.org]

I do have a melatonin hangover some mornings.
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Dude...you're nuts lol.
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If someone is interested, I'm just studying the effects of NAC.
Ordered a whole lot of crap, some of I stopped using.
Atm I will try one supplement at a time and note the effects, to see what works and what not.

There are some interesting reports here

"Also, the thoughts don't seem to run like crazy in my head after maybe only 4 days of taking it in the morning. It's like a thought disciplining pill"

Sounds nice.

[link to www.longecity.org]
 Quoting: A r c


I've been taking NAC for longevity for the last 16 years. Many people have told me I look younger than my chronological age.


ROLE FOR ANTI-AGING:

Cysteine may help to diminish the effects of aging, protect against heart disease and cancer, boost the immune system, promotes metabolism of fats and production of muscle tissue, aid healing after surgery, promote hair growth, and prevent hair loss. It is also known to work synergistically with vitamin E and selenium as an antioxidant, protecting against the damaging effects of radiation, acetaldehyde, acrolein in tobacco smoke, alcohol and environmental pollutants.

[link to www.worldhealth.net]


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Vitamin D does the same thing. Makes me wonder if we actually need NAC supplement. Think about it... If the civilization collapse over night... What is the easiest way to get NAC? I have no idea. What is the easiest way to get vitamin D? The sun. And it is in large quantity. The fucking Gov't won't say much about that.... Go stand in the sun during mid-day during the summer almost naked for 30 minutes... around 20,000 IU of vitamin D... why the fuck the gov't tell us we need 600 IU a day???
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All I know is having adequate vitamin D is very important and if your is low you can expect all sorts of problems. Normal D3 levels should be about 30. My wife's got as low as 9 at one point, she took a 50,000 dose once a week and 5000 daily prescribed by the doctor for 6 months. She has serious issuses with immune system and autonomic nervous system. I am suspicious if it stemmed from low vitamin D.
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I'm not saying she might not need that much but she should be careful consuming too much per day.

Vitamin D thickens the blood and too much can cause kidney stones.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 969063


That's what the K2 is for. It tells the body where to deposit the calcium. There are studies out there.
K2 tells the body where to deposit calcium !
It interfaces with D3. Research it.
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We get shitload of vitamin D from the sun. Where do we get vitamin K2 from without supplement?
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I take 5,000IU Vit. D3. I do wonder though what the impact is on the liver of these supplements. I also wonder why all of a sudden everyone is so Vit D3 deficient. Is it the chemtrails? The AMA changed the range for normal about 8 years ago or so. Any ideas?

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Any hangover from that? A person could go to work the next morning without feeling groggy?
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I take 5,000IU Vit. D3. I do wonder though what the impact is on the liver of these supplements.
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Stress free if the Doctor in the video I posted above is correct... I wouldn't worry.

In fact I'd worry for the opposite first. I've only seen data that supports his findings and none yet that dispute it.
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D3 is very limited... something most people don't realize is there are a lot more elements to the entire D complex that never go properly supplemented.

The absolute best form of orally taken Vitamin D is Cataplex D from Standard process - it's a pill a day 1,600IU and covers the entire Vitamin D complex.

Get your D levels tested before and after taking the supplement for 30 days and you'll see what I mean.
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D3 is very limited... something most people don't realize is there are a lot more elements to the entire D complex that never go properly supplemented.

The absolute best form of orally taken Vitamin D is Cataplex D from Standard process - it's a pill a day 1,600IU and covers the entire Vitamin D complex.

Get your D levels tested before and after taking the supplement for 30 days and you'll see what I mean.
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You have a point but then again, I refuse to be subject to probe studies on my behavior.

Still it's important to know that all vitamin D gets converted to D3 before the body makes best use of it.

Please correct us if we misunderstand the data.
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


But at worse case, you were just wasting money... there is no health concern for having such high levels... Am I wrong?

What did you learn?
 Quoting: GFX guy


Mercola has had many articles about how tricky taking Vit. D supplements is, as compared to getting sunshine. I was looking for this one really good article and can't lay my hands on it right now. Evidently, you do need to take Vit. K if you take the D in supplement form, because how D works in the body is very complex.
I did find a page of his on D and supplements, many links on this page. Maybe that article is somewhere on this page.

[link to www.mercola.com]
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Check your level before you take a really high dose. I was taking 30,000-50,000 a day for 8 weeks and my level jumped from 19 to 119. Now I take 5,000 a day, along with K2 and magnesium. D3 will constipate you without the magnesium.
 Quoting: Nah-T


But at worse case, you were just wasting money... there is no health concern for having such high levels... Am I wrong?

What did you learn?
 Quoting: GFX guy


Mercola has had many articles about how tricky taking Vit. D supplements is, as compared to getting sunshine. I was looking for this one really good article and can't lay my hands on it right now. Evidently, you do need to take Vit. K if you take the D in supplement form, because how D works in the body is very complex.
I did find a page of his on D and supplements, many links on this page. Maybe that article is somewhere on this page.

[link to www.mercola.com]
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I think this is the article.
[link to articles.mercola.com]
What You Need to Know About Vitamin K2, D and Calcium

Best article I've read on this.
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Hi glp,

just thought if we could share some experience with those "feel better" medicines.

Have some questions, maybe some can be answered.

Wanted to take a look at the normal recommended dosage of those..

Vit D3 is 1,000 IU
But I red in some forums, some people only notice an effect with much higher dose like 10,000 IU or even higher.
I have a supplier with 10,000 IU now in one pill.
There is some concern to higher dosage.

The recommended dose for 5htp is 100 mg a day, also people talk about dose of 400 mg a day.

Melatonin I have 3mg almost every night, sleep better and dream more intensely with it.



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Re: Vitamin D3, Melatonin, 5-htp, NAC, Tyrosin ... experiences and dosage
10,000 IU of D3 is a lot imo.
1000 IU is not enough imo.

I believe the proper and safe amounts of D3 should be between 5,000-8,000 IU daily and i have also read that it should only be taken with K2 so that calcium build up happens in the bones and not in the arteries.

I take 5,000 IU capsules with no K2.
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I read you make 30-40K of IU after a few hours of intense sun..... without calcifying the arteries. Or take 10+ for a while and then 5 as a maintenance dose.
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That said, I do take K2 also.
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10,000 IU of D3 is a lot imo.
1000 IU is not enough imo.

I believe the proper and safe amounts of D3 should be between 5,000-8,000 IU daily and i have also read that it should only be taken with K2 so that calcium build up happens in the bones and not in the arteries.

I take 5,000 IU capsules with no K2.
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I read you make 30-40K of IU after a few hours of intense sun..... without calcifying the arteries. Or take 10+ for a while and then 5 as a maintenance dose.
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Perhaps... but when the sun is so low, you make none. Which makes sense that we have a flu season.

Not to mention that if we wear sun-screen as told, we block the benefits.





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