Comments on: Good News & Bad News: Vitamin D vs. Statins

By: cait

cait — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:13 +0000

Very cool study on cardiovascular disease. Love milk

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:35:54 +0000

Thanks Jon.

Yep, it’s a simple prescription:

3 1g caps fish oil (the Costco will do)
2 1g caps cod liver oil (I live the high potency from Carlson / Vitmain Shoppe)
6,000 IU Vitamin D3 (I use the Carlson gelcaps from Vitamin Shoppe)
K2 (MK-4 Menatetrenone) Carlson has 5mg caps, also available at Vitamin Shoppe, 1 per day.

I think that’s about all the supplementation most people need or should consider.

By: Richard A.

Richard A. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:55:02 +0000

Ian

I am not a medical professional, but from what I understand 500 mg/day of the slow release niacin is considered the upper limit for those not having their liver enzymes monitored and for fast release niacin 1000 mg/day is the upper limit.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:09:16 +0000

Yea, I knew that (from Dr. Eades’ workup). I guess I didn’t clarify enough, so thanks for setting it straight.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:42 +0000

The CLO I take is from Carlson and though I don’t recall the amount, it’s quite modest. And, yes, A toxicity is typically really a D deficiency, and vice versa.

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-vitamin-toxicity-concern.html

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:46 +0000

Richard,
The statin/niacin study released Sunday actually compared statins + niacin to statins + zetia (i.e., Vytorin). the study is poorly written so that fact doesn’t jump out of even the full text, but it’s there (I promise). I made the same mistake myself at first.

This isn’t to say that I don’t suspect that niacin alone would dominate statins, just that this study didn’t prove that.

I suspect even better than niacin is eating paleo…

By: Jonathan Barnes

Jonathan Barnes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:23:29 +0000

Richard…You have and do add value to my life. If you add value to my life, it is clear to me that you also add value to a lot of other peoples lives too. Having just spent 3 days in the Kaiser Hilton ICU (LOL), I find myself having a new and fresh look at my life, physically and mentally…stress management and all that. I’m pretty old, yet active, eat well, and have things pretty good and easy. Given this recent stuff on vitamin D, which you point out so well, it’s clear to me that I’m not getting all that I should. Also, your blogs on vitamin K interests me…I’m looking into that. I deeply appreciate the work you do. Your hard work, good research, and high energy go way beyond what I would do on my own. I thank you…keep up the good work.

Jon :^)

By: Ian Goldsmid

Ian Goldsmid — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:02:06 +0000

Richard

Not concerned about Vitamin A from CLO? Dr. William Davis & one or other of the Ph.D’s at the Vitamin D Council say it can be easy to overdose to toxic limits when supplemented. Although elsewhere I’ve read that it is better absorbed/assimilated when sufficient Vit D & Vit K are included?

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:14:48 +0000

That’s where I’m placing my bet — that, and just good food.

I might blog that. i wonder to what extent people do less than they otherwise might do in good food prep because they are enamored of the sups they are taking.

By: Aaron Blaisdell

Aaron Blaisdell — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:09 +0000

“ClO/fish oil, D3, and K2.” Looks like Weston Price hits one out of the ball field again!