#61

95 would be good. I hope to get there. Honestly I’ll take anything above 40.

#62

Have you considered taking calcifediol? It is more potent than cholecalciferol. Calcifediol is better absorbed from the intestine and easier binds to vitamin-D-binding protein, which both increase bioavailability.

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#63

I take both d3 daily and 25ohd (calcifediol) every week or so to keep up my 25ohd levels to about 200(80)

Dedrogyl is the name of the product.

#64

Yes, this is what I take too. It is prescription though. But @DeStrider can probably source it from India.
I also take both, D3 in oil daily and 25OHD twice weekly. My 25OHD levels are around 85 nmol//L.

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#65

Dedrogyl is quite good. I take about 20 drops a week and 3000iu in oil each morning.

I tend to hover around 200 nmol/L. When it goes down a bit I top up. I do have a 25OHD serum level each week.

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#66

I take 2500iu daily of D3 in oil but only 5 drops twice weekly of 25OHD (Dedrogyl). I don’t supplement either from May to October.
Maybe I should up my supplementation?

#67

Dedrogyl is Calcifediol, the first & only active form of vitamin D in the market, do not pass by the first path of metabolism (liver) , Dedrogyl is 4-5 times more potent than conventional vitamin D in raising serum 25OHD

#68

Depends on your target 25ohd. I may be wrong to target the high end of normal. I have by mistake hit silly territory >400

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#69

There are others. Dedrogyl is i think the best. I get it via goldpharma.

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#70

Maybe time to check my own levels. I never have. I figured I was always supplementing with more than enough at 4000 IU daily. I do worry about overdoing it though. I’ll add it to my next blood test, and look for the oil capsules once I burn through this bottle I currently have.

#71

I’m going to check my levels in March and then make an adjustment. Thanks for the recommendations!

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#72

When my levels reached 51 on 5000/day, my CP advised to slow down.

#73

Just found out that my lab here in Hong Kong charges $125 USD for a vitamin D test. I’ll do it in the summer when I go back to the USA and do it for $45 USD instead.

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#74

There are some odd issues between labs on Vitamin D tests. I get one as part of my normal weekly test and the prices of those range between GBP 125 and GBP 210. That comes, however, with everything else.

I did do a 1,25 DiHydroxy Vitamin D test a couple of years ago. I cannot remember the cost of that. This is the active metabolite rather than the stored 25OHD.

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#75

And I though my lab charging 17,52 EUR is overkill :sweat_smile:

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#76

Definitely. There’s tons of data out there that support this.

Rethink the statins. A significant portion of brain matter is cholesterol based. Check out Marion Holmon, Nina Techolz, and PD Mangan on X, or Nina and PD’s books.

#77

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing!

#78

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Diet and plants are fine, And I have no idea what biomedical education Holman has, but If you’re anti-pharmaceuticals as a general class of product then you may be on the wrong website (Rapamycin news, is after all, a site named after a pharmaceutical and the site is for people who are interested in using pharmaceuticals (over and above a good diet and exercise) as a way to extend healthy lifespan.

There are of course, pros and cons to every group and its a good idea to keep a balanced approach to the information as discussed here: Why I love Big Pharma, and why you should too

If someone wants to review the past discussions on cardiovascular health and statins, etc. - I recommend they review these exhaustive threads:

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#79

Perhaps.

I’m very much appreciating and enjoying the discussion.

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#80

You got a good brand with legit D. Vitamin D isn’t regulated by the FDA so it’s a crap shoot. We might be taking corn starch for all we know