Best Supplement for Flu: Bio-Tech Pharmacal - D3-50 - 100 Count

No infection and Weightloss!!!

I have had serious discomfort due to reoccurring sinus- and lung infections every time I catch the flue or the common cold and also in the spring time when pollen is high. Last winter I had to take 5 rounds of antibiotics because of this. It does not seem to matter if I get the flue shot, I actually get sick from that sometimes and then still get the Flu and I always get really sick, coughing and losing sleep for 2-3 weeks after each Flu. I live on 64Â°N and my Vitamin-D level was low when I got tested. I did not get the flue shot this year and when ever I feel sickly that has happened 3 times since September I do "Stoss Therapy" [...] I've also taken one of these pills 2--3 times a month but I recently I changed to 5000IU daily as I would forget to take these. Long story short, I have not had a single respiratory infection or constipation since I started this in September 2010. I also notised that I have lost weight, I suddenly did not feel like eating sugar any more and I a hard core sugar addict! Perhaps this is because I sleep better since I breath better. This product rocks! I take one or two Calcium/Magnesium/Zink with my Vitamin D, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solaray-Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc-Caps/dp/B004F80PU8/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1297265287&sr=8-

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Great source of Vitamin D

If you work indoors, odds are that you're deficient in Vitamin D -- even more so in the Winter, if you're dark-skinned, and the further away from the equator you live. This supplement is an excellent way to help correct your levels. Dr John Cannell at the Vitamin D Council has researched dose extensively, and found 10,000 IU per day to be safe over the long-term; the skin produces about that much Vit D in response to 20 to 30 minutes of summer sun exposure. However, correcting low blood levels often requires a higher dose, which is where this product comes in. You should only use it daily for one to three months, hopefully with a blood test every month or so to check your progress. Research shows that ideal levels are between roughly 60 ng/mL and 120 ng/mL (150 to 300 nmol/L). After your levels correct, to maintain them you can switch to taking either one 50,000 IU capsule per week, or 5,000 to 10,000 IU per day on days that you don't get plenty of sun. Low levels of Vit D have been associated with higher rates of cancer (including breast, ovarian, prostate, colon, kidney, endometrial and lymphoma), heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and even the Flu -- as well as lower rates of injury from falls and fractures. There is good evidence to suggest that adequate levels of Vit D can protect you from H1N1 as well or better than immunization. In fact, the Winter decline in Vit D has been implicated as one of the underlying causes of Flu season. Another tidbit about getting Vit D from the sun: while sun exposure does increase the risk of certain skin cancers, those cancers are also the most curable forms. The flip-side is that limiting sun exposure reduces your Vit D level, which puts you at much higher risk for getting the really nasty, incurable cancers. Is the trade-off really worth it? Our Paleolithic ancestors certainly spent plenty of time in the sun

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Perhaps Life Saving??

Taking Vitamin D3 has turned my life around. When I had a stage 2 melanoma mole removed in 2002 and began avoiding the sun, I became very sick with CFS, Hashimoto thyroiditis,gum disease even brushing and flossing regularly and professional cleaning 4 times a year and eating an organic whole foods diet. I ordered this product from Bio Tech directly 3 years ago and brought my blood levels up quickly. Now I maintain them at around 90 iu with 5000 to 10,000 a day. I have lost about 15 pounds much of it belly fat, have had no colds, Flu, asthma,or even spring allergies. I am amused at the fear of high levels when the price of deficency is so great and researchers keep raising the recommended levels. I now keep these on hand to help others "fill their tank" as they wake from the "dark ages". Check out [..] Amazon has such a great price and service from this very reliable lab that I am going to experiment taking 1 a week

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Great to have on hand

Whenever I'm out and there is someone near me who is sniffling, sneezing, wheezing, hacking, coughing, or just looks like death warmed over, I take a 50,000 IU as soon as I get home. I take it prophylacticly. If I feel a bit of a sore throat, I also take one. I (and my hubby) haven't had a cold or Flu in almost 4 years (since learning about Vit D3). We also take 5,000 IU daily. Although we live in Florida, we still don't get enough sunlight on our skin to make the amount of D3 we need. Taking supplemental D3 (Cholecalciferol) is not toxic like the prescription D2 is (Ergocalciferol). Be sure you get your levels checked and are not deficient. Most people are. BTW, it's best to keep your levels over 50. The levels on the blood test are to prevent disease, not optimal health. (I try to keep my levels over 80-100, but that's just me.) BTW, babies and children are being diagnosed as being abuse when in actuality they have healing rickets. Be sure you have your children's blood levels drawn and give them the appropriate supplement. Nursing mothers should consider taking a supplement to ensure adequate Vitamin D3 in their milk. Pediatricians frequently say Vit D3 is rare, then they say rickets are rare, but that's not true, especially in the northern climates. Do your research. Don't believe anything I or anyone else posts in these reviews. Most of us are not doctors, none of us know you or your situation. But the best defense is knowledge, which you get by researching things for yourself. (Antacids, like tums, will make you deficient, as well as having a high BMI, and a lot of other things. Tums are calcium carbonate and will cause rickets.)See "Dr. Mercola interviews Dr. Ayoub About Infantile Rickets" on youtube to learn more about what looks like child abuse and shaken baby syndrome, but is actually a vitamin d3 deficiency

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D3-50 by Biotech

D3-50 by Biotech is anexcellent product for adults 50 : Water soluable and therefore won't stick to your colon and cause concern, Helps keep your bones strong, Good for hair teeth and nails, Helps fight cancer, Cold and Flu,and Helps build your immune system, etc. Great product! I have bought this product in the past from a MD that was also a Naturalist who instructed me to take one capsule a week. I was charged $29.00 for six capsules then later discovered that I could purchase D3-50 by Biotech from Amazon and pay the same amount I paid for six capsules for 100 capsules. The End!!!

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Great mega dose vitamin D3

I bought this since it was one of the recommended brands listed on the Vitamin D Council website. It is very useful to have high dose vitamin D3 around, especially in winter, since this can blast a cold or Flu to kingdom come. 50,000 IU per day for a week can do it. You can also take one per week for a regular dose. You can't beat the price. Home First has 50,000 IU vitamin D for $23 for 14 capsules! Really!? That's what I was getting until I found Bio-Tech

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Bio-Tech Pharmacal – D3-50 – 100 Count

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6 Reviews mentioning 'Flu'.

No infection and Weightloss!!!

Great source of Vitamin D

Perhaps Life Saving??

Great to have on hand

D3-50 by Biotech

Great mega dose vitamin D3