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    Vitamin D and Increase in Symptoms

    Yeah, I know about the marshall protocol. However, if vitamin D is really bad for us why can you tolerate high but not low doses? Why can I tolerate the sun but not tiny doses (100IU) of vitamin D3 supplements? It doesn't make sense to me.
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    Vitamin D and Increase in Symptoms

    This is interesting! I have tried 100-5000IU and it always worsened my fatigue and weakness. The strange thing is that it only happens when I take vitamin D3 supplements - sun exposure isn't a problem for me. Can you describe your problems you got from 400-3000IU? You are taking dekristol right...
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    My gut flora results - How to fix my gut?

    Hello, recently I had a gut flora analysis done and attached the results. Well, it clearly shows that I am suffering from dysbiosis and lack probiotics. Among the aerobic organisms the Serratia specifies seem to be the most striking. My value of 3x10^8 severely exceeds the reference range of...
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    My problems

    Thank you very much for all of your answers :Retro smile: My doctor is very difficult.... he never does more than standard tests regardless of how bad you feel. I even had to convince him to perform tests like 25(OH)D3, FT3, FT4....(according to my doc vitamin D deficiency doesn't exist, TSH...
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    My problems

    Hi, first of all I would like list my main symptoms: - fatigue - tingling legs - strong constipation (no bowel movements without laxatives) - depression - brainfog - sleep disturbances (sleepwalking, talking) Recently I started yet another attempt to find the root cause of all my...
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    Vitamin D Activates T Cells - New Research

    Thank you for your greetings. :Retro smile: This is difficult. Vitamin D is my last hope and I really hope it's a die-off. I am sick of going to doctors who don't believe me. They think that I am suffering from a "neurotic disorder" because "I spend too much time with my health" and all my...
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    Vitamin D Activates T Cells - New Research

    Hi! I am so happy that I found people who have similar problems with Vitamin D3 intake! For the last years I am struggling with fatigue and depression (hell I am just 19...) but I have to admit that over the last months my depression and fatigue improved. Recently I have been diagnosed with a...