June 2, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Be your own advocate for your healthBy tnative on April 21, 2017
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UPDATE 5/13/17 – back to my energy like I was in 2005. (That’s not a typo, I do mean 2005 and not 2015.) Drinking one cup of coffee in the morning, not 4 cups throughout the day. However, I am going to switch to decaf as I love the flavor, and sometimes like second cup simply for the flavor craving. I used to always have a cup of decaf in the evenings after work. I love the flavor, don’t want to be kept awake past bedtime! My big left toenail is growing back to normal. What took it 9 months of damaged growth has taken 5 weeks of megadosing to grow 1/3 in already. In fact, the D3/K2 combo are both helping my nails grow so fast. I don’t get my D-levels checked until July (after 12 weeks of D2 therapy at 50,000, was what I was supposed to do.) I have energy in the evenings to go out and do yard work after I am off work. I have less appetite now as well. I am down to 30,000 iu per day. I may eventually lower this in the future, or stick with this amount. Bottom line, megadoing worked to help me achieve in 2-3 weeks (5 mile hike in 2 weeks, less coffee in 3 weeks) what was supposed to be 12 weeks and then a follow-up. I’ve felt no ill effects from megadosing. I kept a journal, listened to my body, and reduced the D3 from 100K to 30K when I had felt 100% whole.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I’m megadosing. More on that. Excellent read. Highly recommended if you trust your own instinct to bring healing to your body. Jeff jam-packs this book with research. I don’t mind what others considered “disorganized” writing. I do research and writing all my life. So Jeff’s writing makes a lot of sense to me. Seeing updated notes in his “research journal” is what true research looks like. You get to see his updates so you know he did his research. I prefer to see his ‘a-ha!” moments so I can understand his journey. The book does flow like a conversation with a friend who is excited to share a great healing secret. Nice refreshers with his updates that have encouraged me to keep my own journal as I recover from level 16 of Vitamin D deficiency. I’m already having my own ‘a-ha!’ moments and not even two weeks in. I am using Vitamin K-2 (both K2-MK4 and K2-MK7) and magnesium. With my daily journal, I saw how I got worse before I got better – but just for a few days. I was daily doing at 30,000 or 20,000 and I even skipped a day. My body became more sluggish and I had uncontrollable nap crashes – the same symptoms I had prior to seeking help. (Weight gain, too.) By the 6th day of taking D3, I had my K2 and magnesium to add. In the next seven days, I only had one nap crash, which I think was related to when I take the K2. Still figuring that one out in my daily journal.) I have some weakness later in the evenings, but my body is already doing great in the mornings. After skipping my dose five days in, I went to 30K, then 50K, then 70K, and then decided to go at 100K for a few weeks before lowering it down. I have no side effects. The one side effect that I did, I learned from my journal it was too much magnesium. My colon cleared itself out the next morning, no stomach pains, just an inadvertent colon cleansing. I cut back on my magnesium, problem solved. I’m two weeks in today with megadosing. Just skipped one day of dosing five days in, and reading my journal, that was my worst day for naps and fatigue.I also have 50% bone loss in my teeth, but no cavities since 1992 and only one root canal. Well, I can’t wait to tell my dentists about the cause of this, having teeth of a 70-year old when I am in my low 40s. It’d be interesting to see if some of this repairs itself over the years. No worries if not, as I know the Vitamin D will stop it from getting worse. My left large toe nail has been twice removed. Not a fungus – it tested negative for that. It grows, dies off, then new growth pushes it, but it stops growing and I never have to trim this nail. Podiatrist stumped over the cause for second growth. First growth pattern was from an old injury. Second growth pattern same as the first, which confused him and he said my toe nail had a trauma to it again to kill it at the root and make a new one grow. Will – after two removals, he said if it grew back a third time like that, he’d have to remove it and burn off the roots so it never grew back again. Two weeks today on megadosing, and this ugly toe nail is looking better, healthier. I’ll keep watching to see what happens. But I want to say, megadosing appears to very well be a preventative technique so I can keep my toe nail, and not lose it forever.
So far, megadosing is helping me get my life back! You can see from my other reviews, I am one who loves to be physically active. Just check out my review of my bowflex for proof! I should have one of a speed bag wall mount as well. For someone who is anti-couch potato for her personal lifestyle, megadosing is helping me get my life back, sooner. I will cut back my daily dosing. I choose to megadose because it’s late April, in the best time of year is starting to be having fun with my dogs outdoors – and now I have the energy! I was not going to waste another 3-6 months of my life to get better and a slow overly-cautious pace.
You will do yourself a favor to read a few other books on Vitamin D. Not to eliminate megadosing. Read up about it to learn how important Vitamin D is as the cure for some many things! It even helps depression. I have no interest in seeing people take mental drugs for depression when the sunshine gives us the natural cure, or doing on D3 (10,000/day is safe if you just to that.) For others, with more serious illnesses, megadosing on 50,000/day is safe for 2-4 weeks. Just read up on the reviews of some of the D3 supplements offering 50,000, or the liquid form. Your life is worth it. Please – keep a journal! It’s an individual healing method, so you have to tailor it for yourself. Educate yourself on a few books for a better well-rounded understanding. Your example might save someone else from getting ill for a lack of Vitamin D. Do incorporate K2 and magnesium. Very important. I’m reading books on that as well, but have learned of the importance from Jeff’s book and from joining an online forum (not about Jeff’s book) with other members who had the deficiency, or use newbies who have it, and share stories of how we got better, and share valuable information of what to do.
Note – so far, no bone aches and pain from healing with megadosing – but for this. Extremely sore forearms the first 10 days. I used to have carpal tunnel-like pains, never diagnosed, but maybe the Vitamin D targeted that area, my third toe nail growing back, and my daily bouts with major fatigue. I will update as time goes on.Be your own advocate for your health. Listen to your body as you do. Keep that journal. It’s the best way to gauge your own healing. Read the testimonials here, and you’ll see Jeff is on to something!