Also, I thought I read somewhere that it's best to lay off the daily vitamins for about a week every couple of months. Is there any truth to that?
Evidently, your body becomes immune over time and the supplements lose their effectiveness. The week-long break remedies that.What is the reasoning for that?
Echinacea works better if you go on and off it, for some reason. I've seen 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off recommended. I take it if I feel I was exposed to someone sick or just coming down with something, for a few days.I'm not sure of the reasoning behind that, but I can't think of a reason to do it. I take a Seven Seas Vegetarian Multivitamin and echinacea, along with my usual medication. I used to take a B-Complex one too, but can't afford it just now. I feel worse for cutting it out though.
Evidently, your body becomes immune over time and the supplements lose their effectiveness. The week-long break remedies that.
Evidently, your body becomes immune over time and the supplements lose their effectiveness. The week-long break remedies that.
I live in the northeast so sunlight is not a year-round solution. Also, since I've had renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) for which low vitamin D status is implicated, I'm determined to get my level into the optimal range. I've upped my dosage to 5000IU per day and will get retested in three months. If it's still being stubborn after that my doc says we'll get more aggressive, but for now OTC supplements are the most cost-effective option for me, and they have at least gotten me out of the deficient range.That's a long time, Digger. Can you get any midday sun?