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  1. Comment on Winter is near for some of us. Any suggestions on improving health or mitigating flu and colds in ~health

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    I take 10,000 IU of vitamin D every day. My vitamin D levels were severely low several years ago, and when September would roll around every year I would get "the sniffles" and other cold symptoms...

    I take 10,000 IU of vitamin D every day.

    My vitamin D levels were severely low several years ago, and when September would roll around every year I would get "the sniffles" and other cold symptoms perpetually for months. I would get actually sick more frequently, and it would last longer. Since that test result I started taking vitamin D supplements.

    Now I rarely if ever get sick, even when my two elementary age kids are perpetually sick. I had my vitamin D levels checked recently and they're back to normal.

    My daily vitamin regimen is simply one men's One a Day, 10,000 IU vitamin D, and 400mg magnesium glycinate.

    Now that being said, I also have well-managed type 2 diabetes. I don't take any diabetes medication, I manage it with exercise and intermittent fasting. Both of which are good for the immune system, but also practices that I started around the same time as the vitamin D supplements because I was diagnosed at that time. So I'm sure that getting my blood sugar under control likely played a part in strengthening my immune system as well.

    However, 5,000-10,000 IU vitamin D is well tolerated in most people, and because it's relatively inexpensive it might be worth trying for anyone who wants to help their immune system work better. Can always ask your doctor to check your vitamin D levels too.

    There's also this recent German study that suggests that vitamin D supplementation helps reduce cancer mortality https://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2023/dkfz-pm-23-27-Reduced-cancer-mortality-with-daily-vitamin-D-intake.php

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  2. Comment on Phenylephrine, a common decongestant in medicines is no better than a placebo when taken orally, says a US FDA advisory panel in ~health

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    That math doesn't work out. 12 * 30 = 360mg = 0.36g So legally you're allowed to purchase 3.6g but the pharmacy will only let you purchase 1/10th of the legal limit?

    That math doesn't work out.

    12 * 30 = 360mg = 0.36g

    So legally you're allowed to purchase 3.6g but the pharmacy will only let you purchase 1/10th of the legal limit?