Taking fermented CLO - do I still need D3?

[onetrumpeter]

honestly I was sort of taking D3 when I remembered - usually 4000-8000 units/day maybe half the days of the week...

but I just bought some of the Green Pasture's FCLO and wonder if taking more(? I think CLO has vit D, right? oy I'm losing it!) D3 would be too much.

Thanks for any thoughts!

[Lovemy3girls]

Hi,

I use FCLO too and I've wondered about this before too. I remember reading that 10,000 IU of D3 daily (especially in the winter) is optimal for an adult. The ratio of Vit A to Vit D is supposed to be important too but it occurs in a natural balance in FCLO...how many units of D3 daily are you taking with FLCO only?

[onetrumpeter]

well, I've not been taking any D3 (nor any other vitamin) since starting the FCLO last week.  I'm just not sure if I should and I usually prefer to err on the side of less rather than more... but I don't know if I need it.  I suppose I should have my vit D level checked again.

[Lovemy3girls]

Perhaps you are already familiar with this information, I found revisiting it to be helpful. Perhaps extra vit D would be alright after all, but you can always check your levels. Is it very expensive to do? (Never done it).

http://www.westonaprice.org/cod-liver-oil/238.html#brands

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitaminDToxicity.shtml

[treehugginhippie]

The only way to know forsure is to take the fermented CLO for several months (not sure how long exactly) and then have your vit D level checked (via blood test).