http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7379094/Vitamin-D-triggers-and-arms-the-immune-system.html

Thought I’d pop the above in here. (It will open in another window btw).  It kind of relates to the story I posted in this blog some time ago about the man who noticed his patients did not develop severe flu viruses when on high dose Vit D. Seems his observations were correct.

I give it to my family members at the first sign of flu. Might be a fluke but recently my uncle began to get flu.  Each year he gets it plus a dollop of severe bronchitis into the miserable deal. It leaves him in a bad way everytime.  I suggested he give temporary high dose Vit D a try - mind you not as high as we wlsers take - but high for a ‘normie-gut!’  Three days after the virus started he called me to say he was impressed as his flu had resolved and he could’nt believe it never went the bronchitis route.  Soooo…as I said could be fluke - but there seems to be growing evidence that it wasn’t.

I take high doses of the Vit - 6000iu per day plus 50 000iu once a week in winter (less in summer - no extra if I’m getting many days in a month of sunshine - rare but has happened!). I’m fine on such high doses - my D has always been in a good range but not over the top in my labs.  I am alive & kickin’!  My feeling is 5000iu’s will probably suit most WLS patients needs…but see how your bone health is and adjust to a higher level if required.  Don’t forget to take enough calcium as well. High levels of Vit D and lack of calcium are not smart!

If bone health is an issue look into Vit K2 - this supposedly helps to ensure that the calcium is deposited in the bone - where it should be. While you are at it research magnesium in relation to bone health.

Vit D like all our supps needs to be researched for drug interactions as there may be certain medications that increase or decrease the need for it.