And now for something completely different...

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For those of you with asthma (esp iswari right now!)

Monday, December 12, 2005

Vitamin D3 Boosts Asthma Drug Effectiveness(HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D3 supplements may help improve response to steroid treatment in asthma patients who don't normally benefit from such therapy, according to a new British study

Comments

So where is it found?

[iceblink]

I don't normally take too well to vitamin supplements, I will have to find natural sources of D3....thanks for the info.

Re: So where is it found?

[lysana]

The single most common source is fortified cow's milk. Also, your body generates it when you go out in the sun without sunscreen.

Re: So where is it found?

[iceblink]

Strike 2 for me... I never drink cow's milk (allergic) and the only time I go out without sunscreen is from November to April....

[iswari]

My tiny neighborhood health food store only had it as part of a fish oil supplement, but I had to send Chris to Whole Foods for something else after work, so I asked him to look....especially since I'm midway through the steroid course now and need all the help I can possibly get! ;-P Thanks for thinking of me! I don't normally have asthma, but I almost always get it if I get bronchitis. =/

[iswari]

Oh, be careful to check with your doc before using this in pregnancy or while breastfeeding....seems there are some stronger-than-usual warning labels suggesting it could be problematic somehow.

[gnostica]

I heard allergy related asthma that breast milk can help it. My client gives it to her husband like anti biotics. LOL he says it tastes like vitamins. LOL