Comments on: Nutrilite health assessment results

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:50 +0000

From what my neuro dr says (i have MS) most everyone is deficient in Vitamin D if they were checked!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:22:11 +0000

Very interesting post. A lot of people I know don’t get these kinds of tests done because they don’t want to know the results. I would rather know there’s something I need to work on now before it becomes a bigger issue later in life. Some of these tests can literally be life changing. The residential facility where I work has a test that predicts the chances of type II diabetes within the next 5-10 years. Knowledge is power…good for you for finding all this out and thanks for sharing with us.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:03:39 +0000

I also have insulin resistance. I go to an endocrinologist yearly who first discovered this and asked me if anyone in my immediate family had had diabetes type II. When I said yes, he told me to watch it, as insulin resistance is kind of like pre-diabetes, and if I didn’t find a way to bring my insulin down, I’d end up with diabetes later in life.

There’s a study I read from Yale that 40% of American women’s pancreas’ over react to sugar by producing too much insulin, call it genes, or just eating too much sugar, but Yale recommended that the best way to combat it was to eat carbs in very small amounts stretched over hours. So basically eating low carb, high protein snacks every few hours.

Anywhoo, very interesting post!

By: Roni

Roni — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:27:45 +0000

I am also low on the vitamin D and had the same talk about insulin. Apparently I’m also low on iron.

Thanks for reminding me I have to write my post too. ugh.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:07:58 +0000

That is SUPER fascinating. I find these kinds of tests really interesting for what we can learn about our bodies. I’m going to be getting a metabolic analysis done soon, and I’m really looking forward to that. There are so many ways that we can learn more about ourselves and from that, change our lifestyles so that we are as healthy as can be!

By: H Greene

H Greene — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:27:17 +0000

Thanks for the information. Good to see all these things. I just wonder how to keep track of all the FDA recommendation. Do they release these recommendation in a periodic way or when ever they feel like creating an awareness for public at times? Nice to see how you track your health. – H. Greene

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:04:47 +0000

@Tiffany S. – On Vit D – you are right about PNW being a really bad place to be relative to vit D.

Check out the Linus Pauling Institute for more info on the many benefits of vit D. Hint: not just bones.

It appears that anyone living above the 45th parallel is in danger of getting Vit D deficiency. As for overdosing – to the best of my knowledge, there is no known toxic limit.

By: Freddy

Freddy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:56:04 +0000

Wow, are you going to live…lol. Sounds like you did get some good information from your trip. Hey like GI Joe says “knowing is half the battle”

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:48:44 +0000

Jennette: very interesting. Thank you for sharing all that. If you don’t mind the oilyness of it, drinking a tsp. of cod liver oil each day gives you what you need in Vitamins A and D, plus the Omega 3 fatty acids that are so good in terms of the inflammation issue you mentioned. I have nothing to do whatsoever with these folks, but in Louisville the Rainbow Blossom stocks these different flavors that make the stuff more palatable. It is not bad, and it is extremely good for you. If you already knew all that, sorry!

My otherwise very healthy husband was just diagnosed at 36 with MS, and we’ve started to take the Vitamin D issue very seriously. Please do take your Vitamin D, however you get it, in the cod liver oil or however, since Vitamin D insufficiency has been linked to MS vulnerability.

By: Ani

Ani — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:12:51 +0000

Ditto on the Vitamin D in the PNW comment.

I also read an article that the specific Vitamin D you’re supposed to take for long-term use is Vitamin D3.

The article is entitled “Vitamin D and You: Answers to Common Questions” written by Michele Riordan, RN and Shannon Heitritter, MD in the New England Journal of Medicine 2007:357:26-81