Are you both allergic to eggs?Paul Barker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:32 amBecause it’s always given me a horrendous illness that last much longer than the common cold I refuse it and feel much better all winter than when I’ve had it. Wife refuses it as well.
Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
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#32 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
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#33 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
There are egg-free flu vaccines available on the NHS.
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Indeed. Any statement of that type needs a reference. What are ideal levels and what are the levels in the general population?IslandPink wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:09 am Sorry, I was having a bad day yesterday.
Nick ( Jack ) by 'control group' , do you mean 'how is the normal healthy range set' ?
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#35 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
I may be wrong (it can happen ) but I would have suspected that when a health professional is reviewing a patients test results they would be well aware of what the ideal figure should be.
When my Doctor discusses such things with me I rely on her medical experience to advise me accordingly.
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#36 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Yes. This is an audio forum. I assume my cousin who is a consultant psychiatrist with 35 years experience understands the lab reference levels and how they relate to national and/or internationally accepted ranges for what represents healthy levels for these vitamins. Hence my annoyance yesterday evening.
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#37 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Actually I don't need to assume anything, because I discussed the whole subject of individual lab ranges vs. national standards with her, in regard to RBC Magnesium, for my own tests that were done in the last 3 years.
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#38 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
So, if you do not have an egg allergy yet the vaccine makes you ill, that is quite unusual. Most people have no problem with it at all. The fact the illness impacted both you and your wife is even more unusual. Were you inoculated at the same time when you were afflicted this way? Makes me wonder if your jabs were from a dodgy batch.
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#39 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
I apologize if my query offended in some way - that was obviously not the intention.IslandPink wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:49 pmYes. This is an audio forum. I assume my cousin who is a consultant psychiatrist with 35 years experience understands the lab reference levels and how they relate to national and/or internationally accepted ranges for what represents healthy levels for these vitamins. Hence my annoyance yesterday evening.
Maybe it was phrased insensitively, but I've seen far too many statements which make a claim and have no reference - the qualifications of the person are not being questioned and doesn't mean the statement is incorrect, just clarification on the source of the data. Btw, we have friends who are consultants - one is an anaesthetist, two are rheumatologists and the last is a child psychiatrist. Discussions like this are considered healthy, are not unusual and not considered to cast aspersions on professional competence.
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#40 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Apologies if it seemed like I was dissing the subject earlier, I wasn't, merely telling about a previous experience with vitamins. However for some time have been thinking about vit D shortage in the winter time. For example at the mo, being January, I just want to hibernate all the time, don't want to get up. Which means I go to bed later which doesn't help. Altho today is not too bad, sun is out, so makes it worth getting up for.
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#41 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Sounds familiar.
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#42 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
One benefit of being ginger, your body can produce healthy levels of D at low light levels.
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#43 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
That would be handy if it was true Perhaps this is what my ginger Canadian friend at work was thinking.
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#44 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Are you saying it isn't true?
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#45 Re: Some thoughts on Vitamin D, flu, etc
Correct, it's not true. Only UV-B getting through to the relevant layers of the skin can produce vitamin D. There's very little UV-B that gets through the atmosphere when the sun is below 45°to the ground.
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