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I hope it works. Knock wood. | ||
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| Does This Avatar Make My Butt Look Big? Minor Deity  |
Yep, that’s my plan this year: Knock wood. | |||
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
Never got one. I feel like an invincible teenager. 
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Was going to get one, but my doctor discouraged me. Apparently taking Vitamin D is more effective and has a lower risk of side effects.
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Interesting. Here's a BBC article on the subject of Vitamin D and respiratory infection. It's not flu-specific. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-38988982 There is a commonality between the seasons when flu is the most prevalent and the times when people are outside, and therefore making their own Vitamin D, the least. (I'll wait for Dr. markb to provide us the perspective from science-based medicine.) | |||
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My doc has been hammering me to take more vitamin D. B-12 too. I dunno. D is easy enough. Supplementing B-12 makes me break out in a rash. Seems kind of crazy. An appointment to talk about this this costs several $hundy and is 4 months out. I’ve decided to ignore the advice until my next required physical. Does being on Medicare make this system make more sense?
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Minor Deity |
Getting on Medicare might have been the most complicated process I have ever encountered. jf
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I take D daily. As a result, my latest blood work says my D bank is not low. I know that higher doses of niacin, which can help reduce cholesterol, can cause flushing. So I can’t take higher doses of niacin. Maybe the reaction to B-12 is similar. | |||
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There are a few different versions of B12 - I may be misremembering but they are something like cyanocobalamin, methylcobalamin, adeno-cobalamin. All basically different isotopes of the same molecule. The common one in cheaper supplements is cyanocobalamin but many people need one of the other versions because they can't covert that one. If you still want to try supplementing, you could try to find a supplement that has one of the other versions - IIRC, methyl is the closest version to what your body converts everything into so that may be the one to look for. I know Costco used to carry a b12 that had the methyl version. And if it gives you a rash, Costco will take it back and refund your money. | |||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
An impressive post. Thanks
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
Seems early. Are they still using vaccines left from last year?
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From the CDC “People older than 65 might want to wait a little bit longer and talk to their doctor about that, but if you’re a younger person you can totally get your flu shot now,” Maybe I have waited long enough. Will get the shot. Us geezers get a bigger dose.
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