loess
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So the vitamin D3 supplement that I've been taking are liquid drops in a gum arabic base and emulsified in sesame oil. Now that I'm experimenting with Peating, I'd like to move away from the potential allergen effects of the gum arabic and the PUFA in the sesame oil. What's out there these days in a liquid form that's good and safe? Carlson has discontinued the D3 drops that were carried by fractionated coconut oil, and have replaced them with a product that utilizes MCT sourced from coconut and palm. That's all well and good but I'm a bit uneasy about it because of the PUFA in palm oil.
The only other product I can find is the Thorne D3 liquid drops which are in "a base of medium chain triglyceride oil, preserved with mixed tocopherols." Unsure if that MCT oil is free of palm or other PUFA...perhaps I will contact them to get an answer. I do wish there was a higher concentrated version available since winter is coming, but I suppose it's not that big of a deal to just up the dosage on this one.
I might go for the Thorne K2/D3 drops instead because I need to get a K2 supplement anyway. I use to take Green Pastures High Vitamin Butter Oil for K2, but I'm pretty certain that it's high in PUFA (arachidonic acid specifically). Now, with winter coming around soon coupled with the fact that I don't get nearly enough sunlight as it is, I'd like to shoot for a D3 dose somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000-10,000 IU per day. From what I understand it's pretty safe to take a lot of D3. Does the same hold true for K2? In other words can you take "too much" K2? If I went with that strategy using the K2/D3 drops I'd also be getting somewhere between 1400-2200mcg of K2 on a daily basis in addition to the D3.
Man, maybe I should just find a way to hang out in a tanning bed every so often...
The only other product I can find is the Thorne D3 liquid drops which are in "a base of medium chain triglyceride oil, preserved with mixed tocopherols." Unsure if that MCT oil is free of palm or other PUFA...perhaps I will contact them to get an answer. I do wish there was a higher concentrated version available since winter is coming, but I suppose it's not that big of a deal to just up the dosage on this one.
I might go for the Thorne K2/D3 drops instead because I need to get a K2 supplement anyway. I use to take Green Pastures High Vitamin Butter Oil for K2, but I'm pretty certain that it's high in PUFA (arachidonic acid specifically). Now, with winter coming around soon coupled with the fact that I don't get nearly enough sunlight as it is, I'd like to shoot for a D3 dose somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000-10,000 IU per day. From what I understand it's pretty safe to take a lot of D3. Does the same hold true for K2? In other words can you take "too much" K2? If I went with that strategy using the K2/D3 drops I'd also be getting somewhere between 1400-2200mcg of K2 on a daily basis in addition to the D3.
Man, maybe I should just find a way to hang out in a tanning bed every so often...