Sperti vitamin D lamp is epic -- appetite is back after 6 years and my testosterone levels at an all-time high (700 ng/dl)
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Wow, glad you're feeling a lot better. I think I might actually be experiencing something similar and I hadn't even considered it.
I packed away my UV lamp in January in preparation for a move, and shortly after that started supplementing daily 5000 IU of vitamin D in olive oil because I had gotten lab results that came back low for 25-OH vitamin D @ 30 ng/mL. It's the larksupply.co vitamin D, which is pretty much unparalleled as far as quality. I think I just simply don't tolerate oral vitamin D for whatever reason.
Since I got to my new place at the beginning of February I haven't been myself at all. My sleep has been inconsistent, full of interruptions for no reason, and waking up has felt like being a vampire glued to the inside of a dark coffin. I've been super lethargic, and I'd also describe my mood and perceptual capacity as both stupid and irritable. Have also been hit with random nonsensical bouts of anxiety and fear that are way out of my norm. I've been so out of wack and dragging that I haven't bothered to get that lamp out and set it up since I got here.
I thought it was remnants of the flu that knocked me down a week before I moved, but I think it is very possible that the vit D supplementation might actually be responsible for seriously messing me up since I arrived here. Cutting it out and going back to the lamp.
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customs gotta be a bitch
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@engineer said in Sperti vitamin D lamp is epic -- appetite is back after 6 years and my testosterone levels at an all-time high (700 ng/dl):
Nice, I've heard similar positive results from others using vitamin D (UV) lamps from a bad starting point like with you.
Have you considered something like Pyrucet for appetite too? It works so well for me because it drastically ramps up glucose oxidation.
Ah interesting, i have tried it before but I can't remember exactly what the effects were... I think it did made me feel quite relaxed. I still have it in my cupboard so might give it another go
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@loess said in Sperti vitamin D lamp is epic -- appetite is back after 6 years and my testosterone levels at an all-time high (700 ng/dl):
I've been super lethargic, and I'd also describe my mood and perceptual capacity as both stupid and irritable.
Sorry to hear you've not been feeling so well lately @loess
I also don't tolerate oral vitamin D. The above description is pretty spot on how I react. I get extremely tired, can't think (cognition really bad) and my mood is not so "up". And I also get stomach pain from being constipated. But the mental effects are really what makes it unsustainable since I can't function in daily life. When I stop talking vitamin D this goes away after a while.
Interestingly my mom also has this response to vitamin D supplements, she mentioned being unusually tired and dragging through the day only taking 2000 IU per day.
With the sperti vitamin D lamp I get none of these side effects. In fact the first time I used it I got almost a manic sort of energy and cleaned my entire apartment, but with continued use this has settled down to a nice relaxed energy.
Good to know about larksupply's vitamin D. I have been using their K2 and feeling good so was thinking about trying their D product. Maybe I'll just continue with the lamp
Hope you feel better soon by switching to the sun lamp
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@heyman said in Sperti vitamin D lamp is epic -- appetite is back after 6 years and my testosterone levels at an all-time high (700 ng/dl):
customs gotta be a bitch
Yes I had to pay +1000 usd to get this thing shipped to EU, but it was definitely a good investment since the bulbs last a long time
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I found this link:
https://optimizeyourbiology.com/diy-vitamin-d-sun-lampIn this discussion thread:
https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/how-to-build-your-own-vitamin-d-lamp-testing-included.49549/Build your own sperti lamp.
Am somewhat familiar but will look further into this.
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@loess your claim that their vitamin d is unparalleled in quality is weird
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@sunsunsun said:
@loess your claim that their vitamin d is unparalleled in quality is weird
Yeah. There must be other things at play here. Either it's the dermal metabolic route which may be directing all synthesis right towards 1,25OHD3 or the rarer metabolites, skipping or outbalancing the systemic effects of D3 and 25OHD3. That wouldn't increase steroidogenesis, however, even if it remained locally in the skin. The opposite is more likely: Direction of synthesis towards 25OHD3 in skin with all its localized pro-steroidogenic effects of its accumulation and systemic distribution only following secondarily. Yet since the systemic distribution is nevertheless happening but not as subjectively suppressive as with oral intakes I highly doubt it's about systemic D3 pathways at all.
It may rather be due to the unrelated effects of UV light spectrum on the skin usually lacking under fluorescent light; degradation of peripheral(!) pituitary (stress) hormones like ACTH, PRL and (the wrong) steroids and melatonin (circadian rythmn). Sulfation / sulfate synthesis also increase significantly which may influence circulating DHEA-S levels but also provide sulfates to other various metabolic needs.
Along with an acceleration of cholesterol utlization towards more steroids and cortisol. Eustress in the skin.Perhaps it also acts as an oxidative therapy due to UV-induced ROS in skin. But that overlaps with degradation.
If I were a betting guy I'd say D3 is barking up the wrong tree and instead wager the second, as the skin is actually a major steroidogenic organ and the real-life extent here reported by korven is fascinating.
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@BioEclectic My comment was intended to place emphasis on the unlikelihood of any issues with overt allergenicity to impurities in the product or digestive irritation (as I've experienced with vitamin D supplements in MCT oil, for example) being causative factors in the association between starting the supplementation and experiencing a downtrend in various aspects of my health.
I should have clarified; what I meant was not necessarily that their vitamin D supplement somehow "works better" than every other vitamin D supplement out there, but rather that they are quite forthright and thorough with the documentation and testing of the raw materials that are in their products, and share numerous COA documents and so on to that end. I've not seen that level of detail elsewhere.
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@CrumblingCookie I hadn't considered this line of thinking. It will be interesting to observe how things progress for me with resuming use of the UV lamp.
@BioEclectic said in Sperti vitamin D lamp is epic -- appetite is back after 6 years and my testosterone levels at an all-time high (700 ng/dl):
I found this link:
https://optimizeyourbiology.com/diy-vitamin-d-sun-lampIn this discussion thread:
https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/how-to-build-your-own-vitamin-d-lamp-testing-included.49549/Build your own sperti lamp.
This is the exact setup that I built.
