Posted 22 May 2019
Too much of a good thing can be downright disastrous. After taking 8 to 12 drops of concentrated Vitamin D every day for two-and-a-half years, a 54-year-old man in Canada has inadvertently and permanently damaged his kidneys.
He used it as prescribed by a naturopath at a dose well above the recommended daily allowance, and now it has taken a year of treatment for the patient’s blood to return to normal, while some organs never will – he is ultimately burdened with stage 3B chronic kidney disease.
The physicians who published his case in a medical journal are worried that others might fall into the same innocent trap.
“Our experience informs us that patients and clinicians should be better informed about the risks regarding the unfettered use of vitamin D,” the authors suggest.
“Given new findings from the US Preventive Services Task Force, current Canadian … Read the rest