Normalize vitamin D safely within 1-2 weeks
A Clinical Protocol Demonstrating Rapid, Safe, and Effective Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency, A Potential Role in Oncology Alongside Conventional Treatment
Integr Cancer Ther Sept 2014 vol. 13 no. 5 411-416 (originally June 2014)
Ira Cantor, MD, Steiner Medical and Therapeutic Center, 1220 Valley Forge Road, #35/36, Phoenixville, PA 19460, isc@steinermed.com
into 3 doses | | < 15 ng | 300,000 IU | | 15-50 ng | 150,000 | See also VitaminDWiki * Overview Loading of vitamin D * Variety of vitamin D loading dose recommendations in the UK - 2011 * All items in category Loading Dose of Vitamin D ** items* *
Both deficient and insufficient generally got above 40 nanograms
Rise of about 1 nanogram per 10,000 IU loading dose
e.g. 300,000 IU raised blood level by 30 nanograms
Vitamin D status has importance in the prevention and treatment of many malignancies. Patients with breast, colon, and lung malignancies with higher vitamin D status at the onset of treatment have an improved prognosis compared with those patients with a lower vitamin D status. Methods to improve vitamin D status are often unreliable and take time, often months, to be successful. A method that improves and normalizes the vitamin D status safely, quickly (within 1-2 weeks), and reliably is described herein. The use of this method will allow testing of the hypothesis that improving the vitamin D status of patients with various malignancies before treatment is initiated will improve their outcome.