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When I take a higher dose of 'regular' (sheep's wool) vitamin D (~4k IU) I get strong side effects despite taking co-factors.

I've noticed when I take my multi that has vegan vitamin D3, I have less side effects?

Idk why but I'm doubtful of vegan vitamin D3 and it's efficacy.

I am thinking of trying a higher dose vegan D3 (like 4-5k IU) and stopping the 'regular' vitamin D supplement I take.

Anyone have success raising their levels with vegan D3? Anyone have success with reducing side effects with vegan D3 over regular? Please share.

My shelter dog has a lot of fear towards other dogs, and barks and lunges. I want to get some training help with that as well as reactivity to large trucks and e-bikes on our walks.

I'm a little overwhelmed with all the training options. One trainer offered a package that was about $200/session.

Seems a little high? Everything is expensive now but I'm wondering if it should cost that much?

I'm also looking for a trainer that doesn't use shock collars. If you guys have recommendations that would help as well. Thanks.

My co-worker got into an hour-long argument with me and some other people on my team. I was a little taken aback and later that night my heart was racing and I couldn’t fall asleep until 7am.

Since then I haven’t been able to fall asleep until 5am, 6am, 7am despite taking melatonin, magnesium, l-theanine and deep breathing. My heart rate is also elevated even when I’m sitting.

The thing is I’m not even thinking about the situation now, my body just got triggered and can’t calm down.

What can I try to get it to calm down? The lack of sleep is getting to me and I can only fall asleep with hydroxizine now.

I usually have eggs and lactose free yogurt for breakfast.

I am kind of sick of eggs and surprisingly they don’t really fill me up.

What else can I try that’s filling but not eggs?

I’ll keep the yogurt but it’s not enough calories and my dietician wants to make sure I’m not undereating.

My co-worker got into an hour-long argument with me and some other people on my team. I was a little taken aback and later that night my heart was racing and I couldn’t fall asleep until 7am.

Since then I haven’t been able to fall asleep until 5am, 6am, 7am despite taking melatonin, magnesium, l-theanine and deep breathing. My heart rate is also elevated even when I’m sitting.

The thing is I’m not even thinking about the situation now, my body just got triggered and can’t calm down.

What can I try to get it to calm down? The lack of sleep is getting to me and I can only fall asleep with hydroxizine now.

I asked the doctor for B12 shots since my B12 was low. She wanted me to retest my B12 and MMA to see if there's a real deficiency.

My MMA came back normal and my B12 dropped to 240. She replied 'Good news!' and explains I'm not deficient because B12 is within normal range and MMA came back normal 🤦‍♂️

I feel like the ranges need to be updated so doctors can stop dismissing the low numbers.

So if my MMA is normal, then do I not have a deficiency? I have GI problems and chronic fatigue.

My levels came back at 240. I can't do methyl because it gives me even worse anxiety and jitters.

Hydroxo sublingual at 1000mcg is giving me insomnia, anxiety, rumination, and irritation. I lowered the dose to 500mcg and it's much better but I still feel on edge and eventually do want to increase to 1000mcg since that's what my dietician and doctor recommended.

Any tips on how to make it work or offset the anxiety symptoms, even at 500mcg?

I'm taking about 200mg magnesium to try to help offset the anxiety but its only helping a little.

Hi folks, I know we are busy enjoying our tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and other bountiful summer veggies.

But I am thinking ahead to planting winter squash like kuri, acorn, kabocha. I thought 'winter' squash means it grows in winter and I would plant seeds in fall.

But now I'm reading you should plant seeds in earlier in the year and harvest in fall. Does anyone here have experience in planting winter squash? Can you give me some tips on timing and just growing them in general?

If I'm too late to plant seeds, is there anywhere that has plants? I checked Green Acres and they only have summer veggies.

Just to preface, I can't take magnesium glycinate because it makes me very weak and groggy. Only 60mg in the morning max. I have been taking magnesium malate for months. My RBC magnesium levels are in a good spot.

My vitamin D came back low end of normal. I started with 4000IU + K2, but it was giving me insomnia and dehydration, even with 300mg magnesium malate. Then I switched to 2000IU + K2; this is still giving me insomnia and some dehydration even though I am taking magnesium malate with it and drinking lots of water.

I'm taking all the co-factors (K2 and magnesium) even on a 'low' or standard dose. But it's still causing sleep issues if I take it every day. Is there any way to get acclimated to vitamin D if it's still causing sleep issues?

Edit: I also take it in the morning with fat

I mean the whole shebang - bath, blow dryer, hair trimming (back and legs only), nail cutting, teeth brushing.

I really do not like grooming my aussie. She HATES baths, is scared of the water, and makes a huge wet mess everywhere for me to clean. Not only that, she HATES when I brush her teeth. She won't let me moisturize her paws either.

I get her groomed professionally by a mobile groomer that comes to our house every 6-8 weeks. This time she was getting groomed, she was screaming and barking so loud I could hear her from the house and had to go check on her. She hates when they use the blowdryer. Eventually she calmed down.

I'm wondering if I should just groom her at home - but grooming an aussie is just so tedious for me. Does anyone else do this at home? Or should I let her get used to the groomer and tell them to skip the blowdryer? Any tips to make at-home grooming easier?

I recently got a D3/K2 supplement that has 4000IU D3 / 100mcg K2.

The thing is, what if I take a multi that also has 100mcg K2? Or if I want to double the dose of the D3/K2 supplement?

That would bump up the K2 dose to 200mcg. That's not even including the vitamin K you get from food.

Would there be any side effects to that? Is there a proportion to how much D3:K2 you should be getting, or is 100mcg standard even for high doses?

Long story short, I have a GI disease which makes it hard to absorb nutrients. I'm haven't been able to get my B12 levels up even after 2 years of supplementing. I know there are tons of med spas and nutrient therapy places around here that do B12 shots, but I am skeptical.

Even if you haven't gotten B12 shots, are there any med spas you have been to that you can vouch for? Places with great doctors and nurses, and high standards?

I know it's just a B12 shot but I still want to be careful! I live in West Roseville but open to going to the other side of town or even Rocklin.

Thank you!

Unfortunately I was diagnosed with IBD which causes nutrient malabsorption (I am working on healing my gut). In 2023 my B12 tested at 270.

Since supplementing, it hovers between 300s-400s. I've been taking 500mcg cyanocobalamin every other day, I got my labs redone and it DROPPED to low 300's.

I know my dose is low but I'm honestly afraid of high doses. I've tried methylcobalamin and it gives me anxiety (which I'm already dealing with).

My worst symptom is fatigue and intolerance to any kind of exertion, even long walks.

How should I change my approach? Take a higher dose of cyano? Switch to a different form? Shots? I really want to finally address this and get my levels up. My doctor wants me to aim for 600+.

Edit: I am not vegetarian and eat eggs, chicken, yogurt every day. I also had low iron and raised it through iron infusions.

I bought this tomato plant a few weeks ago at a farmers market and it's grown HUGE. Like 10x. But, it's having some growing pains. The leaves at the bottom are yellow/brown and the bottom of the tomatoes is growing weird. I tried watering it more and adding egg shells around the plant and that did not help.

Is this normal, or is there something else I should be doing? This is my first time setting up a garden and growing tomatoes.

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