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Life extension - Two-Per-Day Capsules ??


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DJFL77I Experienced

https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item02314/two-per-day-capsules

my nutritionist said this is what i should start taking

but it has vitamin D3  2000 IU  -   is that safe dosage ?

 


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D3 is a good form of vitamin D to take.  2000 IU is what I take sometimes.  My doctor had me take 50k IU Rx for months due to low Vitamin D levels.  That high dose didn't help my vitamin D levels tho.  It is not common to overdose on vitamin D.  Our skin makes enormous amounts of vitamin D in some parts of the world.  We can tolerate large amounts of it.  Now eating a polar bear liver might be a bad idea due to the extremely high vitamin D levels.  But I doubt you'll do that.

I suggest you contact the company and get a list of the ingredients and their gluten status though.  I didn't see a gluten policy on their site and no actual list of ingredients for the pills either.  That's bad.

cyclinglady Grand Master
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It took some digging, but I did find some information on your link.  Ingredients are listed (not located in the normal spots, tiny and required the product photos to be enlarged which is no easy feat for the tech challenged/device), but no mention of gluten on the label.  No “gluten free” or “free from” list.  The ingredients list “starch”, but not the source.  Often,  a manufacturer will put corn or wheat in parentheses, “starch (wheat)”.     I did find this located under the Q and A on their website:
 

“Whenever one of the 8 major allergens are present within our product it must be noted on our labels. The major allergens determined by FDA are: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (e.g. almonds, pecans, or walnuts), fish, crustacean shellfish (e.g. crab, lobster, shrimp), soy, and wheat (we also include gluten). If these allergens are not listed on the product label, then none of them are found in the product. The starch is derived from corn.“

But, as a cash paying customer, I am a bit peeved that I have to work hard to find a website statement about gluten.  I am still a bit worried because websites are often not kept current.    It is what is on the label that counts.  I still would personally need to call them.  But I will not.  I will find another product and support them because they care about me, a person who medically needs to be gluten free.  

But that is just me.  You had your consult with the nutritionist.  Ask them why this brand.  Is he or she making money directly from this company?  That seems a bit unethical.  Several brands should have been suggested, in my opinion.  

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