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Saturday, March 16, 2013 – Daily News 3B FEATURES Vitamin D level is subject of controversy amin D are lower. DEAR DOCFew people disTOR K: I've read pute that. a lot about vitamin Here's where D deficiency in the the controversy news. How much begins. It is clear do I need? Where that taking vitacan I get it? min D suppleDEAR READments can raise ER: I try to make things clear, but Dr. K your blood levels. But it's by no the value of vitaby Anthony L. min D supple- Komaroff, M.D. means clear that this is good for ments is complicated. Here it is in a nut- your health. Most experts agree that if your blood shell. We get most of the vit- levels are lower than 20 amins we need in our diet. ng/ml, you tend to develHowever, vitamin D is op thinning of the bones, found naturally in only a and that taking vitamin D few foods. Fatty fish is the supplements can help main food source. Milk protect you. But the value doesn't naturally contain of vitamin D supplements vitamin D, but it's forti- for protecting you against fied with it. So are many other diseases is uncerjuices and breakfast cere- tain. The current recomals. (I've put a table of food sources of vitamin D mendation for vitamin D on my website, AskDoc- is 600 international units (IU) per day for people torK.com.) We get most of our vit- up to age 70, and 800 IU amin D from sunlight: per day for those over age When sun strikes the skin, 70. Vitamin D comes in certain cells make vitamin two forms: D3 and D2. If you take supplements, D. But people get a lot less some experts recommend sunlight than they used to. choosing one that conIt's not just the concern tains D3. Here's the bottom line, about skin cancer; it's mainly the fact that most at least for me: Get your of us spend much less vitamin D from foods. time outdoors than our Avoid too much sun ancestors did. Throughout exposure, which can most of human history, increase your risk of skin humans spent much of cancer. If your blood the daytime outdoors. At level of vitamin D is the turn of the 20th centu- lower than 30 ng/ml, then ry, more than 90 percent I recommend you talk to of U.S. citizens lived and your doctor about taking at least 1,000 IU a day. worked on farms. Some of my colWe didn't know about vitamin D at the turn of leagues disagree with this the 20th century and advice. Nevertheless, this couldn't measure blood is what I do myself. Studlevels. So we don't know ies are under way that for sure, but most experts will tell me if I'm right or think that our blood lev- wrong. I'll keep you els of vitamin D today are informed of new developlikely much lower than ments. our ancestors'. Dr. Komaroff is a Is that a problem? We physician and professor know from epidemiologic Harvard Medical studies that the risk of at To send getting many important School. go to diseases — autoimmune questions, or diseases, heart disease, AskDoctorK.com, certain types of cancer — write: Ask Doctor K, 10 is greater among people Shattuck St., Second whose blood levels of vit- Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Retiree irked when solitude is disturbed perfectly OK to say you are not Dear Annie: I desperately up to having company, that need your help. I thoroughly you would prefer to be alone, love my solitude. I love to that you don't have enough garden, cook, sew and read. I food to invite them for dinner grill every few weeks and or that you cannot entertain at make it a fantastic outdoor the moment. You don't have to experience just for me. give excuses or reasons. It is I could hardly wait to retire your home. Escort them to the so I could finally enjoy myself completely. Unfortu- Annie's door while repeating that you are so sorry you cannot accomnately, it didn't turn out that modate them. If you do it way. Between my neighbors, relatives and even former in- by Kathy Mitchell enough, they will understand laws, my time is no longer my and Marcy Sugar that you are not the local coffee shop, and they will be more own. I am interrupted while doing yard work or sitting on my deck. respectful of your time. Dear Annie: I was dating this And heaven forbid I begin to grill. One person has figured out how often I grill amazing girl for a few months, when and tends to arrive at that time and all of a sudden, she up and told me her finagle an invitation. When I make an feelings toward me had changed. She excuse to prevent the intrusion, he won't tell me what happened or why she doesn't want me in that way anyturns it into a guilt trip. I am at the end of my rope. I no more. The most confusing part is that longer look forward to good weather, she still calls me at 3 in the morning because I know it means another sea- just to talk, or gets me to stay up all son being bothered by intrusive peo- night because she can't sleep and doesple. How do I stop this without turning n't want to be alone. When I see her, everyone into an enemy? — Want My she still has that look on her face that says I just made her day. Solitude Back It's very confusing, and I don't Dear Want: These people are taking advantage of you, and you are per- know what to make of it. I still have mitting it because you fear they will feelings for her. It's been a few months, dislike you otherwise. Don't be afraid and I don't know how to broach the to set boundaries on this behavior. It's subject. — Dazed and Confused Mailbox Stocks close lower, ending 10-day rally core index, which excludes the volatile energy and food categories, increased more modestly. But both figures rose 2 percent com- Wall Street NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock markets fell Friday, ending the longest winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average in nearly 17 years. The Dow dropped 25.03 points, or 0.2 percent, to 14,514.11 The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.5 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,560.70, just shy of an alltime high from October 2007. The Nasdaq composite index dropped nine points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,249. The Dow had notched a 10-day winning streak through Thursday, its longest since November 1996. The string of wins pushed the blue-chip index up 484 points, or 3.4 percent, to a Thursday close of 14,539.14. The index's closing price on Feb. 28, just before the rally began, was 14,054.49. Trading Friday was ten- The busiest local information website in Tehama County! 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Tell her you are finished taking on the role of platonic confidante, and stop answering her late-night calls. You cannot get over her if you remain involved in the hope that she will change her mind. You can do better. Dear Annie: "Animal Lover" makes a valid point that no one wants an animal to soil their carpets. I have a solution. Please tell your readers that there are doggie diapers (for females) and belly bands (for males) that can be found at pet shops and on the Internet. My elderly boy wears his belly band daily because his medication causes frequent urination. These options should make it easier for hosts to welcome their canine guests. It also provides pet owners options for their own homes. There is no reason to give up your elderly or medicated canine or to suffer unnecessarily. That's when our furry children need us the most. — Please Share Stromer Realty 590 Antelope Blvd Bldg. 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