Gimme some D
October 13, 2010
If you’ve got the current issue of Elle Canada, you may have read my story about how I just discovered that I’m pretty low on vitamin D.
I actually kind of strutted into naturopathic doctor Carrie Watkins‘s office, confident of having very healthy vitamin D levels. I mean I run outdoors regularly and I was tested in the middle of summer with tons o’ sunshine beating down on me making my runs hot, sticky and gross (I hate to sweat, remember?). Surely my levels of the sunshine vitamin was enough to pass with flying colours, right?
Not so much.
Since getting my rather miserable vitamin D results, I’ve been dutifully taking D Drops, which, for me, is a big freakin’ deal (actually “taking” something regularly). When you cover health, you get tons of vitamins and supplements to sample–bottles upon bottles that I place on my desk right in front of me to remind me to take them. I don’t need reminding, though. I just plain don’t take them, not because I forget to, but because the pills and capsules are so darn huge they get lodged in my throat, so I can’t ever bring myself to taking them ever. I’m a wimp. I admit it.
But I’ve been all over these D Drops because it’s such a cinch to take. (and that’s even with its’ rather unappealing bottle–as a rule I am all about pretty packaging.)
(Oh, you vegetarians out there can take it, too, as it’s classified for ‘lacto-ovo’ vegetarian use. The D3 in the drops is naturally sourced from lanolin, ie. from sheep’s wool–which sort of makes me queasy to think about it–so I try not to, think about it that is, when I take the tasteless drops each morning).
(in fact, I sort of wish I hadn’t been so thorough in researching the product, as thoughts of greasy sheep’s wool isn’t very appetizing. But alas, too late…).
For more about getting more vitamin D and its health benefits, pick up the current issue of Elle Canada and read my story, yo!
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7 Comments Leave a Comment
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Tara | October 13, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Yes, why do they make pills so huge? I often choke on them.
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Jen Melo | October 14, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Do you mix the drops in water or juice? Or do you take ‘em straight? Are they really tasteless?
My multivitamins are like horse pills. I hate taking ‘em.
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healthandswellness | October 14, 2010 at 3:59 PM
I hear, ya. At least you take them, though. I really should just invest in a pill cutter.
They really are tasteless. I mean the occasional time I might think there is a slight, very, very, very slight taste…but it’s just a drop, so really I do find them tasteless. Believe me, if it were nasty tasting, I would NOT be taking it every day.
You can put it on food. I take it from a spoon. You can also drip the drop on the back of your hand and lick your hand, which I’ve done when travelling and no spoon handy.
Watkins said you shouldn’t drip it directly into your mouth (hard to ensure you’re getting the right amount when your heads tilted back like a pelican), and not to put it in juice or water — since it’s on oil, when you drip it into a beverage it can cling to the sides of the glass (you know how water and oil don’t mix) and you want to be sure you’re getting every last bit of vitamin D goodness, right?
But really, totally fine taking it straight and not mixing it with anything!
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Jen Melo | October 14, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Hah! I don’t take ‘em regularly. That’s why I’ve nicknamed them my “one-a-months”
So when you say there may be a slight taste…might that taste be greasy sheep’s wool?
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healthandswellness | October 14, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Do not remind me that, lady!! Thank you, thank you very much! Hmph!
Yes, even with visions of that, I still take my drops every single morning. I look forward to a strong immune system and a slew of other health benefits now that my D levels are moving on up!
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Jen Melo | October 14, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Hee hee hee! K, I’ll behave now.
Yaay, vitamin D and the tasteless drops that deliver it! Gooo, healthy immune system and disease prevention!
Good for you, Karen, for taking your drops every day. Seriously. Way to go!
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