Natural Factors Vitamin D3 1,000iu, Certified Organic, 15mL

Vitamin D plays a dual role as both a vitamin and a hormone that stimulates the body to absorb calcium. Vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus are needed to keep bones strong. Without vitamin D even a diet adequate in calcium will not help as the body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. People with low vitamin D levels tend to have soft, thin bones, predisposing them to fractures, especially hip fractures. Soft bones can also cause the nagging and unremitting bone pain that many older persons suffer from.
 
Vitamin D supplementation is important because it's hard to get enough during long, dark, northern winters. The elderly have more difficulty synthesizing vitamin D from sunlight, some medications interfere with vitamin D absorption and absorbing calcium which will strengthen bones and prevent fractures.
 
Vitamin D3 is the form found in fish oils and eggs, and is produced by sunlight on human skin. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol from animal source) is the prefered form of vitamin D and our vitamin D3 is derived from sheep wool lanolin.

• Aids in the absorption of calcium
• Strengthens bones and may prevent fractures
• Promotes cardiovascular health
• May decrease the risk of multiple sclerosis
• Liquid vitamin D3 delivers 1000 IU in every drop
• Convenient delivery in a base of organic olive oil
• Packaged in brown glass bottles to counteract oxidation

Each serving/drop (0.03 mL) contains:
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)....... 25 mcg (1000 IU)

1 drop (0.03 mL) daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Keep out of the reach of children.

• The drugs cholestyramine (Questran), colestipol (Colestid), phenytoin (Dilantin), phenobarbital, orlistat (Xenical), and mineral oil all interfere with the absorption and/or metabolism of vitamin D and may require higher doses of vitamin D.
• Corticosteroids like prednisone increase the need for vitamin D.
• Vitamin D supplementation must be used with caution when using digoxin (Lanoxin) and thiazide diuretics.
• Consult a health care practitioner before using vitamin D if you are taking these drugs.
• People who have liver disease, kidney disease, primary hyperthyroidism, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and lymphoma should consult a health care practitioner prior to use.

Children: The recommended dosage for infants less than 6 months is 300 IU daily. For children over the age of one year the dosage recommendation is 400 IU. It is preferable for children to get their vitamin D from a multiple vitamin unless directed by a health care practitioner.

Pregnancy and Nursing: Recent recommendations from the Canadian Pediatric Society suggest that pregnant and lactating women get 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily.

Seniors: No special precautions are known.