Hi Wendy! Thanks so much for sharing so much of your knowledge with us!! It's been so much fun :) Quick question on dosing vitamin D. If you are giving larger doses (10,000 IUs or higher daily), is it best to spread the dose out throughout the day or is it okay to take all at once? (As a side note, I know a doctor who prescribed 100,000 IUs once/week for 4 weeks to someone whose level was in the teens I think. Is that crazy or is it best to get the levels up as fast as possible however they can?) And re the marshmallow poultice you mentioned for mastitis, I just wanted to confirm the part used...is it the leaf? Thank you so much! It's been a pleasure learning from you! Donna Sheinbach

Hi Wendy, If I may add to the Vitamin D question here: Last class you said regarding the obese teen with low Vitamin D levels that you would use larger doses since some of it would be stored in the fat cells and would not be in the blood stream respectively available to be used by the body. I was wondering, when an obese person then would for whatever reason - illness, diet, etc. - loose quite a bit of weight in a short period of time, if this would lead to a sudden release of the vitamin D that was stored in the fat cells, and if this could be compromising to their health (and could possibly be avoided by a certain protocol or be counteracted somehow)? Thank you very much, I am fascinated by your lectures and enjoy them so much. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom with us.

Wendy's answer to Donna's question: ​You can typically take up to 10,000iu at one time and not just pee it all out. Much more than that needs to be spaced during the day. I no longer do the super high weekly doses, as I really DO think that is inefficient--much of it gets pee'd out before it gets absorbed. Slow and steady is usually better. Marshmallow: root is used. Strong decoction, then soak the cloth in that.

Wendy's reply to Annette's question: Yes, this could potentially happen. It tends to be transient, and the kidneys handle the extra Vitamin D by excreting it pretty quickly. I've never really seen an elevation last long enough to be problematic. And of course, once the weight stabilizes, one would have to figure out what dose that person now needs to maintain a blood level between 50-80. Just need to do the labs periodically!