Vitamin A Drops Dr. Lynch product Q&AUpdated 10 hours ago
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| Hi Dr. Lynch, I have recently purchased the Vitamin A drops after finding out that my blood serum levels were deficient. I want to support my thyroid issues and make sure I am supplementing correctly but my eye doctor also noticed that my optic nerves were slightly elevated and mentioned vitamin A toxicity can cause this. So, my question is can my serum levels be low but actual have a toxic level of vitamin a in liver or is there another test I should perform to see a more accurate vitamin a level? I know my liver and gut are a mess. For the first time ever I am having high histamine and reacting to foods I have never reacted to before. I know I need to learn my MTHFR gene stuff and learn my methylation pathways. Also need to tackle my bad gut issues (I have been on 3 antibiotics already this year following a surgery then a virus) and I feel like my liver isn’t great. I also know I have chronic EBV, long covid (spike protein numbers keep going up, and coxsackie) I reacted to heme iron while trying to get my iron levels up. Anyways I will take any and all advice!! Thank you so much! | Hi Jill - I am not sure if serum vitamin A levels can be low and then intracellularly they may be toxic. That sounds odd to me but I don't want to say something I'm not an expert in. The antibiotics definitely set your gut up for inflammation and liver burden. Consider:
I would stop the Vitamin A Drops for now and switch to the Immune Intensive. It's a more complete immune support supplement which sounds like it's needed. In health, |
| I would like to take these Vitamin A drops to support detox from mold. I tend to detox through my skin and especially my eyes. My eyes get itchy, form cuts on and under the lids and are dry. My vision has also become a bit blurred. I have seen my neuro opthamologist for glasses, but currently my eyes are struggling even while wearing my glasses. I am thinking the detox might be putting a strain on my eyes and I thought taking Vitamin A drops might help. Would taking 1 drop daily be enough? Is there a risk of taking too much? I am also taking 1 histamine nutrients with each meal to help with the reaction my eyes and skin are having. Any further insight would be most helpful! Thank you | Hi Jennifer - I would actually use Glutathione Plus Lozenges instead. Low glutathione is associated with poor eye health. Support healthy glutathione levels with the glutathione lozenges.* Start with 1/2 lozenge upon waking in the morning and then take another 1/2 or so an hour or so later - when you feel you need to. You may want to take another one later in the day. Brain Nutrients Lozenges may be useful as well. Start with 1/4 to 1/2 a lozenge. If you're needing more detoxification support, I'd consider taking 1 capsule of Liver Nutrients every night after dinner. In health, |
| should it be kept in a refrigerator in climates where indoor temperatures rise naturally above 30 degrees? | Hi Jonathan - That would be wise yes. I keep my open bottles in a fridge and the stored ones unopened in a room temperature, dark cabinet. In health, |
| I live in a country where we don't get as much sunshine so we need extra vitamin d. But I know, thanks to Dr ben lynch that you need vitamin as well. We give our newborn vitamin d drops, but my gut feeling says vitamin A are also important. My question is can I give one drop of vitamin a to my newborn in combination with d drop or should I not do that? I've asked my Dr but he says he don't think vitamin a is important and its toxic.... | Hi Anna - If you are breastfeeding, then by supplementing yourself, you are passing the nutrients from your breastmilk into your baby. This is by far the best way to deliver nutrients to a newborn. If you're not breastfeeding, then consider giving your newborn a drop or two of Immune Intensive as needed. This contains A, C, D, K2, zinc, elderberry and some flavonoids in a base of healthy phospholipids. In health, |
What is the dosage for a toddler 2-3 years old? | Hi Ana - According to the Linus Pauling Institute, the recommended dosages for tolerable upper limits are: Table 4. Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for Preformed Vitamin A One drop of Vitamin A Drops is 2500 IU of preformed vitamin A. I recommend using Vitamin A Drops on an as-needed basis - such as needed to support a healthy immune system during a time of infection. For daily support of healthy vitamin A levels, our Kids Multivitamin Chewable provides a healthy amount of Vitamin A and Vitamin D along with their other nutritional requirements. In health, source: https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-A#LPI-recommendation |
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