[surferjoe2007]

Also pick up a kelp seasoning shaker to sprinkle on food now and then and a 2000iu vitamin D supplement.

2,000IU of Vitamin D is too high. 1,000IU is fine, but it shouldn't be more than that, or you could hurt yourself. Only a nutritionist should prescribe a custom amount above 1,000IU, after testing your nutrition levels. 1,000IU is enough to help lift anyone out of a deficiency if they have one.

The "tolerable upper intake" (recommended limit) for vitamin D is 4,000 i.u. Many studies show 1,000-2,000 IU to be ideal for continuous intake. Studies also show up to 10,000 IU is fine and then above 10,000 IU merely has reduced benefit. That's probably why they bumped the TUI up from 2,000 IU to 4,000 IU; to leave some safety margin without making people afraid of using the ideal amount. It doesn't cause actual harm until one takes hundreds of thousands of IU for several weeks. So doctors will frequently prescribe 10,000 IU to those who are deficient.

You shouldn't usually take a few hundred iu or more vitamin E as it can do more harm than good. It's not terrible but it will usually worsen a little rather than improve everything that vitamin E is good for. And above 20 or 30 IU usually has no additional benefit.