Thank you, Nikko, please keep it in mind. I always think that we have so much richness here and the prices of food are skyrocketing in America. I want people to benefit from inexpensive, healthy food!
Nikko, I was wondering if you know if someone who is interested in importing canned and fresh, frozen sardines from Morocco. My husband and I are both American born and raised, but we are currently living in Morocco, near a few sardine packing factories. We personally can buy fresh caught sardines from people bringing them door to door for between 1 and 2 dollars a kilo. Please let me know!
I wish I was local bc this info is so so so cool. Definitely inspired to make my own list for my location! You’re so lucky to be close to the coast. We are landlocked but our region used to have many healthy rivers overflowing with fish, sadly they are all pretty polluted now. I’m not sure if the benefits of local fish outweigh the risks of pollutants in that case? Something to consider.
Interesting! In all the research I have read on seafood, the benefits of the seafood outweigh the risks of contaminants, but I’m not sure for river fish! That would be interesting to look into. Historically, seafood (salt, seaweed, fish and shellfish) were always preserved and had high trade value inland. It’s one the one food category I don’t have qualms about importing. Highly support making a local food list, and share it for those near you 🧡
I am curious about how much reserves I have and to know for how long it will last. I also plan to take more trips to the equator this winter until I can make a permanent move.
There was a study done in Norway where individuals who had previously supplemented 20k IUs weekly were tested after 12 months of zero supplementation and their stores had dropped by 52%. It’s thought there are significant individual variation and lifestyle factors at play. From one of the papers I linked (Demer, 2018) to that has a lot of citations you can dig into for more info on what we know about this: “The use of the terms daily and per day in these recommendations may give the false impression that a day without sunshine requires a dose of supplement. Even though adults may use a given amount of cholecalciferol each day, such daily use does not necessarily require daily replacement. 25(OH) D3 has a half-life of 2 weeks to 3 months, and is stored primarily in adipose tissue and, to a lesser extent, in the liver. Presumably, this stored source of vitamin D is available for release back into the plasma, as indicated by a long-term study in Norwegians. Moreover, cholecalciferol recycles in the enterohepatic circulation. Thus, vitamin D hormones may not require daily, weekly or even monthly replenishment. Summer sun exposure may provide enough for the winter.”
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I did plan to test out my own reserves this winter by not taking and for scared and took a dose but haven’t since. I loaded up this summer cuz this melanin needed it. Let’s see how it goes.
Thank you, Nikko, please keep it in mind. I always think that we have so much richness here and the prices of food are skyrocketing in America. I want people to benefit from inexpensive, healthy food!
Nikko, I was wondering if you know if someone who is interested in importing canned and fresh, frozen sardines from Morocco. My husband and I are both American born and raised, but we are currently living in Morocco, near a few sardine packing factories. We personally can buy fresh caught sardines from people bringing them door to door for between 1 and 2 dollars a kilo. Please let me know!
Michelle Perl
Wow! That’s amazing. No, no one comes to mind, but that’s fascinating and how fortunate to live somewhere with such local abundance intact!
I wish I was local bc this info is so so so cool. Definitely inspired to make my own list for my location! You’re so lucky to be close to the coast. We are landlocked but our region used to have many healthy rivers overflowing with fish, sadly they are all pretty polluted now. I’m not sure if the benefits of local fish outweigh the risks of pollutants in that case? Something to consider.
Interesting! In all the research I have read on seafood, the benefits of the seafood outweigh the risks of contaminants, but I’m not sure for river fish! That would be interesting to look into. Historically, seafood (salt, seaweed, fish and shellfish) were always preserved and had high trade value inland. It’s one the one food category I don’t have qualms about importing. Highly support making a local food list, and share it for those near you 🧡
I am curious about how much reserves I have and to know for how long it will last. I also plan to take more trips to the equator this winter until I can make a permanent move.
There was a study done in Norway where individuals who had previously supplemented 20k IUs weekly were tested after 12 months of zero supplementation and their stores had dropped by 52%. It’s thought there are significant individual variation and lifestyle factors at play. From one of the papers I linked (Demer, 2018) to that has a lot of citations you can dig into for more info on what we know about this: “The use of the terms daily and per day in these recommendations may give the false impression that a day without sunshine requires a dose of supplement. Even though adults may use a given amount of cholecalciferol each day, such daily use does not necessarily require daily replacement. 25(OH) D3 has a half-life of 2 weeks to 3 months, and is stored primarily in adipose tissue and, to a lesser extent, in the liver. Presumably, this stored source of vitamin D is available for release back into the plasma, as indicated by a long-term study in Norwegians. Moreover, cholecalciferol recycles in the enterohepatic circulation. Thus, vitamin D hormones may not require daily, weekly or even monthly replenishment. Summer sun exposure may provide enough for the winter.”
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I did plan to test out my own reserves this winter by not taking and for scared and took a dose but haven’t since. I loaded up this summer cuz this melanin needed it. Let’s see how it goes.