The book “The Vitamin D Solution” documented that life guards in summer had 25(OH)D levels of 100 to 150. I hit 130 ng/ML with Calcium smack dab in middle of range.
If every one had good Vit. D levels (say at least 60 ng/ml = 150 nmol/L), then the incidence of disease like cancer would be half of what it is as our immune systems would be much better. Pharmaceutical drug use would be cut in half. Optimum Vit. D levels (say 80-100 ng/ml = 200-250 nmol/L) would result in an even more healthier population.
But they don't want us to know that so they can keep us sicker and make more money on the healthcare and drug side. So they have come up with the scare tactic of Vit. D toxicity.
Having good or high Vit. D levels is probably the best supplementation (if don't get enough sunlight exposure which is most of us reading this) one can do for their health.
Does anyone know anyone suffering from “long covid” who hasn’t been vaccinated? I don’t. But I know lots of people with now serious, chronic health problems who were vaxed and boosted. The doctors who recommended and administered the shots are not going to admit they have caused great harm. Long covid is a very convenient lie, I think.
FYI, when vitanin-d was tested for over dose issues, nobody had issues until 300 ng/ml and those were quickly and easily reversed by reducing intake. Because of funding, they didn't get o look at optimal, but the limit was arbitrarily set a 100 ng/ml. Now doctors don't want to get near the limi, so they arbitrarily set 40 ug/ml as goal. 100 ug/ml is probably near optimal and a little higher, like 150 ug/ml is totally fine and worked well for me. (When I was above 100 ug/ml I never got sick, but since I dropped down to 80 ng/ml I have). Also the tests ignored vitamin K2 which reverses the hypercalccemia, so you actually might be able to safely go higher if you have equally high K2 levels.
As an internist and medical oncologist, the recommendations in the commentary should be tempered by noting this is a single time dose for those patients with Vitamin D (VD) levels < 20. Patients who are found to be VD deficient should have a repeat VD level 3 months after the this recommended dosing. If still VD deficient, the dose should be repeated. More than 50% of the women in my breast cancer practice were severely VD deficient and the majority of those same women were osteoporotic per bone density testing. Many older internists don't recommend obtaining VD levels for their patients - either women or men. However, our less than physically society preaches minimizing sun exposure by covering up and use of sun screens. Along with inactivity, these 2 prior actions contribute to both VD deficiency and early onset of osteoporosis. As in all things, patient's should seek a happy medium and work with well informed physician to optimize their personal health.
Please see the research on the vitamin D compounds and the immune system cited and discussed at: https://vitamindstopscovid.info/00-evi/. This includes recommendations for how much vitamin D3 to supplement in order to attain this. The amount depends on body weight, with higher ratios of body weight for those suffering from obesity.
These are the recommendations of New Jersey based Professor of Medicine, Sunil Wimalawansa, as recently published in an article co-written by two other long-time vitamin D researchers, one also a professor of medicine and the other a professor of pediatrics: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/22/3969
People suffering from obesity needing more supplemental vitamin D3 as a ratio of bodyweight to attain at least 50 ng/mL circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D are detailed here: https://5nn.info/temp/250hd-obesity/. Obesity reduced the hydroxylation of vitamin D3 cholecalciferol in the liver to the circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D the immune system needs and the excess adipose tissue absorbs this circulating25-hydroxyvitamin D.
0.125 mg (5000 IU) vitamin D3 a day on average is sufficient for 70 kg 154 lb body weight without obesity.
Without proper vitamin D3 supplementation such as this, most people - at least in winter - have half or less (down to 1/10th) of the 50 ng/mL 125 nmol/L circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D they need to be healthy.
"5000 IUs a day" sounds like a lot, but it is 1/8000th of a gram = 1 gram every 22 years. Pharma grade vitamin D3 costs about USD$2.50 a gram ex-factory. A credit card weighs 5 grams.
The book “The Vitamin D Solution” documented that life guards in summer had 25(OH)D levels of 100 to 150. I hit 130 ng/ML with Calcium smack dab in middle of range.
If every one had good Vit. D levels (say at least 60 ng/ml = 150 nmol/L), then the incidence of disease like cancer would be half of what it is as our immune systems would be much better. Pharmaceutical drug use would be cut in half. Optimum Vit. D levels (say 80-100 ng/ml = 200-250 nmol/L) would result in an even more healthier population.
But they don't want us to know that so they can keep us sicker and make more money on the healthcare and drug side. So they have come up with the scare tactic of Vit. D toxicity.
Having good or high Vit. D levels is probably the best supplementation (if don't get enough sunlight exposure which is most of us reading this) one can do for their health.
Does anyone know anyone suffering from “long covid” who hasn’t been vaccinated? I don’t. But I know lots of people with now serious, chronic health problems who were vaxed and boosted. The doctors who recommended and administered the shots are not going to admit they have caused great harm. Long covid is a very convenient lie, I think.
FYI, when vitanin-d was tested for over dose issues, nobody had issues until 300 ng/ml and those were quickly and easily reversed by reducing intake. Because of funding, they didn't get o look at optimal, but the limit was arbitrarily set a 100 ng/ml. Now doctors don't want to get near the limi, so they arbitrarily set 40 ug/ml as goal. 100 ug/ml is probably near optimal and a little higher, like 150 ug/ml is totally fine and worked well for me. (When I was above 100 ug/ml I never got sick, but since I dropped down to 80 ng/ml I have). Also the tests ignored vitamin K2 which reverses the hypercalccemia, so you actually might be able to safely go higher if you have equally high K2 levels.
As an internist and medical oncologist, the recommendations in the commentary should be tempered by noting this is a single time dose for those patients with Vitamin D (VD) levels < 20. Patients who are found to be VD deficient should have a repeat VD level 3 months after the this recommended dosing. If still VD deficient, the dose should be repeated. More than 50% of the women in my breast cancer practice were severely VD deficient and the majority of those same women were osteoporotic per bone density testing. Many older internists don't recommend obtaining VD levels for their patients - either women or men. However, our less than physically society preaches minimizing sun exposure by covering up and use of sun screens. Along with inactivity, these 2 prior actions contribute to both VD deficiency and early onset of osteoporosis. As in all things, patient's should seek a happy medium and work with well informed physician to optimize their personal health.
I don’t think he is recommending 10,000 just one time since the post says it should be part of daily supplementation
Please see the research on the vitamin D compounds and the immune system cited and discussed at: https://vitamindstopscovid.info/00-evi/. This includes recommendations for how much vitamin D3 to supplement in order to attain this. The amount depends on body weight, with higher ratios of body weight for those suffering from obesity.
These are the recommendations of New Jersey based Professor of Medicine, Sunil Wimalawansa, as recently published in an article co-written by two other long-time vitamin D researchers, one also a professor of medicine and the other a professor of pediatrics: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/22/3969
People suffering from obesity needing more supplemental vitamin D3 as a ratio of bodyweight to attain at least 50 ng/mL circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D are detailed here: https://5nn.info/temp/250hd-obesity/. Obesity reduced the hydroxylation of vitamin D3 cholecalciferol in the liver to the circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D the immune system needs and the excess adipose tissue absorbs this circulating25-hydroxyvitamin D.
0.125 mg (5000 IU) vitamin D3 a day on average is sufficient for 70 kg 154 lb body weight without obesity.
Without proper vitamin D3 supplementation such as this, most people - at least in winter - have half or less (down to 1/10th) of the 50 ng/mL 125 nmol/L circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D they need to be healthy.
"5000 IUs a day" sounds like a lot, but it is 1/8000th of a gram = 1 gram every 22 years. Pharma grade vitamin D3 costs about USD$2.50 a gram ex-factory. A credit card weighs 5 grams.
Any possible problems from too much vitamin D?
Unlikely
See the Coimbra Protocol they work with very high dose vitamin D and take some precautions e.g. regular blood tests etc.
With newly diagnosed afib, my cardiologist said to stop taking vit K2.
??? Why is that advisable?