BREAKING: Groundbreaking Research Finds Vitamin D Supplementation SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES COVID-19 Mortality
(www.thewashingtongazette.com)
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Well, Richard Carmona, MD, MPH is the former Surgeon General of the United States, and a professor of public health at the University of Arizona. He's hardly a "quack." He reported various facts, including the results of a research study that found which doses typically led to toxicity.
I conceded that blood labs can be helpful. My sister had access to a good physician, and was unable for a long time to raise her levels on 6000 IU per day. It was the sunshine this summer that finally got her enough Vitamin D to relieve the inflammation that was keeping her intestines from absorbing her dietary Vitamin D! She's most likely taking less than 6000 IU now. And I certainly hope you're taking less than the 5000 IU you found to be toxic.
Let's hope none of us acquire a serious COVID infection this winter.
See, this is the thing. I was only urging those who choose to supplement with D3 to do so with the knowledge of some labs under their belt. I am also being treated for D3 deficiency, as a result of an autoimmune disorder, and know how tricky it is to supplement in the right increment to bring the number into the proper range.
I am deficient, and a daily dose of 5,000 was enough to put me well above the upper limits. I dropped the daily dose to 1,000 IU, and that seems to be right for me.
Everyone is different. Be wary of catch-all advise, and supplement with this quasi-hormone, at least with higher dosages, under a doctor's recommendation.