A recent German study found a linear relationship between vitamin D levels and mortality from covid, and essentially, zero morbidity for those with a D level above 50 ng/mL.
“At a threshold level of 30 ng/mL, mortality decreases considerably. In addition, our analysis shows that the correlation for the combined datasets intersects the axis at approximately 50 ng/mL, which suggests that this vitamin D3 blood level may prevent any excess mortality."
Studies have already shown that one is 14 times more likely to die from COVID with vitamin D deficiency.
A meta-analysis of 23 published studies containing 11,901 participants found that one who is vitamin D-deficient was 3.3 times more likely to get infected with SARS-CoV-2 than one who is not deficient.
The reality is that most people’s levels are below 30 and many are closer to zero, especially among the elderly population.
With studies having shown zero correlation between lockdowns, masks, and vaccines and better COVID outcomes, there are now 142 studies vouching for the near-perfect correlation between higher vitamin D levels and better outcomes in COVID patients.
It is beyond criminal that 20 months into this endeavor there has not been a national campaign percolating down to primary care physicians to test and supplement vitamin D levels accordingly.
As the authors explain, the main cause of death from COVID stems from a “cytokine storm” when the body’s immune system releases too many toxic cytokines as part of the inflammatory response to the virus.
Vitamin D is the key regulator of those cells, and the insufficient amount of D is nearly synonymous with a greater risk for a cytokine storm.
In many ways, a cytokine storm is literally the outcome of vitamin D deficiency.
@KanekoaTheGreat
i take D3 every day
same. how many IUs do you take?
Do you happen to know your level by chance. Abstaining from all grains will shoot your D3 levels through the roof.
shit i take 2000.....time to up that? i eat a lot of spinach which is high in Vitamin K
Spinach can cause stones if eaten too often
k2, not k1
Vitamin K gives me migraines. I had to stop. I know it was the K because I had never had a migraine before until 2 weeks into daily supplemental dosing. And since I stopped they have disappeared.
RE "The only way to know is blood work. I was probably deficient shortly after turning 18. I've been on 10,000 IU almost daily for over a year."
Brother, as soon as the weather Warms up enough to be Outside more, if not before, Please get your 25-hydroxy vitamin D-level checked https://www.grassrootshealth.net/. Do know that what is shoveled as 'normal'=50 nmol/L (20 ng/mL) is a FAR cry from what level should be between 60 to 100. And thank Goodness that you wisely :) Refused the kill-shot. THIS calculator helps you know how much to Take https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/dcalculator/ for your Optimal Health :)
Why do you take vitamin k? I mean, I know it's something our bodies need but it's generally ok with just eating a balanced diet. And I've seen people on this site rage against giving newborn babies their vitamin k shots. Vitamin k is a vital need, and without that shot for newborn babies they can end up with huge healthy problems soon after they're born.
There are two types, K1 and K2, with somewhat different functions in the body. From what I have read seems that D3 and K2 work together, D3 affects calcium, and if there is not enough K2 that can end up in your arterial walls, so too much D3 alone could harden your arteries, but with K2 calcium goes to your bones.
K1 can be had from green veggies and such, but K2 seems to be a bit more rare in our normal diets, so it might be smart to take that as a supplement, at least if you take D3 supplements in larger doses.
This was one link I found on a short search.
https://www.vitaminexpress.org/en/how-to-combine-vitamin-d-and-vitamin-k-properly
It really IS about the amount. 600 IU / day 'aint doin crap unless you're like a kid. It took me 12,000 IU/ day for months to get me from a 16 to a 70.
fuark. im at 2000 a day. might double it
Unless I'm talking to some 90 lb teenager, I really do think you're being too conservative at 4,000. Absorbing it is a factor of 1)sun exposure 2) skin tone 3) gut health 4) weight 5) age, and I'd say how much you shower. it's made on the surface of the skin, and modern people shower so much now and rinse it off before it gets absorbed. (Cats on the fur and they lick it up when cleaning!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_bSHzNdqs
Ideally, you get tested to see where you're at, and go from there. But not everyone will invest that money and time.
2000 IU's and 500mg of Vitamin C daily.