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
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.
Not sure the mechanics but something in wheat blocks the metabolism of D3. My wife has MS and could get her levels into the 50's on 10,000 IU a day. I went grainless and because I do all of the cooking...she did too. Her D3 levels went to 154 after a month or so of being grainfree. There were 2 studies (PubMed) I sent to the Dr. but cannot locate them now. He had called us at home after her pre-visit labs were drawn to tell us to get to the ER immediately because she was toxic. It's amazing how much Dr.s DON'T know.
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
Eat oxalates with dairy and the calcium will bind with oxalates in the intestines and be excreted.
srs? whats a good amount then? i eat with salad like 3-5 times a week
Take Kidney Cop..... I've seen it dissolve 10mm stones.
k2, not k1
Optimal Vitamin D levels (100 – 150 nmol/L) play a positive role in making sure that your body functions the way it was developed. There are Vitamin D Receptors (VDR) located in tissue throughout your body and in all the major organs. Vitamin D interacts with over 3,000 genes.
The benefit of an adequate vitamin D level to each individual will be better overall health and a reduction of illnesses. In addition to rickets, bone disease and osteomalacia/osteoporosis, vitamin D insufficiency is associated with many other diseases including: tuberculosis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, type-1 diabetes, high blood pressure, increased heart failure, myopathy, breast and other cancers. It is projected that the incidence of many of these diseases could be reduced by 20%-50% or more, if the occurrence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were eradicated by increasing vitamin D intakes through increased UVB exposure, fortified foods or supplements.
A summary of the health benefits and disease incidence prevention that could be achieved by raising the public's vitamin D levels to 125 nmol/L:
Rickets, reduced by 100%
Osteomalacia, reduced by 100%
Cancers, all combined, reduced by 75%
Breast Cancer, reduced by 50%
Ovarian Cancer, reduced by 25%
Colon Cancer, reduced by 67%
Non-Hodgkins, reduced by 30%
Kidney Cancer, reduced by 67%
Endometrial Cancer, reduced by 35%
Type 1 Diabetes, reduced by 80%
Type 2 Diabetes, reduced by 50%
Fractures, all combined, reduced by 50%
Falls, women reduced by 72%
Multiple Sclerosis, reduced by 50%
Heart Attack, men, reduced by 50%
Peripheral Vascular Disease, reduced by 80%
Preeclampsia reduced by 50%
Cesarean Section, reduced by 75%
Holick, Michael F., PhD., M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, textbook - Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications (2nd Ed 2010 Humana Press). Page 12
Sauce: https://www.vitamindsociety.org/benefits.php#2
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.
Im going to do some research on it. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Well, I dont bruise easily at all. Takes a mighty wallop to bruise me.
re "With massive doses of D, you don't need K right away. Nor do you need it every day." - Where did you get that?
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 :)
First confusing issue: There's 2 separate D-tests, unknown to general public.
Consequent problem: People also don't know the Tests obviously have different numbers.
3rd. problem: the AMA (as you know) wants to keep you sick, so they say 20.
4th. problem: As the populations health...via the AMA deteriorated past 150+yrs, they simply Adjust... the healthy Lab ranges accordingly, so people are led to Believe by the damn docs "oh, I'm still Normal, see the Lab says so" - when in fact people are only LIED to across the board in all areas & "specialties".
5th.problem : Unlike drugs which you are supposed to only get when an actual symptom exists for docs to "manage", Lab-tests Should be done Routinely throughout the year as a PREVENTATIVE. But they're not, so that the AMA can keep people in a increasingly diseased state of miserable existence.
6th. challenge : Ethical Functional MDs (the only kind to consult) have different ranges, depending on Presenting needs: Are you overcoming cancer?, or competing in the Olympics next year? & everything in between
Aware of those above 6, Intentionally I gave you https://www.grassrootshealth.net/ , plus the calculator. It's a trust-worthy Start. Because I Care alot for you, brother :)
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.