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
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 :)
So How many of these mere 6 (& there are more Issues/factors/challenges, which reading this thread makes it a scream), did you not know? before I posted them, brother :)