Posted on 05/06/2020 8:34:35 PM PDT by MtnClimber
For the most part, supplements are a waste of money at best and harmful at worst. But could vitamin D be a notable exception – now more than ever? Let's take a look
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Vitamin D Might Be a Special Case
However, vitamin D could be something of an exception as it’s not so easy to get from food and is widely deficient across populations, including in the US. This and the fact that as warmer months arrive we're still largely locked down and unable to take full advantage of vitamin D from the sun makes it worthy of study in relation to COVID-19.
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· In one study it was found that 100% of ICU COVID-19 patients less than 75 years old had vitamin D insufficiency.
· In another, out of 55 patients with higher blood serum levels of vitamin D metabolite (more than 30ng/ml 25-hydroxycholecalciferol), 47 had mild symptoms, 4 had “ordinary” symptoms, 2 had severe symptoms and 2 had critical symptoms. Of the 157 patients with lower vitamin D (less than 30ng/ml 25-hydroxycholecalciferol), 2 had mild symptoms, 55 ordinary symptoms, 54 severe symptoms and 46 critical symptoms.
· The third found that across European countries, there was a strong association between vitamin D levels and per capita COVID-19 cases and mortality.
A huge dollop of caution is needed here, as with like all rapid release coronavirus-related research these are non-peer reviewed preprints. Moreover, there’s the usual limitation of correlation versus causation. Lower vitamin D is associated with increasing age and darker skin, both of which link independently with decreased immune function – directly in the case of old age or via higher diabetes rates (linked to higher COVID-19 risk) in ethnic populations.
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Are you in favor of closing parks and beaches?
I started taking vit D3 as well. Doubled the dose, in fact, because I learned I wasn’t taking enough. I also take Turmeric, Olive Leaf Extract, garlic tablets and CoQ 10. I’m 65 and rarely get sick. When I do, it’s very mild.
Aren’t you supposed to take K2 with the D?
Yes.
Just checked it out. I didn’t know about K2. Thank you for the information!
Was discussing nutrition with my doctor last time I went to see him, and he mentioned that Detroit is the rickets capital of the world.
Detroit has a lot of overcast days and a lot of people with a lot of melanin.
Thought about NAC?
Interesting -I hope they are looking into it.
I do. K2 helps direct calcium to the bones as opposed to into the blood, which can lead to kidney stones.
Calcium needs to be in both for different reasons of course. D3 helps calcium along. So the K helps direct it.
That’s a very short thumbnail of the vitamins and minerals. Read up on it yourself.
Supplement Bkmk
And here towards this later stage of the lock downs, what did all the tyrants start to do? Closed the parks.
And what do you get walking outdoors in the parks? Sunlight. And what does sunlight on the skin do? It makes Vitamin D in your body.
My daily vitamin has 1000 IUs of Vitamin D which is 125% of recommended dosage. Also has zinc.
However, you can safely take up to 4000 IUs, according to most stuff I’ve read. I’ve started supplementing a bit, I bought D3 vitamins with zinc and some other stuff, but a “full dose” of those is only another 600 IUs. So I think I’m well within safe limits.
i can’t say it will help, but i haven’t seen a single study that DOESN’T show bad outcomes have high D-Defiency.
there are calculators available
online for your location time of year time in sun..
also if supplementing vitamin d look into vitamin k
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-and-vitamin-k#section3
it can help coagulate blood so it might not be wise if one has covid..
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