Study shows vitamin D deficiency can increase risk of catching COVID-19

disrn.com ^ | · Sep 8th, 2020 9:49 am | by Peter Heck

[Red Badger]

Foods that provide vitamin D include:

Fatty fish, like tuna, mackerel, and salmon.
Foods fortified with vitamin D, like some dairy products, orange juice, soy milk, and cereals.
Beef liver.
Cheese.
Egg yolks.

[a fool in paradise]

Getting out in the sun every day when we were locked in our homes would’ve helped

[norwaypinesavage]

It seems like this was common knowledge in February. I wonder why it has taken all this time for the medical community to figure it out?

[Artcore]

Go out in the sunshine and fresh air. There’s your vitamin D.

[Sacajaweau]

That's what Fauci is preaching NOW. Open the windows...breathe fresh air...get some sun.

But I have NEVER heard him say the Sun's Rays and heat kill the virus almost immediately. The little SOB. We're his lab monkeys.

[left that other site]

You mean to tell me...

President TRUMP was RIGHT about “getting out into the sunshine”?

LOL.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

More support for Vit D. Thanks. East Virginia Medical School says "while there is very limited data (and none specific for COVID-19), the following 'cocktail' may have a role in the prevention/mitigation of COVID-19 disease." ■ Vitamin D3 1000-4000 u/day ■ Vitamin C 500 mg BID* ■ Quercetin 250-500 mg BID ■ Zinc 75-100 mg/day ■ Melatonin (slow release): Begin with 0.3mg and increase as tolerated to 2 mg at night ■ Optional: Famotidine 20-40mg/day *BID means twice a day

[silverleaf]

It has still never been briefed by the national task nor addressed by the CDC

Every nursing home, every school and college, every work place should be using Vit D3 augmentation or educating the public on self-prophylaxis

And we have known about this since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918

In one recent study I read, every covid patient who ended up in the ICU was Vit D deficient. Every. Single. One.

[dfwgator]

My understanding is that people over 50 don’t get the Vitamin D from sunlight as well as younger people, they still need to get it from food or supplements.

[trebb]

Been taking 1 or 2 D gels most days along with 500 MG NAC, every other day for 500 MG C and 2-3 times a week Zinc...also drinking 6-8 OZ of tonic (quinine) water a day.

[left that other site]

Perhaps, but I spend around 5-6 hours a day on the harley, so I get a LOT.

But I wouldn’t mind being under 50 again! LOL!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wow, what happened to the formatting? Here it is properly formatted:

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East Virginia Medical School says "while there is very limited data (and none specific for COVID-19), the following 'cocktail' may have a role in the prevention/mitigation of COVID-19 disease."
■ Vitamin D3 1000-4000 u/day
■ Vitamin C 500 mg BID*
■ Quercetin 250-500 mg BID
■ Zinc 75-100 mg/day
■ Melatonin (slow release)**
■ Optional: Famotidine 20-40mg/day

*BID means twice a day
**Begin with 0.3mg and increase as tolerated to 2 mg at night

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This is almost identical to what Dr. Roger Seheult takes (and recommends) and he is on the front line treating COVID patients.

[Karoo]

Then the dermatologists have a fit b/o skin cancer from the sun!

I have to take rx D

[LibsRJerks]

Yep. That’s my daily cocktail, with the addition of NAC, a very good and inexpensive supplement found on Amazon.

Not sure you need to take that much zinc daily. I do 50 every other day.

Disclaimer: I am a medical professional who follows COVID apps and boards with physician discussion.

[Artcore]

I hear you! Well, the good thing is there are many good vitamin D supplements for those who need to avoid the sun. I just keant to make the point that the sun is a simple, cheap way to get vitamin D.

[Artcore]

*keant = meant

[MulberryDraw]

I’ve read that 3/4 of people are deficient in vitamin D. That’s for the very minimum level of 30ng/ml in blood. Many doctors recommend 50 or 60 ng/ml. It is tested with blood work. There’s even online test kits where you send in a small sample. Another study indicated that people who are not deficient in vitamin D have a nearly zero percent chance of death from the virus. I imagine there are people who would rather this information didn’t become too well known.

[WASCWatch]

I take 20,000 iu of D³, 1000 mg of C, Zinc, 1000mg of Tumeric, green tea, 500 mg of magnesium, and 1000 mg networking every day.

Also take 640 mg of Lupton for metastatic prostate cancer.

I’m 67 and my oncologist says my immune system is very good.

My D³ level at diagnosis was 27. Low D³ levels is very common in men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Hit the D3 hard plus zinc.