Presentation in English at Vitamin D Symposium in Germany April 2018
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Introduction is in German. Presentation is in English, and can be translated to many other languages
Notes on presentation (not in the same order as presentation)
Protocol was developed over 16 years (since 2002)
Dr. Coimbra has recently applied his protocol to
- Autism
- Pregnancy
10,000 IU during pregnancy
10,000 IU | normally | |
Raise head | 22 days | 90 days |
Start to speak | 2.5 months | 12 months |
Count to 20 | 18 months | 24 months |
Learn foreign language | 36 months | ?? |
Video shows infant raising head @ 22 days old
Video of 22 day old infant (2 day old label was an error)
Must avoid giving Folic acid to pregnant women (Folate is OK)
Strong indications that Folic Acid is increasing Autism rate
- Autism 17 times more likely with excessive Folic Acid and B-12 (now added to bread) – May 2016
- Off topic: Folic Acid - the horror story (for a small percentage of people) - Sept 2013
- Vitamin D is 100X better than folic acid during pregnancy
- Increased cows milk allergy if Folic acid or Folate added to vitamin D during pregnancy – June 2016
2X to 6X more Vitamin D is needed if poor gene
Vitamin D Metabolism
Vitamin B2
- low in 10-15% of everyone,
- Low in 80% of those with autoimmune disorders
- (Update on riboflavin and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review 2017)
Vitamin B2 decreases MS PDF online
PTH is a good indicator of how much more Vitamin D will be needed
Feedbacks between liver, kidney, PTH, and microphage limit toxicity problems
MS Brain scans before and after Vitamin D
Protocol essentially consists of:
- High Vitamin D
(and Vitamin B2 and Magnesium) - Low Calcium
- 2.5 liters of water
- Low-stress life (stress increases MS)
Treatment ramp-up takes 2 years
April 13 program
April 14 program
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Comments to VitaminDWiki by a member of the audience: Barbara M van Amerongen
Coimbra thinks autism is caused by synthetic methylfolate made by pharma.
There were at least 400 people present, mostly German doctors. The type that desperately want to cure patients (with food and supplements).
They almost gave Coimbra a standing ovation. Hij spoke on Friday and on Saturday.
The Program on Friday 13 April: International Workshop Vitamin D Sensitivity and High Dose Vitamin D Therapy included a Discussion and possible next steps between a panel (among which the 3 speakers Holick, Carlberg and Coimbra and a few others) and the chairman Prof. Spitz. (This was about the Coimbra Protocol.)
At the end when the time was up the audience was allowed to make remarks.
I think Vitamin D3 / the Coimbra Protocol is going to go viral in Germany.
Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary
Most were taking 2,000 to 7,000 IU daily for >50% of pregnancy
Click on hyperlinks for details
Problem | Vit. D Reduces | Evidence |
0. Chance of not conceiving | 3.4 times | Observe |
1. Miscarriage | 2.5 times | Observe |
2. Pre-eclampsia | 3.6 times | RCT |
3. Gestational Diabetes | 3 times | RCT |
4. Good 2nd trimester sleep quality | 3.5 times | Observe |
5. Premature birth | 2 times | RCT |
6. C-section - unplanned | 1.6 times | Observe |
Stillbirth - OMEGA-3 | 4 times | RCT - Omega-3 |
7. Depression AFTER pregnancy | 1.4 times | RCT |
8. Small for Gestational Age | 1.6 times | meta-analysis |
9. Infant height, weight, head size within normal limits | RCT | |
10. Childhood Wheezing | 1.3 times | RCT |
11. Additional child is Autistic | 4 times | Intervention |
12.Young adult Multiple Sclerosis | 1.9 times | Observe |
13. Preeclampsia in young adult | 3.5 times | RCT |
14. Good motor skills @ age 3 | 1.4 times | Observe |
15. Childhood Mite allergy | 5 times | RCT |
16. Childhood Respiratory Tract visits | 2.5 times | RCT |
RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview MS and vitamin D contains the following summary
Clinical interventions have shown that Vitamin D can prevent, treat, and even cure Multiple Sclerosis, at a tiny fraction of the cost of the drugs now used to treat it, and without side effects.
- Fact: Low Vitamin D results in higher risk of getting MS
Increase latitude leads to decreased Vitamin D, which leads to increased risk of MS
Dark skinned people are far more likely to get MS (dark skin people typically have low vitamin D)
Elderly (who typically have low vitamin D) are more likely to get MS
Is there increased risk in people who already have diseases associated with low vitamin D - TB, for example ? ? ?
Women typically have 3X increased MS risk then men (note: women typically have 20% lower levels of vitamin D than men)
Exception: women in very sunny climates and dark-skinned women have the same MS risk as men
Obese are 60% more likely to get MS
Multiple Sclerosis 42X more likely if light brown skin and smoke (both associated with low vitamin D) – July 2020
MS recurrence is much higher in spring - the lowest time of the year for vitamin D
increase in clouds/rainfall (which reduces available Vitamin D) is associated with increased risk of MS (Scotland, Western Washington)
MS incidence has increased 70% in a decade while the incidence of vitamin D deficiency doubled
Less MS in those with outdoor occupations PDF file, not a web page - Fact: MS uses up Vitamin D
- Fact: Lower vitamin D (due to MS using up Vitamin D while fighting the disease) results in many other health problems (such as broken bones), so depleted vitamin D levels must be restored.
- Fact: Vitamin D looks so promising for preventing and treating MS that there were 25 INTERVENTION clinical trials as of Feb 2014
- Fact: Vitamin D reduced the MS relapse rate far better than Fingolimod which is now used for that purpose.
- Note: Fingolimod costs $25,000/year while vitamin D, which works better and has no side effects is 1000 times less expensive.
- Fact: 98% of the genes affected by Interferon are also affected by Vitamin D
- Note: 1 week of Interferon = $4,700, 1 week of vitamin D 10,000X lower cost
- Fact: MS Doctors in Brazil recommending 40-100 ng/mL of Vitamin D
- Fact: Many MS forums are recommending vitamin D to treat MS, with some taking 5,000 to 10,000 IU daily
Observation: Risk of going from pre-MS to MS reduced 68 percent with 7100 IU vitamin D – RCT Dec 2012- This is an observation instead of a fact - it has not yet been confirmed.
- Fact: VERY LARGE doses of vitamin D have CURED 2,000 people of MS in Brazil
- Controversy: UVB fron sunlight or UVB bulb may be BETTER than Vitamin D for reducing the risk of getting MS
- Hypothesis: In addition to Vitamin D there are many other photoproducts produced by UVB that may promote health.
Summary: lack of consensus on how much to prevent, treat, or cure MS.
- Coimbra Protocol (using Vitamin D) is safe and effective for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune diseases – April 2022
- 54,000 IU of vitamin D daily with no Calcium (1,000 IU per kg: Coimbra protocol) – July 2024
- How much Vitamin D to prevent many diseases - such as MS
- How much Vitamin D is needed to treat MS? There is currently no agreement
The recommendations range from 40 to 100 ng - which can result of a dose ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 IU/day - How Vitamin D is needed to Cure MS?: It appears that 20,000-140,000 IU daily may be needed to CURE the disease
You must be under the supervision of a doctor who knows what to watch for in your individual situation.
High doses of Vitamin D cannot be used as a monotherapy.
You will need to adjust the cofactors: Typically increasing Magnesium and Vitamin K2, and reducing Calcium intake.
Your doctor will monitor these and might increase your intake of Vitamins B2, C, as well as Omega-3 - Epstein-Barr virus increases risk of Multiple Sclerosis by 32X - Jan 2022
- Multiple Sclerosis treated by Vitamin D, recommends investigating high dose Coimbra - Oct 2021
- Multiple Sclerosis patients had fewer COVID-19 problems (Note: many MSers take Vitamin D) – April 30, 2021
- Vitamin D Resistance hypothesis confirmed by Coimbra high-dose vitamin D protocol – April 2021
- Multiple Sclerosis relapses cut in half by 100,000 IU of Vitamin D every 2 weeks– RCT 2019
Multiple Sclerosis and (lots of) Vitamin D - book by patient on Coimbra protocol - Feb 2016 contains protocol description
Vitamin D Protocol used by Dr. Coimbra for Multiple Sclerosis etc.
Snips as of April 2016 http://www.vitamindprotocol.com/dr.-coimbra-s-ms-protocol.html
- 1,000 IU's vitamin D per kilogram as a first approximation
(apparently increased/decreased depending of resulting vitamin D blood level) - Vitamin B2, magnesium glycinate, boron, chromium picolinate, Omega 3 DHA, Zinc, Methylcobalamin form of B12, Choline, etc.
- Lack of B12 may affect 10%–15% of the general population and may be the most prevalent genetic risk factor for several human diseases
- Discontinue eating or drinking dairy products or calcium enriched foods or beverages, also no Ca supplements
- Drink as least 2.5 liters [85 ounces] of fluids, preferably water
- Required Tests: Vitamin D, Parathyroid, Blood calcium, urinary calcium
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See also
High-dose vitamin D forum – for Multiple Sclerosis and many other diseases – Jan 2019
Most of Coimbra Protocol supplements in a capsule taken 4 times a day – June 2019
10,000 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy resulted in spectacular infant development – Coimbra April 2018
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- Number 1 Vitamin Deficiency in ALL Autoimmune Conditions - video May 2024
- The number 1 Deficiency behind All Autoimmune Diseases (Vitamin D) video - Dec 2023
- Mechanisms of Autoimmunity – video and transcript – Beltran Nov 2022
- Vitamin D reduces autoimmune disease - Dr. Campbell video and transcript - May 2022
- Autoimmune and high-dose vitamin D (Dr. Coimbra) - Dr. Mahtani video and transcript - Nov 2020
- Vitamin D has treated Multiple Sclerosis and autoimmune diseases for 16 years – Coimbra April 2018
- Video by Dr. Coimbra – 95 percent of auto-immune cured with vitamin D in high doses - April 2014
Guide for patients on high doses of Vitamin D – Coimbra 2017
See also
High-dose vitamin D forum – for Multiple Sclerosis and many other diseases – Jan 2019
Most of Coimbra Protocol supplements in a capsule taken 4 times a day – June 2019
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