Cause of low Vitamin D | Option if unable to change the cause |
Pesticides ( Roundup, etc) | Increase D |
Smoking 1st, 2nd, 3rd hand | Increase D |
Non-organic food pesticides, less Mg, Boron, | Increase Mg, Boron |
Pollution/Smog | Increase D |
Lack of sunshine | Increase D |
Antibiotics | Increase D |
Statins | Increase D |
Stress – Trauma | Loading dose of D to quickly restore levels |
Stress – Emotions | Increase D |
Soft drink - decreases Calcium | Increase D |
Low Magnesium | Mg supplements or topical Mg |
Genes restrict Vitamin D in blood getting to cells | increase Receptor activation Resveratrol, . . . . |
Poor Gut | Gut-friendly Vitamin D |
Poor Liver | |
Poor Kidney | |
No Gallbladder | Water-soluble Vitamin D |
Born in the wrong season Or mother had low vitamin D | Increase D |
Dark Skin | Increase D |
Obese | Increase D |
Elderly (less from the gut and less from skin) | Increase D |
Ways to increase D
Oral | : daily - supplement or added to food : weekly : biweekly |
Mouth Wash | nanoemulsion Vitamin D water-soluble Vitamin D |
Topical (cream, spray) | Especially if skin problem ( Burn, Psoriasis, etc) |
Oral Loading dose or Injection | |
Patch | |
Sunlight | at least several times a week |
UltraViolet | tanning bed, home UV lamp |
Reminder – half of Vitamin D is gone from the body (half-life) in 1 to 3 months