Cofactors need to be adjusted when taking a lot of vitamin D for more than a month
"A lot" is more than 4,000 IU Vitamin D daily (average)
There is virtually no agreement as how much of each cofactor is needed vs vitamin D level
The first three cofactors have, like vitamin D, greatly decreased in the human diet in the past 50 years
The goal is to restore Vitamin D, Magnesium, Omega-3, and Vitamin K back to where they had been
in a nutshell = summed up = condensed
Magnesium
- Only about 1 in 300 people seem to be allergic to Vitamin D
but the allergic reaction is often due to lack of Magnesium - Magnesium increases the benefits of vitamin D by about 30% (Mg and Vit. D are synergistic)
- Magnesium provides a great many health benefits independent of Vitamin D
- 100 milligrams of Magnesium (say from Magnesium Chloride) seems to be enough, even with high levels of vitamin D
see Overview Magnesium Magnesium category has192 items Omega-3
- Omega-3 increases active vitamin D - especially in people with poorly functioning livers or kidneys
- 1 gram of Omega-3 seems to be enough. Note: different brands have widely different bio-availability
I prefer Vetomega brand - - see Overview Omega-3 Omega-3 category has
199 items Vitamin K2
- K2 Keeps Calcium in bones and out of arteries
- Calcification due to K2 deficiency may be a reason for increased mortality for some diseases for high vitamin D
- Perhaps 100 micrograms per 2,000 IU of vitamin D (i.e. 500 micrograms for 10,000 IU of Vit D)
- Perhaps should not take K2 concurrently with Vitamin D. Vitamin D decreases the uptake of Vitamin K1 by 50%
- - see Overview Vitamin K2 Vitamin K category has
86 items Calcium
- Too much Calcium is associated with cardiovascular problems years later, not stronger bones
- Should have less than 750 milligrams of Calcium supplementation
- Drinking a lot of water helps flush any excess Calcium from the Kidneys
- - see Overview Calcium Calcium category has
168 items Boron - good, but not as essential
- Boron increases Vitamin D and Magnesium in the body by ~ 20%
- Most people Boron deficient now that commercial fertilizers are used
- Should have 3-10 milligrams of Boron element daily
- Boron can be extremely low cost, less than $0.01 a day
- - see Boron category has
20 items Unfortunately
- The cost of cofactors is 10X to 100X more than the vitamin D
- Many of the cofactors must be taken daily (vs bi-weekly for Vitamin D)
See also VitaminDWiki
- Too much Vitamin D long-term problems if take too much vitamin D without balancing cofactors
- Low cost cofactors for vitamin D - includes listing of what the founder of VitaminDWiki actually takes
- Supplements category listing has
76 items along with related searches - Vitamin D Receptor is one of the genes which can block vitamin D from getting to the cells
The standard Vitamin D test cannot detect a poor Vitamin D Receptor
Adding more Vit D, Mg, Omega-3, Boron?, Resveratrol, etc increase Vit D to the cellsSee also web
Excellent information on virtually all supplements as well as Vitamin D- ConsumerLabs $42/year - has a 5 day free trial. lower cost for 2 year subscription
- Examine.com
Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell
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