20 reasons for not taking Vitamin D debunked

1. Fear high cost

   • Vitamin D can cost as little as 40 cents/month

2. Hassle of getting it

   • Can buy on the Internet, grocery store, pharmacy

3. Think that a doctor's approval is required

   • 19 organizations agree 4,000 IU daily is OK and 6 say up to 10,000 IU daily is OK

   • 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly is often recommended 18+ sellers on Amazon recommend weekly

4. Need a Vitamin D test (fear of needles, hassle, and cost)

   • Note: Testing is rarely needed, but if you want it, an in-home test costs about $50

5. Toxicity fear

   • Incorrectly believe that >4,000 IU of Vitamin D is toxic

   • Vitamin D has lower toxicity than water, ZERO deaths from Vitamin D supplementation in 10+ years

6. Fear long-term consequences - to self, fetus, child

   • People have been taking high-dose Vitamin D for >100 years with no long-term problems

   • The only long-term consequence of taking lots of Vitamin D a huge reduction in about 200+ health problems

7. Difficulty in swallowing pills

   • Can break open a capsule and add the powder to drink/food

   • Can use liquid, spray, topical forms

8. Worry about forgetting to take a pill

   • Can just take a 50,000 IU dose 2 or 4 times a month

   • Put the capsules in a cup at the start of the month and be sure they are taken by the end of the month

   • Alternately, just add Vitamin D to food/beverage to be consumed over 2-4 weeks

9. Worry that the pill casing may be made from animals

   • Many companies, such as:1 2 make capsules that are not made from animals

10. Worry that animals might have been killed to make vitamin D

    • Some companies such as: 1 2 3 4 make the Vitamin D3 from plants, rather than from oil from sheep wool

    • Note: no animals are harmed in making ANY type of vitamin D

11. Might have to modify current drugs/supplements typically none: possible exceptions:

    • Reduce Calcium or take a Calcium made from algae, such as 1 2 3 4

    • Chemotherapy - enhances effects of some chemo drugs, so you MUST check with the doctor before taking Vitamin D

    • A few prescriptions increase in potency with Vitamin D

12. Have to know enough about Vitamin D to be able to justify supplementation to family/friends

    • Taking a single capsule (50,000 IU) once every 2 weeks can be hidden from family

13. Concerned that others you know are not taking Vitamin D

    • Lots of evidence of many others taking Vitamin D, for example, in Australia

14. Might forget to take the capsule at a particular time of day

    • Can take Vitamin D any time of the day: before, during, or after meals - but not after supper (might keep you awake)

    • However, better response if taken with the largest meal of the day

15. Unsure of how much to take

    • 4,000 IU or 5,000 IU daily or 50,000 IU twice a month is a great place to start

16. Have an adverse reaction to Vitamin D

    • Rare adverse reaction (3 in 1,000) to lots of Vitamin D is often due to lack of magnesium

    • Adverse reactions to D are far less common than reactions to gluten, lactose, peanut butter, iron etc.

    • See also Getting Vitamin D into your blood and cells for other forms, types of Vitamin D - including Sun and UV lamps

17. Unsure if Vitamin D will help, and not want to wait for months to find out

    • Take a loading dose and see results in as little as a week

    • 50,0000 IU daily for a week is a typical loading dose

18. Believe that food (still) has the right nutrients needed for health

    • Food today vs 100 years ago has 3X less Vitamin D

19. Your country does not (yet) allow sales of capsules containing >1,000 IU of Vitamin D

    • Many people buy larger doses over the Internet from other countries

    • Hint - Buy only a few bottles at a time so as to not concern the customs agents about re-sale

20. Believe that you can get enough Vitamin D from the sun if outdoors at least 10 minutes daily

    • 10 minutes is enough if you want only 400 IUs and are young, white-skinned, lying down, with few clothes on, in the summer, around noon

See also VitaminDWiki

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