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Evidence of Vit D Benefits
Health Problems and Vit D (left column)
87 proofs that Vit D works
Intervention Trials
Meta-analysis = Trial summary
Cost savings with Vit D
Quality of life, healthspan
Increases lifespan
Ways to get Vit D
How and when to take it
Restore in days/weeks
Sources of Vitanub D
Fortify your family foods
Vit D from sun near noon
UV- from lamps or sun
Food is a minor source
Take Vit D3, not D2
Forms of Vit D
Getting Vitamin D into your body
Gut-friendly forms
Injection
Topical (spray and cream)
Inhaled - experimental
If very poor liver - Calcidiol
If very poor kidney - Calcitriol
How much to take
Overview How Much vitamin D
Is the goal 50 ng of Vit D?
How to ask your doctor how much Vit D
Reasons for Vit D deficiency
High Risk of low Vit D
Dark Skin
Obese
Little access to sun
Shut-in
Genes can limit the benefits
Receptor gene can limit Vit D actually getting to cells
If born in wrong season need more Vit D
Deficiency overview
Vit D levels
World Recommends IU and ng for D
Optimum level of D
Consensus on levels of D needed
Health Problem about 10X more likely if low Vit D
30 problems have doubled in a decade
Increased use of Vit D
Test to see if dose is right for you
Vit D levels dropped by half in 20 years
22 reasons why Vit D has dropped
How often to take Vit D
Daily or weekly
Once every 2 weeks is great
Monthly sometimes better than daily
Quickly restore (loading dose)
Supplements - if >40 ng Vit D
Cofactors in a nutshell
Magnesium
Omega-3
Vitamin K
Boron
Calcium (reduce)
Iodine
Iron
Vitamin B12
Zinc
What I actually take (bulk)
Vitamin A (avoid extremes)
Vit D levels around the world
World
Canada
Europe
Far from equator
Middle East
Orient
Australia & New Zealand
Rare problems if too much Vit D
Toxicity of Vit D (rare)
Too much Vit D
Drug potency may change
Charts
Health problems decrease
Charts by GrassrootsHealth
Vit D and the brain
Top charts
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Videos & Books
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Books and videos
Book - High dose to treat MS
Book - High dose
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Web for medical articles
For items in a pair of categories
More information
Top news items
Popular pages
Diseases related to low D
Increased use of Vit D
Low response to Vit D - many reasons
About us
What might stop you from starting Vit D
Antibiotics health problems are eerily similar to those due to low Vit D
Why are doctors reluctant to accept Vit D
Patents for Vit D
Animals need Vit D too
Overviews (60+)
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Health Problems and D
Acne
(20+) studies)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(38+)
Allergy
Overview
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(30+)
Alzheimer's
Overview
Ankylosing Spondylitis
(15+)
Antibiotics & Pro
(84+)
Overview
Arthritis see:
Osteo
Rheum
Asthma
Overview
Atopic Dermatitis Overview
(18+)
Autism
(135+)
Overview
Autoimmune
(169+)
Back Pain
(39+)
Bipolar Disorder
(14+)
Bone - Health
(273+)
Breathing
(389+)
Burns, wounds
(30+)
Cancer
(215+)
Overview
After diagnosis
(87+)
Bladder
(25+)
Breast
(224+)
Overview
Colon
(118+)
Overview
Leukemia
(16+)
Liver
(14+)
Lung
(50+)
Overview
Lymphoma
(23+)
Other
(55+)
Ovarian
(21+)
Pancreatic
(55+)
Prostate
(94+)
Overview
Skin
(110+)
Overview
Cardiovascular
(431+)
Overview
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(12+)
Cerebral Palsy
(6+)
Cholesterol
(47+)
Overview Cholesterol and vitamin D
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Chronic Fatigue
Overview
Cognitive
(294+)
Overview
Colds and flu
Overview
Concussions
(25+)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(17+)
COVID-19
(528+)
Cystic Fibrosis
(41+)
Dental
(80+)
Depression
(217+)
Diabetes
(463+)
Overview
Diseases gen.+ misc,
(93+)
Ear
(11+)
Endometriosis
(8+)
Epilepsy
(14+)
Falls/Fractures
(223+)
Overview
Fatigue, Chronic
Overview
Fertility and sperm
(110+)
Fibromyalgia
Overview
Fractures
Overview
Fraility
(16+)
Genetics
(272+)
CYP27B1
(35+)
Vit D Binding
(141+)
Vit D Receptor
(393+)
Gestational Diabetes
(34+)
Gout
(13+)
Gut
(171+)
Overview
Hair
(20+)
Headache
(36+)
Health - general
(95+)
Hepatitis-B
(9+)
Hepatitis-C
(13+)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(39+)
Overview
Hives
(10+)
Hypertension
(137+)
Overview
Hyperparathyroid
Overview
Immunity
(197+)
Infant-Child – moved to bottom
Inflammation
(137+)
Infection
(16+)
Influenza
Overview
Jaundice
(4+)
Kidney
(197+)
Overview
Kidney Stones
(23+)
Overview
Leprosy
(16+)
Liver
(88+)
Overview
Lupus
(61+)
Myalgic Enceph.
Overview
Mental Illness
(20+)
Mental Stress
(5+)
Metabolic Syndrome
(86+)
Overview
Migraine Headache
(4+)
Military – moved to bottom
Mortality
(200+)
Multiple Sclerosis
(356+)
Overview
Muscle
(18+)
Myopia
(17+)
Obesity
(355+)
Overview
Osteoarthritis
(51+)
Overview
Osteoporosis
(192+)
Overview
Pain - chronic
(138+)
Overview
Parkinson
(82+)
Overview
Photosensitivity
(3+)
Pneumonia
(15+)
Pollution
(31+)
Pregnancy
(758+)
Overview
Psoriasis
(56+)
Raynaud's
(4+)
Respiratory Tract Infection
(8+)
Restless Legs Syndrome
(15+)
Rheum. Arth
(101+)
Overview
Rickets
(120+)
Overview
Sarcopenia
(28+)
Schizophrenia
Overview
Seniors – moved to bottom
Sepsis
(16+)
Shingles
(15+)
Shin splints
(4+)
Sickle Cell
(17+)
Overview
Skin
(97+)
Overview
Dark
(430+)
Overview
Sleep
(77+)
Smoking
(33+)
Spinal Cord
(18+)
Spinal Surgery
(13+)
Sports – moved to bottom
Statins
(40+)
Stroke
(97+)
Overview
Suicide
(16+)
Thyroid/Parath.
(71+)
Overview
Trauma and surgery
(282+)
Tuberculosis
(108+)
Overview
Urinary Tract Infection
(15+)
Vertigo
(18+)
Virus
(528+)
Vision
(77+)
Women – moved to bottom
Youth – moved to bottom
People and Low Vitamin D
Infant-Child
(617+)
Military
(27+)
Seniors
(346+)
Overview
Sports
(235+)
Overview
Women
(142+)
Overview
Youth
(150+)
# of studies as of Mar 4, 2021