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Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell


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

Supplements categories in VitaminDWiki include

Supplement  # of
studies
Increase D
to tissue
How
Often
Vitamin D 986+Most people do not
have enough anymore
N.A.daily to
2 weeks
Magnesium 369
Many people need Mg
Vit D consumes Mg
Muscle pain, Afib
30%Several
times
a day
Vitamin K 157
Hard bones, soft arteries115% 2 day
Omega-3 409
Synergistic with Vit D
Independent of Vit D
30? % 2 day
Calcium 227
Reduce or add Vit K 2 day
Zinc 90
immunity20 ?% if poor VDR 7 day
Boron 37
plants and animals need B+20% 7 day
Resveratrol 48
antioxidant >100% if poor VDRDaily
Glutathione10+master antioxidantImproves activation
of 5 Vit D genes
Daily?
Also    Vitamin C 55
  Iodine 32
  Iron 68
  Vitamin B12 59
 
Selenium 25   Folate 31

Magnesium
  • About 1 in 300 people have a poor reaction to increasing Vitamin D
       but the Vitamin D reaction (muscle pain) is almost always 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
  • Magnesium is used in 8 stages of Vitamin D metabolism
  • 100 milligrams of Magnesium supplement (say from Magnesium Chloride) may be enough, even with high levels of Vitamin D
    Some people (not a consensus) believe that only 100 mg of Mg can be taken up by the gut at a time
    Some people get 300+ mg of Magnesium daily from greens
    If possible, take your Magnesium several times during the day - not just once
    • Vitamin D appears to consume Magnesium
    • People with > 100 ng of Vitamin D (and do not consume Mg) are 2.5X more likely to have A-fib
    • Constipation due to low Magnesium after greatly increasing Vitamin D level (personal experience of the founder of VitaminDWiki)
  • Overview Magnesium     Magnesium category has 369 items

Omega-3
  • Omega-3 increases active vitamin D - especially in people with poorly functioning livers or kidneys
  • Need >1 gram of Omega-3. Note: different brands have widely different bio-availability
  • Need to take with a fatty meal unless you use an emulsified form
  • Overview Omega-3     Omega-3 category has 409 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
  • Probably need 100 micrograms per 2,000 IU of vitamin D (i.e. 500 micrograms for 10,000 IU of Vit D)
    • Perhaps Vitamin D consumes Vitamin K, so need more of it
  • Vitamin D decreases the uptake of Vitamin K1 by 50%
    • Perhaps should not take K2 concurrently with Vitamin D.
  • Overview Vitamin K2     Vitamin K category has 157 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
  • VegiCalcium appears to be better than rock Calcium, and only costs 10 cents a capsule
  • Overview Calcium     Calcium category has 227 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 an average of 3 -10 milligrams of Boron daily
  • Founder of VitaminDWiki takes a 30mg Boron capsule once every 4 days
  • Boron category has 37 items

Zinc - good, but not as essential
  • Extra Zinc does not appear to increase D in the blood. but may increase D in the tissue
  • Zinc is, however, essential to make Vitamin D Receptors and utilize Omega-3
  • Low zinc is associated with many autoimmune diseases,infections, colds, etc
  • Zinc, like Boron, is extremely low-cost and safe
  • Zinc category has 90 items

Glutathione - the master antioxident, synergistic with Vitamin D

Increased Glutathione (the master antioxidant) - increases both cellular and blood levels of vitamin D
Vitamin D also increases Glutathione
Glutathione can be increased in many ways, perhaps the best is liposomal Glutathione


Vitamin C - great anti-oxidant is aided by Vitamin D

Supplements taken by the founder of VitaminDWiki

As of Dec 2024, my only daily supplement is Calcium. The rest are every 2 to 7 days


Perspective of the importance of Vit D and co-factors to health

Importance to Health VDW10426


See also VitaminDWiki


See also - Excellent reviews of supplements at ConsumerLab


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