Update: Reasons for Low Vitamin D and what to do
- About 2X more people are vitamin D deficient now than just two decades ago. military
- Canada 6% drop in 2 years all ages, about 2X higher % for age 6-11
- 2X more people have less than :30 ng of vitamin D in a decade – Feb 2010
- Governments are increasing their Vitamin D recommendations about every decade.
- Dr. Hollick recommended 1000 IU in 2004, but a decade later recommends 3,500 IU
- Incidence of over 30 health problems related to vitamin D has doubled in a decade
- There are a great many reasons for the decreasing vitamin D levels - such as
- getting less vitamin D from the sun
- getting less vitamin D from food
- getting less Magnesium needed to get and use Vitamin D
10,000 IU of vitamin D is great. I have been having that much for the past 4 summers. (more in winter)
- Note however, vitamin D monotherapy can cause problems
- you should also balance your cofactors
- example: increase Magnesium and Vitamin K2, and decrease Calcium
Many ways to increase your vitamin D levels
- Low Cost vitamin D - including liquid and bulk
- a great many forms of vitamin D, do not have to swallow even a tiny capsule - Vitamin D home fortification- don't wait 100 years for your govt
- Vitamin D bulb for use in the home - or perhaps office
- One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need
- Getting Vitamin D into your body has the following chart
Some people have a high risk of having low vitamin D