Response by two groups taking 10,000 IU of Vitamin D (2017?)
GrassrootsHealth | Cluster Headache | ||
Vitamin D level | 64 ng | 83 ng (24% higher) | |
Cofactors | unknown | Yes: Mg, Omega-3, Boron, etc | |
Number of tests | 1599 | 166 | |
Demographics | Caucasian | Caucasian |
Some people can get even higher response if:
- Take same total amount weekly or every two weeks
- Take topical form of Vitamin D
- Take a non-oil based form of oral Vitamin D
- Take a gut friendly form of oral vitamin D
- Poor guts need different forms of vitamin D has the following
Guesses of Vitamin D response if poor gut
Bio | Form | Speed | Duration |
10 | Injection ($$$) or Calcidiol or Calcitriol | D - Slow C -Fast | Long |
10 | Sun/UVB | Slow | Long |
10 | Topical (skin patch/cream, vagina) | Slow Fast nano | Normal |
9 | Nanoemulsion -mucosal perhaps activates VDR | Fast | Normal |
9? | Inhaled (future) | Fast | Normal |
8 | Bio-D-Mulsion Forte | Normal | Normal |
6 | Water soluble (Bio-Tech) | Normal | Normal |
4 | Sublingual/spray (some goes into gut) | Fast | Normal |
3 | Coconut oil based | Slow | Normal |
2 | Food (salmon etc.) | Slow | Normal |
2 | Olive oil based (majority) | Slow | Normal |
10= best bioavailable, 0 = worst, guesses have a range of +-2
Speed: Fast ~2-6 hours, Slow ~10-30 hours
Duration: Long ~3-6 months, Normal = ~2 months
See also VitaminDWiki
- Overview Vitamin D Dose-Response
- Reasons for low response to vitamin D
- How you might double your response to vitamin D
- Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell
- Poor absorption of Vitamin D is strongly related to type of gut bacteria – Dec 2020
- On-line Vitamin D response simulation – July 2021
- VitaminDWiki page titles containing "RESPONSE" 149 pages as of Jam 2023