Do Vitamin D Supplements Help Prevent Diabetes, Cancer Mortality, and Overall Mortality?
The benefits of Vitamin D supplements: randomized interventional trials are necessary to establish cause-and-effect.
My other recent video on vitamin D is Vitamin D Supplements Tested for COPD, Heart Disease, Depression, Obesity, and Cancer Survival ( ).
Our Optimum Nutrient Recommendations page ( ) has more information on vitamin D supplementation.
You may also be interested in these videos on the topic:
• The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels ( )
• The Best Way to Get Vitamin D: Sun, Supplements, or Salons? ( )
• The Risks and Benefits of Sensible Sun Exposure ( )
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So, my 5,000 IU daily dose for the last several years should have me at a decent level and should help several possible issues.
Just be sure it isn’t too much. High levels can cause serious health issues.
5000 might be okay, check to be on safe side if you don’t know for sure.
5000 is below the true RDI. 10 000 per day is no problem at all. Just measure your blood and make sure you’re in the optimal range of VIT D3 yearly.
10 000 per day cured depression for a family member. Just make sure you take Vit K2 100mcg together with Vit d to avoid calcification.
Also make sure you take Zinc. This is also needed for the vitamin D to work. Most people with low vitamin D are also low in Zinc.
@@MG63Not calcium..? 🤔
Yes or no?
Doesn’t really matter. You still need good vitamin D levels anyway.
What constitutes inadequate sunshine? For example in low light winters I get very little outdoor time
soooooo…….does Vitamin D3 in gummy form, you know, it has sugar in it, work as well?? Please say YES!!! LOL!
Hope this also civers importance of Vit K2 and magnesium as cofactors? No-one wants clogged arteries!
*K2*
We make our own K2. Just eat leafy green veg for K.
I take vegan D3 tablets and my levels are around 100
Most D3 supplements are not vegan, so check the labels carefully if that’s a concern to you.
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