Dr. John, you have changed my life. As a black person living in the UK, you have enlightened me. I now take Vitamin D supplements religiously and I feel so confident with my health moving forward. May God bless you.
Remember your low on Vit D because you have an evolutionary trait that allows you to absorb and negate the harmful effects of a dieing star. Not even pulling your leg, the energy being given off by our sun is something your body has figured out how to negate the EXTREMELY harmful UV rays of. Its quite amazing, and definitley can be considered a Super Power.
@@akadopeboi yes, Africans evolved to be out in the sun all day sparsely clothed. Their skin evolved protective mechanisms to keep them from dying from sun exposure. A side effect is less vitamin D.
Have you had your levels checked? Also too much vitamin K will make your blood too thick and could cause a stroke. Get your bloodwork done at least once every 6 months, preferably every 3 months.
Hair loss and thinning is my problem, and menopause depression. I started watching you during Covid and learned about the importance of Vit. D. Thank you! I take 5,000 in daily. Since starting that dose, my hair is not falling out by the handful and, it’s finally growing longer. It really made a huge difference! I also had Covid 19 twice and had moderate cold symptoms and loss of taste and smell for only 2 days. I have you, Dr. Campbell, to thank for my better health. Next pestilence coming sooner than later and I’ll be right here, learning from you!! 🙏🌺🐝
Thank you for your videos. I share them with everyone I know. I'm African American. I was well into my 40s before a primary care physician recommended that I get my vitamin D levels tested and to take supplements. This really needs to be part of the public health messaging in the U.S..
My wonderful physician is especially vigilant with her patients' vitamin levels, therefore, I was instructed to supplement both D and B12 some years ago. In these troubled times I am fortunate to have received such excellent care.
B12 It's very important and should be taken in the methylcobalamin form. Especially imp for vegetarians. www.bespokebiotics.co.uk/products/super-absorbable-vitamin-b12-methylcobalamin-1000mcg-120-capsules-bespokebiotics?_pos=1&_sid=b701cd010&_ss=r
I worked in a medical lab setting. We performed about 150 Vit D level assays per day. Of that number we found approximately 60% of the patients with Vitamin D level below 20 ug.I often commented about this finding between my coworkers.
Vitamin D How many vitamin D should I take? It depends on several preconditions. 1: your actual status of vitamin D 2: your body weight 3: your behavior and your skin type 1: If your actual status is to low and you start to take your dailymaintenance dose, it will take months or years until you reach a sufficient level. 2: how much you take it’s directly dependent from your bodyweight. For example: 100 kg male needs the double daily maintenance dose then a 50 kg woman. Due to the newest studies the level of vitamin D can be much higher than it was recommended before. (Michael F. Holick,USA)(80 ng/ml) As a rule of thumb you are good if your daily vitamin D intake is between 70 and 90 iU per kilogram- after you have compensated your deficiency. So for the hundred kilo man it’s between 7000 and 9000 IU/day. Daily intake is better than weekly, specially due to the immune system. It is not possible to overdose with this amount. A theoretical toxicity of vitamin D is a relative vitamin K2 deficiency. Therefore you have to take really high doses vitamin D over a long time. (This is like trying to pump up a lorry tyre with a bicycle pump and being afraid of bursting it.) Also the heavier ones need more in the beginning to compensate the deficit. 3: normally you get vitamin D from the sun. But this works in our part of the world only between 15th of March and 15th of September. It is in inevitable that’s the sun is standing higher than 45° cause your skin needs UVB rays to produce vitamin D. Also the sky must be clear, -blue sky. The skin surface should be as great as possible- uncreamed. Suncream inhibits vitamin D production. The time depending on your skin type it’s only between 10 or 20 minutes each side. After this time your skin will not produce more vitamin D. In this case the skin can produce about 20,000 iU per day. A high vitamin D level protect from sunburn. Studies have shown that higher vitamin D levels are protecting from all sorts of cancer. Some are reduced more than 90%. Sorry my English isn’t perfect but it should do.
@The Ostrich Ostrich --How rude you are! Who are you to judge how long or short someone's comment should be?! There are many of us who ARE READING, and enjoy reading a detailed, informative, intelligent reply. Let go of your arrogance. In this time of tragedy, trauma & uncertainty, people need more understanding & patience & kindness.
@The Ostrich I've read it all. You just seem to be quoting something you've read somewhere, not useful. Please try not to be rude and arrogant in future or I'm telling your mum.
Thanks Dr. John from Oklahoma! I have been taking Vitamin D 5,000 IU for many years per my Immunologist. Have blood test every 6 months! Enjoy your informative videos!🌞💕
There is also a relationship between low vitamin D during the winter and depression. I just retired as a mental health therapist and D has been helpful to me with mood stress. The counseling clients I worked with who were willing to take 2,000-4,000 IU had far less problems with depression and many were actually able to get off anti-depressants. Good sleep patterns are also essential to mood stability and -- I believe -- stronger immunity. Thank you for this video!
Paramedic here, been working the front lines, taking tons of flights during COVID and testing people for COVID-19. Havent gotten sick, there was a moment for about 2 days I felt like my chest might be getting heavy. Since the begining ive been taking Vit D like... a massive amount at least 10,000 UI a day in the start - then now every other day or so, along with Calcium, Vit C, and Echanacea. Also, on this topic I do have caramilk skin and a mix of Austrian and Jamaican heritage - meaning that also my skin color in some way plays a role in my vit D levels. So far I havent gotten noticeably sick other than the chest tightness, ive been on the front lines since day one, quaruntined a few sick people. So I would recommend w.e. it is that Vit D c/ Calcium and Vit C does. Im not recommending it as a treatment as a paramedic, im recommending it as a friend of humans, seems to have worked well for me. ALSO, I am Type O blood and apparently there is some data stating that we do see reduced symptoms in that blood type as well. Food for thought. Stay safe and PLEASE call when you need us, Where ever, When ever - Well be there for you.
As always the RDA is woefully low in relation to actual biochemistry requirements I personally will take between 5000-10000iu daily in the winter and drop down to 2000 is in the summer .The orthomolecular instant has carried out studies on dosage cause and effect and found that blood concentrations of between 40-60ngml to be the levels to protect against ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) which is the main issue with COVID-19 in terms cytokine modulation.They are recommending taking 10,000iu daily for a few weeks and then dropping back down to 5000iu this to help bring the protective levels up to 40-60ngml.This is particularly important this time of year and during lockdown as there is very little if any UVA and UVB sunlight in the northern hemisphere.Also the orthomolecular institute carried toxicity studies and demonstrated that even taking 20000-30000iu for a month had no negative repercussions. If you think about how much VIT D is produced by being in the sun ie 20000iu approximately for 30 minutes then it makes sense to me that this is an essential part of our evolutionary biochemistry so I quite happy to take a minimum of 5000iu-10000iu because of the 400 other biological processes VIT D carries out after all it is a hormone ..Thank you Doctor for bringing the information to the public domain I just wish the government would listen to your balanced perspective and help people to help themselves..👍🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is why I love mushrooms.. just eat chestnut mushrooms and get some sun... full of D Vits!! My doctor was surprised to know that raw garlic removed a tooth abscess in 24 hours... enough to remove the tooth next day. The antibiotics I was given, failed. Nutrition saves lives. You are, what you eat!! THIS is THE most underrated and common sayings ever.
@@SpoonFruit crush the garlic to release the fresh Allicin. I would drown the rest in honey and eat it with some food. Don't eat it on an empty stomach. Garlic is a serious medicine. Never abuse it. Just like anything really. It's not a daily intake. Just for emergencies, treatments and / or stews 😆 (edit, too much left hanging around in the mouth will burn, so be careful)
I've been eating raw garlic also and defo has helped. I'm fairly prone to chest infection and throat infections currently have my first throat infection and it's half as bad as it usually is. Thank you garlic! Hopefully help me avoid further issues the longer I take it. I've only been doing this one week.
Thank you for this clarity! My Dad told me about you. D gives me energy! I take 5000 IU/day and I live in California :) And countless times my friends have gotten blood work done, to find out they were very low, here in Lake Tahoe Ca!
I live in Moscow. After my tour to Thailand, I noticed a significant improvement in my health because there is a lot of sun and vitamin D. Then I started taking 5000 IU a day to keep my D around 60. It is improving my mood. I rarely get the flu now.
Good to know. Even living in Florida my D level was low and my doctor prescribed a supplement. Later a surgeon who’s got an alternative medicine inclination recommended 20,000 IU. I had a friend who believed that too much D had given her chest pain. Nevertheless I took 10,000 for a few years. Now I’m taking 5,000. Neither doctor has complained so I guess I’m doing okay. 😎
@@NeuronalAxon 5000 isn't that high. Unless you are taking many tens of thousands each day, there should be no issue. At high doses, taking it with K2 will eliminate any possible adverse affects, such as hypercalcemia.
Previet Andrei. "I rarely get the flu now," implying that it's a regular occurrence. Wow that made me sit up as I've had it twice in my 66 years. I've been taking Vit D 2000 IU daily recently to boost my immunity.
I would just like to thank you John, I’ve been taking 2000 IU’s of vitamin D3 and 100mcg of vitamin K2 for the last 3 weeks after watching your channel. My hay fever has disappeared and a big patch of Eczema on my elbow is healing, it all makes sense because I work night shifts and my skin has cleared up before on holiday in a sunnier climate. No more harmful steroid sprays and creams.
I am a fellow RN in USA and I live in the NW northern hemisphere. I’ve been taking vitamin D year round but I titrate the dose up in October-November and titrate back down in March-April. The doses I use are 2-3000 IU, then up to a max of 5000 IU in dead of winter. I’ve had serum vitamin D levels measured at my peak dose and surprisingly it was in the recommended range but not even close to the highest level allowed. So I could even take more and still not be too much at least for my body chemistry and the climate of the extreme northern hemisphere. I have definitely noted better resistance to catching colds and flu. So far I haven’t contracted CoV19 but I live in a more rural part of my community with fewer cases for now. Despite this I’ve been masking in public now since January when I saw leaked utube videos from China. My expertise is in critical care, cardiology and cardiopulmonary rehab nurse specialist for 33 years I just could tell how very dangerous virus was. I myself have weak lungs. From a very young age I had croup every time I got a cold or flu. I’ve had 6 bouts of pneumonia that resulted in a gas enhanced pulmonary function testing that showed I have a diffusion abnormalities that impair gas exchange. Not taking any chances.
Thank you Dr. Campbell from Brooklyn. My pcp, 6yrs ago noticed I was low in Vitamin D and prescribed a Vitamin D regimen for me. He also advised that people exactly what you stated,people of African descent tend to suffer from low vitamin D. Hopefully NY's medical professionals and officials will realize this as a possible valid reason for disparity in COVID-19 infections and death rates.
@Calvin Landers There have been a lot of deaths in colored hospital warehouse workers as well - zero patient contact. For exactly the same exposure, a black worker is twice as likely to die.
@@NurseViv Thank you,Viv. And this has been known for yrs. There are limited sources to get Vitamin D one of the easiest and cost free is from the sun but if you're on lockdown or have an occupation where you're primarily indoors and your shift ends when the sun is set you have less options. Salmon is high in Vitamin D,egg yolks have it and some yogurts. We have to keep ourselves informed especially since the narrative on how this virus begun and whom's more susceptible keeps changing.Take care. If you're a mom Happy Mother's Day to you.
I have taken 5000 IU for several years for my bones. At 70 they are no longer borderline osteoporous. Very happy that is also helping my immune system.
Doctor, thanks to you I began taking Vitamin D supplements months ago when I first heard you talk about that huge meta-analysis study. It seemed to me that if I'm deficient I need to supplement whether or not it will protect me from COVID-19. I'm sick that medical professionals in leadership positions around the world didn't make recommendations for supplementation months ago and I wonder how many people could have been saved. Thanks to you from me and my family.
Agree 110 percent! So many lives could have been saved and still aren't being saved because public Health officials won't talk about vitamin D3, even though it has long been known that it's a crucial Factor in immunity and overall health. I can only conclude that their goal is to enrich Big Pharma and enjoy dictatorial control over our lives rather than saving our lives.
I see they are FINALLY doing studies, I saw it on news last night. I'm PROUD of you for this one! I'm telling everyone that's BLACK, and sharing it with Doctors too.
Don't forget tell them about Vitamin K2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Without Vitamin K, taking Vitamin D can cause Hypercalcemia Or HIGH CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD. PLEASE READ THIS.
@@illyillyill The upper tolerable limit, defined as the highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population, for vitamin D3 is 1000 IU/d in infants ages 0-6 months, 1500 IU/d in infants ages 6-12 months; 2500 IU/d in children ages 1-5 years; 3000 IU/d in children ages 4-8 years, and 4000 IU/d in adolescents and adults (97, 99). source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045493/
@Rohit Banerjee Seriously? With an attitude like that, good luck finding someone! Even people like me living in the UK, who are almost pale blue in the winter, need d3 top ups. All anyone needs to do is get as much sunshine as they can in the summer and take a supplement, which is cheap. I still can't quite believe you actually think that!
I must say, before you I did not even *think* about VitaminD! You inspired me to do my final research project on the recent 2017 Vitamin D meta-analysis and brief history of its discovery , so I could present on this topic to the class Via Zoom ! LOL☀️
@@Campbellteaching Well, with my Ichthyosis, and after winter which is particularly depressing regarding my skin condition, I upped to 3000 iu and K2 daily. I have been more asthmatic in recent months. That has now cleared. There are never enough sunshine months in the UK. We need to order some more!!
@@Campbellteaching It seems to me that the Belarusian president is watching your videos. He took out his entire army to sunbathe today. But I'm not sure he agrees with you about "distancing."
Maybe explains the reason why the many many homeless living in the streets here in Southern California haven't come down with this in the numbers anticipated. Thank you Dr. John for all you have done for so many. Forever grateful.
They live outside where transmission of the virus is almost zero. LA county health workers moved some homeless indoors. They got the virus. The people on the street did not. Health officials moved the others outside, where they came from.
People in the modern world do not live an outdoors lifestyle. It is one of the primary drivers of modern health problems. Lack of vitamin d, fresh air and physical activity is driving cases of illness. And then on top of that people have horrible diets that are really restrictive. People need to be eating meat, fish, many vegetables, fruits, nuts, tea, coffee, water and herbs. The modern diet of eating very similar foods over and over and over and over 7 times a day is causing problems.
I've been personally taking 2000 UI a day (recently upped to 3000 UI) in response to the growing evidence that low levels of vitamin D resulted in more severe cases of the disease. An unexpected side-effect that I wasn't considering was that it seems to have been improving my mood. I suspect that I was vitamin D deficient, something it seems my doctor hadn't really considered when attempting to treat my depressive episodes.
Is it possible that there's an element of placebo in relation to your mood state? Could it be the belief that it's making you better, is...... making you better? (Not knocking it in *any* way, just an observation..... Stay well!)
On your statement of Vitamin D deficiency, you have missed out the major variable. Namely at which latitude you are living. 82.1% of black people are not Vitamin D deficient. It's 82.1% living at high latitudes. You have also missed out people from the Sub Continent as their origin.
@@rogerstarkey5390 Placebo is of course always a possibility, but I also like doing research on such things. I general it's been known that people do get depressed in the winter when there's less sun, less vitamin D production and what not. My own depressive cycles felt random and happened at any time of the year. I suspect if I had tracked my diet, I'd probably see a link to improvement of mood to periods when I drank more milk. Though since mental moods have lag times (Something I learned when trying a number of different anti-depressants) I doubt I would have ever been able to link it to the milk. Same lag time of 1-2 weeks applied to when I was taking Vitamin D supplements. At any rate I got curious and looked up some studies/research on it and there seems to be pretty strong links to improved mood and Vitamin D. In one case a comparison of a group that took 600UI against one that took 4000UI for a year. No negative side-effects and both groups did report improved mood, the 4000UI group with greater mood improvement. Course 'mood' is heavily subjective to begin with, but I still found it unfortunate that my doctor hadn't simply told me to take vitamin D supplements to see if that would improve my mood from the start as opposed to sending me on a wild goose chase of sorts trying to find an anti-depressant that worked. (A couple of them did improve my mood, but they also completely destroyed my sleep cycle, so the befits of the improved mood was basically cancelled out by the insomnia).
My doctors have always told me I had low vitamin D, ever since watching you I’ve started taking supplements for vitamin D. It’s good information to know for sure! Rather be safe then sorry. Thank you Dr!
@@stephen3654 Don't be so mean, Clive. There are some doctors who never mention taking vitamins. We need to get important and truthful information wherever we can these days.
Many thanks for your teaching style and details that I found very informative and hopefully will reach to large audience. I live in Saudi Arabia where it is sunny almost 360 days a year but still many people suffer from vitamin deficiency, maybe due to the fact that we avoid direct sun exposure to avoid its heat. I wish there is a home kit to measure Vitamin D similar to sugar measuring kit. Thanks again Dr. Campbell.
I want to alert people that it's not only darker-skinned persons who need to get their levels checked. I'm a pale white female living in the Southern U.S., so you'd think I wouldn't have a problem. However, about 5 years ago I asked my doctor about it because I'd been reading about new findings linking vitamin D levels to a variety of ailments. I was surprised to learn my blood level was only 12! She put me on 5,000 iu for a month or so, then I dropped back to 2,000 iu daily. Well, I have not had a single cold or bout of the flu in those five years. I firmly believe the vitamin D has helped, and have urged my friends to take it.
About 1 billion people worldwide have low vitamin D levels < 20µg/l. The lowest vitamin D levels are found in very old people, e.g. in care homes, This has tremendous effects on our body, because vitamin D is essential for all cells and a balanced immune system
At last, I've been reading news about vitamin D3 and lung function, scientists are now recognizing the importance of this vitamin in severe covid 19 complications. Our good doctor already told us this months ago😊 good work Doc, you've probably saved a fair few lives in getting your message across. Brill info from you as always. 😊👍😘xx
Thx. Doc - just(by chance) started taking 2000 vit d today & after watching this video I’m completely convinced that I have taken proper amount. Thx. sooo much for giving us up to date info. your work is OUTSTANDING 👍❤️🇨🇦
They definitely need it. My grandfather is mid 80's, he hardly goes outside, we've ensured he gets adequate supplementation. Well, "I've" ensured he has. Most people still don't understand the importance, so it's up to those that do(like you) to inform them. (I'm sure you do, just saying in general people should say something)
@@0ptimal About 70% of people during winter in the northern hemisphere have insufficient D3. Its a key marker to having a weak immune system. Levels in the elderly, dark skinned and overweight is also usually low too.
Your videos are incredibly informative. I look forward to the updates! Thank you for providing all of this information to the public. In times like this, the need for accurate information is ever apparent. I’m a recent nursing grad looking to join the front line hoping to hear back from some hospitals soon! Thank you and take care!
Hello Doctor.. I am from India.. I wish I would have watched your videos earlier after lot suffering and misery eventually it coming to an end I was critically low in vitamin D eventually taking 10K IU for 2 months will switch to maintenance dose of 5K IU I already feel 60% better hoping to see further improvement My heartfelt thank you for your great work ❤
A very important issue that is almost never mentioned in the media. Thank you John:) And please include Sweden in your daily sessions if you find it important. That would be appreciated. Stay safe!
No money in it. Big Pharma will make 2 to 4 TRILLION from the vaccine/drug. Do the math. 7 billion people times a $100 a shot times repeat shots times 7 varieties of corona virus = about $2000 000 000 000 at least... vitamindwiki.com/
Got the results of my test today. Looks good according to the video. I've been taking 1000 IU daily for the last few years but stepped it up to 2000 IU in September. Thank you for your excellent videos Dr. Campbell! 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 89 nmol/L
Thanks John, for your relentless efforts to inform us all and to sensibilize our awareness in a calm and trustful manner. I am residing in the wider region of Munich in Germany and have been watching your constant coverage of the current pandemic with growing interest. I find it alarming how little attention is paid to the general vitamin-D deficiency in Germany. For most people I have talked to, even to a few GP's and medicine students, vitamin D seems to be only associated with the metabolism of calcium and stronger bones in the human body. General health insurances do not come up for the costs of testing the vitamin-D3 level in the blood serum (which is roughly 25 EUR). One more reason why most GP's here will not prescribe this test. I myself I urged my GP for such a test in February of the year and found out that I had a severe deficiency (under 10 mcg/L !) of this hormone precursor. And I started taking vitamin-D3 (combined with vitamin K2) in form of droplets on my own. At the beginning during three weeks 60 mcg, afterwards 40 mcg daily. Some 8 weeks later I asked for a second blood test (again at my own expense), the result was 33 mcg/L. Since then the recurring infection of my upper respiratory tract has almost disappeared and my overall well-being has considerably improved. With such simple means! By the way, correct me if I got it wrong: I think BMJ should not be confused with The British Medical Journal.
Is there something needed (like vit. k2 or magnesium) to combine for optimal uptake? If so, please mention it next time. ...thank you so much for daily updates with carefully researched data...
Yes! Good general nutrition: calcium, protein, vitamin B12, etc. Watch the videos in my comment elsewhere for proof. Just eat well. Get an analysis of crucial vitamin and mineral levels if possible (magnesium, e.g.). But eating good veggies, berries, beans, a little meat, etc should do the trick.
Vitamin D is not exactly a vitamin, is a steroid hormone. D is also fat soluble, along with A, E, & K. Better to take D with fish oil, especially someone on a low fat diet.
Because of the natural protection from sun that you have, it is very possible that you could be. You see my picture and I had level below necessary amount. I had to take 50,000 a week until I was better. The doctor told me many black people have low levels
Been taking 5000iu D3 combined with 100 mcg of K2 for the last 5 years in UK. Had blood tests done last November and Vitamin D levels were 160 nmol/l Should always take K2 with D3 because it mobilizes the calcium in the blood to where you want it - in the bones, and not where you don't - as arterial deposits.
@@1xstew lol I am no doctor, but that is way too high. This is the kind of batshit response that comes from unqualified people on RUclips diagnosing and prescribing entire races and populations of people based on horse shit studies with marginal if any relation to the current situation. I cringe more and more every day I hear this stupid shit.
Spot on about the K2 because D3 increases absorption of dietary calcium. K2 activates protiens that (a) hoover up calcium wherever it may have deposited itself, and (b) direct the calcium into the bone matrix where it should be.
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to help keep us informed. I appreciate the care you take in providing information that we may not have ready access to any other way.
Been taking 10,000 for over 7 years. Had my levels checked I was only 56. If you have a lot of stress, you burn through it faster. Always take the D3 with your K2!!!
Hogwash, 4k IU isn't harming anyone. Takes forever for 2k IU of vitamin D to raise serum levels- months and months for many people. I maintain 50 ng/ml at 5k IU a day, took me months at 10k IU a day to get there- tablets are 3-4 cents a piece on Amazon. Vitamin D toxicity takes many 100,000s of IUs for extended periods. In the US you can walk in and get vitamin D levels checked for $60, no appointment needed.
@Bill Whittaker Name one medication or compromising health condition that would cause someone to be harmed from taking 5k-10k IU a day. *Expert Mode:* Find a single case study of any adult harmed from 5k-10k IU of Vitamin D a day.
Dr Anderson a 27 year old doctor has been giving patients and hospital staff 100,000 IUs of vitamin D and 20 to 24 grams of vitamin C by IV reports virus-infected patients are getting well in a matter of days. Dr Anderson states Vitamin C and D are the nearest thing to a 'vaccine' and can in high doses can reduce the incidence and severity of covid19. Dr Anderson has received death threats for speaking out about Vitamin C and D as Big Pharma wants to make a killing from the trillion dollar vaccine/drug months away.... People are dying meantime. Most doctors are either willfully ignorant or employed as consultants by big pharma which means they are effectively gagged as no one bites the hand that feeds them. IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY. In any case we waited for no one and used our initiative. We daily take 20000 i.u. of Vitamin D and 2000 mg of vitamin C timed release plus a multivitamin to supply co-factors like vitamin k and magnesium and zinc, etc. You need to take decisive action to protect yourself and your loved one and don't trust big pharma and corrupt authority figures. Proof? How much do you need? Here it is all :- vitamindwiki.com/VitaminDWiki Look under Pneumonia, Respiratory, Breathing and Tuberculous.. Read and weep. Weep at all the lives being lost due to suppression of this information by Big Pharma and MSM so they can get trillions of dollars from the patented drug/vaccine many months away...
Somehow I missed this video, I thought I had seen them all. The US recommendation is still only 600 IU, I’m taking 5,000 now. I suspect I was very deficient for decades because I was mostly on bedrest, or at least hardly left the house. Thanks for bringing the importance of this Vitamin to my attention.
@@juanitaflorescabrera537I'm taking 10000 IU. Haven't took vitamin D supplements in a very long time. So I'm pretty certain my blood levels are low even without testing my D levels.
I fully accept that age per se is a strong factor, but older people with reduced mobility don't go out much either. VitD3 is such a simple thing to do with so many benefits apart from Covid19. I always feel better if I can do something simple, sensible, & positive to help myself.
Several Studies show, that in some countries about 90% of elder persons, who are living at home, do not take vitamin D supplements, and their skin cannot produce enough vitamin D
Been taking 10,000 for over 7 years. Had my levels checked I was only 56. If you have a lot of stress, you burn through it faster. Always take the D3 with your K2!!!
Hi Dr Campbell, late viewing today, this is my cleaning the house day! Thank you for all your Vit advice! I have taken all your advice and did my own research as well, and I have been running around with all this energy! But I eat well too, so that helps! I think you have helped many people through this time of darkness, we all 🙏🏼 you ! Stay well and be safe! 😇🙏🏼😘♥️ Suzy from Cleveland Ohio 😍
I can't for the life of me understand why our government aren't making sure peoples' vitamin D levels are optimised. There is such an obsession with big pharma in the UK and US, that anything cheap gets largely ignored.
Ohh yea? Who makes those vitamin D tablets and,or liquids?.. Big pharma. Who started the vitamin trend decades ago? How do you know your daily intake of vitamins, with food, sun, drinks and supplements? Maybe you're overdosing? How would you know? Seeing a doctor that will prescribe you something made by pig farm-a.
My aunt & sister, both in Scotland get vitamin D on prescription. In the US, in the Northeast, vitamin D levels are checked with regular bloods - done at annual physicals. You can also go to a blood draw clinic (if you need blood tests, your dr writes a prescription & you go to a lab-owned clinic to have the blood drawn by a phlebotomist & sent to their lab) & pay for certain tests without a prescription. Vitamin D testing is one example. (Scottish in the US)
Thank you very much Dr Campbell for a very informative video. In the absence of testing for Vitamin D at the moment, I think 2000iu is a fantastic daily dose.
@@lazyfingrz I don't remember the exact number. Just that my Vit. D blood level was in the normal range at 4000 iu per day and high-normal range at 5000 iu. My doctor wants me at high-normal so 5000 iu it is and has been for years.
bought a 50,000 IU D3 from Amazon by forest leaf. I haven't touched the stuff as I am still researching...have you come to any conclusions in your research that 50,000 IU would be bad for a human to consume
The old toxicity levels are based on vitamin D2 research back in the 30s and is highly obsolete. People can take up to 30,000 iu per day before there is any danger of toxicity however it is better to get it through the sun where possible. You can also increase it through fasting which will also boost your immune system and reduce blood sugar and blood pressure very quickly. Some of the myriad benefits of fasting on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all evidence based: Vitamin D plasma levels are increased. Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plague are absorbed into the body. Blood pressure is dramatically lowered very quickly when you fast which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic. Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus. The hormone Leptin is a cytokine and Leptin resistance and high leptin levels impair the ability of the body to regulate the immune system. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state. It stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses. Deep ketosis virtually eliminates inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more. It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention! T and B immune cells retreat to the bone marrow and are renewed at a genetic level, each cell having all its DNA repaired. This supercharges your immune system and makes your cells young again. On top of all this, fasting encourages the direct apoptosis (death) of infected cells, shortcutting the typically length and messy process of killing them off through macrophages which can kill off bystander cells and is part of how cytokine storms cause issues.. Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections. After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system. In this process many white blood cells and mitochondria fuse together and the working parts of damaged cells are kept while the bad ones are recycled. Stem cells also release into the bloodstream at this point. When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging. Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers. Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly. Pregnant or nursing women should not fast, nor should people with pancreatic tumors or hypoglycemia. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution. People with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind simply break the fast and seek advice.
@Joolzratbag Many people don't want to believe because if they believe then they might have to actually do something about their situation and they wrongly think fasting will be extremely hard, but it is very easy so long as you slowly work into it. Everything posted is directly from one of these studies and there is much more info as well. Definitions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophagy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP-activated_protein_kinase en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosome en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis Resources: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457 repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/ www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/ europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/ Wear a mask: www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2.pdf
I'm diabetic and after my blood test in January my doctor recommended I take vitamin d3. So I've been taking 4000iu daily for 10 months now. Since watching your videos I've recommended to everyone to take vitamin d3.
Hi Dr J, Please would you do a video re other vitamins which can help to support the immune system alongside Vitamin D3. Eg: K2, Zinc, Vitamin C, Iodine, Magnesium.
God bless you for your information..Am Somalian and I been telling my community to take vitamin D for a month now..I was sunbathing in the park almost everyday in my local park here in London..I was told of by police to move on or be locked up and I refused.I told them to lock me up because am not moving on mate..they let me be..
I remember the numbers myself. Of course I can't find my glasses, so I can't read the numbers. If I see them, I remember the numbers though. I just need to find my glasses......
Hehe, busted. Because someone mentioned he was taking 5000 a day, so why would my GP prevent me from taking more than 40 a day? I likely set a record on low levels. I had to get my bloodworks re-done because the machine couldn't sense any and that had to be wrong. Driving from parking to parking, no sun whatsoever that year (weather), and dark for any errands. Living on potato crisps probably didn't help either :D I can't remember the units, but I was at 0.5 something, while the initial "machine" (?) had a lower bound of 5. The absolute minimum recommended was 25, but 50 preferred. My GP said I would be better off at 75-100 and put me on an intensive supplements. Next bloodworks showed adequate levels, but I can't remember numbers. I have been at 80 every second day, but I've just upped it to 80 a day due to current events (highest tablet dose available here), along with Vitamin C and zinc - which I'm likely not getting any of anyway. Now the lid of the Vitamin D supplement reads both 80ug and (3200 IE) - should avoid confusion. But despite having severe lack of Vitamin D and also other things, I was very rarely that kind of sick. No flu (only twice in my 50 year adult life, but they did hit very hard - now I'm taking the shot), and barely the common cold.
Greetings Soo Taylor, what a sweet message. Thank you. I'm elderly/69, so my mum is long passed, & there are no moms in my immediate family. Good wishes from So.California, U.S. Make sure to eat healthy, real food, & take your Vit.D!
For many years we have been advised to cover up in the sun, slap on sunscreen, stay in the shade. A tan is not healthy but a sign that the skin has already been damaged. UV rays penetrate deep into skin tissue and cause damage which can lead to skin cancer. Recently this advice has been modified to say that we should expose our face and forearms without protection for 10 - 15 minutes around the middle of the day. I occasionally remove my shirt but stick strictly to the 10 - 15 minute rule. It would be interesting if Dr Campbell could make a video on this subject. I would very much like to hear his views on this subject.
It is easy to get potassium(k) from foods such as green vegetables and citrus fruit. Vit D is difficult from foodstuffs that is why a supplement is needed for it often.
I’m curious about the K2 portion of it, I was reading K2 aids in clotting, but isn’t one of the issues with COVID19 is unexplained random clotting? So would K2 increase the risk of complications?
Compliment Dr. J Campbell,really interesting to wacth and listennig to ,no comments fr me just listenning,thank you so much for sharing this video godbless you fr Philippines..
Chantelle McLaren (Alyssa Chey) Same here. My son suffers from skin cancer so has to keep covered, we both started D3 two years ago. No depression tablets over winter months any more.🇬🇧
@@stephen3654 I just know taking Flush-Free Niacin to prevent the flush (redness/rash) side effect. Flush-Free is good for depression, but not effective if you need Niacin for heart disease. For heart disease, use the regular Niacin. I've watched multiple food/health documentaries that mention this Niacin-depression link; tried it; works for me.
@Austin Harp Fitness for Vit D? As a maintenance dose 1,000 IU - 2,000 IU and whatever K2 comes along with it (my supplement contains both along with median chain triglycerides (fat) for better absorption. So for vitamin D+K you should ideally take with your biggest meal of the day which contains fats. For magnesium glycinate I take right before breakfast (like 2 mins) and I take maybe 1-3 hours after final meal of the day before bed. Just with water. My dosage for magnesium glycinate is 260 per day. 130 morning and 130 night.
@Austin Harp Fitness different organizations have different recommendations for daily uptake for general health. The Endocrine Society recommends 400 IU for children aged 0-1 year and 600 IU/day for children aged 1-18 years. [2] The Endocrine Society recommends 1500-2000 IU for all men and women older than 18 years. I’ve only recently begun taking it so I’m doing 2000 IU a day for 3 months for general health and will get my levels tested. I split morning and night just for balance. No other reason. It doesn’t matter really when you take it just as long as you have enough magnesium in your diet. No need to overthink this part. You can take 2 together. Glycine can make you sleepy so I separate the doses from a glycine standpoint, not a magnesium standpoint.
VERY helpful! My oncologist had said I should get more vitamin D than is in my calcium pills. No guidance yet, but I did buy a bottle of 2000 mcg gel capsules, took my first today.
And if you are outside and you are away from people take your mask off. It's not helpful... and possibly even harmful if you have a viral infection because with a mask you are maybe concentrating your viral load. You would be breathing back in the virus you just exhale in some concentration. Just a thought.
@@bewell4743 you are correct. Just been told by a good friend age 64 who survived the virus who said the same thing. Wear a mask only when dealing with others.we need to breath more not less oxygen. Be sensible and considerate. Good health to you.
6 years ago had D tested. Blood level was only 27. I asked doctor for prescripfion to get it up. I took that i think it was for 8 weeks? Only 1 gel cap 50,000 per week. It came up a little. I asked for 1 more script. Then started taking 1000 a day for a good while. Now i take 2000 IU a day for about 2 years. 1 year ago my blood test showed i was at 60. I take D 3. Havent been able to get sunshine. No time. Was suppose to get another test in December but because of flu season decided not to go to doctor. Now with Covid my doctor said to wait and keep taking the 2000 IU. / 50 micrograms. Im happy to be up to 60 , would like 60 - 80. Dont want to go higher. Will get another test ASP. I live in Florida and in A/ C a lot. Weather changing, lots of cloudy days. To few nice days after winter before the terrible humidity is back. . .
Better to take daily than a megadose once a month. Look up Medcram (medical professionals & research team) on Vit D for their survey of various peer reviewed studies
@@posteveryside-beatsnews Theres , not enough D in a multi vitamin to get levels up if your low. If you get enough sun you may not need extra. That's why its good to get a blood test to check your D level. You have to ask for the D test.
@@myzenlifeinnature It probably is better , but i did this some years back as i was way to low and i didn't know back then i could take large amounts of D3 to raise it. Always good to get tested first. Ask doctor how much to take. I got blood work 2 x a year before Covid. I always made sure Doctor puts test for D3 on script.
I had a suspicion that I might have low Vit D but my Dr.refused to test for it because it was to expensive (I live in Canada) I decided to supplement anyway and my mood is better as well as the nerve pain that I have had constantly for the last 5 years has greatly improved.
Yes, that is always good to do. Surely your doctor has a grand scheme to be vitamin D deficient. Have you thought about the possibility that you just don't know wtf you're talking about? Whereas your doctor that went to school to learn about all this shit for 8+ years might know a little something?
I asked my husbandʻs doctor about a vit D test and he said he usually does not do them because Medicare wonʻt approve it since it is so expensive. So it is not only in Canada but here in the US as well. He prescribed 5000 IU vit D for one month because he had also been reading about it with regards to covid 19
Doctor friend of mine who practices in Alaska treats many suffering with SAD. Light boxes are so expensive. He found a small “plant light” from Wal mart etc each morning with coffee or tea just as effective. So started doing it 10 years ago, and now have 10 beautiful plants that have joined me for coffee over the years.
Excellent video Dr Campbell ..! From my limited ‘research on Vitamin D3’ over the past 5 years at least. Incidentally, I am a British-Asian (as the BBC has now dubbed me - ‘member of the BAME Community’). Indeed, you must supplement this with 100 mcg of Vitamin K2 (MK7) (if you take 4000 IU or 100 mcg of D3 per day). Otherwise, you will increase the probability of Calcification of the Arteries. Vitamin K2 will assist in transportation of Calcium in the blood to the bones. There are several RUclips videos on this subject of further discussion examination - please only consider the lectures or symposium papers delivered by universities!
I was advised to take a Codliver oil capsule a day to cope with my anxiety while my wife was terminally ill.....have been doing it ever since, and noticed a certain feeling of mild anxiety one time when I ran out..I am 73........I would agree with you
Seasonal depression disorder is induced by lack of sun, and treatment includes taking vitamin d. So there’s definitely a mental health impact of low vitamin d.
Low vitamin D causes testosterone production to be suppressed. Low testosterone in males suppresses dopamine production and low dopamine leads to generalised lethargy and low mood both symptoms typically associated with depression.
The Maudsley Hospital (UK) did a study on this quite a while ago, cannot find the study at present, which led to me taking vitamin D supplements long before C19 arrived, more energy, better mood, and less colds and sniffles - no downsides why Vit D is not being tested or pushed by GPs - No idea...
I think your videos are wonderful! I share them with all my frienda family and students. Dr John Campbell should be praised by different organisations may be the Queen?
Love your videos Dr Campbell. I'm looking into the effects of vit.D deficiency and the benefits of supplementing because, beside the pandemic, I have a genetic disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and although I've known for a long time that vit.D is essential to the immune system's fonctions, I'm following the trail about the effects and benefits of Vit.D in inflammation and the reduction of inflammation related chronic pain. With EDS, from what we know , it's not an inflammatory disease like arthritis, but our pain are mostly related to joint inflammations caused by the failure of our conjonctive tissue to keep our joints stable, the instability causing continuous micro-trauma, and some more major but that can occur at anytime with everyday life activities. I just turned 40 in January and I suffer from moderate to severe arthrosis in lower back and neck, so some inflammatory related pain are still very real with EDS. Anyways, thank you for the information you're sharing. I love your "old school" style with sheets and writing 🙂 Stay safe!
As Finn (a person from Finland) i always have vitamin D pills home, and i think same goes for most (native) finns/swedes. If you look up some video about Finland, there is a high change that "nightless nights" are mentioned... Yes during summer we have ~week when sun doesn't go below horizon at all, so you have light 24/7. What is often leaved out, is that during winter there is ~week when sun doesn't rise at all. And if you work 8am-4pm (8:00-16:00) it might be months where you don't see any sunlight... besides vit D, iron level is the only one i keep track of.... if i start to feel tired, i go and buy black sausages/black pancakes and some cranberry jam, and in few days i feel great again ^^ and now all this talk about vitamin D made me hungry for gravlax (salt cured salmon [salmon fillet+dill+few tablespoons of coarse seasalt+little bit of sugar+~24h in fridge])
People living in Sweden and Iceland eat a diet high in oily fish which is a good source of vitamin D, mushrooms and eggs are also a source of vitamin D from food.
its the same for Inuit's.. and another northern native ppl .. they will eat a high fat diet ..no carbs ,, but their body has learned...we all have adapted to our latitude .. I'm from Northern England anything above 20 C for me is a pain .. I cant graft in hot temperatures .. like it when its just above freezing ..
Thank you so much for explaining Vit D. I feel happier to take a higher dose of that now. Please, can you tell me what dosage of Vit K2 I should be taking with it? I’ll value & appreciate that. That you for all the education you are gifting us. May life reward your kindness a hundred fold.
Since John is not a medical doctor he may state his personal opinion but I believe he avoids 'prescribing' doses to individuals. You look at his presentations and reports by the British health service but you and your doctor must decide for what may be best for you.
@@ronbobo8772 Dr. Lee Merritt disagrees, she pretty damn smart for a MD BTW... "Low Vitamin D is a major risk factor. Adults should take 5000-10,000 iu a day. 5000 i.u. a day minimum for adults, 10,000 i.u. a day if you are obese, black, or Hispanic (current recommendations of 400-2000 iu/ day are woefully out of date and too low) Take vitamin K2 MK-7 with your D3 with a meal that has fatty food to help absorption. D3 pulls calcium out of soft tissue K2 puts it back in your bones where it belongs. After being on a Vitamin D regimen for at least 2 months check your level." Source = Dr. Lee Merritt protocol
Hello Dr. John Campbell... Thanks for all those very insightful videos :) Love 'em... Can you maybe shed some light about the connection of Vitamin K2 (MK7) in connection with higher doses of Vitamin D? I read a few sources that advise to combine the two with higher doses of Vitamin D. Thanks from Germany! Tim
High levels of vitamin D lends to leaving lots of calcium in the blood stream. K2 pushes the calcium into the bones. Otherwise you may get kidney stones, etc
Thank you Dr.Campbell, my question have already been answered by your video. We all stopped taking Vit D when summer is already here in the Phils bec it is way too sunny, everyday we are under the sun.
Thank you so much for sharing this information. My sis has an autoimmune and has to take chemo regularly for the rest of her life so she is now planning to ask her specialist to look into this for her.
My levels were recently tested (struggle to maintain levels). GP has me on 4000 units a day for 6 weeks, then 2000 for maintenance. I live in Queensland Australia. We are the skin cancer capital of the world. Due to the harsh sun, there are significant numbers here that are deficient in vitamin D. Also the heat in summer keeps you indoors in air conditioning.
From Amazon: Dr. John Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing studies at the University of Cumbria. He has been a clinical nurse and a nurse tutor for over 30 years. In addition to writing books, he has also produced a range of videos and podcasts on various health and nursing related topics. As well as selling his materials in the Western countries, many are distributed at no cost, or low cost, to students in poorer countries.
Thank you !!!.. keep posting Please.. I really feel .. ( I’ve been following you since very early February) that you have saved my life and those of my friends!!.. without your early warnings ... we would been a clueless as to what was coming.. and thus not prepared as we are to fight the virus... Thank you so Much!
I was a week in Portsmouth UK and Isle of Wight this summer. I found a heavy correlation between sun exposure and body leanness between the isle and the city: it was absolutely clear that, despite having the same culture and food, people living in Portsmouth were much more prone to being heavily overweight than the islanders just a few km away. The only real difference was that as a city you would have worked often inside while most of the island life was outside and all houses had a large garden and outdoor areas. The difference was so stark it was impossible not to notice.
@@Cutest1TheGame small thing: I bought D3 from H&B and then from Nutrivita. H&B was absolutely better. Despite size being the same and IU being the same, the effect on me and my wife was astonishingly different. I am unable to understand the reason but I thought it would be a good info.
Very interesting...but the islanders on Isle of Wight are probably more likely to be wealthy/not poor. Thats always a factor in nutrition studies..i do think that people can turn to fast food for comfort in despair. Organic food, as we know, cannot be afforded by all..and the islanders are more able to grow their own. 🌾🌿🌱🌻
I take 5000IU Daily because I’ve historically tested low. I’m 59 years old now, am of Celtic Ancestry, have Hemochromatosis, and very fair-skinned. During this COVID-19 pandemic I have also been sunbathing whenever the sun is out in NE North America, and I believe I have kept the virus at bay.
I have taken 10,000 units of Vitamin D through the duration of the pandemic and have had no toxic effects and have not gotten sick. I wonder how many thousands of people could have been saved by just recommending they take Vitamin D or at least get their Vitamin D levels checked?
Dr. John, you have changed my life. As a black person living in the UK, you have enlightened me. I now take Vitamin D supplements religiously and I feel so confident with my health moving forward. May God bless you.
vitamin d is racist.
Remember your low on Vit D because you have an evolutionary trait that allows you to absorb and negate the harmful effects of a dieing star. Not even pulling your leg, the energy being given off by our sun is something your body has figured out how to negate the EXTREMELY harmful UV rays of. Its quite amazing, and definitley can be considered a Super Power.
@@akadopeboi yes, Africans evolved to be out in the sun all day sparsely clothed. Their skin evolved protective mechanisms to keep them from dying from sun exposure. A side effect is less vitamin D.
Have you had your levels checked? Also too much vitamin K will make your blood too thick and could cause a stroke. Get your bloodwork done at least once every 6 months, preferably every 3 months.
@@esecallum why?
Hair loss and thinning is my problem, and menopause depression. I started watching you during Covid and learned about the importance of Vit. D. Thank you!
I take 5,000 in daily. Since starting that dose, my hair is not falling out by the handful and, it’s finally growing longer. It really made a huge difference! I also had Covid 19 twice and had moderate cold symptoms and loss of taste and smell for only 2 days. I have you, Dr. Campbell, to thank for my better health. Next pestilence coming sooner than later and I’ll be right here, learning from you!! 🙏🌺🐝
Thank you for your videos. I share them with everyone I know. I'm African American. I was well into my 40s before a primary care physician recommended that I get my vitamin D levels tested and to take supplements. This really needs to be part of the public health messaging in the U.S..
Thank you once again from Saint Helena CA. USA. Am 78 yrs and have chronic Lyme Disease. Am taking 5000 I either K2.
Would love an update on your treatment of Lyme via your moderate dose of Vitamin D.
My wonderful physician is especially vigilant with her patients' vitamin levels, therefore, I was instructed to supplement both D and B12 some years ago. In these troubled times I am fortunate to have received such excellent care.
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B12 It's very important and should be taken in the methylcobalamin form. Especially imp for vegetarians. www.bespokebiotics.co.uk/products/super-absorbable-vitamin-b12-methylcobalamin-1000mcg-120-capsules-bespokebiotics?_pos=1&_sid=b701cd010&_ss=r
You are 1 of the few lucky 1s...most docs just do NOT care. 😢
I worked in a medical lab setting. We performed about 150 Vit D level assays per day. Of that number we found approximately 60% of the patients with Vitamin D level below 20 ug.I often commented about this finding between my coworkers.
how many % where above 30ng/ml?
Vitamin D
How many vitamin D should I take?
It depends on several preconditions.
1: your actual status of vitamin D
2: your body weight
3: your behavior and your skin type
1: If your actual status is to low and you start to take your dailymaintenance dose, it will take months or years until you reach a sufficient level.
2: how much you take it’s directly dependent from your bodyweight.
For example: 100 kg male needs the double daily maintenance dose then a 50 kg woman.
Due to the newest studies the level of vitamin D can be much higher than it was recommended before. (Michael F. Holick,USA)(80 ng/ml)
As a rule of thumb you are good if your daily vitamin D intake is between 70 and 90 iU per kilogram- after you have compensated your deficiency.
So for the hundred kilo man it’s between 7000 and 9000 IU/day. Daily intake is better than weekly, specially due to the immune system.
It is not possible to overdose with this amount.
A theoretical toxicity of vitamin D is a relative vitamin K2 deficiency. Therefore you have to take really high doses vitamin D over a long time.
(This is like trying to pump up a lorry tyre with a bicycle pump and being afraid of bursting it.)
Also the heavier ones need more in the beginning to compensate the deficit.
3: normally you get vitamin D from the sun.
But this works in our part of the world only between 15th of March and 15th of September.
It is in inevitable that’s the sun is standing higher than 45° cause your skin needs UVB rays to produce vitamin D.
Also the sky must be clear, -blue sky.
The skin surface should be as great as possible- uncreamed.
Suncream inhibits vitamin D production.
The time depending on your skin type it’s only between 10 or 20 minutes each side. After this time your skin will not produce more vitamin D.
In this case the skin can produce about 20,000 iU per day.
A high vitamin D level protect from sunburn. Studies have shown that higher vitamin D levels are protecting from all sorts of cancer. Some are reduced more than 90%.
Sorry my English isn’t perfect but it should do.
Dr. Guido Witt thanks very helpful
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@The Ostrich Ostrich --How rude you are! Who are you to judge how long or short someone's comment should be?! There are many of us who ARE READING, and enjoy reading a detailed, informative, intelligent reply. Let go of your arrogance. In this time of tragedy, trauma & uncertainty, people need more understanding & patience & kindness.
@The Ostrich I've read it all. You just seem to be quoting something you've read somewhere, not useful.
Please try not to be rude and arrogant in future or I'm telling your mum.
Thanks a lot
Thanks Dr. John from Oklahoma! I have been taking Vitamin D 5,000 IU for many years per my Immunologist. Have blood test every 6 months! Enjoy your informative videos!🌞💕
There is also a relationship between low vitamin D during the winter and depression. I just retired as a mental health therapist and D has been helpful to me with mood stress. The counseling clients I worked with who were willing to take 2,000-4,000 IU had far less problems with depression and many were actually able to get off anti-depressants. Good sleep patterns are also essential to mood stability and -- I believe -- stronger immunity.
Thank you for this video!
Is this similar to anxiety?
@@KingJuliannnn yes I'd say so.
Half way through the video I've doubled my dose. Thank you very much for such helpful information, and greetings from Canada.
Heard Joe Rogan takes 4000 IU so I upped mine to 6000 IU in case I have to fight him.
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LMAO ... M taking 60000 iu once a week, along with 40mg zinc daily ... I will fight u both ... Bring it on.
To much vit..D is dangerous...Please be careful not to take more than your doctor recommend...
@@venti4268 Science on that please? Why is it dangerous?
Then you should raise your daily DMT too...
Paramedic here, been working the front lines, taking tons of flights during COVID and testing people for COVID-19. Havent gotten sick, there was a moment for about 2 days I felt like my chest might be getting heavy. Since the begining ive been taking Vit D like... a massive amount at least 10,000 UI a day in the start - then now every other day or so, along with Calcium, Vit C, and Echanacea. Also, on this topic I do have caramilk skin and a mix of Austrian and Jamaican heritage - meaning that also my skin color in some way plays a role in my vit D levels. So far I havent gotten noticeably sick other than the chest tightness, ive been on the front lines since day one, quaruntined a few sick people. So I would recommend w.e. it is that Vit D c/ Calcium and Vit C does. Im not recommending it as a treatment as a paramedic, im recommending it as a friend of humans, seems to have worked well for me. ALSO, I am Type O blood and apparently there is some data stating that we do see reduced symptoms in that blood type as well. Food for thought. Stay safe and PLEASE call when you need us, Where ever, When ever - Well be there for you.
do you take vitamin k2? thank you for sharing your experience!
As always the RDA is woefully low in relation to actual biochemistry requirements I personally will take between 5000-10000iu daily in the winter and drop down to 2000 is in the summer .The orthomolecular instant has carried out studies on dosage cause and effect and found that blood concentrations of between 40-60ngml to be the levels to protect against ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) which is the main issue with COVID-19 in terms cytokine modulation.They are recommending taking 10,000iu daily for a few weeks and then dropping back down to 5000iu this to help bring the protective levels up to 40-60ngml.This is particularly important this time of year and during lockdown as there is very little if any UVA and UVB sunlight in the northern hemisphere.Also the orthomolecular institute carried toxicity studies and demonstrated that even taking 20000-30000iu for a month had no negative repercussions.
If you think about how much VIT D is produced by being in the sun ie 20000iu approximately for 30 minutes then it makes sense to me that this is an essential part of our evolutionary biochemistry so I quite happy to take a minimum of 5000iu-10000iu because of the 400 other biological processes VIT D carries out after all it is a hormone ..Thank you Doctor for bringing the information to the public domain I just wish the government would listen to your balanced perspective and help people to help themselves..👍🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is why I love mushrooms.. just eat chestnut mushrooms and get some sun... full of D Vits!! My doctor was surprised to know that raw garlic removed a tooth abscess in 24 hours... enough to remove the tooth next day. The antibiotics I was given, failed. Nutrition saves lives. You are, what you eat!! THIS is THE most underrated and common sayings ever.
This is it.
@@SpoonFruit crush the garlic to release the fresh Allicin. I would drown the rest in honey and eat it with some food. Don't eat it on an empty stomach. Garlic is a serious medicine. Never abuse it. Just like anything really. It's not a daily intake. Just for emergencies, treatments and / or stews 😆 (edit, too much left hanging around in the mouth will burn, so be careful)
Exactly! you give what the body needs, it will give you what you want (health)
I've been eating raw garlic also and defo has helped. I'm fairly prone to chest infection and throat infections currently have my first throat infection and it's half as bad as it usually is. Thank you garlic! Hopefully help me avoid further issues the longer I take it. I've only been doing this one week.
Most docs have NO CLUE about nutrition here in the USA. Big pharma is pushed in them in med school and continues throughout their careers. 🤨☹
Thank you for this clarity! My Dad told me about you. D gives me energy! I take 5000 IU/day and I live in California :) And countless times my friends have gotten blood work done, to find out they were very low, here in Lake Tahoe Ca!
I live in Moscow. After my tour to Thailand, I noticed a significant improvement in my health because there is a lot of sun and vitamin D. Then I started taking 5000 IU a day to keep my D around 60. It is improving my mood. I rarely get the flu now.
How long have you been on the dose of 5000 IU?
Why you need so much? How often are your levels measured, and how long have you been taking that much?
Good to know. Even living in Florida my D level was low and my doctor prescribed a supplement. Later a surgeon who’s got an alternative medicine inclination recommended 20,000 IU. I had a friend who believed that too much D had given her chest pain. Nevertheless I took 10,000 for a few years. Now I’m taking 5,000. Neither doctor has complained so I guess I’m doing okay. 😎
@@NeuronalAxon 5000 isn't that high.
Unless you are taking many tens of thousands each day, there should be no issue.
At high doses, taking it with K2 will eliminate any possible adverse affects, such as hypercalcemia.
Previet Andrei. "I rarely get the flu now," implying that it's a regular occurrence. Wow that made me sit up as I've had it twice in my 66 years. I've been taking Vit D 2000 IU daily recently to boost my immunity.
I would just like to thank you John, I’ve been taking 2000 IU’s of vitamin D3 and 100mcg of vitamin K2 for the last 3 weeks after watching your channel. My hay fever has disappeared and a big patch of Eczema on my elbow is healing, it all makes sense because I work night shifts and my skin has cleared up before on holiday in a sunnier climate. No more harmful steroid sprays and creams.
I am a fellow RN in USA and I live in the NW northern hemisphere. I’ve been taking vitamin D year round but I titrate the dose up in October-November and titrate back down in March-April. The doses I use are 2-3000 IU, then up to a max of 5000 IU in dead of winter. I’ve had serum vitamin D levels measured at my peak dose and surprisingly it was in the recommended range but not even close to the highest level allowed. So I could even take more and still not be too much at least for my body chemistry and the climate of the extreme northern hemisphere.
I have definitely noted better resistance to catching colds and flu. So far I haven’t contracted CoV19 but I live in a more rural part of my community with fewer cases for now. Despite this I’ve been masking in public now since January when I saw leaked utube videos from China. My expertise is in critical care, cardiology and cardiopulmonary rehab nurse specialist for 33 years I just could tell how very dangerous virus was.
I myself have weak lungs. From a very young age I had croup every time I got a cold or flu. I’ve had 6 bouts of pneumonia that resulted in a gas enhanced pulmonary function testing that showed I have a diffusion abnormalities that impair gas exchange. Not taking any chances.
Thank you Dr. Campbell from Brooklyn. My pcp, 6yrs ago noticed I was low in Vitamin D and prescribed a Vitamin D regimen for me. He also advised that people exactly what you stated,people of African descent tend to suffer from low vitamin D. Hopefully NY's medical professionals and officials will realize this as a possible valid reason for disparity in COVID-19 infections and death rates.
theonlylionesse Finally I saw them talking about the link between lack of vitamin D and ppl of color on CNN last night!
@Calvin Landers There have been a lot of deaths in colored hospital warehouse workers as well - zero patient contact. For exactly the same exposure, a black worker is twice as likely to die.
@@allangibson8494 God Bless Everybody!Amen!
@@NurseViv Thank you,Viv. And this has been known for yrs. There are limited sources to get Vitamin D one of the easiest and cost free is from the sun but if you're on lockdown or have an occupation where you're primarily indoors and your shift ends when the sun is set you have less options. Salmon is high in Vitamin D,egg yolks have it and some yogurts. We have to keep ourselves informed especially since the narrative on how this virus begun and whom's more susceptible keeps changing.Take care. If you're a mom Happy Mother's Day to you.
God Bless Everybody!Amen!
I have taken 5000 IU for several years for my bones. At 70 they are no longer borderline osteoporous. Very happy that is also helping my immune system.
So your osteoporosis got better?
Doctor, thanks to you I began taking Vitamin D supplements months ago when I first heard you talk about that huge meta-analysis study. It seemed to me that if I'm deficient I need to supplement whether or not it will protect me from COVID-19. I'm sick that medical professionals in leadership positions around the world didn't make recommendations for supplementation months ago and I wonder how many people could have been saved. Thanks to you from me and my family.
Agree 110 percent! So many lives could have been saved and still aren't being saved because public Health officials won't talk about vitamin D3, even though it has long been known that it's a crucial Factor in immunity and overall health. I can only conclude that their goal is to enrich Big Pharma and enjoy dictatorial control over our lives rather than saving our lives.
There is no money in it as anyone can make it without a patent so the drugs prescribed are the more expensive ones.
I see they are FINALLY doing studies, I saw it on news last night. I'm PROUD of you for this one! I'm telling everyone that's BLACK, and sharing it with Doctors too.
Don't forget tell them about Vitamin K2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Without Vitamin K, taking Vitamin D can cause Hypercalcemia Or HIGH CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD. PLEASE READ THIS.
@@illyillyill The upper tolerable limit, defined as the highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population, for vitamin D3 is 1000 IU/d in infants ages 0-6 months, 1500 IU/d in infants ages 6-12 months; 2500 IU/d in children ages 1-5 years; 3000 IU/d in children ages 4-8 years, and 4000 IU/d in adolescents and adults (97, 99).
source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045493/
@Rohit Banerjee Seriously? With an attitude like that, good luck finding someone! Even people like me living in the UK, who are almost pale blue in the winter, need d3 top ups. All anyone needs to do is get as much sunshine as they can in the summer and take a supplement, which is cheap. I still can't quite believe you actually think that!
@@enochfarage2429 vygy3er9
@Bretton Woods That Works Any Time?
I must say, before you I did not even *think* about VitaminD! You inspired me to do my final research project on the recent 2017 Vitamin D meta-analysis and brief history of its discovery , so I could present on this topic to the class Via Zoom ! LOL☀️
Wonderful!
@@Campbellteaching Well, with my Ichthyosis, and after winter which is particularly depressing regarding my skin condition, I upped to 3000 iu and K2 daily. I have been more asthmatic in recent months. That has now cleared. There are never enough sunshine months in the UK. We need to order some more!!
@@Campbellteaching It seems to me that the Belarusian president is watching your videos. He took out his entire army to sunbathe today. But I'm not sure he agrees with you about "distancing."
@@Campbellteaching People seem to have lost their sense of humor in these terrible times.
@Dr. John Campbell Thank-you for all you do
Maybe explains the reason why the many many homeless living in the streets here in
Southern California haven't come down with this in the numbers anticipated. Thank you Dr. John for all you have done for so many. Forever grateful.
They live outside where transmission of the virus is almost zero. LA county health workers moved some homeless indoors. They got the virus. The people on the street did not. Health officials moved the others outside, where they came from.
@C. Bright God Bless Everybody!Amen!
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People in the modern world do not live an outdoors lifestyle. It is one of the primary drivers of modern health problems.
Lack of vitamin d, fresh air and physical activity is driving cases of illness. And then on top of that people have horrible diets that are really restrictive.
People need to be eating meat, fish, many vegetables, fruits, nuts, tea, coffee, water and herbs. The modern diet of eating very similar foods over and over and over and over 7 times a day is causing problems.
Great, very good advice 🇬🇧👍🙏💯
I've been personally taking 2000 UI a day (recently upped to 3000 UI) in response to the growing evidence that low levels of vitamin D resulted in more severe cases of the disease.
An unexpected side-effect that I wasn't considering was that it seems to have been improving my mood. I suspect that I was vitamin D deficient, something it seems my doctor hadn't really considered when attempting to treat my depressive episodes.
Is it possible that there's an element of placebo in relation to your mood state?
Could it be the belief that it's making you better, is......
making you better?
(Not knocking it in *any* way, just an observation..... Stay well!)
On your statement of Vitamin D deficiency, you have missed out the major variable. Namely at which latitude you are living. 82.1% of black people are not Vitamin D deficient. It's 82.1% living at high latitudes.
You have also missed out people from the Sub Continent as their origin.
@Indigo Rodent they're not keeping it a secret, lol, Jesus
@@rogerstarkey5390 Placebo is of course always a possibility, but I also like doing research on such things. I general it's been known that people do get depressed in the winter when there's less sun, less vitamin D production and what not. My own depressive cycles felt random and happened at any time of the year. I suspect if I had tracked my diet, I'd probably see a link to improvement of mood to periods when I drank more milk. Though since mental moods have lag times (Something I learned when trying a number of different anti-depressants) I doubt I would have ever been able to link it to the milk. Same lag time of 1-2 weeks applied to when I was taking Vitamin D supplements.
At any rate I got curious and looked up some studies/research on it and there seems to be pretty strong links to improved mood and Vitamin D. In one case a comparison of a group that took 600UI against one that took 4000UI for a year. No negative side-effects and both groups did report improved mood, the 4000UI group with greater mood improvement. Course 'mood' is heavily subjective to begin with, but I still found it unfortunate that my doctor hadn't simply told me to take vitamin D supplements to see if that would improve my mood from the start as opposed to sending me on a wild goose chase of sorts trying to find an anti-depressant that worked. (A couple of them did improve my mood, but they also completely destroyed my sleep cycle, so the befits of the improved mood was basically cancelled out by the insomnia).
Depends which vitamin D if you taking vitamin D2 can cause toxicity in long use, vitamin D3 doesn't seem to show the toxicity build up
My doctors have always told me I had low vitamin D, ever since watching you I’ve started taking supplements for vitamin D. It’s good information to know for sure! Rather be safe then sorry. Thank you Dr!
Heather B , I have been taking 5,000 IU, I get my blood tested each year. My blood level is now 64 ng/ml. How much are you now taking?
Heather B See vitaminDwiki for more info.
@@stephen3654 Don't be so mean, Clive. There are some doctors who never mention taking vitamins. We need to get important and truthful information wherever we can these days.
@@goldkhw True so true
Many thanks for your teaching style and details that I found very informative and hopefully will reach to large audience. I live in Saudi Arabia where it is sunny almost 360 days a year but still many people suffer from vitamin deficiency, maybe due to the fact that we avoid direct sun exposure to avoid its heat. I wish there is a home kit to measure Vitamin D similar to sugar measuring kit.
Thanks again Dr. Campbell.
I want to alert people that it's not only darker-skinned persons who need to get their levels checked. I'm a pale white female living in the Southern U.S., so you'd think I wouldn't have a problem. However, about 5 years ago I asked my doctor about it because I'd been reading about new findings linking vitamin D levels to a variety of ailments. I was surprised to learn my blood level was only 12! She put me on 5,000 iu for a month or so, then I dropped back to 2,000 iu daily. Well, I have not had a single cold or bout of the flu in those five years. I firmly believe the vitamin D has helped, and have urged my friends to take it.
About 1 billion people worldwide have low vitamin D levels < 20µg/l. The lowest vitamin D levels are found in very old people, e.g. in care homes, This has tremendous effects on our body, because vitamin D is essential for all cells and a balanced immune system
Thoroughly Caffeinated , not being funny, but if you live in the south and are pale, are you just not going outside enough?
Meanwhile they are closing beaches and telling people to stay indoors.
Peak Clown-Yuga.
Fanfeck some people burn easily. In Texas, we have 100 degree weather numerous summer days.
Thoroughly Caffeinated did you have symptoms of low vitamin D? If so, can you share w us.
At last, I've been reading news about vitamin D3 and lung function, scientists are now recognizing the importance of this vitamin in severe covid 19 complications. Our good doctor already told us this months ago😊 good work Doc, you've probably saved a fair few lives in getting your message across. Brill info from you as always. 😊👍😘xx
Thx. Doc - just(by chance) started taking 2000 vit d today & after watching this video I’m completely convinced that I have taken proper amount. Thx. sooo much for giving us up to date info. your work is OUTSTANDING 👍❤️🇨🇦
Vitamin D for elderly and those in nursing homes ???
They definitely need it. My grandfather is mid 80's, he hardly goes outside, we've ensured he gets adequate supplementation. Well, "I've" ensured he has. Most people still don't understand the importance, so it's up to those that do(like you) to inform them.
(I'm sure you do, just saying in general people should say something)
Ingrid Head along with k2 to protect their bones and cognitive abilities
Sorry I wrote on the wrong thing Oops. Gjx.
@@0ptimal About 70% of people during winter in the northern hemisphere have insufficient D3. Its a key marker to having a weak immune system. Levels in the elderly, dark skinned and overweight is also usually low too.
M Frusciante See vitaminDwiki for more info.
Your videos are incredibly informative. I look forward to the updates! Thank you for providing all of this information to the public. In times like this, the need for accurate information is ever apparent. I’m a recent nursing grad looking to join the front line hoping to hear back from some hospitals soon! Thank you and take care!
Hello Doctor.. I am from India.. I wish I would have watched your videos earlier after lot suffering and misery eventually it coming to an end I was critically low in vitamin D eventually taking 10K IU for 2 months will switch to maintenance dose of 5K IU I already feel 60% better hoping to see further improvement
My heartfelt thank you for your great work ❤
A very important issue that is almost never mentioned in the media. Thank you John:)
And please include Sweden in your daily sessions if you find it important. That would be appreciated. Stay safe!
At least in America our media is always focused on expensive pharmaceuticals
stay safe = avoid people
@@jasonmoser8957 woof!
@@ojbeez5260 what does the fox say
No money in it. Big Pharma will make 2 to 4 TRILLION from the vaccine/drug. Do the math. 7 billion people times a $100 a shot times repeat shots times 7 varieties of corona virus = about $2000 000 000 000 at least...
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Got the results of my test today. Looks good according to the video. I've been taking 1000 IU daily for the last few years but stepped it up to 2000 IU in September. Thank you for your excellent videos Dr. Campbell!
25-Hydroxyvitamin D 89 nmol/L
Thanks John, for your relentless efforts to inform us all and to sensibilize our awareness in a calm and trustful manner. I am residing in the wider region of Munich in Germany and have been watching your constant coverage of the current pandemic with growing interest. I find it alarming how little attention is paid to the general vitamin-D deficiency in Germany. For most people I have talked to, even to a few GP's and medicine students, vitamin D seems to be only associated with the metabolism of calcium and stronger bones in the human body. General health insurances do not come up for the costs of testing the vitamin-D3 level in the blood serum (which is roughly 25 EUR). One more reason why most GP's here will not prescribe this test. I myself I urged my GP for such a test in February of the year and found out that I had a severe deficiency (under 10 mcg/L !) of this hormone precursor. And I started taking vitamin-D3 (combined with vitamin K2) in form of droplets on my own. At the beginning during three weeks 60 mcg, afterwards 40 mcg daily. Some 8 weeks later I asked for a second blood test (again at my own expense), the result was 33 mcg/L. Since then the recurring infection of my upper respiratory tract has almost disappeared and my overall well-being has considerably improved. With such simple means!
By the way, correct me if I got it wrong: I think BMJ should not be confused with The British Medical Journal.
BMJ is the British Medical Journal
Is there something needed (like vit. k2 or magnesium) to combine for optimal uptake? If so, please mention it next time. ...thank you so much for daily updates with carefully researched data...
There probably isn't a need to supplement k, magnesium or zinc if you eat vegetables and cereals with such nutrients.
Yes! Good general nutrition: calcium, protein, vitamin B12, etc. Watch the videos in my comment elsewhere for proof. Just eat well. Get an analysis of crucial vitamin and mineral levels if possible (magnesium, e.g.). But eating good veggies, berries, beans, a little meat, etc should do the trick.
Vitamin D is not exactly a vitamin, is a steroid hormone. D is also fat soluble, along with A, E, & K. Better to take D with fish oil, especially someone on a low fat diet.
You need to supplement with magnesium if you take a high dose of vitamin d3. For calcium absorption.
manefe du Take 100mg magnesium a day just to handle the vitamin D. Why? Because vitamin D overworks magnesium.
I live in Africa and black and i feel i need vit D suppliments. I've suffered skin problems and mood swings since infantry. Thank you for sharing.
Because of the natural protection from sun that you have, it is very possible that you could be. You see my picture and I had level below necessary amount. I had to take 50,000 a week until I was better. The doctor told me many black people have low levels
As a black man,thank you sir,i will spread the word,just picked up my 250mcg of vitamin D-3..thank u..
Try a stronger Vitamin D3 4000 Ui
@@thereds1959 The 250mcg that Mr Bezo "just picked up" would = 10000 IU, i.e. 2.5 x 4000 IU that you suggest.
Been taking 5000iu D3 combined with 100 mcg of K2 for the last 5 years in UK. Had blood tests done last November and Vitamin D levels were 160 nmol/l Should always take K2 with D3 because it mobilizes the calcium in the blood to where you want it - in the bones, and not where you don't - as arterial deposits.
Did your doctor say your D levels were too high at 160?
@@1xstew lol I am no doctor, but that is way too high. This is the kind of batshit response that comes from unqualified people on RUclips diagnosing and prescribing entire races and populations of people based on horse shit studies with marginal if any relation to the current situation. I cringe more and more every day I hear this stupid shit.
Spot on about the K2 because D3 increases absorption of dietary calcium. K2 activates protiens that (a) hoover up calcium wherever it may have deposited itself, and (b) direct the calcium into the bone matrix where it should be.
@@1xstew In the UK my doctor said the acceptable levels are 75 to 200 nmol/l, so they are not too high
Absolutely correct. K 2 is very important to take with Vitamin D 3. Excellent point.
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to help keep us informed. I appreciate the care you take in providing information that we may not have ready access to any other way.
Mer Meridian See vitaminDwiki for more information.
thank you sir, for your voice and dignified delivery, along with the quality of your information.
Been taking 10,000 for over 7 years. Had my levels checked I was only 56. If you have a lot of stress, you burn through it faster. Always take the D3 with your K2!!!
Hogwash, 4k IU isn't harming anyone. Takes forever for 2k IU of vitamin D to raise serum levels- months and months for many people. I maintain 50 ng/ml at 5k IU a day, took me months at 10k IU a day to get there- tablets are 3-4 cents a piece on Amazon. Vitamin D toxicity takes many 100,000s of IUs for extended periods. In the US you can walk in and get vitamin D levels checked for $60, no appointment needed.
@Bill Whittaker Name one medication or compromising health condition that would cause someone to be harmed from taking 5k-10k IU a day. *Expert Mode:* Find a single case study of any adult harmed from 5k-10k IU of Vitamin D a day.
Dr Anderson a 27 year old doctor has been giving patients and hospital staff 100,000 IUs of vitamin D and 20 to 24 grams of vitamin C by IV reports virus-infected patients are getting well in a matter of days. Dr Anderson states Vitamin C and D are the nearest thing to a 'vaccine' and can in high doses can reduce the incidence and severity of covid19.
Dr Anderson has received death threats for speaking out about Vitamin C and D as Big Pharma wants to make a killing from the trillion dollar vaccine/drug months away.... People are dying meantime.
Most doctors are either willfully ignorant or employed as consultants by big pharma which means they are effectively gagged as no one bites the hand that feeds them.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY.
In any case we waited for no one and used our initiative. We daily take 20000 i.u. of Vitamin D
and 2000 mg of vitamin C timed release plus a multivitamin to supply co-factors like vitamin k and magnesium and zinc, etc.
You need to take decisive action to protect yourself and your loved one and don't trust big pharma and corrupt authority figures.
Proof? How much do you need? Here it is all :- vitamindwiki.com/VitaminDWiki Look under Pneumonia, Respiratory, Breathing and Tuberculous.. Read and weep. Weep at all the lives being lost due to suppression of this information by Big Pharma and MSM so they can get trillions of dollars from the patented drug/vaccine many months away...
Thanks John. just realized I was taking half the D3 I thought I was taking. Live and learn.
Somehow I missed this video, I thought I had seen them all. The US recommendation is still only 600 IU, I’m taking 5,000 now. I suspect I was very deficient for decades because I was mostly on bedrest, or at least hardly left the house. Thanks for bringing the importance of this Vitamin to my attention.
I'm taking 1000 IU DAILY should I up my intake I guess more when winter comes as I don't get the sun 🌞 much 😊
@@juanitaflorescabrera537 up to 4000iu
@@valdezjerico thank you and take care.
@@juanitaflorescabrera537
Most welcome!
@@juanitaflorescabrera537I'm taking 10000 IU. Haven't took vitamin D supplements in a very long time. So I'm pretty certain my blood levels are low even without testing my D levels.
The covid treatment protocols that are evolving, do seem to utilising Vitamin D. Also Zinc and Vitamin C.
EVMS protocols are recommending Vit D, Zinc, Selenium and Melatonin
Thank you. Appears you're ahead of the curve on what works against Covid. Clif High also recommends Chaga which is easy to get at PureBulk.
@Fanakapan222 that’s a standard protocol for treating viruses.
Zinc, Vitamin D, Vitamin C and NAC
@@IloveElsaofArendelle Why melatonin?
I fully accept that age per se is a strong factor, but older people with reduced mobility don't go out much either. VitD3 is such a simple thing to do with so many benefits apart from Covid19.
I always feel better if I can do something simple, sensible, & positive to help myself.
Several Studies show, that in some countries about 90% of elder persons, who are living at home, do not take vitamin D supplements, and their skin cannot produce enough vitamin D
Been taking 10,000 for over 7 years. Had my levels checked I was only 56. If you have a lot of stress, you burn through it faster. Always take the D3 with your K2!!!
God Bless!Amen!
is it necessary to take k2 with vitamin d3? if so, why?
Thank you!
cat blue k2 facilitates absorption of d3, and you can find k2 + d3 all in one drops.
veey correct soemthing like Biodeck www.bespokebiotics.co.uk/products/optinac-n-acetyl-cysteine-nac-600mg-120-capsules-liver-lung-mind-support?_pos=2&_sid=18663e904&_ss=r
Thank you so much for all your info on Vitamin D ! It really has helped me stay on the right amount!
Stay safe Love Bella
Bella Brooks See vitaminDwiki for more info.
Hi Dr Campbell, late viewing today, this is my cleaning the house day! Thank you for all your Vit advice! I have taken all your advice and did my own research as well, and I have been running around with all this energy! But I eat well too, so that helps!
I think you have helped many people through this time of darkness, we all 🙏🏼 you !
Stay well and be safe! 😇🙏🏼😘♥️ Suzy from Cleveland Ohio 😍
I can't for the life of me understand why our government aren't making sure peoples' vitamin D levels are optimised. There is such an obsession with big pharma in the UK and US, that anything cheap gets largely ignored.
Well said! That is a 'Follow the Money" story!
Ohh yea? Who makes those vitamin D tablets and,or liquids?.. Big pharma. Who started the vitamin trend decades ago? How do you know your daily intake of vitamins, with food, sun, drinks and supplements? Maybe you're overdosing? How would you know? Seeing a doctor that will prescribe you something made by pig farm-a.
My aunt & sister, both in Scotland get vitamin D on prescription.
In the US, in the Northeast, vitamin D levels are checked with regular bloods - done at annual physicals.
You can also go to a blood draw clinic (if you need blood tests, your dr writes a prescription & you go to a lab-owned clinic to have the blood drawn by a phlebotomist & sent to their lab) & pay for certain tests without a prescription. Vitamin D testing is one example.
(Scottish in the US)
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correct. yankee doodle dollars
Thank you very much Dr Campbell for a very informative video. In the absence of testing for Vitamin D at the moment, I think 2000iu is a fantastic daily dose.
5000 iu per day keeps my blood levels of Vit. D in the high-normal range.
5k for many months and what's yur levels ...
Brilliant. Gives me hope to take 5000 too and stay at a good level.
@@lazyfingrz I don't remember the exact number. Just that my Vit. D blood level was in the normal range at 4000 iu per day and high-normal range at 5000 iu. My doctor wants me at high-normal so 5000 iu it is and has been for years.
@Peter Grahame
5000 iu per day should keep you at about 50 ng/ml: High normal
i take 20000 so i beat you haahaaa.
Omg...my thesis topic is related to this...glad I found this😍
bought a 50,000 IU D3 from Amazon by forest leaf. I haven't touched the stuff as I am still researching...have you come to any conclusions in your research that 50,000 IU would be bad for a human to consume
Thank you so much! I asked you about this recently and I appreciate that you made this video for us all. ✌🏻
You're ao pretty 😊
The old toxicity levels are based on vitamin D2 research back in the 30s and is highly obsolete. People can take up to 30,000 iu per day before there is any danger of toxicity however it is better to get it through the sun where possible. You can also increase it through fasting which will also boost your immune system and reduce blood sugar and blood pressure very quickly.
Some of the myriad benefits of fasting on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all evidence based:
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plague are absorbed into the body.
Blood pressure is dramatically lowered very quickly when you fast which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
The hormone Leptin is a cytokine and Leptin resistance and high leptin levels impair the ability of the body to regulate the immune system. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half!
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
It stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
T and B immune cells retreat to the bone marrow and are renewed at a genetic level, each cell having all its DNA repaired. This supercharges your immune system and makes your cells young again. On top of all this, fasting encourages the direct apoptosis (death) of infected cells, shortcutting the typically length and messy process of killing them off through macrophages which can kill off bystander cells and is part of how cytokine storms cause issues..
Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system. In this process many white blood cells and mitochondria fuse together and the working parts of damaged cells are kept while the bad ones are recycled. Stem cells also release into the bloodstream at this point.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Pregnant or nursing women should not fast, nor should people with pancreatic tumors or hypoglycemia. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution. People with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind simply break the fast and seek advice.
Thanks for this, what is your source? Whenever I advocate the health benefits of fasting - nobody believes me!
Excellent ..will start 7 day fast on Monday and intend to do Ketone diet as carbs make me bloated and sluggish ...great information!
So taking a 5000 IU vitamin D tablet a day is safe?
@Joolzratbag Many people don't want to believe because if they believe then they might have to actually do something about their situation and they wrongly think fasting will be extremely hard, but it is very easy so long as you slowly work into it. Everything posted is directly from one of these studies and there is much more info as well.
Definitions:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophagy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP-activated_protein_kinase
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosome
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis
Resources:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
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www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
Wear a mask:
www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2.pdf
@TheHolyLordsOfDrPepper Yes I take 20,000 a day for many years now.
I'm diabetic and after my blood test in January my doctor recommended I take vitamin d3. So I've been taking 4000iu daily for 10 months now. Since watching your videos I've recommended to everyone to take vitamin d3.
Hi Dr J, Please would you do a video re other vitamins which can help to support the immune system alongside Vitamin D3. Eg: K2, Zinc, Vitamin C, Iodine, Magnesium.
What Ive been taking is D3, is that what I should be taking? Thanks for all your work!! Ron in Marseille.
Yes, D3 is the right one, you can also take D2, but it had less bioavailability than D3.
Ron C yes that’s the best one, take with vit K2 as well 👍🏻
@@davelordy Thanks!
Ron C See vitaminDwiki for more information on vitamin D.
God bless you for your information..Am Somalian and I been telling my community to take vitamin D for a month now..I was sunbathing in the park almost everyday in my local park here in London..I was told of by police to move on or be locked up and I refused.I told them to lock me up because am not moving on mate..they let me be..
I can just imagine us all sitting here looking at the labels on our Vit D :)
Haha! So accurate
I remember the numbers myself. Of course I can't find my glasses, so I can't read the numbers. If I see them, I remember the numbers though. I just need to find my glasses......
Hehe, busted. Because someone mentioned he was taking 5000 a day, so why would my GP prevent me from taking more than 40 a day?
I likely set a record on low levels. I had to get my bloodworks re-done because the machine couldn't sense any and that had to be wrong. Driving from parking to parking, no sun whatsoever that year (weather), and dark for any errands. Living on potato crisps probably didn't help either :D
I can't remember the units, but I was at 0.5 something, while the initial "machine" (?) had a lower bound of 5. The absolute minimum recommended was 25, but 50 preferred. My GP said I would be better off at 75-100 and put me on an intensive supplements. Next bloodworks showed adequate levels, but I can't remember numbers. I have been at 80 every second day, but I've just upped it to 80 a day due to current events (highest tablet dose available here), along with Vitamin C and zinc - which I'm likely not getting any of anyway. Now the lid of the Vitamin D supplement reads both 80ug and (3200 IE) - should avoid confusion. But despite having severe lack of Vitamin D and also other things, I was very rarely that kind of sick. No flu (only twice in my 50 year adult life, but they did hit very hard - now I'm taking the shot), and barely the common cold.
I did that to make sure I'm taking enough.
I did exactly that Heather!! lol!! I take 2000-4000 a day. I have hashimotos and my FM doctor and my dietician encourage me to be in the 50-70 range.
Morning Dr J, its Mothers day her in NZ so Hi to everyone who has lost their mum and understands how critical great mums are. R I P Rose Anne Duffy
hi from England it's know what you mean
Greetings Soo Taylor, what a sweet message. Thank you. I'm elderly/69, so my mum is long passed, & there are no moms in my immediate family. Good wishes from So.California, U.S. Make sure to eat healthy, real food, & take your Vit.D!
My mum died 2 weeks ago, heart broken 😞
A Spark Inside thank you ❤️
For many years we have been advised to cover up in the sun, slap on sunscreen, stay in the shade. A tan is not healthy but a sign that the skin has already been damaged. UV rays penetrate deep into skin tissue and cause damage which can lead to skin cancer. Recently this advice has been modified to say that we should expose our face and forearms without protection for 10 - 15 minutes around the middle of the day. I occasionally remove my shirt but stick strictly to the 10 - 15 minute rule. It would be interesting if Dr Campbell could make a video on this subject. I would very much like to hear his views on this subject.
Awesome! 👍👍 Here in Brazil despite its sunny weather we also suffer a lot from this deficiency.
i take 5000iu D3 every other day, with K2 (MK7) and magnesium
Ginger&Garlic Sounds Good. See vitaminDwiki for more info
@thecomfortstation K2 Mk7 is to direct the extra calcium absorption out of the blood and into the bones.
@thecomfortstation Magnesium helps keep calcium from being leached out of the bones by the Vitamin D.
It is easy to get potassium(k) from foods such as green vegetables and citrus fruit. Vit D is difficult from foodstuffs that is why a supplement is needed for it often.
I’m curious about the K2 portion of it, I was reading K2 aids in clotting, but isn’t one of the issues with COVID19 is unexplained random clotting? So would K2 increase the risk of complications?
Compliment Dr. J Campbell,really interesting to wacth and listennig to ,no comments fr me just listenning,thank you so much for sharing this video godbless you fr Philippines..
Two winters ago I had a really bad year for SAD, so I have been taking 4000iu since then and Last fall/winter was an easier winter to get through.
Chantelle McLaren (Alyssa Chey) Same here. My son suffers from skin cancer so has to keep covered, we both started D3 two years ago. No depression tablets over winter months any more.🇬🇧
Another good natural anti-depressant is Flush-Free Niacin. Five years now, I take it occasionally in winter due to SAD.
@@stephen3654 I just know taking Flush-Free Niacin to prevent the flush (redness/rash) side effect. Flush-Free is good for depression, but not effective if you need Niacin for heart disease. For heart disease, use the regular Niacin. I've watched multiple food/health documentaries that mention this Niacin-depression link; tried it; works for me.
Chantelle McLaren (Alyssa Chey)
You can take more safely.
See vitaminDwiki
Diana Hammond See vitaminDwiki for more info.
Dr John Campbell, I've read in several articles that vitamin K2 should be taken alongside vitamin D, Do you have any thoughts on that?
Yes it should with magnesium. So D+K+MAG
@Austin Harp Fitness of course. I take magnesium glycinate before bed. It puts me to sleep.
@Austin Harp Fitness for Vit D? As a maintenance dose 1,000 IU - 2,000 IU and whatever K2 comes along with it (my supplement contains both along with median chain triglycerides (fat) for better absorption. So for vitamin D+K you should ideally take with your biggest meal of the day which contains fats.
For magnesium glycinate I take right before breakfast (like 2 mins) and I take maybe 1-3 hours after final meal of the day before bed. Just with water. My dosage for magnesium glycinate is 260 per day. 130 morning and 130 night.
@Austin Harp Fitness different organizations have different recommendations for daily uptake for general health. The Endocrine Society recommends 400 IU for children aged 0-1 year and 600 IU/day for children aged 1-18 years. [2] The Endocrine Society recommends 1500-2000 IU for all men and women older than 18 years.
I’ve only recently begun taking it so I’m doing 2000 IU a day for 3 months for general health and will get my levels tested.
I split morning and night just for balance. No other reason. It doesn’t matter really when you take it just as long as you have enough magnesium in your diet. No need to overthink this part. You can take 2 together. Glycine can make you sleepy so I separate the doses from a glycine standpoint, not a magnesium standpoint.
VERY helpful! My oncologist had said I should get more vitamin D than is in my calcium pills. No guidance yet, but I did buy a bottle of 2000 mcg gel capsules, took my first today.
I've been trying to spend as much time outside as possible.
It certainly can't hurt!
You can get skin cancer from too much sun exposure!
Indeed, it can hurt, be careful not to get sunburned!
And if you are outside and you are away from people take your mask off.
It's not helpful... and possibly even harmful if you have a viral infection because with a mask you are maybe concentrating your viral load. You would be breathing back in the virus you just exhale in some concentration. Just a thought.
@@bewell4743 you are correct. Just been told by a good friend age 64 who survived the virus who said the same thing. Wear a mask only when dealing with others.we need to breath more not less oxygen. Be sensible and considerate. Good health to you.
Old folks always used to bang on about getting fresh air, we should all listen :)
6 years ago had D tested. Blood level was only 27.
I asked doctor for prescripfion to get it up. I took that i think it was for 8 weeks? Only 1 gel cap 50,000 per week. It came up a little. I asked for 1 more script.
Then started taking 1000 a day for a good while. Now i take 2000 IU a day for about 2 years. 1 year ago my blood test showed i was at 60. I take D 3.
Havent been able to get sunshine. No time.
Was suppose to get another test in December but because of flu season decided not to go to doctor. Now with Covid my doctor said to wait and keep taking the 2000 IU. / 50 micrograms. Im happy to be up to 60 , would like 60 - 80. Dont want to go higher.
Will get another test ASP. I live in Florida and in A/ C a lot. Weather changing, lots of cloudy days. To few nice days after winter before the terrible humidity is back.
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Keep at it ... M taking 60000 IU once a week, along with 40 mg of zinc daily and vitamin C ... I will do a blood check soon ...
Better to take daily than a megadose once a month. Look up Medcram (medical professionals & research team) on Vit D for their survey of various peer reviewed studies
@@posteveryside-beatsnews Theres , not enough D in a multi vitamin to get levels up if your low. If you get enough sun you may not need extra. That's why its good to get a blood test to check your D level. You have to ask for the D test.
@@myzenlifeinnature It probably is better , but i did this some years back as i was way to low and i didn't know back then i could take large amounts of D3 to raise it.
Always good to get tested first. Ask doctor how much to take. I got blood work 2 x a year before Covid. I always made sure Doctor puts test for D3 on script.
Dr. Campbell, I am greatly appreciative of your efforts to inform and educate us. Greatly appreciative.
I had a suspicion that I might have low Vit D but my Dr.refused to test for it because it was to expensive (I live in Canada) I decided to supplement anyway and my mood is better as well as the nerve pain that I have had constantly for the last 5 years has greatly improved.
Betty Vorley yup bit D test cost is obscene here in Ontario Canada.
Yes, that is always good to do. Surely your doctor has a grand scheme to be vitamin D deficient. Have you thought about the possibility that you just don't know wtf you're talking about? Whereas your doctor that went to school to learn about all this shit for 8+ years might know a little something?
I asked my husbandʻs doctor about a vit D test and he said he usually does not do them because Medicare wonʻt approve it since it is so expensive. So it is not only in Canada but here in the US as well. He prescribed 5000 IU vit D for one month because he had also been reading about it with regards to covid 19
Betty Vorley
In the Netherlands you can order a vit D test kit for €29. All in
Doctor friend of mine who practices in Alaska treats many suffering with SAD. Light boxes are so expensive. He found a small “plant light” from Wal mart etc each morning with coffee or tea just as effective. So started doing it 10 years ago, and now have 10 beautiful plants that have joined me for coffee over the years.
In 2003 I was taking over 3000 IU; in 2014 bumped it up to 5000 IU; in 2018 raised it to 10,000 IU per day.
Excellent video Dr Campbell ..!
From my limited ‘research on Vitamin D3’ over the past 5 years at least. Incidentally, I am a British-Asian (as the BBC has now dubbed me - ‘member of the BAME Community’). Indeed, you must supplement this with 100 mcg of Vitamin K2 (MK7) (if you take 4000 IU or 100 mcg of D3 per day). Otherwise, you will increase the probability of Calcification of the Arteries. Vitamin K2 will assist in transportation of Calcium in the blood to the bones.
There are several RUclips videos on this subject of further discussion examination - please only consider the lectures or symposium papers delivered by universities!
yes a product like Biodeck can help www.bespokebiotics.co.uk/products/biodeck-pro-vitamin-d3-3000mcg-vitamin-k2-100mcg-mk7-complex
There is a link between Mental health and Vitamin D levels my sons CPN pointed it out when I pointed out Dr Campbells data.
I was advised to take a Codliver oil capsule a day to cope with my anxiety while my wife was terminally ill.....have been doing it ever since, and noticed a certain feeling of mild anxiety one time when I ran out..I am 73........I would agree with you
Agreed. 💯
Seasonal depression disorder is induced by lack of sun, and treatment includes taking vitamin d. So there’s definitely a mental health impact of low vitamin d.
Low vitamin D causes testosterone production to be suppressed. Low testosterone in males suppresses dopamine production and low dopamine leads to generalised lethargy and low mood both symptoms typically associated with depression.
The Maudsley Hospital (UK) did a study on this quite a while ago, cannot find the study at present, which led to me taking vitamin D supplements long before C19 arrived, more energy, better mood, and less colds and sniffles - no downsides why Vit D is not being tested or pushed by GPs - No idea...
Saw the first news article in the US today! Glad I’ve been taking vit D for months thanks to your advice ❤️
Thank you, Dr. Campbell. Really appreciate your channel!
I think your videos are wonderful! I share them with all my frienda family and students. Dr John Campbell should be praised by different organisations may be the Queen?
Love your videos Dr Campbell.
I'm looking into the effects of vit.D deficiency and the benefits of supplementing because, beside the pandemic, I have a genetic disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and although I've known for a long time that vit.D is essential to the immune system's fonctions, I'm following the trail about the effects and benefits of Vit.D in inflammation and the reduction of inflammation related chronic pain. With EDS, from what we know , it's not an inflammatory disease like arthritis, but our pain are mostly related to joint inflammations caused by the failure of our conjonctive tissue to keep our joints stable, the instability causing continuous micro-trauma, and some more major but that can occur at anytime with everyday life activities. I just turned 40 in January and I suffer from moderate to severe arthrosis in lower back and neck, so some inflammatory related pain are still very real with EDS.
Anyways, thank you for the information you're sharing. I love your "old school" style with sheets and writing 🙂
Stay safe!
Hi John.Thanks for all your great vlogs. I can t seem to find the link to this study. Can you help me out here? Thanks John.
As Finn (a person from Finland) i always have vitamin D pills home, and i think same goes for most (native) finns/swedes. If you look up some video about Finland, there is a high change that "nightless nights" are mentioned... Yes during summer we have ~week when sun doesn't go below horizon at all, so you have light 24/7. What is often leaved out, is that during winter there is ~week when sun doesn't rise at all. And if you work 8am-4pm (8:00-16:00) it might be months where you don't see any sunlight...
besides vit D, iron level is the only one i keep track of.... if i start to feel tired, i go and buy black sausages/black pancakes and some cranberry jam, and in few days i feel great again ^^
and now all this talk about vitamin D made me hungry for gravlax (salt cured salmon [salmon fillet+dill+few tablespoons of coarse seasalt+little bit of sugar+~24h in fridge])
'Mustamakkara' Black Sausage looks to be the same as British 'Black Pudding' I think?.
What is black pancakes and black sausage? What makes it iron fortified?
Would using a cast iron cooking pan help?
@@susan3200 Blood pancakes an Blood sausage... There Is alot of iron on Blood
@@Dwarf19864 thanks, gross to me... but I get that some people eat it.
I been taking vitamin d3 with magnesium since February, I feel more healthier now. Thank you Doctor Campbell
Look into the magnesium part. You can get poisoning from too much magnesium.
@thomas king He's Dr John Campbell. Ph.D.
Hi can you get some sort of home test kit for vitamin D levels. great video as always.
People living in Sweden and Iceland eat a diet high in oily fish which is a good source of vitamin D, mushrooms and eggs are also a source of vitamin D from food.
Well definitely not the majority. We eat pretty much like everyone else. I've taken Vitamin D all year around for many years now
Not everyone
@@nevyn4469 When I was in Iceland it seamed like it was the only thing they ate maybe just the company I was with.
Organ meat is also something people could think about to obtain adequate D vitamin levels.
its the same for Inuit's.. and another northern native ppl .. they will eat a high fat diet ..no carbs ,, but their body has learned...we all have adapted to our latitude .. I'm from Northern England anything above 20 C for me is a pain .. I cant graft in hot temperatures .. like it when its just above freezing ..
Brilliant you called this first Dr John.
He's by no means the first.
Have you gotten your head in the sand for weeks?
It's literally everywhere.
Thank you so much for explaining Vit D. I feel happier to take a higher dose of that now. Please, can you tell me what dosage of Vit K2 I should be taking with it? I’ll value & appreciate that. That you for all the education you are gifting us. May life reward your kindness a hundred fold.
Since John is not a medical doctor he may state his personal opinion but I believe he avoids 'prescribing' doses to individuals. You look at his presentations and reports by the British health service but you and your doctor must decide for what may be best for you.
I have been taking 10,000 IU nearly daily for about 2 years. Haven't been sick once in all that time. Always take vit D and K2 together
is your drinking water hard or soft? Mine is hard. Thats too much d3 for me, anxiety from that dose
What about if i am only deficient in d3? My doctor told me to take 5k iu but didnt mention the K vitamin 😕
10,000 is too much! 2000 daily is sufficient.
@@ronbobo8772 Dr. Lee Merritt disagrees, she pretty damn smart for a MD BTW...
"Low Vitamin D is a major risk factor. Adults should take 5000-10,000 iu a day. 5000 i.u. a day minimum for adults, 10,000 i.u. a day if you are obese, black, or Hispanic (current recommendations of 400-2000 iu/ day are woefully out of date and too low) Take vitamin K2 MK-7 with your D3 with a meal that has fatty food to help absorption. D3 pulls calcium out of soft tissue K2 puts it back in your bones where it belongs. After being on a Vitamin D regimen for at least 2 months check your level." Source = Dr. Lee Merritt protocol
Hello Dr. John Campbell... Thanks for all those very insightful videos :) Love 'em... Can you maybe shed some light about the connection of Vitamin K2 (MK7) in connection with higher doses of Vitamin D? I read a few sources that advise to combine the two with higher doses of Vitamin D. Thanks from Germany! Tim
High levels of vitamin D lends to leaving lots of calcium in the blood stream. K2 pushes the calcium into the bones. Otherwise you may get kidney stones, etc
Thank you Dr.Campbell, my question have already been answered by your video. We all stopped taking Vit D when summer is already here in the Phils bec it is way too sunny, everyday we are under the sun.
I take 4000IU daily,tho i am not scared of going above 4000 since if i remember correctly other countries sometimes recommend up to 10000IU of D.
I'm taking 10000 IU's right now. Just started taking vit D.
Will you please tell the London Mayor. He is making all kinds of hints demanding an enquiry into death rates of ethnic minorities.
Thank you so much for sharing this information. My sis has an autoimmune and has to take chemo regularly for the rest of her life so she is now planning to ask her specialist to look into this for her.
My levels were recently tested (struggle to maintain levels). GP has me on 4000 units a day for 6 weeks, then 2000 for maintenance. I live in Queensland Australia. We are the skin cancer capital of the world. Due to the harsh sun, there are significant numbers here that are deficient in vitamin D. Also the heat in summer keeps you indoors in air conditioning.
From Amazon: Dr. John Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing studies at the University of Cumbria. He has been a clinical nurse and a nurse tutor for over 30 years. In addition to writing books, he has also produced a range of videos and podcasts on various health and nursing related topics. As well as selling his materials in the Western countries, many are distributed at no cost, or low cost, to students in poorer countries.
Thank you !!!.. keep posting Please.. I really feel .. ( I’ve been following you since very early February) that you have saved my life and those of my friends!!.. without your early warnings ... we would been a clueless as to what was coming.. and thus not prepared as we are to fight the virus... Thank you so Much!
I was a week in Portsmouth UK and Isle of Wight this summer. I found a heavy correlation between sun exposure and body leanness between the isle and the city: it was absolutely clear that, despite having the same culture and food, people living in Portsmouth were much more prone to being heavily overweight than the islanders just a few km away.
The only real difference was that as a city you would have worked often inside while most of the island life was outside and all houses had a large garden and outdoor areas.
The difference was so stark it was impossible not to notice.
I also noticed this correlation. When I’m tan, I tend to lose weight and when I’m not so tan, I tend to gain weight.
@@Cutest1TheGame small thing: I bought D3 from H&B and then from Nutrivita. H&B was absolutely better. Despite size being the same and IU being the same, the effect on me and my wife was astonishingly different. I am unable to understand the reason but I thought it would be a good info.
Very interesting...but the islanders on Isle of Wight are probably more likely to be wealthy/not poor. Thats always a factor in nutrition studies..i do think that people can turn to fast food for comfort in despair. Organic food, as we know, cannot be afforded by all..and the islanders are more able to grow their own. 🌾🌿🌱🌻
@@anjou6497 possible, but we are still talking about few km distance. The difference is so stark it is visible to the naked eye.
I take 5000IU Daily because I’ve historically tested low. I’m 59 years old now, am of Celtic Ancestry, have Hemochromatosis, and very fair-skinned. During this COVID-19 pandemic I have also been sunbathing whenever the sun is out in NE North America, and I believe I have kept the virus at bay.
I have taken 10,000 units of Vitamin D through the duration of the pandemic and have had no toxic effects and have not gotten sick. I wonder how many thousands of people could have been saved by just recommending they take Vitamin D or at least get their Vitamin D levels checked?
we have to take them all year round being in Northern Ireland we don't get enough sunlight ...
DeeDeeNornIron you can’t have it all mate
Does Guinness block sunlight?
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i prefer cocktails myself than Guinness and as for sun when we do get i can't stay out in it as me burns a lot lol