The Truth About Vitamin D & Warning Signs Your Body Is Deficient | Dr. Mark Hyman
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In the US alone, 70% of Americans have either deficient or suboptimal levels of vitamin D. This is a massive problem given vitamin D's impact on our health and its effects on our gene regulation and expression. Vitamin D also regulates calcium and supports the functioning of the immune system, making it one of the most important biological compounds in the body.
In today’s episode of a new series I’m calling Know Your Numbers, I dive deep into vitamin D. I discuss why vitamin D deficiency is a problem, how conventional medicine misses the mark in measuring vitamin D levels, how Functional Medicine treats vitamin D deficiency, and much more.
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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
Why vitamin D deficiency is a problem (5:49 / 3:31)
What is vitamin D and what does it do in the body? (6:24 / 4:06)
“Normal” vs. optimal vitamin D references ranges (9:03 / 6:45)
How much vitamin D should you take? (15:06 / 12:48)
Root causes of low levels of vitamin D (17:23 / 15:05)
Testing your vitamin D with the 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 test (26:04 / 23:46)
Symptoms of and diseases associated with vitamin D deficiency (26:27 / 24:09)
Addressing vitamin D deficiency with diet, lifestyle and supplementation (42:53 / 40:35)
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We need more capability to test ourselves at home.
I hate going to the doctor. I sit in the waiting room for over an hour, then sit in a little cold room for another 25 minutes. The doctor comes in and sees me for under 10 minutes, says, “Hello, how are you?” and ignores my answer, tells me I seem to be doing fine for my age, 80, and writes me an order for a blood and urine test. (Why don’t they have me do those before the appointment, so we might have something to talk about?) My knees hurt. He gives me a prescription for 600mg Ibprophen 3 times a day. No checking about why they hurt. Then says I’ll get my test results in the mail, and I should call if I have any questions. How would I know what to ask. We are done in 9 minutes, and he has hurried out of the room. My test results come to me and what’s tested for is minimal. Vitamin D? No. Total cholesterol only. A recommendation for statins based on the one number.
RUclips docs need to know what the real world is like. They say go to another doctor. This is my third one. All alike.
The doctors don’t even listen to someone’s heart, feel their glands and stomach area like they used to. Was at the doctor with my 84 year old mother, kindof shocking
That sounds like the whole world's reality with doctors.
Exactly same here. Up north of USA. “Free healthcare” equals no healthcare. Just churning of the system with the swiping of health cards 😏
I fired one doctor who hardly let go of the door knob during my visits.
Report the doctor! If only everyone complained. It is a mafia thing.
Since taking 5000 units daily living in Pacific Northwest Winters I have no more seasonal affectiveness disorder or osteoporosis
But one shouldn't take more than 4000 UI per day.
@@Aliena92take it after eggs or 🥑 honestly 5k is probably very safe. I took 10k yesterday.
Went to an orthopedic surgeon and PT for years for ddd and chronic pain from the ddd. Never once mentioned vitamin D. Started getting a little sunshine, supplementing D, and saw a chiropractor. Almost 2 years pain free.
😮WOW! I don't have a clue what that would be like to be out of pain! I am so envious. I started out with back problems and am addicted to opiates for around 30 years so I had three vertebrae fused and it failed now I am on a walker and can't even stand up. I have Sjogren's disease in my back pain is almost unnoticeable I have so much pain from the autoimmune. I am so thrilled for you! And I am excited to know that it can help and I am starting a journey today.🎉 may God bless you and keep you on the right path to staying healthier, I'm so excited!!!
@valeriealexander5968 I am so excited for you to start on your own health journey! I wish you all the best and am sending you so much positive energy! Another important thing I did was to remove inflammatory foods from my diet. Good luck with everything! 🩷
@@kristinisenberg4753 just your reply made me feel better! This is like nothing that's ever happened to me! God has been there for me through so much and I pray daily, when I prayed for his help to stop drinking I was answered in seconds I have been sober for 25 years and even going through all of this He has kept me from even considering having a drink! His miracles are amazing and I'm praying that he gives me another one just be able to have the strength and courage to face this. I have been through so much, cancer 3 times, hep C, three facial reconstructions from a car wreck, failed back surgery, etc! It's time that we all stuck together feel free to contact me anytime, once again thank you so much! Keep up the good work and God bless you!😷😪❤️🩹😮💨🫡
@@kristinisenberg4753examples of food removed
@@valeriealexander5968add vitamin K2 with vitamin D.
I went from 22 to 65 in a year.. I take 10,000 IUs before bed.. it’s really helping my autoimmune conditions
That seems really high
@@salyol7 normal blood levels for vitamin D is 40 to 80 my doctor said
@@carnicavegirl7214optimal levels of vitamin D are 60-80, in fact!
Same here! I took 8-10,000 vit D for 4 months. My levels went from 20-55 in just 4 months.
I take 10k iu and I feel better
My relative told me a woman not so elderly got really sick, and part of her treatment was to get her almost naked with the morning sun, straight for weeks, that healed her back to normallity. Now with this video IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!! WOW THANKS DOC TYSM for keeping us posted
What's your opinion on Eric Berg. He seems to give a lot of the same advice as you...but gets labelled a quack. All I know is... I've used advice from you and from him and my health has improved.
Who called him a quack? Big Pharma?
I’ve followed Dr Bergs advice on two issues and it’s made a drastic improvement. Berg and Hyman agree on most everything I’ve heard them talk about
He can give good advice, but he reccommends too much veg and fiber that is not needed. Hes also a scientologist and everytime he makes a video he is trying to sell you some nonsense to fix what he talks about, sometimes he is correct but other times he says nonsense. Dr berg is a great starting point to getting healthier but once you try his way and then lower carbs more and remove the fiber you end up much better off
I think on the topic of vitamin D3 dr berg is spot on with what he says
My vit d is chronically low. 17-23-27-20 the past 2 years...yet the doc doesn't seem worried about it...the more I learn the more I worry about it...
Listen to the docs here on RUclips!
let me help you - im the leading vitamin d deficiency specific channel on youtube and i offer one on one consultations
Yes. I’m a nurse and didn’t know the importance of vitamin D3 until 2020 when some doctors said boost up vitamin D3 to ward off Covid. I’m 66. I starting taking 5,000 IUs plus K2 on my own. Have been healthier ever since. I began Magnesium too and some others.
I had back pain and I was taking painkillers morning and night with little effect. I quadrupled my Vit D and have had no back pain since. All because of you tube doctors. I also have not had COVID. I am 76.
If we supplement ourselves and get healthy, where's the profit in that. I've come to work out that big pharma directs the health system. So, we must help ourselves. Drs aren't going to do it.
I listen to Mark. Also Dr Berg and Dr Ekberg. These have a real concern for people.
Mark just said test don't guess. Treat the cause...so important to prevent than try and treat. Good advice.
Everyone was surprized by the low levels of covid deaths in Africa. I think we might know why now.
It was actually because they did not have enough covid "vaccines" for them
I think that was because they routinely all take i v e r m e c t i n for things like river blindness and other things.
They all get it it regularly.
Read between the lines...
Yep!
@nibornnyw3185 No they don't.🙄 So ignorant.
I've been going through your videos and fining out just how serious of a situation I was in. I had blood work done to deal with stuff going on with me and my vit D was 10.5!! thats it! Now its 29.7 so its getting better but I am continuing to work on it. the problem comes from the fact I am a Hermit. I barely leave the house. I only go out when I have to. so thats why it got so bad!
Same here...after covid hit with all the pandemic/lockdown stuff and i ended up working from home because of this and living in a "hole" literally i got sick and it got worse over time. The reason was always before my eyes. According to my endo, my D3 was at 32 and she said its ok...lol really? I dont think so. Im taking 5000IU with magnesium every day and i go out much more and feel much better...will need at least 60D3 to feel normal and prevent all that crappy stuff...also my liver was not the issue since my tests and ultrasound are ok so my liver is converting the inactive D to active normally...im just deficient...goddamn lockdowns goddamn home office...
@@Moomoocowmeoww Go on vacation to the Caribbean. You will be amazed how you feel better. Just don't stay in your hotel room.
People should take sunshine vacation twice during winter months.
Go out - get some daylight!!
Thank you for helping me further understand something I only recently learned. I had no idea that my severe depression every Christmas was due to a lack of Vitamin D! I feel SO fortunate to have heard this! Why in the world us this kind of information so hard to come by?? It is a real shame truly. 😢
same here. What a relief Dr Hyman, Dr. Berg and others talk about this.
Pharmaceutical companies cannot patent Vit D, so this has just proven they are in business to keep us sick, not to help us gain our health back. Have you noticed theyvtreat the symptoms but don't get on diagnosing what is causing the physical ailment.😮
So we have alot of sick people, is my guess ..
I just had mine tested a month ago. I am always outside… mine was 32. My doctor said it was fine. I’m taking supplements now.
Kool you increased.
I started supplements after a test result of 32%
It should be 50 and above
I been living in sunny California for 20 plus years.And I walk to work.
My blood number is 34. The doctor said: it is normal. Don’t have to add more dose. 😂but I am feeling not very good. Right now I take 5000iu every day. Maybe it is still not enough at all
Simply because vitamin d has a sterol like structure close to cholesterol, it is considered fat soluble, but, that doesn't mean that it accumulates in fat to toxic levels, that is basically a myth, fat storage is not well delineated, and it's release to provide 25OHD in times of no sun, is not well researched, and missing any mechanistic understanding, it is an assumption, a logical assumption which may or may not be true, and doesn't really seem to pan out.
There is vitamin d in all tissues, but the confusion is the term superfluously given to circulating calcidiol 25OHD as 'storage' because it has a relatively long half-life of about three weeks to two months or longer, does not make it a closet for a rainy day usage. There is a reason why calcidiol has a long half life, is because it helps with keeping ionized calcium in a tight range the most important physiofnx for life, so having a system of renal feedback mechanisms of different organs and keeping basal amount of 1,25OH2D3 calcitriol always ready in availability and use nano second to nano second, without it having to be in large amounts (as that would be toxic), the system for long term use, ensured stable ionized calcium (intestines, kidney, bone, parathyroids) we call endocrine fnx of hormonal release and signaling, a highly and tightly regulated system.
Contrasted to the greater use of vitamin d which is anything but long term, it is always being used, dependent both on diffusion as into immune cells, and muscle cells that use coupled protein uptake (muscles, kidney, etc) short term immediate use, metabolic conversions and immediate breakdown are paracrine/autocrine etc.. not reliant on circulating 1,25OH2D3.
This idea of getting toxic build up of vitamin d intake of normal physiologic amounts like 10,000iu perday, or 5000iu perday in normal weighted people of at least 100 pounds is a myth, there is a steady state of saturation, vitamin d levels pan out and do not ever increase, they reach an equilibrium of range.
Just like the idea that taking vitamin d simply increases calcium linearly so therefore taking vitamin d long term will inevitably create high calcium levels is a myth.
Toxicity of vitamin d is not because of accumulation in fat because of its fat solubility, or that it is eliminated through the fat pathways of cholesterol elimination via bile and into poo, (unlike water based vitamins which are excreted in urine), the toxicity is one of calcium levels that are increased by virtue of dynamics of superphysiogic amounts of vitamin d that override the basic normal physiology feed back mechanisms, not because of toxic build up because it's a fat soluble vitamin. It can be an acute intake especially in small weighted individuals such as frail or infants and is life threatening, or long term use of very high supraphysiologic amounts such as those used via guidelines in India injections of 3000,000iu, 600,000iu injections.
manufacturing mistakes are the majority of causes of hypercalcemia due to supplementation and food fortifications.
Fat solubility refers to its molecular construction, how it travels in blood, how it interacts with other molecules. In the intestine, depending where, vitamin d is passively diffused/absorbed, or further on down it can be absorbed as part of the sterol system, it is not a fat, streols and fats have different mechanisms of absorption, though they get all piled into the micelles, they then have different postal codes.
In the lymph vitamin d bonds with VDBP, albumin, and some lipoproteins like HDL, hdl is highly used in the immune system as well.
Thank you for this great explanation, I take high doses of vitamin d because u have an autoimmune disease and it helps. But I do worry about taking high doses of vitamin d so thanks for the explanation
@@Ap-wz5rr thank you, do be aware that concerns of calcium are real with supraphysiologic amounts, so, /i hope you have a Coimbra-trained dr, to follow your labs, serum calcium, iPTH, 25OHD and others they may utilize.
Hey ...do vitamin D3 capsules always contain calcium? Is it okay to take 1200 iu vitamin D3 with K2 alone daily? Does vitamin D3 alone taken in large amount lead to hypercalcemia?
Mine was at 12. My doctor gave me a prescription of D. But it wasn’t D3. And had no K2 with it so it didn’t help. I found out more about what your body really needs and found some that actually works. I was only tested because of having fibromyalgia arthritis degenerative disc disease. Among other health problems.
mine is 66 ))
Mine was a 12 too a few years ago. I take 5,000 a day D3+k. I just had a test and I'm at 65.
Mine was 17 when I got prescribed D2. When I got my blood tested again, there was no change. I bought a D3/K2 supplement, and I was 45 when I retested.
I have been deficient for 3 years. I believe it has much to do with my bad health. I asked my doctor if vitamin D was important and related to my bone thinning (I had 6 X-ray images). He said nope and the conversation ended right there and then.
Well I am not blind anymore as I used to be. 3 years of sickness and +20 consultations gave me a wakeup call to how normal doctors work (treating symptoms and not root cause). I have learned about nutrition and the importance of eating healthier. I found a dietician who has taught me much of healing with food. She charges $100 per 1-Hr session.
I was diagnosed with leaky gut on my 1st consultation with my dietician compared with 3yrs with my previous doctor. Makes me laugh...
About 5 years ago I went to a new doctor because my old doctor believed all supplements were a useless waste of money. This new woman gave me a check-up, an order for a blood test, and a prescription for 50,000 units of vitamin D a day. She told me she automatically prescribed that for all of her senior patients because they were always deficient.
I went to the pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if this was common practice, since the amount seemed high to me. She said yes, with some doctors. I asked if it was D3 and she said no. I asked what about K2, and she said, “I’m not here to criticize doctors.” She knew this was wrong, but she was just doing her job.
The order for my blood test didn’t even include testing for vitamin D levels. I got a new doctor.
I was told that for every 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 I take, I should also take 100mcg of Vitamin K2 and 400mg of Magnesium Glycinate.
I have really been suffering, thought I was dying. Found out my vitamin D level was 12! I have been receiving Vit D injections, taking K2 (Mk7) and magnesium glycinate a little over a month...Finally feeling so much better. No brain fog, anxiety, heart palpitations, etc. I am so grateful.
Nailed it optimal vs "normal" i think lifeguards are probably very happy...thank you for this very valuable information!
You are great a covering alot of info in a short time 👏👏👏
I have dizziness, brain fog, debilitating fatigue, awful joint pain. Im 42 but feel like im 80. Im about to lose my job im so miserable. Im going to try the vitamin D i was told 3 years ago it was low but nothing was done.
hey man check your B's too...mine was b12 deficient
D3 and B12 have an influence on the symptoms you describe.
I had spells of vertigo and I’m a healthy person who eats a good diet and exercises. Then I learned that vitamin D deficiency affects calcium levels which can cause calcium crystals to block the ear canal and affect balance. Since I live in a hot country I never thought of taking this vitamin. However I take it now and have never had another vertigo attack. I also take vit K to help absorption of vitamin D. Hope this helps.
Hi, Mark!
You should make a podcast video with Dr. Stasha Gominak. She is a sleep coach neurologist, loves vitD too.
I'd love to hear that conversation.
Take care! :-)
I need to google her I sleep horribly
50,000. Units. Every week for 8weeks mine was 12 at rheumatoid clinic.
that is what mine is. are you feeling better?
Vitamin D was 20ng. I took 400-500mg magnesium (in 100mg doses throughout the day) along with K2,MK4 and 10-15k iu D3 daily(in 5k iu doses with meals,14mg fat) and increased my Vitamin d to 86ng!!
No more bone pain!!
Test not guess ❤
Thank you very much Dr! I ask for blood work every 6 months. I can't follow my regular doctors advice, because she believes in the normal range. I'm going for OPTIMAL. (which I've told her multiple x) so I adjust my intake accordingly. I need higher amounts of D3 and magnesium. Thank you for this important information!!!!
Remember you are taxing your liver and kidneys after a certain point.
@@JoaninFlorida Yes, I am very careful and cautious. I rotate, take breaks, etc 😊
@@JoaninFloridaIt isn’t medicine and should be fine if you are healthy and don’t do a crazy amount. Better than pills too.
Low vitamin d levels contributed hugely to deaths from covid-19.
And they knew all along but kept it hush hush on orders from pharmaceutical companies.
@@methods3110thats what I'm thinking , like a giant experiment....tell people to stay outa sun and we can see how they suffer ...
Wealth of knowledge 🙏 May God bless you and may you live a long life to be able to educate us 🙏 humanity is gracefully grateful to you🙏♥️🙏
In 2019 I was vitamin D deficient. I went in for other symptoms but yes, I lost the hair on my legs. It came back as it was caught early enough. I felt better too.
What part of your legs did you lose hair on? All of it or some of it?
@@Siegeclan34 Thinned out all over but came back. Almost looked like I shaved below my knees.
@@robertstrong729hallucinated thru vit d3 deficiency my level was 17 I had paranoia as well very badly also memory loss I was very ill thru vit d3 deficiency
Wait, Vitamin D deficiency can cause the loss of hair on your legs? I thought it was just age related
@@BespokeByNellie Yes, it did for me. Always called me squatch and then almost had no hair on my legs. It grew back when I got my vitamin D up. That was at age 54-55 too and has stayed that way. I continue taking a "high dose" of it. Doctor monitored it closely till we found it steady.
My most recent vitamin D test was done last May and it was 33. It’s been lower in the past. My Doctor said it was “normal ~ stable” Thank you Dr. Human.
You are the first MD who makes sense. Thank you from the Netherlands.
Boron helps with osteoporosis. Some people cannot take calcium because of kidney disease.
I take 5,000 units with K2 daily. Mine was 76 6 months ago. I asked for it to be tested in my last bloodwork
How much K2 do you take?
@@DeniseHlavaty 100mcg
I take dr Berg 10,000 a day during covid in 2020 I took 20,000 a day. I never got COVID or vaxed. I’m now at 104 for my vitamin D and healthy never sick at all. I’m also a teacher around sick kids a lot. Take zinc with your D. Also magnesium at night to sleep
@@rebeccascott6268 I take zinc and Magnesium too. Im retired but have 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandkid, Im healthy and a senior😊. Also not vaxed😂
I have had chronic issues for years I knew my VitD was low but no mention as how important it is to your body!!!
Thank you, I wish someone had told me that in the past, I would have had much less flues. But better late than never.
This vitamins seems very very important
Thank you so much for this video. I learnt from it. That’s why I prefer to trade pharmaceuticals and health care stocks. Who trades the financial market?
You’re right. I trade the financial market and I love healthcare stocks. Looking forward to a stock that would receive FDA approval. How do you trade?
I trade based on the season of the market. It gives me a direction on implementing the right strategies for long or short term. I also trade based on the volatility of the market. Although it wasn’t easy till I came across a mentor who helped to keep me in the market loop. My mentor is Bernard Paul.
You’re right. This would give you a direction on implementing your strategies.
@@AndrewGrantt Paul is my mentor and he’s been helpful. I appreciate Paul’s transparency in his communication, providing clear insights that has helped me to be on the profitable side
Ever since I met Paul, I’ve learnt how to manage risks effectively using his firm ensuring a balanced and successful trade.
We need more Drs like you.....Most Drs do not care about their patients.....so sad....MINDY
exactly -100%
I have never been tested , i used tanning beds for many yrs . Im 47 and started tanning again . Omg its been 1 month and i feel so good ! I thought i was feeling my age ! Yesterday i thought i must have needed vitamin d ! I do not and cant drink milk . Its crazy how improved i am ! Mentally , physically, and i just noticed my heartburn isnt here anymore ! I swear no matter what i ate i would have heartburn ! I want to shout out to everyone to get vitamin d ! ❤ im thinking the world is all ill from no sun on them !
Don’t listen to this fool!! tanning beds emit UVA only, whereas you’d need UVB to create vitamin d..
It is possible to get UVB rays from certain tanning beds, but the vast majority only have UVA rays. And for vitamin D you need UVA.
I just don’t understand why these tests aren’t being done. I had to leave my pcp doctor because these tests cost hundreds of dollars after insurance. I feel that the general medical care population wants to keep us sick because of the money. It s sickening.
Agreed
I am thinking , the same . All the sunblock and people are still getting skin cancer
I also agree , all this sun block ! More people have skin cancer today .
You need to understand that big corporations are making alots of money by people being ill.
Think about it, if the cures of MS, diabetics, autoimmune,covid, alzheimer's etc is a humble vitD3, how are they going to nake big bucks?
Found out I'm vitamin D deficient. Always wondered why I always get sick, and have anxiety. Was going to the doctor almost every month because I was feeling bad. Doctor always done a CBC, it took for me to see a nurse practitioner to check my vitamin D which is a different blood test from a CBC, levels were 12. I think God i found this out. Litterly thought I was gonna die.
Same for me, literally the same. Thankfully I found out about D3, K2 (Mk7) and magnesium glycinate. I am feeling alive again!
@@deewils381 that's great!!
@@Greater756 We are Blessed to have found this out and can get well. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💝
@@deewils381how do you take them? All at once or spaced out?
@@FreeKAzoiD8 I take the D3 and K2(Mk7) together early in the day. I take the magnesium glycinate in the evenings. I do also take Zinc two or three times a week, and also alternate B12 and a whole foods BComplex as well due to deficiencies with those as well. My iron and ferratin was low too... seems that it's all very connected.
Just found out my D level is 158 and my dr freaked out. I take 10,000 IU’s a day. I’m never sick. Any input would be appreciated.
Is it vitamin d3? Or d2? D2 is harder to absorb
@@Grr8jond3 is what you want
Good job. Your level is fine. Keep at it.
Thanks, Mark - excellent discussion, most appreciated.
Key points:
00:03 🌞 Vitamin D deficiency affects over a billion people worldwide, with 70% of Americans having insufficient or deficient levels, increasing risks of various health issues.
01:39 🦠 Vitamin D regulates calcium, supports immune function, and significantly impacts the risk of infections like COVID-19, playing a vital role in preventing serious complications.
03:19 💉 Testing for vitamin D is crucial, yet often missed by conventional medicine. Optimal levels differ from normal ranges, with 45-75 nanograms per deciliter considered ideal, not the common 30 or lower.
06:35 💰 The cost of untreated diseases due to vitamin D deficiency can be significant, outweighing expenses related to testing and supplementation.
11:50 🏙 Lack of sunlight, sunscreen use, urban living, certain medications, obesity, aging, gut issues, and poor diet significantly impact vitamin D levels, contributing to deficiencies in modern lifestyles.
20:42 🦠 Low vitamin D can lead to inflammation and weaken the immune system, causing frequent sickness.
21:24 💪 Adequate vitamin D levels reduce flu risk by 75% and can alleviate bone/joint pain, mood issues, and fatigue.
22:31 🩺 Low vitamin D is associated with cancer risk due to its anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties.
28:43 🦠 Severe COVID risks are higher in those with low vitamin D levels; supplementation may reduce complications and hospitalizations.
30:18 🧠 Vitamin D influences mood, link to depression, anxiety, and cognitive disorders; optimal levels crucial for overall brain health.
(Generated with HARPA AI)
THANK. YOU SO MUCH
Thanks❤
Thank you
Thank you for the printed summary. Hugely helpful for a slow old lady who cant reite fast enough when listening to the vitslninformation
Thank you so much sir
Hi Dr. This is a fantastic video! It’s really helpful. I have a low thyroid and Hashimotos, and dealing with symptoms. Working on getting lab levels up 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you for the good info you put out. Happy New Year!
Check out Dr Brooke Goldner if you want to try to heal the Hashimotos! She is on RUclips as well!
He says the "normal" lab range is 30-80. He says life guards have a level of 200. Who is getting their Vit D checked with these lab companies. Probably 90% sick people. So do you want to be statistically normal with sick people? Is optimal really 50? I'm 62, my doctor has me on 10,000iu a day for 2 years. My lab level is 111. I'll take the 111 over 50 any day of the week.
yes i agree with you with a level of 111 for your age - however i hope your taking magnesium and vitamin k2 .
I have a channel that is aimed at helping persons specifically suffering with vitamin d deficiency
I wonder if this is why I feel overall like crap with daily headaches and fatigue? My vitamin D3 at my most recent blood test was 34 ng/dL, which is considered normal, but it is on the low end of normal.
This is what my test showed last. Could explain a lot. I started taking 10,000 IU’s a day. What are you taking?
@@danielagentile8049 I’m not taking any because my doctor didn’t think anything of it
What dose of D3 and K2 (mk7) are you taking now?
Did the headaches go away after days or a week? I'm sure it did
@danielagentile8049 did you notice your mood, energy and aches went away, and just feel better over all?
56 for me, middle of last September (lots of sun that time of year) first time it was ever tested and the doctor did it on his own. I suppose because it's listed as one of the supplements I take? Testing for vit D was never included on the yearly blood work before. I upped the dose to 5000 IU/day some days 10000 with K3 because I'd like it to be in the upper range of normal and we don't get much sun this time of year.
Thank you for this information. You need to interview Dr Ellie Philips DDS. She is the only dentist that explains how to reverse cavities. Check her out.
Just started twitches and tremors in my calves and legs. My Vit D test revealed 27.3 sending me to neurologist, but in the meantime I’ve started taking 8000u a day.
Check out your magnesium levels as well. In addition if you taking too much caffeine containing products try to minimize as these can exacerbate the situation . All the best
K2/mk7 isn’t mentioned. That’s needed to direct the calcium into the bones
Im one who is suffering from this now and have had every thing you have talked abought. Only cancer and covid and ricketts are the 3 things i have not had so far! In the proce. of finding a dr. start parathyroid investagation and find out whats going on. My labs for at least the last 3 years have been showing this low D but my dr. did not see it! Not sure what happened with that. A new dr. at this wellness center finnaly saw this 6 mo. ago and told me my labs had been showing this for at least 3 years, maybe more. Im left speachless by this and will forever be so thankfull she gave me my life back. Oh by the way my level was 8 not 80 but 8. I got the vit D yesterday so hope i feel better soon.
Please look into taking K2(MK7) and magnesium glycinate with it.
@@deewils381 oh ok i will do that.
@@georgetteroenfeldt8144 🙏🏽🙏🏽💝
You have to be your own health advocate by doing research, finding what the true answers are getting your blood tested able to read the results. You have to do it yourself that’s the bottom line.
Should the Vitamin D test be done annually?
My was tested in February. I was 16. Eye opener.
If u have covid with those levels u could die glad u are ok
do the noble cause and aware people about natural way of living
The range from Quest is 30 to 100. Lowest mine has been was 17, so I have been taking vitamin D on and off since, but I quit taking it in the summer and often forget to start taking it again when the weather cools. Mine was 30 at my last bloodwork, but I have definitely been feeling deficient. I don't have soft shin bones, but I am prone to broken toes. I have ADHD and am terrible at remembering to take supps regularly, but I'm thinking I should be adding this one to my daily pill box.
Take it daily, even in the summer.
I was told you had to take K2 with it I guess we should check that
On the K2 bottle it says some heart conditions may be impacted; such as coagulation, warfarin/heparin/vitamin K. I didn't look into the difference between K2 and K, yet. I'm going to check with the doctor or Pharmacy. It says you need to be 18 years or older.
It has been crazy trying to figure out what I can do to make myself feel better while the doctor is taking gallons of blood and still doesn't know if there's a medicine I should be taking for the symptoms of Sjogrens disorder. I've been hunting and waiting- and praying for God's grace and patience!
Interesting informative video - in my practice optimal levels is considered 100-125??
Interesting indeed. At the beginning of Covid I got really serious about Vit. D3. Got tested. 103. Told I was too high so I backed off.
Some places recommend 150 to be normal @@christinearmington
Can you do a segment on Kidney stones if you have any knowledge.....this area of health is so overloooked... We are left to fin for our-self.
A doc told me high humidity places , people get more stones ?
Yes, but there are also many reputable studies that demonstrate that taking high levels of vitamin D cause hypercalaemia, cause kidney stones and actually make the bones more frail, rather than less frail. I'm not in the US, so I can't speak to an American diet. But eating a diet with oily fish, eggs,
good dairy like cheese, full fat live yoghurt on a daily basis should provide all the calcium the body needs.
One needs to take K2(MK7) with it to move the calcium where it needs to go and magnesium glycinate helps.
N.W, small fish - ollican. Very expensive and is very much an acquired taste as it is slowly fermented in traditional ways. Last I heard back in the 90's it was $100 plus for a gallon.
Dr Hyman thank you so much for all you work. I’ve been a follower for over three years and I have one remark: you speak too fast for people who are not english speaking like me . Best regards.
Do you know that you can change the playback speed? Click on the little gear icon (settings) on the bottom right side of the screen. There you can change other variables also, but slowing down playback is quite simple.
@@blenderbenderguy yes I know, but the diction is getting worse in slower speed.
@micmacstudiomickgraz2230 He speaks too fast for me who does speak English. I agree
So good to hear good validation of Vit D3. i had gum problems from autoimmune condition and my teeth seemed to be shrinking. i took high levels of Vit D and I noticed how much my teeth have improved and become stronger. I am pretty sure it is down to Vit D3 plus Vit K.
Same!
Thank you so much for all the information you share!😊💛
Love this video, Dr. Mark, Thank You!
Really eye opener.thankyou somuch of the informs dr. God bless you . Listening from solomon islands
Thank you , I shared with two friends.
My Dr said for my age at 73 ,I should only take no more than 1,000 IU's a day. I was shocked. 😮
I want lifeguard levels!
Thank you for your best advice and information 👍 all what you saying is right ✅️ but........
Turmeric is an ionosphere for zinc so I take it with zinc
Thank you for bringing this to light!! Conventional medicine lab ranges suck, for so many things! My D was 21, and went up to 29, but I clearly still have a long way to go.
I heard another doctor say, when we feel an illness coming on, we tend to take extra Vitamin C. However he argued that while C is good, we should reach for more Vitamin D.
yes when i feel like im getting sick i take 50k ius for 3 days straight
I hope your doing well - my channel is aimed at helping persons specifically suffering with vitamin d deficiency
My Vitamin D is a 14. I just started taking a prescribed vitamin D supplement. I'm going to start trying to get sun every day. It's hard to get my body in the sun. I where full gear while working. I bruise all the time, my spine and bones started hurting, I'm so, so tired, my hair is bridle it just snaps off, my emotions have been wild at times. Everything gets worse when I have my period. I'm taking my Vitamin D deficiency seriously now. Has anyone been in my position and fixed their problem? How long does it take to notice things get better
Prescribed vitamins are garbage. Get a good supplement on your own. D3 + k2 in an oil is the best version.
My was 14.1 as well, it has been 6 weeks since I start taking 50,000 IU weekly, I had same spine, lower back pain, muscle pain, specially left arm and left side chest pain and needle sensations, no energy , fatigue leg pain and so on, after 4 weeks you feel you getting better, and after 6th week you feel more better. I am on week 7 still have problems like pain on right side of forehead, still has back pain but less then before, I feel so much better but the after 10 or so days my energy get down and the pain comes back and then it goes away, but I hope after some times it will go away completely, I hope this help you, all the best
Have you checked your iron but you also need your ferritin checked. Low ferritin can cause all your symptoms.
I am low in vit D and ferritin life is not good ATM. wishing you well.
It should be mandatory that people living in colder climates takes 3 vacations lasting one week in warmer climates. It makes a big difference.
How bout we just suggest it and let folkses make their own decisions? Yeah.
Nonsense
I take 25,000 UIs every 2 weeks plus 2 shots of prolia every 6 months. I'm a 51 yo woman who had breast cancer, they then found out that i didn't have Vitamin D
25,000 iu every two weeks is not enough. Better you take vitamin D daily. For adults at least 4,000 iu, if necessary more, of course depending on body weight and target value. And think about the cofactors.
I agree with how crucial vitamin D is and how incredibly difficult it is get to from food. The sunshine vitamin cannot really be synthesized since we don't really go out in the sun during the critical hours esp naked enough to get it. Here in the US and ither advanced countries we have access to natural supplements and people go thru medical content. What about countries like India where the supplement awareness at least for something like vit D? Though we have sun almost all the year round thru out the country, we are not really out in the sun naked. Most of the time they eat plant based meals. At least my parents were out in the mid day sun half of the year playing as kids and me and my sis during school breaks but that was decades ago. I got my first vit D testing done 11 years ago and it was 25 or something. I didnt supplement back then. Though I was in the normal range, it was not optimal. Do we also need to consider ethnicity into consideration for some supplements? Are the Indian suncontinent genes or near equator populations different in metabolizing stuff differently than someone from higher longitudes?
He should mention that Yes there is a difference, because the races are not alike. Blacks and darker skinned people need at least 4 times the amount of sun than very fair skinned people do. Fifty percent, not naked, skin needs exposure. It is mind boggling to me to see blacks slathering up in sunscreen in the US.
@@deborahcarder4270 That’s because darker complexions can still get too much UV exposure, which has NOTHING to do with Vitamin D level.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What kind Of suplement is good to use
D3 with K2. There's also the nutrients mentioned at 20:05 that can help absorption.
You should do video on kid’s dying of heart conditions
The shot
got my results today 106 ng / ml - higher than it's ever been but I'm supplementing regularly for a long time now with K2 and magnesium and zinc, if anyone has evidence that this level is too high please let me know
According to my functional medicine Dr. I'm thinking he would say that's not too high. He told me he likes to keep his around 95-100 He basis his number on how he feels and his experience and knowledge after 40 years as a practitioner. Everybody is different, weight, health issues etc.. so I would definitely ask someone knowledgeable for your own peace of mind 😊
I took the Function Health test. My vitamin D level was 94. Top of normal is 100. This is their reply: "Your vitamin D levels were in normal reference range but higher than optimal (Greater than 75 ng/mL). While low vitamin D is a problem, having too high levels of vitamin D can cause problems with a buildup of calcium in your blood. This can progress to kidney problems. Your calcium levels and kidney function are normal currently. Please talk to your regular doctor about possibly holding your supplement temporarily and readjusting the dose of your vitamin D supplement". I was taking D3-10,000 / K-2 190 per day. I went back to D3-5,000 / K-2 90 per day except two days a week I also take an additional D-3 5,000 and a K2-100.
Thank y'all for the input!
Does liquid d3 absorb better?
Yes, drops (via the oral mucosa) are better than tablets and capsules.
Very informative - thank you😇
Thx Mark - fantastic lecture on the most important vitamin for our body - D-vítamin.
The people in the studies with higher levels of vitamin D might also be doing more outdoor exercise (and hence sun exposure). So it’s actually the exercise that is improving their health, not the vitamin d.
Dr. Hyman,
I am very interested your claim that our Vitamin D status affects angiogenesis. I do understand that we don't want to encourage angiogenesis in tumors, but we do want to support it for Heart and Skeletal muscle fuel / oxygenation to enable CV health and exercise performance.
(I subscribe to Dr. Seyfried's work in starving cancer of fuels like glucose and glutamine.)
Any time I find a health finding which is at at cross purposes, it makes me want to dig deeper into the subject in order to understand what is really going on if possible.
1. Could you share the Vitamin D / anti-angiogenesis study you referenced?
2. Would you consider digging deeper into this subject so that you could do interviews and / or an explainer video about it?
You will be happy to hear that just last night when I was evangelizing about the benefits of Vitamin D and zero processed carbs for health to a customer, he shared that his doctor referred him to your diet book to help him modify his nutrition in order to control / reverse pre-diabetes.
It seems that he is one of the lucky few to have a competent Doctor in these terribly misguided times.
I forwarded the above video to him to help get him onboard the Vitamin D path to health.
Thanks for all you do.
May you and yours be well.
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I found out I had vit d deficiency (along with iron deficiency and b12 deficiency) last July. Had a hell of a time supplementing with anything. My body was so deprived at the point of me trying to fix my deficiencies that supplementing caused panic attacks (from Vit d) and horrible muscle aches (from iron supplement). I am now using that dminder app to track my sun from outside since I’m having so many issues supplementing. My last labs were at 42.3ng/mL and my Dr thought this was fantastic. Meanwhile I’m still having so many issues including terrible anxiety and depression. Optimal my ass. I think I’ve been low for years because of constant sunscreen use. 42 to one person is not the same for me when I’ve been deficient for so long.
That's great. Make sure you are aware of potassium, as it is tied up with b12 somehow. I used to get terrible cramps and colon spasms after taking my injection. I figured out I was restarting some defunct processes that used up a lot of potassium.
I have/had the same reaction. I knew I was low in vitamin d. Last time I got it tested my levels were 30. My doctor told me it was good so i stopped taking vitamin d. After a while I had panic attacks, brain fog, dizziness, bone and back pain, heart palpitations 24/7. I thought I was going crazy. Then I started taking vitamin d/k2 with magnesium. The first week I had heart palpitations and bone pain from taking it but after a while it got better. I guess my body was so deprived it reacted. I knew it was working because couple of hours later I felt good. Also I started sleeping better. Before that I couldn't sleep at all which made me suicidal.
Thanks a ton for this!!!
BEFORE you take vitamin D, you need to get Calcium, vitamin D and PTH tested.
THEN you need to take magnesium for about a month, then your vitamin D and about a month later add in K2.
Funny living in BC Canada my GP said everyone is deficient in vitamin D, and therefore they don’t test for it. She didn’t recommend any supplementation, though . I have dark skin and take vitamin D supplements as I can imagine that I am at risk of being deficient, particularly in the winter time . I am being referred to a rheumatologist, and the GP believes that the rheumatologist can request a vitamin D test, but it’s not something that she as a GP can do. I think that’s a bit ridiculous. It is also ridiculous that if it is known how important vitamin D is to prevent other diseases, why there is such an apathetic approach to just accepting “that everyone is deficient”. Lack of focus on preventative healthcare in Canada is quite alarming.
Canadian healthcare is horrible, almost feel like drs do not care at all, zero prevention
They can't prescribe vitamins. Their pharma overlords will become angry and rain down destruction upon their heads.
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Great disclaimer up front👍. As it should be
I tried the test on shin and oh dear god the right side. My level is also 20 ng
Is a 2000 mg. supplement too much .How much do you reccomend?
Heck no. If you aren't living at the equator, or if you have any disease at all...consider taking 5K to 10k to start. Then test your blood D3 level again. It should be 60-80 in US metrics or more. I shoot for a level of 100-150 personally, and it takes more than 10K of D3 to get there.
I was tested i assume because i mentioned feeling fatigue. Mine is 16. Just got the results after a couple of months.
I hope your doing well - my channel is aimed at helping persons specifically suffering with vitamin d deficiency
My Vitamin D level turned out to be 17, how much vitamin D3 i need to take everyday? Please also indicate the dosage for other levels so people can relate easily e.g for level 10, 20, 30 etc
A good Vit D level is between 50-100 ng/ml. For healthy people, the appropriate dose is generally determined by body weight.
For your reference: 1,000 iu daily per 10 kg of body weight gives approximately a level of 70 ng/ml.
When supplementing with vitamin D, never forget the important cofactors magnesium and vitamin K2.
Knew of this flag girl that was always old in the Sun.She had a massive heart attack and she had lupus and 3 weeks before she died.Her Doctor finally decided to check her for vitamin D.And it was SO low and you may ask while she was out in the Sun.Yes she was but she used Sunscreen and that prevented all the natural Rays
To hit her skin. . She was only about 55 years old and finally 3 weeks before.She has this massive heart attack.The vitamin D level was SO low.It almost never showed up.In the blood test. Why doctors do do this simple test i will never
60 to 70 dollars is woth it
My levels have been 107 and 100, my provider says to stop taking supplementation. I do take K2 and Magnesium too. Not sure why it’s not decreasing? Calcium levels are normal. I don’t want to stop taking D3 because of all of its benefits. I currently take 2-3x/week. Anyone experiencing higher than normal levels?
ng/ml or nmol/l ???
If it is nmol/l, then the value is in the lower range of a better value.
A good value is between 50-100 ng/ml or 125-250 nmol/l.
Your provider is overly cautious, to be kind. There is nothing wrong with a level of 100-120. Mine is 100 and I will be raising it to help address my autoimmunity.
No mention of the incredible importance of MAGNESIUM!!?? 😮 Most of what was said here I agree with but i can't believe no emphasis on taking magnesium !!!!
Also overdosing on vitamin D is pretty ridiculous. Complications from vitamin D supplement is almost certainly from having an undiagnosed parathyroid issue which is why it should be mentioned to test PTH and calcium BEFORE you supplement with D.
I think I got rickets
I have absent generalized seizures I going to get my vitamin D level checked. I read where vitamin D 500-2000iu will help my seizures. I'm going to ask my neurologist to get my vitamin D checked to see if it will help my seizures. Has anyone taken vitamin D to help for your seizures?
Is vitamin D good if you already have Alzeimers?
I got mine tested felt horrible for a long time here mine was down at 8 any wonder I feel like crap
Yikes. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💝 hope you are getting Vit D, K2 (MK7) and magnesium glycinate now.
@@deewils381 yes the doctor prescribed vitamin D and I bought K-2 and magnesium what’s mk7 I didn’t even notice about taking the k2 or magnesium with the vitamin d the doctor never said anything to me thank god I watched the videos
@@brenda2739 well the K2(mk7) version is what I learned to take regarding absorption and moving the calcium from the D3 where it needs to go (not stored up in our arteries potentially causing blockages)... I learned about it too from online, Dr. Berg.
@@deewils381 Yes, vitamin K2 activates various proteins, on the one hand osteocalcin, which transports the calcium activated by vitamin D from the intestine to the bones and teeth and incorporates it, and on the other hand removes the excess calcium (plaque) from the blood vessels and organs and transports it away (this activated protein is called matrix GLA protein).
But this is very important: Always remember to supplement with magnesium, as this is what converts and activates vitamin D in the first place. Our normal body stores are usually not sufficient.
I would love Dr Hyman’s opinion on alopecia totalis. Even in someone who has optimal vitamin d levels
Thank you ❤
appreciate for your time.
What about a Day Light lamp
I hate listening to the endless descriptions of symptoms and diseases. Would rather hear solutions and positive outcomes.