VITAMIN D THE PRO-HORMONE
If you don't know your level, ask your doctor to test it. Your labs will say 30 is normal. However, research has shown that level to be suboptimal. Here are some conditions that may surface due to low levels.
<15ng/mL Risk of Rickets
<20ngmL 75% greater risk of colon cancer
<30ngmL Increased calcium loss from bones, osteoporosis
Poor wound healing
Increased muscle pain
Increased joint and back pain
Greater risk of depression
Increased diabetes
Increased schzophrenia
Increased migraines
Increased autoimmune disease (lupus, scleroderma, thyroiditis)
Increased Allergies
Increased preeclampsia
Increased inflammation
40-60 LIKELY OPTIMAL LEVELS, VARYING BY INDIVIDUAL
<34 ng/mL Twice the risk of heart attack
<36ng/mL Increased high blood pressure
<40ng/mL Three times the risk of multiple sclerosis
DOSAGE:
20-30 Ramp up to 4,000IU D3 daily . Test in 8 weeks.
30-40 2,000 D3 daily.
Be sure to increase magnesium as magnesium is needed to change VITAMIN D into its usable form.
USE VITAMIN D drops. Better absorption
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