Vitamin D levels are dropping rapidly – what you need to do

Update: Reasons for Low Vitamin D and what to do

• About 2X more people are vitamin D deficient now than just two decades ago. military

• Canada 6% drop in 2 years all ages, about 2X higher % for age 6-11

• 2X more people have less than :30 ng of vitamin D in a decade – Feb 2010

• Governments are increasing their Vitamin D recommendations about every decade.

• Dr. Hollick recommended 1000 IU in 2004, but a decade later recommends 3,500 IU

• Incidence of over 30 health problems related to vitamin D has doubled in a decade

• There are a great many reasons for the decreasing vitamin D levels - such as

  • • getting less vitamin D from the sun
  • • getting less vitamin D from food
  • • getting less Magnesium needed to get and use Vitamin D

10,000 IU of vitamin D is great. I have been having that much for the past 4 summers. (more in winter)

• Note however, vitamin D monotherapy can cause problems

  • • you should also balance your cofactors
  • • example: increase Magnesium and Vitamin K2, and decrease Calcium

  Many ways to increase your vitamin D levels

• Low Cost vitamin D - including liquid and bulk

  • • a great many forms of vitamin D, do not have to swallow even a tiny capsule

• Vitamin D home fortification- don't wait 100 years for your govt

• Vitamin D bulb for use in the home - or perhaps office

• One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need

• Getting Vitamin D into your blood and cells has the following chart

Some people have a high risk of having low vitamin D

• Obese

• Seniors

• Dark Skin

• Pregnant

• Shut-in

• Recent Trauma or surgery