10 top supplements: Vitamin D, Omega-3, B-12, Mg, Berberine, etc. - Mercola Jan 2024

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10 Supplements Exploding in Popularity for 2024

Dr. Mercola also includes

• Other B Vitamins
• Niacinamide (vitamin B3)
• Collagen
• Creatine

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VitaminDWiki – Berberine: an antioxidant that activates the Vitamin D Receptor - many studies

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VitaminDWiki – Vitamin B12 contains 56+ studies and the following ssummary

Vitamin B12 is not a cofactor of Vitamin D, but it is often needed with Vitamin D
Surfing the web finds

• B12 deficiency increases with age
• B12 appears to have no toxic upper limit
• Some people get frequent B12 injections or I.V, to restore levels
  • Injection may not be needed
• Only a small portion of B12 taken orally gets into the bloodstream
  • Sublingual B12 may not have that problem
• B12 is stored in the liver – half-life of > 2 years - But. Dr. Greger says to take it weekly or daily
• B12 deficiency symptoms include poor gut - which can reduce uptake of Vitamin D
  • unless use gut-friendly forms of Vitamin D, including topical
• B12 can be supplemented via pills, sublingual, transdermal patch, injection, emulsion, and spray
  • As with Vitamin D, a massive (loading) dose can restore levels quickly
  • Nano forms of B12 are more bio-available - as with many other supplements

57 items in Vitamin B12 category on VitaminDWiki

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VitaminDWiki - Overview: Omega-3 many benefits include helping vitamin D

(394) items in category Omega-3 and Vitamin D

• Omega-3 reduces risk of COVID-19 - many studies
• Cardiovascular problems reduced by Omega-3 - many studies
• Omega-3 helps muscles - many studies
• Omega 3 increases vitamin D in the blood – many studies
• Omega-3 index - many studies
• Omega-6 blocks Omega-3 etc. -many studies
• Omega-6 increase may have increased the risk of many other diseases - Jan 2022
• Preterm birth decreased by Omege-3, etc. - many studies
• Omega-3 reduces many psychiatric disorders – 2 reviews 2016
• ADHD, Autism, Early Psychosis and Omega-3 – review Dec 2017
• Schizophrenia relapses reduced 3X by Omega-3 – RCT Mar 2015
• Typical pregnancy is now 39 weeks – Omega-3 and Vitamin D might restore it to full 40 weeks
• Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early preterm births (save 1500 USD per child) – Aug 2016
• Infants getting 1 g of Omega-3 for 12 weeks got better brains – RCT March 2017
• Omega-3 conference and 12 publications – Nov 2014
• Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell by VitaminDWiki
• For every Omega-3 dollar there is a 84 dollar savings in Cardiovascular costs - Foster and Sullivan April 2016
• Overweight women on caloric restriction diet got 3X benefits from 8 weeks of Omega-3 – RCT Dec 2015
• 2.7 fewer days in hospital after surgery if had taken Omega-3 (19 RCT) – meta-analysis – June 2017
• Sepsis: 4 fewer days in ICU if add Omega-3 – meta-analysis of 12 RCT – June 2017
• Omega-7 - in addition to Omega-3
• Consuming more monounsaturated fat increased vitamin D – Aug 2011 has the following
  WikiPedia Good (more vitamin D into bloodstream)= much more BLUE than Green

Almonds and macadamia nuts are examples of good foods to take with vitamin D

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VitaminDWiki – Magnesium and Vitamin D contains

349 items in category, see also

• Overview Magnesium and vitamin D
• Longevity experts take Vitamin D, Omega-3, and Magnesium - Patrick video Sept 2023
• The ONE Supplement All Longevity Experts Are Taking (Magnesium) - video and transcript Dec 2023
• Magnesium deficiency – causes and symptoms – May 2016
• Vitamins and Metals needed by the Immune System – Jan 2020
• Magnesium: intake decreased, difficult to measure in body – Sept 2018
• Magnesium deficiency estimated by just 6 Yes No questions - Dec 2019
• Magnesium fights diabetes (yet again)– meta-analysis Nov 20218
• Intracellular Magnesium and Vitamin D - a few studies
• Magnesium in Healthcare (Rickets, Stones, Pregnancy, Depression, etc.) with level of evidence – Sept 2017
• Magnesium is great for health, topical much faster than oral, MgCl2 is the best – 2019
• Magnesium is important for health but levels are low – July 2018
• How to get lots of Magnesium – especially needed for Coimbra MS and Autoimmune Protocol
• COVID death 6.9X less likely if high Magnesium to Calcium ratio – April 2022
• Magnesium etc. reduced in crops (must supplement) – 2009

Mg and Vitamin D

• Intracellular Magnesium and Vitamin D - a few studies
• Vitamin D and Magnesium need each other - many studies
• Why Vitamin D is Useless without This Critical Nutrient (Magnesium) - Jan 2019
• 500 mg of Magnesium for 8 weeks increased Vitamin D by 4 ng – July 2020
• Magnesium and Vitamin D - pre-colon cancer – RCT Dec 2018
• Magnesium is vital to Vitamin D in 4 places (maybe 8) – March 2018
• Magnesium and Vitamin D – recent deficiencies, needed, synergistic - good overview 2017
• Vitamin D Cofactors in a nutshell
• Magnesium and Vitamin D - similar, different and synergistic

Dr. Dean

• Some Podcasts by Dr. C Dean – Magnesium, Vitamin D, Iodine, etc.
• Magnesium and the body - depletion and reduced intake - Dean Oct 2019
• Magnesium, Vitamin D, Omega-3, TSH - importance and testing - Dean and Baggerly - Oct 2019

Number of studies in both of the categories of Magnesium and:

Bone 15,  Cardiovascular 17,   Diabetes 27. Depression 14,  Obesity 11,   Omega-3 35,  Zinc 23,  Pregnancy 10,  Headache 11,   Virus 26,   Calcium 26   Virus 26   Mortality 9   Hypertension 11   Inflammation 3   Pain 7 etc.