RAPIDLY Increase Your Vitamin D (The Best Method)

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  • Not having enough vitamin D increases your risk of developing unwanted symptoms like depression, fatigue, and muscle weakness but it also increases your risk of developing more serious consequences like diabetes, weight gain, and cancer.
    For these reasons, you should take your vitamin D level very seriously.
    But the question is: how can you rapidly increase your vitamin D to prevent these issues?
    I'm glad you asked because you have 3 options that work VERY well:
    Method #1. is the sunlight method. This method is by far the most natural and the one that you should aim for if at all possible. It works by harnessing the power of the sun which helps to convert and activate vitamin D in the skin and body. Watch the video to make sure you are using the correctly!
    Method #2. is the supplement method. Because not everyone will be able to get all of the necessary vitamin D that they need from the sun, we have to talk about supplements. If you are using supplements then you'll want to make sure to use vitamin D3 instead of D2 at a dose of around 1,000 to 5,000 IUs each day.
    Method #3. is the combination method. The combination method takes advantage of the sun, supplements, and natural sources of vitamin D from food. Realistically, this is the method that most of us will use because it's not always practical to get our vitamin D from any singular source.
    Because vitamin D more closely resembles a hormone as opposed to a vitamin, increasing your vitamin D has the potential to help many different systems in your body.
    Take your vitamin D level seriously and get tested if you haven't recently, especially if you are trying to improve your overall health.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 137

  • @x-techgaming
    @x-techgaming 7 місяців тому +14

    D3 (10,000 IU, cholecalciferol or calcifediol)
    K2 MK-7 (100mg+)
    Magnesium
    Vitamin A (cod liver oil, 100% DV)
    +Sunlight
    +Fatty meal (keto)

  • @ramonaearnest4709
    @ramonaearnest4709 Рік тому +34

    Preach! We are not taught enough about vitamins. I work nights and I don't get enough sunlight so I take vitamins and especially D3k2! Life changer! Thanks

    • @CHEECHMUN
      @CHEECHMUN 8 місяців тому

      That's because doctors are only taught the basics about vitamins.

  • @zmartz50
    @zmartz50 Рік тому +12

    I like the first part of the video regarding how to optimize sun exposure for vitamin D supplementation!!!!!Thank you Dr. Childs ❤

  • @tomronan3506
    @tomronan3506 Рік тому +9

    Finally a doctor who knows what he is talking about. Hen e the importance of k2 and that vitamin d is fat soluble. Thank you

  • @shairaesguerra4068
    @shairaesguerra4068 Рік тому +3

    Your videos are improving. Great content!

  • @kankan244
    @kankan244 Рік тому +4

    Great information as always and thanks for making it simple 😊

  • @LDiamondz
    @LDiamondz Рік тому +4

    Hi Dr.Childs. Are you planning on doing more Q & A type videos soon? Those are great, with lots of good information people can't get anywhere else. Not even our own doctors. I got so many questions, doc. 🤔 I'm sure others do, too. Thanks!

  • @garyhiland6013
    @garyhiland6013 Рік тому +15

    Excellent roundup of relevant Vitamin D information. Solid science, easy to understand. So necessary to surround D with its buddies: magnesium, K2, vitamin A. I toss in a once a week boron and strontium pill to top off the program.

  • @kandaman304
    @kandaman304 Рік тому +2

    Excellent video Dr. Westion. You are so ON POINT!!!

  • @yeokkhunleow4238
    @yeokkhunleow4238 10 місяців тому +3

    Very clearly presented, thanks

  • @ttopstudio
    @ttopstudio Рік тому +1

    Informative content! Thanks dr. Childs

  • @farealwitit7947
    @farealwitit7947 Рік тому

    awesome vid friend. ty!!

  • @mannyradzky493
    @mannyradzky493 Рік тому +1

    Great vid. Thank you

  • @HiHereIAm165
    @HiHereIAm165 11 місяців тому +5

    The sunlight method 😂😅👍

  • @SadhviJenn
    @SadhviJenn 8 місяців тому +8

    I thought it was just my skin getting dry bc change of seasons.
    It was just very low vitamin D
    I’m taking 50,000 once a week now.

  • @danielabudulean2613
    @danielabudulean2613 Рік тому +3

    @Dr Childs, could you please comment on using cream of tartar in water to supplement the intake of potassium?

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 6 місяців тому +1

    Doctor is great with information. 😊

  • @zss2032
    @zss2032 Рік тому +1

    Hi, Dr, this is an excellent video. I am currently planning hiw to supplement my vitamin D leves, and your video is quiet timely and spot on.
    I come from a hot climate and whenever l travel to Europe for studies, l lose that vitamin D and suffer from all sort of upset tummy, and feeling of extreme cold etc. I later realised whenever l vist home for like two weeks all these symptoms vanish. Niw am back to Europe and want to start taking vitamin D but the liquid version not the capsule. Any tips? Thanks

  • @joanies6778
    @joanies6778 Рік тому +7

    I take vitamin D3 with K2 in a coconut oil capsule.
    About 7 years ago, I got extremely ill from vitamin D defficiency. I couldn't work, I couldn't sleep, had no energy, no muscle strength, and was like a total zombie. It was horrific! I am so grateful I finally figured it out. Since I have to cover up when in the sun, I pretty much depend upon my supplement intake.

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому +1

      why do you have to cover up?

    • @danijackson8296
      @danijackson8296 7 місяців тому +2

      How long did it take you to get back to work once you started supplementing?… I’ve been out of work since June and Doctors just figured out two weeks ago my Vitamin D was 26, I moved from a sunny place last year… The fatigue and depression had me thinking it was the end for months, I just wanna get back to the person I was before all of this!

    • @mlduran12
      @mlduran12 Місяць тому

      @@danijackson8296how are you feeling now?

  • @deborahhopper1070
    @deborahhopper1070 Рік тому

    My vot D level is low, I will follow what you said supplement with vitamins also with the sun.

  • @wayneherron2161
    @wayneherron2161 Рік тому +5

    what about using a full spectrum lamp? I've read that they can help people fight off winter depression, so I wonder if they can help in areas where the sunlight is not strong.

  • @user-sq4gy6vr4h
    @user-sq4gy6vr4h Рік тому +1

    Thanks ❤

  • @helinezat3891
    @helinezat3891 9 місяців тому

    Thank you very much this vedio inspire me moer❤❤

  • @lesleyshakespeare797
    @lesleyshakespeare797 Рік тому

    Thank you Dr Childs can you recommend a good vitamin A and dose please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @bluecurlygirl
    @bluecurlygirl Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this Dr. Childs. As always great info. Just one thing, at the end when you recommend another video I'm not seeing a link to another video pop up on the screen. Just thought I'd mention it in case it's an error. Maybe it's just me.

    • @drwestinchilds
      @drwestinchilds  Рік тому +4

      It's not there yet, I haven't published it yet but it's already been created. It should be released sometime this week!

  • @SadhviJenn
    @SadhviJenn 8 місяців тому +12

    My grandmother used to make us eat cod liver oil. (She knew we had vitamin D issues way back then.)

  • @terryroberts7647
    @terryroberts7647 Рік тому +5

    Thanks Dr. Childs for the great video. I wish you was my Dr. My doctor not that great at all

  • @emergentform1188
    @emergentform1188 Рік тому +1

    Great info and presentation, thanks doc!

  • @Rainwatercolor
    @Rainwatercolor 4 місяці тому

    How much K2 should I take with 2,000 units of D3?

  • @janetfenwick4976
    @janetfenwick4976 4 місяці тому

    I was told by my doctor to stop taking vitamin D with vitamin K because of my blood pressure. I had my blood drawn for vitamin D and it came back normal. I'm trying to figure out why I still have all the symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency?

  • @TroyQwert
    @TroyQwert 8 місяців тому +4

    OK, I am going to make sure the Sun is in the right position... If it's not, I'll reposition it. 😊

    • @mikiellis1302
      @mikiellis1302 4 місяці тому +1

      No, no... You don't need to reposition it. You just need to go out a bit earlier or later😉🌞...

  • @gmo709
    @gmo709 3 місяці тому

    What would a low Vitamin D 25 Hydroxyl level? How ab 29.5?

  • @jonathonpotts5666
    @jonathonpotts5666 Рік тому

    I've been outside rendering wall in brutaly hot sunshine this week, thats one way i guess

  • @davidkeown5351
    @davidkeown5351 3 місяці тому

    Is D3 in powder or oil better?

  • @denisethomson7685
    @denisethomson7685 Рік тому +1

    I get sun and take cod liver oil it's high in D and A

  • @cynthiaguy36
    @cynthiaguy36 Рік тому

    @Dr.WestinChilds - Are the supplements that you suggest all-natural herbal supplements?

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому

      d3 is in the form of cholecalciferol which isnt necessarily herbal, but the source doesnt really matter. k2, the mk7 version is the best kind. there are also a couple kinds of magnesium which are the best as well but i forgot what they are. whole food sources are usually the best for k2, mag and vit a

  • @denisethomson7685
    @denisethomson7685 Рік тому

    What brand

  • @prissy781
    @prissy781 15 днів тому

    What about vitamin d for kids? Can young kids take D3K2?

  • @denisethomson7685
    @denisethomson7685 Рік тому

    What time is the sun highest

  • @whoknows8223
    @whoknows8223 11 місяців тому

    Sun needs to be in an 42° angle for enough UVB rays to get through for vitamin D.
    There are sites in the internet where you can check for your location.
    In Germany right now in August you are good from roughl 12:00 to 15:30 o clock.
    With its peak at 13:37 right now.

  • @jennieosborne3530
    @jennieosborne3530 9 днів тому

    What about skin Cancer I can't be out in the sun. Because I burn then supplements constipate me.

  • @dariamancini963
    @dariamancini963 5 місяців тому

    Where's the link to the video about ignoring vitamin d

  • @mamag514
    @mamag514 3 місяці тому

    What if you can’t absorb k2?

  • @Krumholt
    @Krumholt Рік тому +3

    I NEED HELP WITH MY THINNING HAIR

  • @farealwitit7947
    @farealwitit7947 Рік тому +5

    10000 ius minimum is generally the info i came across. this is how much i take and i feel terrific

  • @User-h9l1p
    @User-h9l1p 6 днів тому

    Blood test before & after vitamins. Toxic levels are painful.

  • @eddiebob77
    @eddiebob77 Рік тому

    How do you explain a full body sunburn on a cloudy day fishing in the creek covered in trees!?

    • @drwestinchilds
      @drwestinchilds  Рік тому +2

      UVA rays are not blocked by clouds and they can damage the skin and result in a sunburn.

  • @Ded-Ede
    @Ded-Ede Рік тому +3

    2:51 so does it mean darker skin people need to spend longer the sun? Does the 10 to 20 minute sun exposure with 40% skin still apply to darker skin people?

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому +1

      no. you need more

    • @Ded-Ede
      @Ded-Ede Рік тому +3

      @@farealwitit7947 thanks. it is sad the so called doctor didn’t mention that in his video. Lol

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому

      @@Ded-Ede yea. he kindve insinuated it without elaborating. i know if this from other studies. god bless friend

    • @AussieAdventures77
      @AussieAdventures77 6 місяців тому

      @@Ded-Edewhy? Because you’re more important?

  • @Geeloveesu
    @Geeloveesu 6 місяців тому +1

    My vitamin D has been low but when I have tried supplements, it causes a jittery/anxious feeling. Any ideas why? 🤔

    • @lthompson601
      @lthompson601 5 місяців тому

      Try using vitamin d without soy.

  • @summersalix
    @summersalix Рік тому +3

    Do some people have a genetic issue absorbing vit d supplements? They never work for me. And I get a ton of sun, but my vit d is still low

    • @dianaherring8594
      @dianaherring8594 Рік тому +1

      My daughter has same issue. Takes a lot of meds for 4 types arthritis. Takes 20k Vit D a week RX kind & still way below normal level. Lab every 3 months.

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому

      how much do you take? do you take k2 mk7? magnesium? and if so, what kind? vit a?

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому

      @@dianaherring8594 make sure shes taking the other supplements as well. increase the dosage as well as needed

    • @beachbumetta
      @beachbumetta Рік тому +1

      @@dianaherring8594the RX D is usually D2, not recommended. Also, brand matters. I took Doctors Best for several years and didn’t get anywhere. Switched to VivaNaturals and in 6 months myD was up to 80. I took 10k iu with K2 as MK-4/7 and 400 mgs magnesium glycinate.

  • @sherwyndasari4379
    @sherwyndasari4379 Рік тому

    What is the vitaminD range please

  • @quickpstuts412
    @quickpstuts412 Місяць тому

    8:13 Why do so many creators forget to link the mentioned video when they point to it on the screen? Now I have to go find it. Good info tho.

  • @kareemahmed7028
    @kareemahmed7028 Рік тому +1

    Hello Doctor..I suffer from anxiety and tension when I face a problem. My body trembles, my heartbeat increases, and I feel difficult to speak. . I tried beta-blockers and my condition improved a lot..but I suffer from bronchiectasis and phlegm, which negatively affected my health..Are there nutritional supplements or herbs that work like beta-blockers?

    • @ross-smithfamily6317
      @ross-smithfamily6317 Рік тому +4

      Hi, Kareem. Many people benefit from taking a good form of magnesium or electrolytes that include magnesium to calm anxiety and nervous symptoms.

    • @kareemahmed7028
      @kareemahmed7028 Рік тому +2

      @@ross-smithfamily6317 thank you

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому +3

      @@kareemahmed7028 did you suffer some kind of trauma?

    • @kareemahmed7028
      @kareemahmed7028 Рік тому +1

      @@farealwitit7947 no

    • @farealwitit7947
      @farealwitit7947 Рік тому +3

      @@kareemahmed7028 when did this anxiety and tension start?

  • @kmusic5944
    @kmusic5944 2 місяці тому

    So.. skin cancer or vitamin....to choice

  • @MattSamson83
    @MattSamson83 9 місяців тому +4

    Taking 5,000IU - 10,000IU per day is perfectly safe for an otherwise healthy individual. Vitamin D toxicity is not like toxicity of other fat soluble vitamins. The vitamin D isn't toxic, but in a very small minority of people may cause elevated blood calcium.

  • @acatinthecradle
    @acatinthecradle Рік тому +2

    What about the elderly? Age 70 and up? Since as we age we lose the ability to covert UV rays from the sun? Just supplement d3 instead?

    • @joanies6778
      @joanies6778 Рік тому +1

      I am 71 and take vitamin D3 with K2 in a coconut oil capsule, which I buy online. The daily does that works for me is 5000 IU. Just get a good quality supplement.
      Since I have had skin cancer and have to cover up, live at a high altitude, and no way would be caught wirh 40% of my body exposed, I rely upon daily supplementation. My vit D levels have been checked, and they are fine for me.

  • @adinahwithkaden
    @adinahwithkaden Рік тому

    My Vit D is always low. The very bottom of the healthy range. My magnesium is fine, though.

  • @juliana-qf
    @juliana-qf Рік тому

    I always get a lot of sun but my level does not exceed 30.

  • @Horses7878
    @Horses7878 Рік тому +1

    Is Magnesium from a banana enough? I need to test probably 😊

  • @TroyQwert
    @TroyQwert 8 місяців тому +2

    I am surprised how we survived at all. Name at least 1 person able to follow all or at least most important doctors' advice. If ppl were able to follow all doctor's advice - nobody would be sick. Ever. Sorry for the animals. Who gives them advice?

  • @rhombifer566
    @rhombifer566 Рік тому

    Yes take it 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TroyQwert
    @TroyQwert 8 місяців тому +1

    Yow, the most important vitamin is vitamin C, isn't it? And remember, vitamins do not accumulate in the body, they are washed away every day and have to be supplied again and again. Excessive amount of fat soluble vitamins may be fatal.

    • @rimfarhat3001
      @rimfarhat3001 4 місяці тому

      Vitamin d is not actually a vitamin, it's a hormone

  • @lynetteprice8519
    @lynetteprice8519 Рік тому +1

    I worry about skin cancer

  • @petsnaturetv1690
    @petsnaturetv1690 Рік тому +1

    Under the sunshine

  • @GerbenWulff
    @GerbenWulff 3 місяці тому

    Oral supplements should be the third option. The second option is to use artificial UVB light.

    • @laurenl4570
      @laurenl4570 3 місяці тому

      lol if you can’t tone it tan it

  • @judybrown7601
    @judybrown7601 Рік тому

    My doctor has me on 50,000UT. 1.25MG

  • @mayamorabito1669
    @mayamorabito1669 Місяць тому

    I have a severe deficiency in D3 even through I spend 30 mins in the sun at noon… 😭😭😭

    • @wtatsea
      @wtatsea 6 днів тому

      Do you leave in England?

  • @suzannemartinez3137
    @suzannemartinez3137 Рік тому +2

    Then throw in a MTHFR Gene mutation. HA.

  • @Social_Brat
    @Social_Brat 7 місяців тому +1

    D3 supplement makes me sick. I'm so frustrated.

    • @lthompson601
      @lthompson601 6 місяців тому

      Try a different brand without soybean.

  • @DAVIDJCARON
    @DAVIDJCARON 9 місяців тому

    Earth is proven a level motionless plane.. not a spinning flying globe of magic bendy bodies of always level water.. lol..

  • @rhetta9826
    @rhetta9826 Місяць тому +1

    A woman can't wear shorts?? Why are you distinguishing between men and women? And you certainly can get UV exposure without being in the middle of the day when the UV rays are worst during the summer no less. With a lower angle of the sun, you actually get more surface area exposure.

  • @Hash1985
    @Hash1985 Рік тому +2

    I take 20k a day

    • @MultiBurger1
      @MultiBurger1 Рік тому +1

      I empathise with ur poverty

    • @baconblaster6422
      @baconblaster6422 Рік тому

      RIP

    • @Hash1985
      @Hash1985 Рік тому +1

      You won't know how much you need until you get blood work done

    • @Yah1stp2nd36
      @Yah1stp2nd36 Рік тому

      To much..... a high is 10k....

    • @Hash1985
      @Hash1985 Рік тому

      @j1stp2nd36 you could tell all that without blood work smh

  • @margiestephens8977
    @margiestephens8977 Рік тому +1

    careful w/vit D...too much and ur hair will start falling out !!!!!!!