Vitamin D, blood levels
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Vitamin D into the body
D3 (cholecalciferol), sun, animals or supplement
D2 (ergocalciferol), plants, supplements
Pathway
In the skin
Vitamin D, cholecalciferol, synthesised in the skin
In the liver
Converted to its major circulating form, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)
Calcifediol
In the kidneys
Converted into 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, or calcitriol, the principal active hormonal form of vitamin D
Vitamin D in the blood
25 hydroxy vitamin D
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD)
Calcifediol
Circulating concentration of 25OHD is the accepted biomarker for vitamin D status
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Many experts recommend a level between 20 and 40 ng/mL (50 to 100 nmol/L)
Others recommend a level between 30 and 50 ng/mL (75 to 125 nmol/L)
Some say higher
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Serum concentrations, units
Nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)
(1000 ng = 1 microgram)
Nanomoles per liter (nmol/L)
1 ng/mL is equal to 2.5 nmol/L
Supplements
Micrograms
International units
400 IU = 10 mcg
1,000 IU = 25 mcg
2,000 IU = 50 mcg
4,000 IU = 100 mcg
How much to take in Winter?
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Do not take more than 100 micrograms (4,000 IU) of vitamin D a day (11 years to adults)
Children aged 1 to 10 years should not have more than 50 micrograms (2,000 IU) a day.
Infants under 12 months should not have more than 25 micrograms (1,000 IU) a day.
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Middle aged Woman of colour here in Canada and I’ve been taking d3 for sixteen years at elevated levels in the winter, just wanted to say how difficult it’s been to get a doctor to listen until recently and I’m happy that Dr. Campbell is exposing our knowledge gap. Vit D deficiency has long been thought to be a POC problem which the medical community had consigned to a special interest category until now. Glad I never listened to them.
Are you able to keep your vit D levels sufficient by otc supplements? My doctor (in United States) wrote me a prescription for vit D2. We can only get D3 otc
actaully their is a huge difference the reason people of Africa developed melanin in the skin is diet and climate , As africa is generally sunny all year round, Africans are more adapted for their skin too resist and have high tolerance too sun damage and would not be vitamin D deficient in that climate ..and the diet has alot less meats that have high concentrations of vitamin d and Zinc , where Caucasians and Aboriginals in Europe , Canada , Ireland , ect did not develop Melanin in their skin and instead got a majority of their Vitamin D and Zinc from the hearty meats(Bison, Deer , Cow , Bear , Moose , Seals , clams ,) that was regularly in their diet thus suited and adapted too their climate and area which was 6 months winter and 6 months summer !!! i did do alot of research and history which has actually shown essentially we are the same but the reason for such things as races is the same as the rest of the animals around us like several forms of frogs, Wolves , bears , monkeys ect their all have different species of the same animal but differ in appearance and some other features due too their evolution being in one habitat for many many centauries causing adaptation and evolution too be best suited and acclimated too that specific region or habitat . this happened before any countries where ever established and caused different species of humans too emerge and develope and their was only one continent called Pangea !!!! and was mostly just lush rainforests and swamps lush with life . the splitting of continents caused humans too diverge and new climates and temps and continents where formed the different climates caused new species of humans too emerge after a time while isolated and surviving in new climates .... was interesting too learn and surprising this isnt in every highschool would give a deeper understanding of races and we might just do away with the word races and replace it with Species ....this also raises the question will Africans after 1000 years start too Acclimate and lose melanin after living in a 6@6 climate maybe just maybe or will caucasian people living in africa start getting Darker after living their for 1000 years maybe just maybe lol i am already seeing in in real time East indian friends getting peeling skin and completely white underneath !!! and now look Caucasian !!!! then their me Aboriginal and when im in the sun during the summer my skin gets dark bronze or red ish and i look completely Caucasian during the winter months !!!
Check out sites on UA-cam about Vitamin D... you'll be shocked... if people had the right amount, it would stop a lot of sickness, like Cancer... short answer, Money
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I'm a retired NHS Consultant haematologist, and want to comment on near patient testing. While hometesting like "your personalised vitamins" can be very convenient, this test kit does not mention what its accuracy or confidence levels are, nor does it include any kind of positive control. I couldn't find any data about its accuracy eg whether 22 ng/mLmight mean 22=/- 5 ng/mL on its website. It would be an interesting test to try out 3 test kits to see how similar the results are . I look forward to seeing how it compares to the postal NHS kit. Meanwhile thank you John Campbell for all your COVID coverage, which I watch almost daily, and am taking 3000 iu vit D3, increasing to 4000 iu after this.
I wondered how a snapshot of a barcode translates into a reading? Would you recommend the NHS kit instead?
Hi. Why did Tim Spector rubbish Vit D augmentation today Radio 5 live, do you think? Curious. "Placebo effect" seemed misplaced. Old uk medic and duffer here, on my 4000 :) - it's difficult to have a conversation if 1,000s comments, as whilst one is told there's a reply, it's hard to locate.. so good luck.
@@tim40gabby25 I've heard him say this before and it is a bit weird because he seems so sure. I can only think it's not something he's been very focused on and it's passed him by?
Agree and to back this up - I took the YPV test on Tuesday and the results were 28 ng/mL and reported as deficient. I went for a lab-based NHS blood test the following morning and the result came back as 48.07 ng/mL (after conversion from nmol/L) - 72% higher!
I think an important thing to bear in mind here, is that these home tests kits are being supplied by an organization that wants to sell vitamin D supplements.
Two things should be mentioned about Vit D3.
1) It is a fat soluble vitamin so it is better taken as a capsule rather than a tablet
2) As well as improving your immune system, it aids the uptake of calcium. This additional calcium can get deposited in the artery wall unless you increase your intake of vit K1/K2, which encourages its storage in the bones. Supplementation is the easiest way. Many supplement companies are now offering D3/K2 combination capsules.
Well said. Thank you for adding to the public education. Myself, I would rather take the separate supplements, to be quite sure what I’m getting.
... and also needs an adequate supply of magnesium for it to be absorbed by the body
Dr. Campbell, thank you so very much for the good work you're doing.
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I always stay to the end. Today I was educated about vitamin D and as a bonus, entertained by the continuity issues relating to the view from your windows. It really cheered me up. Thank you
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I'm glad you checked your status Dr. John, you can take appropriate action now. Stay safe and well.
Nuremberg trials must come soon before everything is gone. This man will go to jail for being complicit in promoting unsafe vaccines. I pray that the law will catch up. Before our children and grandchildren have no future.
Even before pandemic if anybody complained about exhaustion I suggested to check out vitamin D levels.
I had criticly low vitamin d3 level 8 years ago and have been used ever since (I check regularly, decrease intake amounts in summer as I spend quite a lot of time outdoors).
My doctor suggested intake levels which proved to be insufficient (I took another test aftef 1 month).
@@markusmaximus6636 yeah, yeah...and the Earth is flat and lizard aliens are taking over the world, right? Nutjob conspiracy theorist.
@@ct92404 so the coronavirus act is nothing like Hitlers socialist movement, that began in the early 1930s? There isn’t a organisation called The World Economic Forum. With a set goal of bringing the world into communism? Just a conspiracy theorist. Enjoy your poison. Here’s a list of world leading scientists all saying you do not need a vaccine for this.
Dr Stefan Lanka
Dr Sucharit Bhakdi
Prof Delores Cahill
Dr Mike Yeadon
Dr Carl Henegan
Dr John Lee
De Sherri Tenpenny.
I could list 1000s more. Why not listen to scientists that are specialists in virology, immunology and microbiology. You call me a conspiracy theorist just shows how much of a critical thinker you are.
So, now will you take more than the recommended maximum to increase your levels?
I live in sunny California and teach Physical Education in the sun for 6 hours a day and was D3 deficient, under 25 (ng/mL). I started taking 5,000 IU/day with an occasional 10,000 IU once a week and just got a resent report of 47 (ng/mL). This has taken me 3 years of this daily regimen and titrating to get it to 47. Keep up the D3 everyone. Thank you for your channel and care for others.
@@markdj57 No sunscreen! Bizarre, ehh? Dressed in athletic shorts and short sleeve shirts, everyday, and was vitamin D insufficient. I do, however, have a really dark tan. Perhaps making vitamin D production less. Only until taking high amounts of supplements have I been able to get with good values.
@@markdj57 I add magnesium and vitamin K2 to my D3. It's so weird how low I was until taking 5,000 IU or more per day.
You all need to take Magnesium along with your D. Its the catalyst to make D available. I got mine to a whopping 146. Blood D levels. Yes. I overshot my goal. I pulled back and taking 5000 IU of D along with 325 mg Mag.
K2?
@@Algorithm347 yes. I take a D3 with K2. The K is like 100mg. We had covid. Hit us bad. Husband was in ICU 10 Days. In our 50s no health issues. Survived and no lasting effects whatsoever. So I imagine it did help us to recover. But we still did get very very sick. Essential worker. Stay healthy.
@@catzlady.8189 You guys were lucky! I take K2, D3, Magnesium and Zinc....and other supplements too. I think my highest number was a little over 40. Don't know what it is now.
Mg as MgSO4 ?
I drink a quart of milk everyday and get a couple hours of sunshine everyday...Not a big fan of supplements.
Thank you Dr. Campbell. I always enjoy listening to you. I love the way you present information. You make it interesting and that makes it easy to absorb. Plus you were very brave getting stuck. I always think it’s easier to have blood drawn from your arm than to stick your finger like that. Thank you again for the information.
John, I watched an interview with a professor who had spent 50 years researching vitamin D, and fifteen years ago he discovered the immune importance. I recommend it, but have forgotten his name! When I find it again I'll let you know. He was fascinating on the massive importance of D in all bodily processes.
His assment of amount in blood is based on a lot of research, but largely on two facts; modern hunter gatherers in Africa [living as close a life to that lived by our forebears] have a level between 40-60 ng, and that's exactly the same for nursing mothers to give their offspring sufficient in milk.
He therefore stated that 40-60 is what's needed, and hius suggested supplement was 6,000IU D3 daily. But more if levels are very low.
Since it can take months to get levels up in the blood, I'm taking 10,000 IU daily.
Dr Michael Holick
I'm here for my daily dose of vitamin C ampbell
I wonder what Winstons levels are?😂 😂 😂 Best wishes from Glasgow scotland
@@wboyle5899 Winston gets plenty of sunshine and always has his vitamin D bottle next to him. Always masked but needs to work on his social distancing! 😆
He is a saint. You re funny, Mr Fan!
Certain things maximize uptake 1. Exertion, exercise, the movement of one's body chances uptake various pathways simply are turned off or downregulated when there is inactivity especially inactivity mixed with h constantly simulated stress and the biochemistry from that within the body. I reckon billions are in this state right now
lockdowns are perfect for destroying people's health and livelihoods!!
It seems vitamin D is also important in minimizing Alzheimer's disease. My sister used to call it Old Timer's disease. Maintaining a healthy gut is also very important for immunity it seems. It's what you eat that is also important.
The voice of reason! Thank You, Sir.
Brilliant. Such a clear presentation and so factual.you have to ask why UK government guidlines are so low. I have done a blood and my vit D levels were 25.55 and am now taking 8000 for the next 2 weeks to top me up I will take another test then . But higher levels make sense and its so cheap to buy . Is that the reason the research is not hyped - there's no profit for big Pharma companies. I like leave you to answer that one. Stay safe.
Your not what you eat/take, you are what you can absorb. As you get older this is less & less. 😱😕
Take a digestive enzyme with your vitamins and minerals to absorb more nutrients 😊
@@KetoMama777 Yes. And the elderly should probably take some HCl as well. We stopped producing sufficientstomach acid as we age
I was taking 5,000 I.U. a day. Got my levels from mid teens to low 20s. Added magnesium and it got up to high 30s.
Does the magnesium give you a metal taste in your mouth?
@@christarmypurple6436 I take a pill with no taste, and no taste from long consumption. Dr. William Davis recommends making magnesium water. Magnesium dissolves out of rock but modern water filtration systems take most of it out so almost everyone is low on Magnesium.
Im a 36 year old male, Ive been taking 15kiu of vitamin D for about a year and my Total Testosterone came back at 28nmoll (Range 9-28) dont know if its related though but found it remarkable.
My sister told me we do not have enough magnesium and selenium in our systems. I wonder if that affects vitamin uptake overall
How much magnesium are you taking?
I was taking 4000iu in summer to avoid deficiency in Central Europe. When you're over 65, vitamin d synthesis can be much lower than for a 20 year old.
Pretty sure Dr. Fauci takes 6,000IU
ALL YEAR ROUND.
He's a thin & healthy Elder.
And knows Vit☀D far better than our good Dr. Campbell! I would trust him. I wish Campbell would too!
You would need 20 eggs a day! Mushrooms need to be left in the sun to accumulate Vit D. Vit D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin. See Prof Michael Holicks website for full details.
@Gorgeous George ...now, let me think what I'm going to have for dinner over seven days to raise my vitamin D levels. Well, there are mushrooms, eggs and fish, for a start. Then there's....ummm, mushrooms, eggs and fish. Then there's.....
@@elisevillemaire8344 That might be the most intelligent think I've heard said about Dr. Fauci then. His opinions seem to change like the wind.
@@LeJimster there’s nothing intelligent about Dr Fauci. He is a puppet to the big pharma. Why is he not advising everybody to get their acts together and start taking vitamin D? He knows very well that it prevents numerous diseases but that’s not good for the big pharma, doctors, hospitals etc. With good levels of Vitamin D your risk to get a numerous of diseases reduces a lot as the imune system will work much better.
There is a snp associated with low vitamin d production from sun exposure. I have to take 15,000 IUs in the winter to stay around 70 nmoL. Anyone taking a high dose of vitamin d should research vitamin k. Vitamin d causes you to absorb more calcium from diet, so you need vitamin k.
My blood level is 77nmol/L on 1600IU from a test last week (mid feb so worst case scenario). It’s amazing the difference in dosage response. I wonder if age and body fat are the only factors. If they are they could make a chart with enough data.
@@whitedragon101 hit 100 myself last year on a similar dose - just got to keep checking that’s what I’ve learned
Amazon sell combined vitamin D+K capsules. Quite cheap.
@@whitedragon101 Unfortunately, those two factors are not enough. Besides how much UV light you get, which varies tremendously even seasonally except in the tropics, just how well a person's other vitamin and mineral levels are - as well as the health of a person's liver and kidneys.
As Dr Campbell stated, the only real way to determine how much a particular individual needs is by titrating the dose.
My mother died of colon cancer, but she basically never got any sun... case demonstrated. Thanks Dr John
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But he gave us the day. The month and year are public record. Shirts coming!
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I've been taking vitamin d and c since all this started and I'm so glad I did I've just got over covid and I was ill but I would hate to think what I would have been like if I hadn't.
That's good to hear! And you're right, Vitamin D won't prevent Covid, but should help reduce the chances significantly of getting it bad 👍
Thank you so much Dr. Campbell for this video. I did understand finally the way Vitamin D is measured. You are an excellent teacher. Since I found your channel I watch your videos every day. I learned so much. God bless you.
Everyone absorbs vitamins , medicines herbs etc differently. That is why testing is important. Also the older you get the less you absorb.
Make sure you take vitamin D after u eat som fat, preferably plant fat like nuts or seeds. Vitamin D is fat soluble ONLY. It is not water soluble. Therefore, if u don’t precede it by fat intake it will NOT get into ur bloodstream and it will remain in ur guts to be shoved out the poop shoot within 2+ days.
Vit D with Walnuts in 2 spoon of yogurt.
@@EatMyOats: I am allergic to nuts and seeds!
I cannot increase the level of D vitamin in my blood. After three years I manage to jump from 14 to 19.
@@idazbiro2272 Any fat in food will work, I prefer nuts and seeds because evidence is mounting that plant based foods r better for an average person’s diet. As I watched my own diet go from growing up on a farm in the Midwest to living in a city serving more and more processed food giving me a heart attack in 2008. I moved back toward plant based foods leaving meat behind me. Now I am healthier than I was 75 years ago!
If I’m not mistaken the US recommendations are for 400 IU per day. 400. And we wonder why so many have fallen to this disease.
The USDA reckons enough D to not have rickets. Not "optimal"' which they don't have a clue what that is.
I thought the US recommendations for Vitamin D3 were slightly higher at 15 Mcg or 600 IU.
I take a multi vitamin each day with 1000IU of D3. The label says that is 125% of the recommended daily value in the US for adult male. So although still not very high, the recommendation is probably about 800 for an average person under average conditions.
@@JimmyGAR1 I was taking a Multivitamin in the UK and until last year I thought I was getting 100% of my daily dose of Vitamin D3 but I then realized it wasn't as much as it was only 5mcg or 200IU - Half of the UK recommended daily dose even though it stated 100%. Perhaps in the US they have now increased their daily dose of D3. I think I must have got that previous information on the US on a Dr. Campbell video.
Stace Wiselogel - Same recommendation in Britain by the NHS - crazy!
This was the most informative video about vitamin D I have seen so far. Thank you Dr Campbell the way you explain it.
As always...we all...love hearing from you! 😀🙌🏼
Thank you for answering those 'D3 VS D2' comparisons. I have long wondered about that.
Thank you very much, Dr. Campbell.
This is an incredible video, I had no idea this kind of thing was even possible
It's a great channel Rob great information best wishes from Glasgow scotland stay safe
thank you Dr Campbell for addressing veggies and vit D3, i really, really appreciate that.
Great Vid. I'm taking 10.000 IU of D3 daily for 3 years now. My last test result in Sept 2020 was 67.5. Since this time I hat no serious infection. Before taking D3 I had about 2 bad cases of cold a year.
Clearly Vit D is very important but all these experts recommending different levels/ranges it feels like we really don't know what level is required for a healthy long life.
The controversy isn't that large when it comes to the target. It seems almost everybody agrees on >30 ng/mL being a reasonable level, i.e. no gain from going any higher. My doctor recommended 30-60 ng/mL, and I my blood test said 39 ng/mL.
The controversy is that for some reason that God only knows, we are not being reminded about the already existing recommendations about supplements of vitD, even though there are enough indications that it is even more important during this pandemic. Some journalists prefer to actually scare people so they do not supplement vitD, which seems almost like criminal behavior. Lying and recommending bad actions when it comes to medical issues is very irresponsible indeed.
@@ivartangring3392 I agree.
It took me almost a year to get my numbers good by taking the crazy high dose of D2 prescribed by my doctor and then suplimenting with 3000iu of D3 daily. I have to take them year round or my numbers crash in the winter.
Make sure you take vitamin D after u eats som fat, preferably plant fat like nuts or seeds. Vitamin D is fat soluble ONLY. It is not water soluble. Therefore, if u don’t precede it by fat intake it will NOT get into ur bloodstream and it will remain in ur guts to be shoved out the poop shoot within 2+ days.
Just to clarify Plasma and serum are different. Basically plasma is taken from blood that has not been allowed to clot, and keeps the coagulation protein s intact. Serum is harvested from blood that has been allowed to clot.
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NHS lab test here. “Lots of orders today - thanks Dr John Campbell for your informative UA-cam videos! Orders received over the weekend are handled from Monday morning in rotation...”
I don’t work for the NHS and have no financial connection with the NHS. The link is to the testing service provided by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and used by Dr C in the second half of the video.
I also posted on my web site yesterday - about the importance of testing - with a link to my page about your laboratory:- foodforthought.org.uk/
I have been taking 4,000ius of Vit D every day for 3 years and have just had my test results. My level is 38ng/ml which is still short of the optimum levels of 50 - 100ng/ml. It just goes to show that even on 4,000ius a day, it isn't easy to get the levels up.
I have been trying to convince several doctors for years to check my vitamin D status in my blood when checking on my blood annually. They all rejected to do so, even though I would have payed for this lab test myself. Now I belong ,due to complex PTSD and my age being over 50, to the so-called predestined people to get an infection, no matter what kind, especially during the winter months, while the sun is too low. Additionally, I hardly go outside during daylight because of my complex PTSD. So I always wanted my Vitamin D blood level checked every winter and I don't trust those tests by mobile phone or by sending in a dried blood drop for lab examination.
Finally, in November 2020, I started my PTSD therapy, and my clinical doctor was prepared to check my vitamin D blood level. Mine was lower than 4 ng / ml blood and less than 4 nanogramms per ml blood is EXTREMELY low! So, as I had explained to the docotors before so many times, my low Vitamin D level actually was the reason for a number of symptoms, such as alopecia, which I suffered from for more than 22 years (!), skin rashes and great sensitivety leading to Neurodermitis, extreme sweating, bad sight and cataract on both eyes, etc. So since the test in November 2020, I receive vitamin D from the clinic.
This is in Germany, if you would like to know. I hope, that medical doctors in the rest of Europe do better than those in Germany, who actually REFUSE to believe in lack of vitamins in modern times, and therefore refuse to check blood thoroughly, no matter what symptoms do accur. Now I am a quite eloquent person, and also neither dumb nor uneducated, so I insisted on my blood test for vitamin D until I received it. I suppose, many people out there don't even know how efficient a decent vitamin D level is, and therefore don't even ask for this lab test their medical doctors or whoever does their medical treatments and check-ups.
And of course, I still cannot understand, why vitamin D is not generally checked on twice a year (autumn / fall and spring), not even with people, who are, comparatively speaking, quite predetermined or most likely to be infected by any kind of bacteria or virus. And I just can't comprehend why vitamin D levels haven't even been checked generally from day 1 of the Covid19 infections until now. This is, what really aggravates me, because it is such an inexpensive blood test, which any medical aid person can carry out, and especially during times, when nobody really knows how to act, vitamin D distribution is both, the most effective and the cheapest way to go.
Vitamin D is so helpful, because it is involved in so many metabolic processes, and the test can be performed by any medical professional or nurse. Also, I would like to ask you this: why haven't medical professionals, who must be aware of the regular vitamin D deficiency and of the sun positions in European winter months, demanded broad-based studies on vitamin D blood levels among the population?
BTW my daughter in law gave birth to my youngest grandchild in the beginning of April 2020 and is still nursing the baby boy. Not even she was informed about the health issues caused by the lack of vitamin D, nor was she even informed about the possibility to check her viatmin D blood level. Since she is nursing fully, baby has enough vitamin D from mother, but a nursing mom is very likely to get a vitamin D defficiency even during summer months, when the sun over Europe is quite high, and even if her outdoor life is remarkable.Yet handing out influenca shots and vaccinations, that haven't been tested as thoroughly as usual medicines, it given to all pregnant women and nursing mothers! I believe that these are topics, medical professionals need to focus on at any time, but especially now, when in some countries not even lockdowns seem to help.
You’re above the 45 parallel so sun exposure is insufficient.
Interestingly enough - in Florida many citizens have insufficient Vit D - including people that go outside. Some of the reasons for this include people staying inside when it is overwhelmingly hot, using high levels of sunblock to avoid skin cancer (which is prevalent in Fl,) when they do venture outside, short term exposure (less than 15 minutes) and of course - computer/tv media use inside.
I live in Arizona. I am 81. I take 10,000 I.U. daily. for years. (also K2 is important with high doses of D2.) My blood levels are 'right on the money"
Keep it up...! It is very important with both of these vitamins in our age
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I am taking 12.5 times the 4000 IUs recommendation of the IOM: 50,000. And I have been taking this for 11 months with no problems whatsoever. And also no colds or any ill-health whatsoever.
The same can said for any vitamin deficiency. Going long periods without proper levels of all the necessary vitamins eventually catches up with you.
Processed foods are a big factor. Also the mass production of veg/fruit leads do less fertile soil. Crops 50 years ago had more nutrition than those we harvest today.
Cant speak to a doctor where i am in suffolk, dont get past the receptionist.
I've been taking 4x1000iu of D,a day for about 4 weeks., to boost my immune levels..Along with zinc, C , magnesium, plus others.
The first thing I've noticed was my sense of smell came back.
I do feel better..
Really interesting stuff. Thank you so much Dr. C !
I had mine tested recently, a kit I had to send off to a lab and it came back 53ng/ml. I was taking about ~6000iu a day for almost a year (it's winter here now too)
I had Vit D testing done in December (2020) when I had my Annual Exam and mine came back 54ng/ml.
According to the Ranges for the Lab my levels were considered Optimal (thank goodness).
I have been taking 4000IU VitD3 since March (2020) but before that I had been taking 1000IU for years since I rarely go out or get any Sun and I have been masking up every time I leave my Apartment since February of last year.
I don't know for sure but I suspect that I may have caught COVID but if so the Symptoms have been very mild.
I got what I initially thought was a Cold with a slightly stuffy nose, and Low Grade fevers on and off.
I have not experienced any breathing issues any worse than the usual (I have Asthmatic Bronchitis/COPD)
My nose dried up after only a couple of days and a couple days after that I COMPLETELY lost my Sense of Smell.
Its like one Day I could smell just fine and the next Day absolutely nothing - it was like someone had turned off a switch.
This whole thing began early last Week - I stopped having the Low Grade fevers yesterday but I still cannot smell a thing and my nose and Sinuses are absolutely dry.
There is no reason why I should not be able to smell anything.
I got ahold of my Care Team over at the Hospital and asked about an Antibody Test and they told me that if I want one I should wait for about 3 Weeks after my Quarantine is over (I'm in Quarantine now).
There are other Supplements that I have been taking too , some that I already had been taking for many years and others that I added in February and March of last year.
I won't know for sure whether I actually had COVID until I get the Antibody Test, though.
I could have gone in for a COVID Test but I had no way to get to the testing Site (I don't have a Car) so I opted to wait until this blows over.
COVID is very strange though - some Folks have little to no Symptoms but it kills others and everything in between.
Really, I felt like it was just a matter of time anyway (since COVID is all over there place here) and I was hoping that if I did happen to catch it, that all the Supps I'm taking would do whatever they could and that it would be a mild Case.
Could still be just a weird Cold (won't know for sure w/o Testing) but even with a Cold one can smell something, even if its just the Mucous in the nose...I literally cannot smell a thing.
The problem with serum tests is that they only test blood levels not cellular levels. With minerals for instance, such as magnesium, potassium, etc, only a small percentage of the amount in the body is actually in the blood. Because the body will draw on cellular resources in order to maintain blood homeostasis, what shows in the blood does not accurately indicate the true amount in the cells. It is possible that blood levels may seem ok, yet the cells might be starving! Only when cellular resources drop so far that it is too low for the body to draw on might blood levels drop.
Doc are you taking d3 with k2 and with a fatty snack or meal?
Bob I am blue in the face. These experts can only look at one active agent at a time.
D3, K2 and fat by way of omega 3 is ten steps to far.
Magnesium is a world apart. In that there are too many forms. One kind reduces blood Iron. Another one crosses the blood brain barrier and guess what? It helps to detox the brain. Brilliant stuff.
Vitamin D2 clogs up the blood.
You should be able to get D2 in some fortified foods, like certain milk etc.
@@marcosross790 In the UK we don't fortify cow's milk with vitamin D.
Make sure you take vitamin D after u eat som fat, preferably plant fat like nuts or seeds. Vitamin D is fat soluble ONLY. It is not water soluble. Therefore, if u don’t precede it by fat intake it will NOT get into ur bloodstream and it will remain in ur guts to be shoved out the poop shoot within 2+ days.
Hmm, I take the vitamin D with porridge, dunno if that means it isn't absorbing then
@@DualFrodo add a pat of butter or full fat milk to it, that should be fine
When Fauci said he was taking 6000 IU of vit D daily....I bumped mine up to 4000 per day. Canadian winter keeps us fully covered when outdoors.
The video at 13:59 inspires the obvious question: these two vitamin-D in the blood tests Dr. Campbell did: did they test for calcitriol or calcifediol? The tests were just described as 'vitamin-D', not a more specific name.
Well, he answered that question at 15:11. But I am leaving this here for others who ask and don't notice 15:11.
It appears that many people are suggesting that K2 must be taken with D3 to prevent too much calcium in the blood and so that it is properly deposited in the bones. What's your view?
Current medical opinion suggests that supplementing with vitamin D and K2 (MK-7) together may help to slow the progression of arterial calcification, whereas vitamin D on its own may not.
Dr. Campbell. That is very interesting your D level is so low. Research is showing that Vitamin K2 is helpful in modulating Vitamin D. It is also being shown to take calcium out of the soft tissues and put it into the bones. We live in the northern US, and take 5000 iu’s a day in the winter, along with the added K2. I will look forward to hearing what it takes to raise your D level. I am happy your are testing your level.
I did a vitamin d test like 2 months ago, and my result was 22,6 ng/L! Immediately
I started taking 20.000 unit a day for 2 months, my blood level now after a test is 82 ng/L.
Now I plan to take 20.000 every 10 days.
Well done
5,000 IU gives me 47 ng/ml. 17% body fat, 175 lbs. As D is sequestered in adipose tissue, more body fat might require higher dosing.
Hi Doctor Campbell, thanks for all your time and effort and research. I have the vitamins but always forget to take them. Have a jolly good Thanksgiving. From one of the colonies.
Interesting that the YPV test company also supplies the extra needed vitamins for a price ........that’s handy!! I can’t imagine they’d have any vested interest in the test showing that you’re deficient ???🤔
My thoughts exactly or am I just cynical ......?
I read years ago on a website called the Vitamin D Council that it takes up to 48 hours for the UVB-activated vitamin D on your skin to absorb and that if you wash using soap that you wash it away. They recommended only using soap on armpits and groin area and just washing the rest of the body with plain water. There is no soap in nature so guess that washing in just water is how we evolved. I also read that the body stores vitamin D in the summer to use in the winter. Maybe this would explain wh Dr John Campbell's levels were low in spite of getting enough sun in the summer.
I gave my mother (69 years old) two shots of cholecalciferol (200,000 I.U IM each )on two consecutive months . After 2.5 month , there is a big difference in her joint , back pain, and movement.
Since you were taking 2000IU d3 I made sure everyone in my family was taking 2000IU. Now I've to change all that 🙂. Waiting for the pandemic to ease a little bit before doing blood work. Anyway, thanks doc for being there for us!
You can do it from home and whack it in the post to the lab - which country are you in?
The proper dose of Vitamin D varies from one person to another.
@@jasonhsu4711 Correct, hence testing is crucial... which is what I am actively promoting!
I used the Thriva home test where you fill a vial with blood, quite a lot more than you used. I have had 2 Thriva tests and my level is 118 nmol/L or 47 ng/ml. I had a routine NHS blood test in December and asked if they could also check vitamin d and the result agreed with the Thriva tests. I take about 6000IU per day with 125 ug vitamin k2 mk7. Thanks as always for the great info
Thank you Dr John for being the ‘guinea pig’ for testing Vitamin D levels. Look forward to your results coming back. How do you get the NHS testing kit? It is impossible to get anything done at the surgery. Very interesting research.
Poor Winston, I think he has a headache. It's all too much info for him! 🙋😷🇬🇧🇬🇧
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I've been taking 4,000 IU via drops since last fall, and just had my levels checked: 68. 44 yo white girl living in the northeast. In the US, you can buy labs from Ulta labs but you go to Quest Diagnostics to get the actual blood draw, which is convenient, at least here in the northeast. It costs about $45 for a Vitamin D test through Ulta/Quest.
I was just about to comment on the necessity of the proper level of magnesium in addition to supplemental Vitamin D. Would you mind commenting in one of your videos the link between Vitamin D and magnesium? Without the proper level of magnesium you cannot utilize Vitamin D rendering supplements ineffective. Thank you very much for your videos. I appreciate the updates on Covid-19.
Thank You this is the review I needed.
I take vitamin D supplements i tested 30 l, after supplement I’m now 120 is that now too high.
Thank you Dr.
Love your videos!!!! Watching far too many of them. And lockdown can't be that bad if the most distressing thing today is your pronunciation of the word *"nano":* It should rhyme more with your "nan" (grandmother) and less with "banana" LOL
Love doctors sharing knowledge 💕
Only on occasion do I take Vit. D3 supplement (dreary days in Vancouver); not needed when at my NE Thai home and out for several hrs. each day for exercise anyways in the great outdoors. Plus, healthy diet. All good.
remember for vit d to work you have to take magnesium with it for it to be bioavailable
My Vitamin D level was 69.7nmol/litre after taking 4000IU/day for 10 weeks. The lab said this was "adequate", but not everyone agrees. I don't know what is a reasonable target level to aim for. Some authorities would say my level is still inadequate and it should be 75nmol/litre or higher. Otherss seem to be very much against taking Vitamin D supplements at all. I have decided to aim for 75 - 100nmol/l.
Dear John, 1000iu will do nothing. Even 400iu is low. You should take at least 5000iu every day to up your level to 25 or slightly more.
I don't know about those home vitamin D tests. i took one here in the states and it said my level was 79.7ng, but when i went to the doctor 2 weeks later my level was 64.2ng. Vitamin d doesn't decrease that fast. I believe the home tests may be off a good bit.
Dr, i hope you are taking vitamin d after meal along with milk and preferably post lunch. That would improve the absorption process.
John, I recently doubled my dose to 8000iu per day after 3 months on 4000iu and a thriva.co blood test showing me at 76nmol/L, ie only just above the acceptable level. I'm not entirely surprised by your result. Thanks
yes there is a lot of lowering intake "propaganda". if you go through it, you get amazing effects. after reading the book of Jeff bowels I took 70 000/day for a year. then reduced it to 25 000/day. all bone break weaknesses from my youth healed completely and i never got the cold again (4 years now) and never got sunburn (I'm red haired). overall more energy, better sleep and more alife. off course in combination with Mg and K2
Thanks Dr. Campbell for all that you are doing. I've been taking 10,000 IUs/day for the last six months. I had my level checked using Everlywell.com and it was at 62 which is pretty good considering 60-70 is optimal. I've adjusted the dosage down to 6,000 IUs/day and will retest in three months. I would suggest everyone get their levels checked and adjust the dosages depending on the results.
My doctor prescribed vitamin D years ago because he was concerned that the off the shelf brands did not always contain what they claimed. Maybe Dr. Campbell is not getting the true dose that the container claims and is therefore under dosing himself resulting in lower vitamin D levels than expected.
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Fantastic. Thank you.
Right on. But be aware if you are on Coumadin.
We can only get a venous vit d blood test here in nz. And we have to pay for it
Thank you.
This is interesting, I like the way you've described this, thank you. My understanding is that normal levels for vitamin D were lowered upon learning that most are have low levels....so how levels are determined are not necessarily focused on optimum levels by the least. Also it would be helpful to do a video on how to increase absorption of vitamin D. Not all supplements are created equal, liposomal forms may be more easily available for the body to use. Also vitamin K or eating greens along with vitamin D supposedly help with absorption. Would love a video on this aspect.
calciferol -- /kalˈsɪfərɒl/ ; sound the second "c" as "s".
I'm taking 10,000 IU daily, have been since last April. I just had my Vit D test from a lab. My result 69.1. The reference range is 30-100 so I'm cool. BTW I'm African American.
Excellent. I been trying to convince family and they think its not worth the money or simply say I'm a conspiracy. I hope they won't get serious covid, but at least I tried to help them. All overweight
That’s awesome! You have given yourself an extra shield 🛡 against Covid-19, not to mention a long list of other diseases. Now that your levels are excellent, are you planning to cut down a little on your dose? Clearly, your fat cells are chock full of Vitamin D at this point.
@@gerardacronin334 No, With all the uncertainties and variants re. COVID 19 I do not want to take any chances. I am 65, black and obese. I have too many risk factors to consider reducing the dose. My MD is fine with my current dose.
@@Namelessguy08 No, mine was within the normal range.
@@dianneyung111 I’m with you all the way Dianne. I’ll just suggest (as a physician) that it would be a good idea to have your Vitamin D levels checked every 3-6 months. Once your fat cells are saturated with Vitamin D your serum levels could rise quickly on a high dose.
Dr. Campbell .......You need to have the test done in a Medical lab and let us know how the results compare to determine accuracy.
Thanks!
I did! I took the YPV test on Tuesday and the results were 28 ng/mL and reported this as deficient. I went for an NHS test on Wednesday morning the result came back this morning is 48.07 ng/mL - 72% higher!
I'm curious as to what the comparison between an actual lab and the DIY test would show.
Being a sceptic, if you have been taking a supliment and the test shows low levels, I would suspect that the test is faulty.
@@neutronstorm the supplement dose was pretty low. I went from 19ng/ml to 43 by taking 5k to 10k daily for a year.
@@neutronstorm I take 7500-12500 IU a day and my levels are on the low side of the range. I get tested twice a year for it.
Camera & Flash from phone will not be calibrated as good as lab equipment.
Things like desk lamp type, phone cover, backgound, wear of flash on phone will affect measurement. Probably vest will be to ask to run it with lights switched off.
What it does is it check color of that test line.
We could as well compare against printed scale. But with phone they have results also for statistics.
We will find out when he gets the result! I hear vit d tests are only vaguely accurate, so 2 different tests done on the same day should be interesting. My friend 3 miles away has a GP who believes in vit to fight Covid, and conducts tests on the NHS (i'm envious). He takes 75 micrograms and still has lower d levels than Dr Campbell.
Thanks Dr Campbell! Can't believe it has been 13 months since this started! Thanks for all the information!!!!
It's CRAZY !
I was thinking that, too......
...but I bet you didn't have the Damoclese sword hanging over your head of 4 months of raging fires prior to Covid-19 - out of the fire into the caldron... :-(
Vitamine-D needs calcium to be processed!
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/vitamin-d-and-calcium
How is your calcium intake...?
I drink some choclatemilk every week.
Chocolate contains also vitamine-D and the milk also calcium of course.
Mackerel has also vitamine-D.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/vitamin-d-and-calcium
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holy shit its been 13 months?
Started taking Vit D3 4 weeks ago as covid risk mitigation, accidentally put my CFS into remission, good things do happen in the midst of the gloom. Thx John
I started taking D3 about 3 years ago as someone told me it could help with feeling tired, though I haven't heard anything specific about CFS.
As a side effect I've discovered it helps with my eczema, I suppose that's the autoimmune response being affected.
Happy coincidence.
What is CFS?
@@edmundlubega9647 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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My nan used to put mushrooms in the sun. She called them vitamin d bombs. That's how she ate them all the time.
Very wise! I understand that factory grown mushrooms (mostly in the dark) contain very little vitamin D. Your nan probably took cod liver oil too which can be a good souce of vitamin D.
Put shittake mushrooms gills up in sun for three days, when dry grind them into powder and put under sunlamp for two hours sprinkle on everything
She was right! Probably the highest value natural source alongside oily fish.
So bizarre that they grow in the dark away from most sunlight and then a bit of a sunbathe and kapow!
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Why do so few people fail to tell folks that you need magnesium to help metabolize the D3 you get in supplement form.
Correct. I don't understand why they never mention this vital piece of information.
Absolutely Bruno! Magnesium is required for Vitamin D synthesis (as well as being required for ~300 other reactions in the body). If you're struggling to get your Vit.D levels up it can often be due to low Mg levels. We all need to supplement with 500mg of Mg per day as well.
Bruno, we need magnesium to activate and transport D3 even if we get it from the sun
How much should we take, and in what format please?
@@anajinn a banana
This was a great video.I can’t imagine what the levels are in individuals who don’t take any supplements.That may be the reason why everyone’s health is abysmal.
Well, with McBeef & McFries you're bound to NEED supplements. If you learn from Mama (Search for ->) 'Buon-A-Petitti', you won't. And I still have 'bikini-stripes' left on my chest from last Summer. As you see, not "everyone's" health is abysmal!
There are actually several other things wrong with the typical American diet. All these factors have to compete with each other for the title of "why everyone's health is abysmal".
OTOH, most multi-vitamin pills contain a lot of vitamin/mineral supplement we don't really need. So people start them, notice how dark their urine is, and think they don't need the supplements after all.
That said, I do find it easy to believe vitamin D deficiency is widespread and causes various problems, such as increased susceptibility to viral respiratory diseases.
@@SpectatorAlius I agree with you. But I've never been a 'believer', I always need to KNOW. Which is always hard work (with a critical mindset) - acquiring grounded knowledde to make an informed decision.
Could be scottnyc vitimin d is a hormone which is needed in the body its frightening how low people could be I'm on ove 2000 ui daily for a year plus codliver oil liquid form to top up best wishes from Glasgow scotland stay safe
quite a lot of untreated or not supplemented people present vitamin D levels in the 5-10 ng/mL range.
Who else feels that finding Dr. Campbell was nothing less than divine intervention of some sort!? I do! 🥰
Totally this!! I can't imagine what the year would be like if I hadn't!
I'll call him a gift from God!
Yes 100% agree. He's just a lovely man. Good Role model.
John, it's the dead of winter! How's your diet? Are you eating lots of Salmon?
Going for the 4,000 a day sounds smart!
I need 5000 min.
Superb as always. Please carry on when this Covid-19 is over with things like this, please!
@@karlhawkes so why are you here?
@@karlhawkes bot.
I love how Dr. John’s eye contact makes you feel like he’s talking straight to you and you ALONE...!❤️❤️❤️
Our hero! : )
Yes agree, the last person to do this was the TV presenter James Burke back in the late 1969-70.
@@macswad I am guessing that you are talking about James Burke? I love that guy. The Doc has a lot of mannerisms in common.
He is hypnotising you.
@@antoniovillanueva308 Yes I was, thanks for the spelling check.
John as a 48 year old Australian (plenty sun) my vitamin D was low. At 10,000iu per day it took 18 months living in Florida to get my blood levels optimized. Ive since never had a cold in 5 years. This was after global executive travel where prior i was always ill with colds. I have continued to take 10,000iu per day and have maintained that level. It beggars belief that the medical system does not know this after years of research. In fact when covid started I immediately gave this to my parents in their 70’s. Astonishingly my dads doctor said it was “dangerous” and dont take it. He then jabbed him with double dose flu shot which made him ill for months. Its hard to think the medical “industry “ is so subverted. Thankyou for providing life saving evidence about Vitamin D. You are a saint sir
A UK prof in a UK Radio4 item on Covid andVitD said hat he used to take more than the UK Gov RDA but in view of recent research showing minimal benefit of VitD he had reduced his intake to theRDA of400IU/day. I did wonder if it was more to do with the Andrew Wakefield effect.... ie don't stick your neck out !!
@@richardtunstall8433 Just shows how dumb even educated people can be. The one thing that makes pretty much every study useless is that they don't give people adequate doses of vit d. So of course the study outcomes won't show what potential good vit d levels would have for human beings.
3000 is worth of useless if you are inside most of the day, I need 10,000 every other day to get to around 50... 10,000 a day will get to me 70 and that's living in Australia, I'm White English stock. I never had levels over 16. Not even in Summer while I was vegetarian (for 20 years).
So many people I hear of suffer from "flu" after flu vaccines.. makes me wonder what bloody good they are in the first place. Luckily covid vaccines don't seem to react as badly with most people and offer a higher level of protective immunity.
Pharmaceutical reps start 'courting' doctors while they are still in medical school, and they influence them in any way necessary to benefit Big Pharma - and that is not vitamins and good nutrition. Dr Lanctot LOST HER LICENCE for encouraging good health and nutrition and "not writing enough prescriptions". Doctors are victimized if they do not prescribe enough medication to appease Big Pharma. READ THE BOOK www.goodreads.com/book/show/2439340.The_Medical_Mafia