The crucial role of Vitamin D3

In spring, 99 out of 100 people have very low levels of vitamin D3 (under 30 ng/mL). Some people have levels below 10 ng/mL. And have had those for years.

What is surprising is that in September (after 3 summer months) the situation is similar.

✅ 25-OH-D

The medical test is called 25-OH-D and is usually affordable.

Before taking supplements, it’s best to monitor this indicator and confirm whether you have a lack of vitamin D3 in your body.  

🏆 PRO Tip: after taking supplements (1-2 months), it’s very important that you repeat the test and see whether supplementation worked.

✅ JUST MAKE SURE

Many people ingest doses that are too small or buy supplements with too little active ingredients – as a result, vitamin D3 levels don’t increase.  

I believe it’s best to be certain. That way you’ll know what supplements you should choose for you and for your growing child.

✅ BENEFITS

• Vitamin D3 is the only „bus” transporting calcium from food intake to the bones.

• Vitamin D3 has a crucial role in the function of the immune system.

• Vitamin D3 helps create hormones that assist in weight loss and muscle building processes.

• Vitamin D3 helps produce serotonin. That’s why we feel good when we’re out in the sun.

• Serotonin produces melatonin. So better sleep. Maybe that’s why we tend to sleep better when we are on holidays in sunny places.

I could write novels on why it’s important to maintain optimum Vitamin D3 levels.

👉 At the end of this article, in the PREMIUM area, I will unveil the supplements I buy for myself and for my kids. No, I have no affiliations or sponsorships or any benefits for recommending those supplements.

Their efficacy has been successfully tested with thousands of people in the community in the past decade.

✅ WHAT DOSAGE?

There are thousands of studies about the importance of maintaining an optimum level of Vitamin D3.

If you are asking yourself what an adequate and safe dosage might be in order to get an optimum level, you can read insights from a comprehensive study in 2020 below.

„In order to reduce the risk of infection, it is recommended that people at risk of influenza and/or COVID-19 ingest a Vitamin D3 dose of 10000 UI/day for a few weeks in order to quickly increase 25(OH)D concentrations, followed by 5000 UI/day.

The purpose is to increase 25(OH)D concentrations to over 40-60 ng/mL”.

Source: CLICK

At the end of this article, in the PREMIUM area, I will provide a straightforward guide to optimizing vitamin D3 levels according to age and/or weight.

✅ „BUT I AM ALREADY TAKING 2000 UI PER DAY”

I have a long history with vitamin D3. About a decade long.

I first heard about the crucial importance of vitamin D3 around 2012, when I was working in Saudi Arabia. I was already in my third year of study.

Like every time, I acted immediately.

Here is what I knew at the time:

1. The recommended vitamin D3 daily dose is 2000 UI

2. Vitamin D3 is found in tiny amounts in our food

3. Vitamin D3 is synthesized only in the presence of UV-B rays (best between 11 AM and 1 PM)

4. You should avoid wearing sun screen if you want to increase your vitamin D3 levels with sun exposure

Said and done. After about 6 months of daily intake of vitamin D3 and staying out in the sun at lunchtime for around 15-20 minutes (while swimming laps in my lunchbreak), I tested my levels again.

The result: 27 ng/mL. Insufficient.

✅ BLUE SCREEN

I had a “blue screen” feeling.

Wait. So you mean to tell me I still have a vitamin D3 deficiency? I followed up-to-date recommendations with 100% accuracy! What the hell?

It’s like how people follow diet plans designed to actually fatten animals (eating oatmeal, wholegrain bread, quinoa seeds).

It’s like how people do tons of cardio – that only leads to increased appetite. And they are surprised they’re not losing weight.

✅ I STARTED STUDYING

Of course, after going “back to the drawing board”, I found out there is massive pollution in Saudi Arabia – which decreases the amount of UV-B radiation that reaches the ground.

I also found out that a deficit of Magnesium is an issue, because Mg is a co-factor in vitamin D3 absorption.

🏆 PRO Tip: one more reason for me to recommend sparkling water. I drink it every day. Make sure you choose one that offers a high percentage of the daily recommended dose of Mg.

What I found out next: the 2000 UI daily dose of vitamin D3 is simply a bad joke.

From my experience based on working with thousands of people, I found out that 2000 UI daily intake to correct the vitamin D3 deficit has not worked for any of them. And you know why?

Because the daily recommended dose is too small.

How did we get to this discrepancy between official guidelines and necessary doses to combat this deficiency?

✅ AN ERROR

“A statistical error has recently been discovered in the estimation of the recommended dietary intake of vitamin D3; a correction of data analyzed has been performed.  

It has been determined that 8895 UI/day were necessary in order for 97.5% of individuals to reach values ≥30 ng/mL.

Another study has concluded that 9122 UI/day would be necessary for reaching a level of 40 ng/mL vitamin D3 concentration.

The biggest meta-analysis ever performed on studies published between 1966 and 2013 has shown that 25-OH D < 25 ng/mL levels in the population are too low for health safety and are associated with higher mortality for all risk factors.

Since mortality for all risk factors is reduced to 1 with seric levels of vitamin D ≥40 ng/mL, urgent action is necessary in order for global population to be protected from vitamin D deficiency”.

Source: CLICK

I have done the transformations from nnmol/L to ng/dL so it will be easier for you.

In short, you need higher vitamin D3 doses in order to go over the minimum accepted value of 40 ng/mL.

✅ TOXICITY

“But Valentin, I am afraid to take more vitamin D. What if I reach toxicity levels?”.

Get some tests done, that way you can make sure whether your vitamin D levels are inadequately low. Then take 10000 UI/day for a month and repeat the test.

Then you can continue with a 4000 UI/day intake for another 2 months. Repeat the test and see if the vitamin D3 levels were maintained.  

Fearing the unknown is absolutely normal. Fortunately, you don’t have to believe what clinical studies say.

You don’t have to believe me or anyone else on the Internet. Test results speak for themselves.

Below you can see why it is highly unlikely you’ll reach toxic vitamin D levels:

“Vitamin D intoxication is extremely rare, but it can be caused by accidentally or intentionally ingesting excessively large amounts.

Intakes of over 50000 UI/day can increase 25-OH D level to more than 150 ng/mL and are associated with hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia.

However, vitamin D3 intakes of 10000 UI per day for up to 5 months do not cause toxicity levels”.

✅ ARE YOU DOZENS OF KILOS OVERWEIGHT?

The more overweight you are, the higher the vitamin D3 intake should be in order to correct deficiencies.

If you are dozens of kilos overweight and take 10000 UI/day for a month, you will notice that levels do not reach the optimum range.

Perhaps you need a larger dose or a longer period of time.

✅ 10 YEARS

It took me 10 years to understand all these and learn how to correct and maintain optimum vitamin D3 levels.

I believe taking these steps have helped me greatly in preventing countless health problems. More information in the PREMIUM area below.

✅ DISCLAIMER

I don’t sell supplements; I don’t receive any sort of payment from any company or private entity.

I have no affiliations and I don’t receive any sort of commission or kickback for recommendations I make.

I have nothing to gain from asking you to optimize your vitamin D3 levels. All the gains are yours.