11 Bizarre Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency (You NEED to Know)

[@Drberg]

I wanted to add one more thing about mixed reviews on vitamin D. For example, why do some people,(most) do well on high dose vitamin D, but not everyone. I should probably do a video on this but here's the data: magnesium is the vital cofactor for vitamin D and the more vitamin D you take, the more magnesium is required so IF a person omits magnesium and takes lots of D3, they could experience magnesium deficiency symptoms: lack of sleep, muscle tightness, restlessness, leg/foot cramps, panic attacks, anxiety, etc. Interesting. The same thing goes with magnesium, if you are low on D3, and omit D3 and take lots of magnesium you could end up with bone pain, achy low back, low immune system, sleep problems, etc.

[@ProsperityTraining1]

Dr Berg, I wanted to share your pantry video you did yesterday and it disappeared. Will you repost it? It was so so good!!

[@KarrmKarrm-w2f]

Thanks❤

[@sjfuqua]

@@Drberg another functional doc said if you're insulin resistant you will store D in fat cells. What's your ideas on that? Might explain why some taking large doses of vit D have a hard time getting their levels up 🤔

[@yesterday-today-forever]

Please do Dr. Berg! And a question: What causes vitamin D loss? We live in Hawaii, my spouse surfs, we are exposed to sun yet we were both diagnosed with very low vitamin D levels. What could’ve caused this? Thank you for your work we appreciate you!

[@minhhop3208]

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[@splendore.ngrandeur3599]

1.Head sweating 2. Excess sweating at night 3. Mood swings 4. Procrastination 5. Panic attack 6. Body Ache 7.loss of muscle strength 8.stiffness 9. Chronic fatigue 10.Inability to think 11. Hard to feel satisfied with food

[@rozibektas143]

A huge thanks from time strapped mother❤️🇹🇷

[@AverageJane222]

I have 9 out of those 11 symptoms at present. 😳

[@Infiniti25]

Hard to feel satisfied 👍

[@coastaldiva]

@@AverageJane222 wow! Get yourself some vitamin D

[@coastaldiva]

And k2

[@Nina-fh1bg]

The pain! Oh the pain! I thought I was dying. I had the hip, leg, pelvis, knee and hand pain in my bones and joints. On top of that, I developed a perianal abscess that hasn't healed in two months. I feel so tired and unmotivated and I have so many symptoms of low d3. Even the bones in my feet hurt. On my third course of antibiotics and have seen two doctors and a surgeon so far. Scheduled to see a second surgeon in two weeks. I made a green smoothie tonight and opened up a 50000 IU capsule of d3, a 600 mcg capsule of k2. I also took my magnesium. I shared thw smoothie with my mom who also has similar problems with low back pain and low motivation.I feel a bit better already. Praying that I will continue to heal and that everyone going through this will find the help they need. Thanks Dr. Berg! Important Update: Writing this 4 days after the comment above. I had been seeing Dr. Berg's videos about D3 and I started taking 20,000IU supplement that included K2 in the same pill several months ago. I got so sick that I thought Dr. Berg's advice was wrong and stopped after several days. I suspect the K2 in that pill was not as much as they claimed and that calcification issue Dr. Berg talked about was happening in my joints and causing pain. This time I bought pure D3 by itself (50000 IU) and a separate pill containing 600 mcg of K2. I also take it with magnesium glycinate and a trace minerals tablet which contains the zinc and selenium he recommends. My energy is increasing, my abscess is not gone but is far less inflamed, my mood is better, my bone pain and muscle pain is decreased. Noticing less cracking and popping of joints. It's only been 5 or 6 days and there is noticeable improvement. My mom's back pain is better too but she is a skeptic and will not admit it yet. She lives with me now that dad has passed this summer and I've noticed that she's not popping ibuprofen like candy now. This is the real deal.

[@sabrinaalston1243]

What brand of magnesium you take?

[@lisagardner4814]

What are the brands of the two supplements you mentioned ? Where did you find a k2 that high I tried one with 5000 d3 and k2 120 but I felt ill after two days of taking it ,,,

[@Nina-fh1bg]

@@lisagardner4814 hey Lisa, I shared amazon links to the D3, K2, and Magnesium supplements I use but I would recommend starting off slow. I don't want anyone to get sick off of something I recommended. I think my levels were in the gutter from stress (elder care, stressful job, crazy family members adding to my stress, covid etc.) You might not need 50,000 iu of d3. Wish you the best on your health journey.

[@nyxs60]

Thank you for saying this! I've suspected I've been low on vit D as my back feels like it's coming apart, especially after doing yoga (I used to be so flexible!). It's been so bad but when I took a normal dose of vit D, the pain was worse, the stiffness was worse. So I thought maybe I don't need it and it's just something I'd have to live with. I'm going to try again and applaud you on your determination to get you and your mum better, thank you!!

[@007heaven]

Outside more eat half walk double

[@GypsyVictorious]

I have had panic disorder for decades, chronic fatigue, mood swings, and recently diagnosed with ADHD. I was bedridden for 2 years, just constantly physically exhausted and brain fogged. I was eventually diagnosed with celiac disease and malabsorption which explained my symptoms but i have always felt that i still have some deficiency. This is something to look into!

[@rjjenkins5601]

Did you just quit eating wheat to feel better?

[@TheRoman919]

How did you get your malabsorption diagnosis? I have some similar characteristics as you and unsure what it is

[@joyplummeridge6940]

I an attest to this. Brain fog, SERIOUS fatigue, pain, all incorrectly diagnosed as "depression" Thankfully a new doctor at my surgery suspected I had thiroid issues due to the fatigue and ordered a whole ramp of blood tests. The thiroid came back as normal, but the vitamin D levels were so low they could not be measured. She gave me a prescription for vitamin D tablets, it took the best part of last year to recover. My takeaway from the situation is, how many people who are diagnosed with depression which does not improve with treatment, are actually suffering from a serious vitamin deficiency? But they are labelled for life with mental illness. All I would ask any medical professional watching this is, if you have a patient come to you showing odd symptoms, please don't jump straight into the "depression" pool, order blood tests first.

[@lynnatk50]

Don't forget to take vitamin K2 as well!

[@lucycallaghan8435]

So so true.

[@melissalovelady5459]

Thank you! I think this is part of my situation as well!!

[@mamabemoreunicorn]

Exactly the same scenario happened with me!

[@vaderladyl]

Sometimes those tests cannot measure thyroid accurately as well and shows normal when it is not.

[@lauriehalbrooks1594]

I was just diagnosed with a severe vitamin D deficiency. In watching this video, I am now sure this has been a years long deficiency. Thank God I got fed up with my doctor not listening to me or testing my vitamin and mineral levels like I had been asking him to do for years and found a new doctor. Hopefully, we can fix all the damage that has been done to my body from this. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and expertise with us.

[@donnahilton471]

Anybody can safely add a supplement, without having tests done.

[@mkeyx82]

Good luck!

[@barry7608]

@lauriehalbrooks 1594 I could not agree more. I feel my GP's in Australia all from the one practice have been less than casual about my health. I have many work and life injuries and the pain is constant and at times severe. Worst of all is the complete loss of energy, when merely standing up and going to the kitchen is a real chore! Always been healthy and fit, but my last 10years have been a nightmare. Dr Berg and his videos are really who I turn to now and I am coping much better. I take 3,000IU D3 and I will up that to 5,000IU: 1,800mg Mg: and 2,400mg of K and I really feel better to the extent that my 'injuries' seem almost like they are fading....either that or I'm fading! Take care and thanks Dr Berg I am wiser and better educated after your vids.

[@lauriehalbrooks1594]

@@donnahilton471 when you don't know what the underlying issue is and are asking for blood tests explicitly to check vitamin and mineral levels that are repeatedly not done, you don't know. And I was taking high quality vitamin and mineral supplements, just not enough vitamin D apparently. So, I didn't know I had a deficiency. And for the record, many vitamins and minerals are not water soluble and can build up to toxic levels. My dad had toxic levels and came close to death. So, no, not everyone can safely add a supplement.

[@lauriehalbrooks1594]

@@barry7608 I understand completely. I have been fighting my doctor for several years now. It has gotten so bad that I can barely lift my legs to walk now and have to use a mobility scooter if I leave the house. I am only in my mid-50s. Also, if upping my vitamin D helps my 30 years of horrible back pain, I may consider a lawsuit against my doctor as I have seen him many, many times for my back pain. It's a sad day when so many doctors no longer advocate for their patient's health.

[@muriellehall4416]

I had been prescribed a high dose of vitamin D but didn’t pick it up. I didn’t believe it would work. I’ve had severe aches and pains to the point where I could not sleep. I watched your video and decided to try taken 20,000iu of vitamin D and within 2 hours my aches were almost completely gone. I don’t know whether it’s placebo or real but I slept better last night than I have in a long time. You are genuine and caring. I can see that you’re here to make a difference. Thank you

[@tiberiuer5076]

@@muriellehall4416 what type of vitamin D3, what source what says on the recipient?

[@ridea.l982]

Ja biorę 60.000 D3 dziennie. Od 5 miesięcy . Wcześniej brałem 20.000 przez 3 lata

[@melaniejackson8187]

What tablets did you take & how much?

[@ridea.l982]

@@melaniejackson8187 D3 ,, Now foods 50.000,, jedna dziennie + ,,Podkowa D3 5.000,, 2 tabletki dziennie. Razem 3 tabletki dziennie, można brać razem. Sprawdź w wyszukiwarce te nazywy

[@ridea.l982]

@@melaniejackson8187,,nov foods 50.000 ,,

[@jnovotney1369]

I had to look for this video in my history to make my comment here. I have been complaining to my husband and everybody who will listen that I have terrible head sweating. A week ago I went and cut 8 in off my hair because of terrible head sweating. Actually as of recent I started sweating from the top of my head to my hips. Now how bizarre is that!!!??? I accidentally ran into this video and I was busy doing something but I heard you say "head sweating". Okay night sweating I have a AC running with a fan full blast in a separate room of my husband that I sleep in!! I have been getting a little bit more grumpy lately but mood swings haven't really been a thing other than PTSD from the state of the world. No real panic attacks. But lately I have had really bad low back pain and right hip pain that comes and goes totally bizarre. Now muscle strength, When I take my dogs for a walk sometimes when I try to walk up a very low grade hill I tell my husband oh my gosh I could barely make it up that hill I just don't have any energy it feels like lactic acid is feeling all my muscle fibers. As for pain I literally have to attend a pain clinic. It's my shoulders and my low back that I'm usually complaining of. Yes I have had spine surgery double spine surgery, fusions of C4567 & a foramenotomy at T1. As for stiffness I wake up with my hands so stiff that I have to exercise them to get them to move. Chronic fatigue, I thought it was related to my diagnosis of 'severe fibromyalgia'. One step forward three steps back. Active for one day then down for three. Memory, I worked as a nurse an LPN for over 20 years and then a RN for two before I had to stop working. My memory is so bad right now I can't tell you how many times I've left the sink on the bathtub running I can't remember an engagement we had a week or a month ago or what my husband told me even 8 hours prior. And since all this began I went from 130 to 160 lbs!!! The very same day I heard you say night sweats which was 3 days ago from this writing I took a loading dose of vitamin d. Probably about 70,000 iu. Did I have head sweats that day??? NO!!!! One more thing, I have had a recent lab drawn. What do you think it showed? My vitamin d result was 25.3, normal is 30.0 - 100. 0. Now I do live in the Pacific Northwest on the peninsula of Washington State. When I was taking chemistry for my RN the instructor did say everybody in the Pacific Northwest is deficient in vitamin d. Now my labs didn't say I was critically low just that I was low. I can't imagine what it would feel like to be critically low!!! Anyway, yesterday was Thanksgiving and was either the second or third day that I was taking vitamin d. No head sweating! I didn't have to cut off all my hair! You really are a lifesaver! Thank you!

[@annalinepillay6387]

Last year, during our summer season, I was literally stressed and could not take the head sweats. I went to the nearest barber just to cut the lower hair. The fatigue, however, continued and can barely eat. Despite sleeping pills, I woke up with horrible pain in my back. I just want to feel better. My MRI show no gallstones or anything wrong.

[@maryannalbertson6481]

Same thing only I have most of the systems, very sweaty embarrassing. I have an answer now! Dr Berg 100% correct! Add d3 n magnesium. M

[@charcoal3855]

my vitamin D in the blood is 7🫠 and has been for years now I'm taking it recovering seriously and I'm so curious about how I'm going to be and feel

[@Morningstar-xz5bl]

Hope you will continue to improve greatly❤​@@annalinepillay6387

[@JKS323]

I am in tears right now because I moved to USA in 2015 and my autoimmune disease kept getting worse. I used to tell my parents that I am just not feeling satisfied even after eating so much food. I switched back to Indian diet but still I would not feel satisfied. Fast forward to now I just started using D3 daily and I feel more in control of what I eat and I am surprised the way my body and my brain reacts to food. Any bad food I don’t get cravings. I don’t feel like I need to eat something right now, I don’t get hangry. I am blown away by this information. Back in India we were always out in the sun so everything is fine but moving into a different climate all together really took a toll on my body. I am so glad I have found Dr Eric he is doing Gods works for everyone.

[@megamaze00]

Food in America is also severely lacking in nutrients, even if you buy organic.

[@JKS323]

@@megamaze00This is extremely sad for such a developed country. No wonder everyone is depressed.

[@TheeBethakneeJ]

I was just given an abnormal diagnosis and I really feel this is the cause

[@loafoffloof3420]

@@JKS323 increasingly, more people are staying indoors that include a lot of children as well. It also does not help that most Americans are not aware that standard American working hours are the same as Japan/South Korea 9am-5pm +40 hours (overtime is accepted in most places) a week with competitive workforces especially in coast cities where there are people who choose to not take their vacations days or even sick days which is more typical in Asian countries and is unnatural in most EU countries where it is the law for employees to take their leave for whatever the reason because of the job demands. Stress determines everything for health

[@strattuner]

MANS A GENIUS,HE READS AND TAKES HIS JOB ON THIS EARTH SERIOUSLY,WHO DOES THAT,DR BERG

[@Vashti0825]

I was deathly ill last year and my (former) primary care doctor was, what I would consider, negligent in my (lack of) diagnosis. I had vertigo, fatigue, muscle aches and some depression. I learned more from you about deficiencies and went to work healing over time. I remain forever grateful for your help.

[@sarajesusismyking]

What did you start to take as supplements please to feel better ?

[@Vashti0825]

@sarajesusismyking 10k+ icu d3, magnesium, zinc, dr bergs b12comlex, probiotics, digestive enzymes. No sugar...(hardest part for me). Sugar is my cryptonite!

[@pjmurphy920]

@@Vashti0825 Thank you for explaining. So happy that you found the answers from Dr. Berg and are feeling great! I need to get more zinc, as I ran out of it and never replaced it, yet. Sugar is a hard one but bread is even harder for me. Good, local, organic sourdough bread. yum!

[@kristinehowell5732]

What do you do if you can't tolerate vitamin d suppliemts becouse of it interacting with your meds and I can't tolerate synthetic vitamin d,any advice on what to do???

[@JohnGrandline]

​@@kristinehowell5732 Natural vitamin D from food, berries, vegetables

[@misterlianghui]

This doctor needs to be cloned and put into every medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about health. He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way. I just love learning from his simple to understand videos ... I respect this man immensely 🙏🙏🙏

[@swen6797]

He might be respectable, but he is not the whole truth. For one example, if your body makes it, you shouldn't take a supplement. So, does he tell you how to get your light right to get your vitamin D right? Vitamin D isn't as necessary as everybody thinks. At its best, it is a proxy for how much light you get. It's the other light at the right times that do the right things that are attributed to Vitamin D benefits. Has anyone ever told you that only UVb exposure makes Vitamin D endogenously? We consume both light and food. Light comes first. If we are starving from the daily sunlight and the appropriate dark night, food will not matter. Dr Jack Kruse is the one to respect the most. Go dive down that rabbit hole.

[@naturelover4579]

DrBerg is brilliant!

[@heatherrhodge2588]

@swen6797 I saw a video the other day with this female Dr who said her dad had been in bad health with low vitamin D. She prescribed him the best prescription vit D & his levels still weren't increasing, so she asked him to go to the tanning bed (after calling to insure the beds had UVb bulbs, since most tanning beds use only UVa). He started going, 3 mins a day and slowly increased. Took his vit D levels a month later and they were a lot better. So apparently, he wasn't absorbing the pill form? I've had low vit D before & given a supplement but they didn't test my levels after prescribing it. I didn't feel any better. I'm wondering if I wasn't absorbing the supplement form. I really think I've got leaky gut, which supposedly will cause you not to absorb nutrients like you're supposed to. (There are various reasons i believe this, not just vit D related) Anyway, just wanted to say, you're right about the UVb exposure being a source of vit D. I'm prob lacking now as well cuz I barely get out in the sun. I'm confined to bed most of the time, unfortunately.

[@MargieRose777]

I agree @ mrliang

[@lindabagby1739]

You may need to find another doctor. Mine is highly educated in this area of health.

[@julied3276]

I had to heal late stage lyme aka a bioweapon and even tho im not dying anymore I couldnt figure out my weird symptoms now to get my mom and kids on board thank you for being in loving service I wish you infinte blessings I finally feel hope again

[@ElizabethBattle]

So for us perimenopausal ladies, these symptoms can easily be chalked up to our change of life, making deficiency detection even less likely. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

[@Drberg]

Happy that you found it useful!

[@Theadamsfamily2000]

I finally found an ob/gyn that took me seriously. It’s been a game changer. But I have never in my life taken so many vitamins!! 😂

[@debfluffy]

Should we get a blood test or just take it?

[@chercuts]

Vitamin d is actually a hormone.

[@jamiecormican7898]

I was just coming here to say this. I don't believe menopause and premenopause is suppose to be so symptomatic. And what's worse is when you go to the doctor they brush it off like "yeah, it's normal stuff to experience while the transition occurs" without educating how to balance hormones in the process.

[@FluffyMovies63]

Dr. Berg, my dad loved you. You extended his life and I'm so grateful for the extra time I got with him. Thank you! ❤

[@Drberg]

Very glad to be of help.

[@marianystrom3509]

🙏🌞

[@lisagardner4814]

@@Drbergis vegan d3 safe ? It’s a micro algae I am allergic to lanolin which is the main vit d3 also k2 recommendation?

[@88niteowl88]

God extended your dad's life. He used Dr. BERG as a vessel to help give you info. This Dr. is a gift from God.

[@hangry_demure]

​@@88niteowl88🤡

[@karywilson6001]

Found out I was severely Vitamin D deficient. Had most of these symptoms. My back was hurting so bad I thought I injured it. Went through PT. Didn’t help. Also the fatigue I felt was unreal. I felt like I couldn’t think straight at work, my anxiety got 10x worse. After watching your videos I asked my doctor to check my vitamin D. Sure enough my levels were at 10. Started taking 20,000 ius daily within 4 days I was feeling so much better. It’s so fascinating how our bodies react when we are missing those vitamins. Our bodies are speaking to us and we need to listen. Thank you Dr. Berg

[@abou8963]

Wow! A 10? You were paralyzed!

[@karywilson6001]

@@abou8963 yes I could barely move most days

[@ozcey5560]

just placebo

[@johnlazarin3807]

Omg I suffered for 2005 until this year. OMG 19 years I wanted to jump a bridge!!!!!!!!! TG I didnt!! A dr checked my blood!!!! OMG SHE SAID I WAS VIT D DEFICIENCT. I NEVER FELT SO GOOD IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!

[@QueenDaestra]

I've been going through this too., my levels were at 17!

[@cchico41]

wow, thank you for sharing all of this. I lost my mom six months ago and I’ve had chronic fatigue for the last couple of months that have become more severe. I did some bloodwork paneling and it showed that I have 20 MG so my vitamin D is very deficient. I suffer from a lot of these symptoms so I really appreciate you sharing this video. It really blessed me because it’s exactly what I’m going through. God bless you.❤

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Dr Berg notes: Today, Dr Berg tells you about some of the symptoms that you probably didn’t know were related to vitamin D deficiency. The most common signs that you’re vitamin D deficient include lower back pain, depression, high blood pressure, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases. Blood tests only show you the inactive form of vitamin D and don't tell you about vitamin D at the cellular level. Instead, look out for some of the surprising signs of vitamin D deficiency. 1. Head sweating This is typically seen in infants but can also be seen in teenagers and adults. 2. Sweating more at night If you’re vitamin D deficient, you may sweat excessively, even if the room is cool. You might also wake up with a moist pillow. 3. Mood swings Vitamin D controls mood regulation, so if you’re deficient, you could experience a range of moods in a short time. 4. Procrastinating If you constantly put things off for later, you could be vitamin D deficient! 5. Panic attacks Low vitamin D levels can cause panic attacks, so try taking high doses of vitamin D3 if you’re experiencing them. 6. Achiness Achiness in the pelvis, lower back, hips, and upper legs is often a sign of low vitamin D. 7. Loss of muscle strength If you have low vitamin D, you won’t have enough calcium in the muscles. Calcium allows the muscle to contract and is also involved in muscle production. 8. Stiffness Stiffness related to vitamin D deficiency usually occurs in the knees and fingers. This is related to inflammation, weakened cartilage, and weakened collagen. 9. Chronic fatigue Vitamin D supports your mitochondria, the energy factories of the cell. Without enough vitamin D, you can’t make energy. 10. Slowed down thinking Vitamin D deficiency can cause diminished cognitive function. 11. Difficulty feeling satisfied If you’re vitamin D deficient, you might not feel satisfied after eating, and you’ll have a tendency to overeat. Consider taking around 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day, along with the cofactors magnesium, vitamin K2, zinc, and vitamin B6. Thank you Dr Berg! 😺👍

[@chaspruitt2610]

Thank you for the "Cliff Notes"!!! 👍🏼

[@mandeepkaur2638]

@@fidelcatsro6948 i have all of these symptoms for years and been taking vita d in and off but still feels the same

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@mandeepkaur2638 🤔

[@duge4268]

​@@mandeepkaur2638 Might pay to get an expert to look at your blood levels of VIT d and how much and house long you are taking VIT d for.

[@mujeeburrahmansharrief8841]

Amazing short Notes keep going

[@StrengthAndConditioning61]

The cravings from vitamin deficiencies are caused by hormonal imbalances and are the big cause to substance abuse, addiction, eating disorders also. People try to fulfill cravings with drugs, alcohol and junk over processed food. One of the root causes is nutritional deficiencies causing hormonal imbalances.

[@kathym6603]

Amen.

[@huntermctotahypnosiscrew6211]

Well said

[@maidenminnesota1]

FACTS.

[@leopardwoman38]

👍👍👍

[@heatherrhodge2588]

Damn. I never would have put that together but it makes total sense. I learned recently the father of my child's been using drugs. He's never eaten healthy & undoubtedly has multiple vitamin deficiencies. I'm gonna tell him about this. I'd been telling him he needed to focus more on eating healthy even b4 he got on drugs. I doubt telling him will make him stop, but at least it helps me sorta understand why he went n started using.

[@10thlineshore31]

I had all of these symptoms 5 years after breast cancer treatment. Sweating, mood roller coaster,nooo none motivation, panicing, lower body aches thought was from tamoxifen, tightness in my chest, which I thought was due to surgery, stiffness in hands feet and oh so fatigued. I've been taking a higher dose 12500 for the last 4 weeks and I am a changed person. TRY THIS!!!

[@Maczust63]

I work out side 8-12 hours a day. Had all these problems, literally everything mentioned. Had enoff of it took time from work for stress, got my blood taken, everything was good but vitamin D. I started keto and fasting and take lots of vitamin D and I'm 100% better. Like noticeable mood changes. Dr. Berg straight up saved my life.

[@5piral0ut]

Why do you think you aren’t making sufficient vitamin D while being outside so much?

[@Maczust63]

@5piral0ut I'm an arborist so I'm usually wearing alot of Personal protective equipment. I'm covered up alot. Usually just my forearms are showing. I never thought about it much. I also usually have sawdust on my forearms so I just was never getting direct sun on my skin.

[@sjfuqua]

I watched a video where a doc said if you're insulin resistant the body will put the D in the fat cells and you can't access it.

[@lisamarierosso2713]

How many iu of vitamin D do you take per day

[@Maczust63]

@lisamarierosso2713 I'm working my way up but around six thousand. I'm going to probably do ten thousand.

[@blendofdays]

I started to fall ill in january of 2021. It started with fatigue, widespread achy pain & loss of strength in my left arm & hand in particular. My dr diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. Cut to a few months later & my blood work showed that I was severely deficient in vit d. Dr put me on D2 50,000iu extended release & I started taking D3, calcium, magnesium, zinc & potassium. Within 6 months i was feeling almost completely back to normal. Never in my life would I have believed it if it didn't happen to me. 😭I should add that I started seeing a rheumatologist & was diagnosed with osteoarthritis & osteopenia as well.

[@sallydavies7381]

I have fibromalagia for years, low on vit D too now

[@almabollinger]

​@@sallydavies7381you need vitamin D is fibromyalgia is Epstein-Barr or Lyme disease

[@fruitsnveggies_smoothies]

When I lived in the PNW, doctors would tell me that I need more vitamin D. When I asked them how do I get more living here? They would just shrug their shoulders. Moved to a state that gets more sunshine and immediately felt a difference.

[@tinyshamrocks2172]

Orrrrr take a supplement

[@patstokes7040]

What ever PNW, as if we all know that.

[@prudenceseales735]

​@@patstokes7040 Papua New Guinea. 😊

[@brendawells1813]

Pacific north west baby !

[@beardown2489]

You get vitamin d in the PNW….

[@annmurdochbrown9034]

Thank you for this information!! I have had the most health issues over past two years having over 12 surgeries in past 14 months. I’ve recovered from surgeries but started getting bad night sweats, fatigue, insomnia, back pain. I know my doctor has advised me over past couple years my Vitamin D levels were low but didn’t mention all the symptoms that are associated with lack of vitamin D. I’ve been researching and watching videos to determine causes for my symptoms. I found this video and I have 8 out of the 11 symptoms. I spoke to my doctor about my findings from your video and he confirmed your findings. I wish I would have known the severity of issues/symptoms that are affiliated with low vitamin D. I live in a 365 days a year sunshine state so I assumed being outside was enough. Clearly, it is not for me. I went to chemist and bought vitamin D tablets and started taking today to hopefully see improvement in night sweats and back pain. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. As I coach others, knowledge is power. Thank you for your work.

[@Math.Lampron.official]

I live in Quebec, we don't have much Sunlight in the winter time... By taking large amounts of vitamin D3, I feel really different.

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

Yes. Some of his videos on vitamin D absorption may help further.

[@runner3033]

Bro, the sun is too weak in Quebec for 6 months of the year to get enough vitamin D. You _must_ supplement.

[@graziellelacson7774]

Live in Kingston! I was just diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency 😢now taking D3 supplements.

[@bobbig.793]

THANK YOU!! Only wish I’d seen your video 10 years ago! I had 7 of these symptoms!! Couldn’t figure out why I was able to stop years of Prozac… now I know why it was possible. Had no idea the head sweating was directly linked to vitamin D deficiency! My Dr must have recognized it and put me on vitamin D… after he heard my complaints. A lot of what I was suffering I attributed to old age and arthritis. I’m 70 years young. Because after addressing the D deficiency, I feel soo much better! He tells me to keep doing whatever I’m doing and he hopes he’ll be as healthy when he gets to my age. It’s strange to be as healthy as I am with the family illnesses I am connected to. The one issue he watches is I am pre diabetic, I am at the threshold is how he describes it. Every family member on my mother’s side and all 5 of my siblings have it and are treated for it as well as heart conditions and overweight issues. My yearly physicals always amaze my Dr and his staff! I am so thankful. For him and my own natural draw to fruits and vegetables as well as a non desire for red meat. I’m simply fine without meat in my diet. I haven’t used sugar in decades and tend to eat a balanced diet. I have never had to fight overweight or deal with obesity that runs parallel in my siblings as well. I simply had no idea that my lack of vitamin D was causing the head and night sweating that was annoying enough that I mentioned it to my Dr. The deficiency showed in my lab work, for sure, so my Dr put me on supplements and I wish I could thank him enough for the wonderful results! Now, I am headed into 71 in February and living a life I never expected to live. Just wanted to tell you my story. And thank you.

[@tobykai6]

How much vitamin d do you take?

[@mo777-]

i’m happy you’re better. bless you and your family ❤

[@MrBobguitar4]

My wife just wants the bare bones information while I appreciate that you give us "the why". Getting a conceptual understanding of what is going on is important to me. By applying the data you've given on healthy keto, IF and nutrition, the psoriasis I had in 3 places has been gone since I started a year ago. Also the "arthritis" and swelling I had in my left hand..gone. I lost 30 lbs as a nice side effect so now I weigh the same as I did in my 20's. I'm 65 now. Higher energy, no brain fog....a new lease on life. Thank you Dr. Berg!!

[@Arkancide]

I'm so lucky my doc at the VA(he's new to our facility) caught this. He heard about my symptoms and straight away had me go get more blood drawn to check on my Vitamin D levels. Turns out I was pretty severely deficient, and he got me a prescription right away. Gods bless that man. He continues to impress even now with his nuanced understanding of health. The bureaucracy of the VA can be difficult and daunting to deal with, and sometimes you get bad apples. But at least there are still good and capable, caring people in the system who will help you.

[@HarrisPilton789]

Why a prescription? You can buy D3 over the counter.

[@Arkancide]

@@HarrisPilton789 It is free, for one.

[@wagnerbarrera1861]

God bless Dr. Berg for all his help

[@JHaygood-dq1rp]

YES

[@boragine]

Amen

[@lindalonic2545]

Amen!

[@phylis3917]

🏆💕

[@Ducky-b8y]

A few years ago I had severe anxiety and insomnia - gp could not help other than prescribe SSRI drugs which I did not want - went to see a lovely private doctor who asked about diet and guessed I had v low vit D - tests showed he was correct - a good dr can make such a massive difference

[@liandajane3207]

I had similar with magnesium too but years later I definitely had clinic depression ans need the ssri's

[@joejackson6205]

Every MD and OD should watch this video as part of their diagnostic training.

[@thelofipimp]

That wouldn't sell though

[@michaelcalibri3620]

Why, they deliberately don't care.

[@medivh1035]

Not going to happen. They will lose their kickback from Big pharma

[@jkahl1985]

But it might cause them to have healthy patients.

[@chamberlainemery7091]

Doctor's only treat the symptoms, but they don't want you to get better or they won't be able to pay for their house on the golf course or their trophy wife or their new car.

[@ydnic6731]

Home run with the format, Dr. Berg! Not everyone who needs to hear this will watch technical videos. Breaking it up so it’s easily digestible for simple appetites (pun intended) is going to make this farther reaching. You are changing lives. We’re here, we’re listening, we hear you and we love you! Please keep it up, even when you don’t know which way up is… you were meant for this and truly grateful you found your voice ❤

[@angusrock1563]

Thanks for talking WITH us and not DOWN to us!! Great information!!

[@nanny8675309]

I think this has been one of your better videos on vitamin D deficiency

[@Drberg]

Thank you for your comment. Glad you like this.

[@memekendall3197]

I agree. I thought I knew about vitamin D from his other video, but this one is excellent. Really great for beginners and for us who like to share the knowledge.

[@josephgaviota]

I really like the "overview first" "deep dive second" format for a video. The overview lets us hear and think about the various conditions, and if none of them pertain to you, fine, skip. But if any are interesting, we can get a deeper dive on the information. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, in my view.

[@ecenurhan7578]

I struggled so much with taking in a full breath almost for 15 years! Severe panick attacks, painful body. Never checked D, but all tests came out normal, some doctors said my pain was psychological. Deep down i knew it was something physical. My level came out 23, as long as i remember my adult years my chest, belly and throat, shoulder area was soo tight. I would cry by myself because of the pain. Last week i started 20.000 iu per week, and got magnesium too, in 1 week i feel a bit more 'lighter' i still have tightness, but it feels my body is more softer and more relaxed. I'll see how it will improve in the coming weeks... God knows how i lived in hell for years...

[@joanies6778]

I got extremely ill from vitamin D deficiency. It was so bad I could not sleep, had zero energy to get out of bed, chronic fatigue, and was like a freaking zombie. I didn't have all these symptoms, it was a process figuring it out. I thought it was a B12 deficiency, and it may have been part of my overall health issue, but not the reason I got so bad. Working at nights and not taking a supplement was the culprit.

[@carminalouis6531]

Yup Night Shift person here

[@andybarrett6952]

I suffered from fatigue after eight months of night shift work. I had neglected to take any vitamin D supplements during this time, plus very limited exposure to sunlight as it was during the autumn/winter months leading into spring. My main symptom was decreasing energy levels, very subtle at first, but then became more noticeable over time, resulting in drinking more caffeine and sugary drinks to offset deficit. It just made the inevitable 'crash' worse, to the point I was bedridden for almost a week with severe fatigue. After that, I made sure I took at least 4,000 IUs a day. Seems to be doing the trick after several years.

[@TawnH1]

You had all those symptoms, but you didn't have all those symptoms? Odd.

[@AngelDahlidrex]

​@@TawnH1they probably meant they didn't have them all at once.

[@pizza-ve1vo]

Did you guys also have dizziness ?

[@jc-pj3nh]

Retired pharmacist, finally got rid of all the stress of my job. Have welding and woodworking hobbies that I enjoy that keep me in my shop for months. I have all the symptoms you are describing and just attributed it to old age. First symptom is my friendly neighbor teasing me that he never sees me outside my house, I retort that I am staying busy inventing and building stuff in my shop. Dumb not to realize I am depriving my body of what I could get free from the sun. I now will start high dose of vitamin D3 for a while until all the symptoms I am experiencing subside. Thanks.

[@chypre.]

Please get your vitamin D levels checked so you can keep an eye on them. I don’t know why it’s not just part of routine bloodwork.

[@Valkyrie_71]

As a former pharmacist how is it you are not aware that you should be taking K2 with D3 because they work synergistically? Otherwise you are risking cardiovascular and arteriovascular disease if you take really high D3 doses as this guy is suggesting. D3 needs K2 to send calcium where it is supposed to go. Into the bones and teeth. Perhaps it is assumed most people get enough K2 naturally from food sources but it is not true of the western civilization diet which is seriously nutrient/vitamin deficient.

[@liserjones8465]

You have literally explained exactly what is going on with my body! I have M.E & Fibromyalgia caused by the H1N1 2009 flu..... but the likes of pain in my hands, severe panic attacks, always feeling hungry & costochondritis! Thank you so much for this video! It is exactly what I needed right now! If this works you might just save my life!

[@harryvanda684]

how it is going?

[@blatevola01]

I discovered that vitamin D deficiency causes me to have episodes of dizziness. When I got my vitamin D levels back to normal, I had no more problems with dizziness.

[@xPsYcHoxLaG]

@@blatevola01 yeah me too, and with brain fog

[@sarajesusismyking]

Me too

[@333mylifeandme]

Me too. 🎄🫣

[@AB-ju1ii]

It's this type of content that puts your faith back in humanity. A real medical expert willing to be upfront with the FACTS GOD BLESS YOU SIR!!

[@Marcus_Shaw]

This is what happened to me after the lockdowns. I kept getting Covid, had respiratory inflammation, stuffy head, shortness of breath, sleeping 14+ hours a night and waking up exhausted and out of breath like I had been running, couldn't concentrate, couldn't read a wiring diagram - I've been a controls electrician for 30 years, normally I can read diagrams as easily as the morning paper. I was taking max strength vitamin D but after 2 years it wasn't working. One day after showing vids like this to my better half, who is a nurse, we realised my low fat diet and cereals for breakfast meant my D Tablets washed right out with my morning tea. D is fat soluble, not water soluble. We changed my diet around to replace the morning carbs with a mixed leaf Olive salad, an egg or two and a tiny bit of steak. After a couple of months, what a difference! Energy is up, strength is up, wayyyy more positive, aches and pains have disappeared, learning is easier - learning German now - and my music skills are increasing at a rate I didn't think possible. Things I didn't understand or couldn't do for 2 years all came back but better. It's crazy!

[@uteschneider3349]

Hallo Markus, es gibt auch flüssiges Vitamin D, ölige Tropfen in denen auch Vitamin K im richtigen Verhältnis enthalten ist. Die behält man 5 Minuten im Mund und benetzt damit die Mundschleimhaut. Vitamin D wird über die Mundschleimhaut schneller ins Blut aufgenommen. Du machst mir Hoffnung, daß auch mein Verstand bald wieder funktioniert und ich vielleicht englisch lernen kann. 😊

[@Marcus_Shaw]

@uteschneider3349 Vielen Dank. Ich werde sie ausprobieren 👍

[@uteschneider3349]

@@Marcus_Shaw Bitteschön. Achtung! Es gibt die Tropfen in verschiedenen Konzentrationen. Es ist immer angegeben, wieviel Einheiten Vitamin D in einem Tropfen sind. Wenn du viel Vitamin D nimmst, mußt du höher dosierten Tropfen kaufen, z.B. 5000 IE Vitamin D in einem Tropfen. Bei zuviel von den niedrig dosierten Tropfen wird irgendwann die Konzentration vom Vitamin K zuviel. Ich beginne gerade langsam mit 1000 pro Tropfen. Dein Deutsch ist gut 👍🏽

[@pattibennett8774]

I thought I was having a stroke. I stood up and was veering to the left, couldn't walk a straight line, couldn't walk down a single step without hanging on to something. Tripped and fell a few times my balance was so off. I had been experiencing crushing fatigue, ravenous hunger, general myalgia that moved around, and bad brain fog as well. Got bloodwork done and my vitamin D was at 6.5 ng/mL. I also was diagnosed with type II diabetes at the same time with an hbA1c of 6.5. I started taking 5000 iu/day and felt significantly better within a couple weeks. It took me a good year to feel entirely back to normal. I also lost about 65 pounds without feeling famished all the time, normal hunger when time for a meal but not that ravenous feeling, A1c is now 5.5, and my balance has finally returned to almost baseline but it's still a little off, I can think on my feet again and I'm back to my old sarcastic self. I did drop down to 2000 iu/day for now. I'll have bloodwork done again in about a month and will see if I need to tweak how much I'm taking. At 64 I thought some of my aches and pains were not unusual, I've taken more than one hard fall off my horse, busted my knees up pretty badly, etc. But I feel better at 65 than I did a year ago.

[@rnyak2208]

You need to take 60k iu remember to take mg and k2

[@tiberiuer5076]

It's because of the Chemical Additives in the foods and drinks for supermarket and stores. Especially is the E330 also called citric acid or "lemon salt" in layman terms. It "eats" all the Calcium in the body (because the E330 (lemon salt) is acidic is "sour" and creates an acidic environment, melts,eats the Calcium from the body and the D3 too! The E330 is in every food or drink from the stores, and if it's under 3% they are allowed by law to not mention it on the ingredients list! This "lemon salt" E330 it's deposited in the body in little micro-deposits on the walls of the organs,veins etc., the same like natural salt in a Mine! And from this deposits we receive daily the disolved solution, Dosage, solution "treatment" of E303 poison! They put this E303 even in : milk, sweetsn foods, beer, in liquids and solids too. Also these and other Chemicals (pesticides) are sprayed on the skin,peel of the crops when are green and soft so that these burn into the plants,grains,reaching to the core of the plants,grains,fruits grains,wheat,etc.,. And ofcourse, at the production and process of foods they add this chemical additives, E330 and others. Who thinks only meat diet is the solution, know that in production, the meat is injected with Chemical Additives also, so the microbes won't eat it!And also before production, the animal eats wheat peels andwheat grains and other grains sprayed on fields with strong chemicals that burn and enter inside the core of wheat and other graines, plants,etc.And this chemical sprayed grains and plants is eaten by animals and the poison of chemicals are deposited in the fat and meat of the animal, that the people eat it later! The solution is to grow plants, potatoes,vegetables in your own garden, not sprayed with chemicals, or by from peasants who ATLEAST don't spray the crops with chemicals, on their skin,peel, and reaching the core because this chemicals burn into the plants,fruits,grains etc. The bottled water from stores is also added with chemical additives because there's a limit of microbes per ml, permitted by law,so to reach that limit they also micro-poison the bottled water too! So still, the tap water is preferably!

[@septarian3337]

I appreciate this video so much but, I appreciate MORE than anything that you actually said what levels of vitamin d are safe to take. It is so hard to find information that isn't immediately contradicted by the Google search below it.

[@maryhartley7907]

This is exactly what has been happening to me since September. Inside more and having broken my arm and shoulder couldn't do much! Pain so bad in hips and knees plus aching nearly all day. Lots of stress since Husband's stroke. Can't hardly keep my thoughts together plus no sleep. So glad I found this!

[@safrane95]

Much love, hugs & prayer Mary 🙏🏻

[@daymonwilson]

Can relate insomnia is horrible!!!! Hope you and yours get better sending 🙏

[@ionelaclipa8118]

I stopped taking my vitamins while I was in Italy, felt awful, sleeping till 11AM, I returned home, London, started taking vitamins again and now I have lots of energy, I wake up at 6 AM and feeling amazing. Lots of people are lacking vitamin D even though they live in a sunny place.

[@sarajesusismyking]

Which brands are you taking please and what vitamins?

[@aqueenceereid4249]

​@@sarajesusismykingthis is also my question.

[@ionelaclipa8118]

I had Ultra Women from Holland and Barett before ,now Boots A-Z +live friendly bacteria

[@inspirasyon5887]

​@@sarajesusismykingim. taking Vit d3 Piping Rock (brand)

[@bhagyajitdas1498]

How much IUs of vitamin d per day?

[@hammernails7393]

I got panic attacks from putting everything off until later :) I was just prescribed 50000 ius and was diagnosed with skin cancer. I have quit all bad habits and learned the power of fasting. I have total faith. Thank you Dr. Berg, another great video.

[@Fitundgesund100]

A good vitamin D level will support your recovery. Please also think about the cofactors. All the best.

[@Drberg]

No problem. Thanks for watching the video. Wishing you good health!

[@hammernails7393]

@@Fitundgesund100 thank you!

[@robinbadalucco]

Lord God Almighty bless and keep you. Praying now 🤍🌿🕊️

[@barbaratrejo9649]

I have severe colon inflammation. How much should i take

[@lanagrahamntx]

I just ordered your D3. I can't wait to take it because I'm deficient and have all of these symptoms. My husband also!! Thank you!

[@albineg]

Make sure to take Magnesium too alongside it :)

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

@@albinegDr Berg’s includes magnesium in his D3&k2.

[@daw7773]

@@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi Also, small amount of zinc increases absorption of Vitamin D in the body.

[@themudpit621]

HE'S SELLING SUPPLEMENTS? Humanity, you disappoint me again.

[@evan3087]

@@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi Hi, I just ordered Dr Berg’s supplement. It has magnesium stearate in ingredients apart from citrate. Is stearate a concern in the long run using his supplement?

[@richvanatte3947]

I doubled my dose of vitamin D so I take it in the morning and late afternoon. My back pain is gone, I’m relaxed, it’s really helping me. A few things came up within a week I should have panicked about, but I calmly handled them. I’m also getting more done that not only the back pain had stopped, but just things o procrastinated I just happily do now. My confidence and optimism is really nice now.

[@harryvanda684]

what was your dose?

[@PaintingandExercise]

I love that you divided this into part 1 and part 2. I trust you and want to get straight to the heart of the matter. THEN, after I understand the quick part, I am more willing to pay attention to the science part. I am more of a scanner type than a diver type. So this suits me well.

[@sandrajohnson2491]

I agree!!

[@ReneeB5]

My new family Dr took me off my twice a week Vitamin D prescription. And now I’m having almost every single thing you have mentioned!!! I will be asking my Rheumatoid arthritis dr to give ne my script back I was on 50,000 IU’s twice a week

[@kathyjohnson170]

Maybe that's what the lady up on above posts talked about.... important to get from other sources than synthetic vitamin/ hormone. 🤷‍♀️

[@lindalewis1837]

Dr berg also says the rx vit d is D2 not the needed D3

[@patriciawarner6602]

I don’t need a prescription for VitD!!

[@Gatteleylife9957]

My arthritis umhas practically disappeared.

[@gayaneabovian4367]

When I was first diagnosed with MS in 1998 ( I was 23years old), first thing I heard about vitamin D deficiency was at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital by a very trustworthy Egyptian neurologist I went with my husband for a second opinion . She confirmed my diagnosis and explained that and it might be related to vitamin d deficiency as she was doing a research on on this topic. Thank you for informing us of this very important truth which seems to scare the big mafia ( not all scientist are part of that mafia) in medicine manufacturing corporations.🙏♥️

[@castors_fog]

Why is it that none of my doctors ever explained it like this? They've just told me "you have a vit d deficiency" and then ended the conversation. Thank you for finally explaining it to me. It has answered so many questions.

[@joedunmore3007]

I thought I was the only person who received vague information from doctors.

[@Overt_Erre]

Doctors are not people who heal you anymore. They find your symptoms and dispense a pill that makes them go away. Often that is a valid cure or treatment, but it's never part of healing, which would require preventing whatever is causing the issue and helping you get rid of it permanently.

[@themudpit621]

Maybe it's not all proven or much of it is contentious / theoretical? Doctors stick to facts 100% proven and are focussed on ruling out lethal diseases that need immediate treatment.

[@themudpit621]

Just found out this youtube guy sells these supplements. Careful.

[@nadiamccall4311]

I learned about it from reading, I highly suggest not relying on a doctor or a youtube doc to inform you about your health. You can check out most textbooks from a library and look up most studies online to verify. I realize people don't like reading anymore though so then I suppose it's good they have a youtube dr

[@anngoff6226]

You are saving millions of lives!! Thank God for you!!

[@Drberg]

It's nothing. Glad to help you all. Take care!

[@hashemprovides7975]

​@@Drberg It's Not "nothing!" Vitamin D supps have drastically changed my quality of life after decades of suffering. Thank you!!

[@floridawoman25]

I'm an outdoor person and I eat a lot of small canned fish. My Dr told me, there's something where a body does not absorb vitamin D, even though I take vitamin D and I get it from the heathfood store , not the cheap artificial ones. Thank you Dr Berg for explaining it in detail.

[@sjfuqua]

Heard a doc say if you're insulin resistant your body will store D in the fat cells and you can't access it.

[@heatherrhodge2588]

I was thinking about this too. I felt like I'd heard of that before also.

[@johnmoriarty6158]

How long does it take to build up D3? Assuming 20,000 IU per day? I am at 25 from my last blood test.

[@barrywilliams4866]

Cheap artificial ones? Don't be fooled that the health food store is selling you something different, cheaper branded stuff is just as good...

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

@@johnmoriarty6158See his videos on absorption of vitamin D3.

[@AliciaBug120]

I'm so glad this is being brought to light. I suffered terribly for nearly 2 years while doctors never even ran a simple vitamin D test. I had sweating, completely bedridden from the fatigue, severe anxiety and panic attacks, bone and body pain from head to toe that became so bad I couldn't walk or lift my arms over my head. No appetite and severe neausea. I had a full blown tan and still extremely deficient. I notice it wasnt mentioned here but taking too high of a dose of vitamin D can tip your calcium high on lab values. I take 5000 unit d3 plus 300mg magnesium glycinate and 100mg k2 as mk7. It took 8 months to get my levels up from a 6 to a 77. I've never had another panic attack since then! Also thank you for mentioning taking magnesium and cofactors because most doctors wont tell you this and then you end up magnesium deficient.

[@ledonwissner2200]

Hi - Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately I have experienced the same issues. I was a triathlete, sleeping early and waking up at 4 am to stretch and train until 6:45 am. - 6 days a week. I did this for decades. I thought I was eating well but I noticed a few months before I literally could not raise my head or arm to get out of bed & that I had begun to develop a bit of inflammation around my little ankles and wrists. Was bizarre! My blood work didn't show any deficiencies!!! I spent 6 months in bed with my parents having to watch over me. (I have never done drugs nor smoked or popped pills. No alcohol. No cokes, no sweets except for berries.) 8 years later I finally I found a specialist who discussed DR. BERG'S important points: lack of minerals. Incredibly grateful!!!! I am almost 100% again. DR BERG IS A GODSEND.

[@Fitundgesund100]

A little tip: If you or another interested person have a vitamin D deficiency, you can take a higher daily dose for 2-3 weeks (e.g. 20,000 or 30,000 iu) and then reduce to the daily calculated maintenance dose after this time. The advantage of this is that you will have a good level in a short time and not only in a few months.

[@JCX-9]

That’s the reason you need to take the cofactors: Magnesium and K2 will send the calcium to your bones instead of free floating in your bloodstream and getting in your arteries or elsewhere where you don’t want calcium to go. Zinc and Boron are also important for good absorption. Although 77 is good level it’s not where you should start taking less of vit D. The best levels are 85-100 even over that especially if someone is fighting an illness. Remember that when you scale down the amount of D3 you take your levels will drop too. There is no way to maintain the sufficient levels by taking less of D3 as someone here is suggesting.

[@freeyeam752]

I’d been feeling completely drained, even after sleeping for 13 hours. I’d wake up even more exhausted, with body aches and cramps in my lower half. My mood was all over the place, I felt confused, and my brain fog kept getting worse. I started to wonder if it was my thyroid causing all these issues. I went to my doctor, had some blood tests done, and finally got an answer-I have an extreme vitamin D deficiency. Thankfully, my doctor was quick to act and prescribed me 50,000 IU of vitamin D right away. Honestly, I feel so relieved to have some clarity. I was starting to wonder if I was depressed or if my body was just shutting down. It’s been a tough time, but today I officially began my treatment, and I’m feeling optimistic about moving forward.

[@creepycrawlers6950]

CLEAR & CONCISE AS ALWAYS!THANKS DR.BERG!

[@Kraven83]

13:32 we need a video with clearly stated proportions between D3, K2, magnesium, zinc, copper and B6 if we have to take them all together

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

He’s made videos with ratios between D3, zinc, magnesium, b6, etc.

[@portis6]

He recommends taking 50mcg of k2 (menaquinone-7 for every 5,000 iu of vitamin d3 you take. As for magnesium, zinc and copper, he stated: magnesium glycinate 400 to 800mg, zinc bisglycinate 30 to 50mg and copper 2mg to 3mg. It's ok to take them all together, it will cause you no harm, in fact, it'll improve the absorbtion of these vitamins and minerals.

[@Jennifyr-wo5cv]

TY for breaking this down conveniently‼️

[@RaheemAbdul-k8e]

Including B1

[@jonathanheywood5482]

We don't need it it's already there

[@BonnieKusch]

Hey Doc, I am usually the one who prefers all the details but cannot always have the time SO im so grateful for the two parts strategy you used here. Much appreciated!

[@orionassante3386]

Was diagnosed with Clinically Isolated Syndrome back in October, but had been having daily (all day) low level headaches, head pressure and fogs for almost a year. When I started taking 4000iu of Vitamin D a day all my symptoms immediately reduced by 95%. The fogs and head pressure went away completely and the all day headaches I used to get rarely happen anymore and when I do get a headache it usually goes away rather than staying all day. Now I'll be taking Vitamin D every day for the rest of my life and I also started taking Magnesium along with it.

[@kerryb1653]

Wow, everything you said here rang true for me. I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis because I had issues with my feet, back, hips, rib pain and acute tiredness. I even had veins removed from my legs thinking the leg pain was from that. I had been having night sweats as well. I was in a bad way, actually quit my job because I could not handle the stress and decision making. I had been on steroids, other drugs for the PA. My doctor prescribed large monthly doses of Vitamin D and said this will probably cure it for you as I had very low levels. I didn't believe it. I kept taking it, took a while, but now I am completely free. Actually fitter than ever, I am a 52 year old female and I am a painter and cleaner. I can work all day, pain free, doing things that someone half my age would do. I used to sleep most of the day and want to eat everything. Now I am extremely active and losing weight. Thank you for the excellent video, so, so, informative!! From Adelaide, Australia!!

[@donnahilton471]

When I hit menopause, my hot flashes were terrible! I took HRT, until I hit 65. I started taking 20,000 units a day and I got rid of them!

[@tanyakilbane7636]

Wow, I’m going through the change too. I got a yummy version of vitaminD , last November, ate the whole bottle over a few weeks, and my nasty feeling of hot flashes disappeared too! I never got more if that vitamin, but now I kinda question if it was menopause or something else, because I haven’t had a hot flash like that since last November.

[@girlygirl1890]

@@tanyakilbane7636 Going through the same thing.? I was just thinking about that the other day. I was like...Is this really "menapause" that I'm having'? I actually think it's NOT menapause. I think the medical community just calls it that if we are over a certain age. I actually think it's just the body fighting off "infection". Then, when the vitamin D is taken, it tends to fight the infection off ...as long as the vitamin D is being taken. That's what it seems like for me. (???).

[@scoobysnax8127]

@@girlygirl1890yes. I’m getting sick of people (medics and non medics) dismissing every symptom as menopause or perimenopause. It’s as if they don’t acknowledge the human with the symptoms. They try and force you into this box. I feel like there is usually an alternative way of treating symptoms rather than HRT.

[@girlygirl1890]

@@scoobysnax8127 Absolutely I agree with what you are saying 100%.

[@donrundy3767]

Joshua 1:9 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

[@jonathanheywood5482]

Think aladdin is probably my favourite fairytale but each to their own

[@BreDawg714]

@@jonathanheywood5482have you read the Bible?

[@millimetrar]

@@BreDawg714 Oh, JFC!

[@millimetrar]

Are you okay?

[@Ul-zs3vp]

@@BreDawg714 I have. What's wrong with it?

[@noemichavez2407]

i have been to the doctor several time over the last 4 years, i knew something was wrong with me but i had no idea what could have been. I was felling tired, not exhausted but tired enough to rush to my bed after work. Then COVID happened. The little energy i had went out of the window and i started having cramps on my legs, my arms started feeling weak, to the point i was having a hard time climbing stairs and even getting in/out of bed was like a baby giraffe (shaky legs/arms , fell on my face too many times) finally i got a MRI , blood work, and even went to therapy, but i felt more like just dropping to the floor and asked ppl to let me die!!! it was until i started watching your videos i and reviewing my blood test results, i started taking magnesium, vitamin d/k and also the liver detox. i am due back to follow up , i hope i get better results next time. in the mean time, i feel less bloated and definitely more energetic.

[@333mylifeandme]

Totally the same as you. Story matches yours. We will beat this and get well. It has to be a deficiency. Keep taking what you’re taking and I am doing the same. Merry Christmas 🎄♥️ hoping you’re feeling better? I am having a horrible time

[@jamesellsworth9673]

This is another fine dive into cellular biology. Your explanations at this level set your education apart from the merely prescriptive/descriptive content of other channels.

[@Drberg]

Thank you very much for your feedback. Appreciate it!

[@sandfox7775]

Hi Dr Berg. The intro in your video shook me to the bone! My Vitamin D count is 18 nMol/L and i feel like death. So i started taking supplements... 1000IU, because the internet said 4000IU is to much. You video gave me new hope to turn this thing around. I now understand why i just cant get out of this feeling after a week of supplements. I should have felt better if i upped the dose to at least 20000IU per day till i got better and then managed it from there. I also spend an hour outside per day now. just to assist in my recovery.

[@faatimamadsen2351]

Awesome stuff!!! 6 weeks of taking 50,000 IUs a day I’m finally out of bed!! 2 months in bed pure exhausted i saw your conversation about high doses. And bought your vitamin D Added 600 mgs of magnesium. Ox bile, boron and enzymes!!! Magnificent rewards!! Ps i sure wish u made a bigger bottle of the 10,000 !! Amazon spends a lot of time at my house. ❤

[@kathym6603]

🥰

[@nevastrong2850]

Wow!! Thanks for sharing!

[@carolinejohn4537]

Terrific information as always. Thanks Dr B👍

[@muhammedshahab7858]

50k units of d3 daily ??

[@joanies6778]

I was that ill before, too. I only needed 10k IU a day for a period, then went to 5k IU daily maintenance because my doc said my numbers were a little high. I take a D3 in coconut oil.

[@bbyrd500]

I was recently diagnosed with malabsorption. My D2 was 13 and D3 at 9. I couldn’t remember, walk or carry on a conversation. I live alone, during the pandemic, i worked at home and therefore further isolated. Its taken 8 months to get my levels up. Every thing you have said-mostly!

[@austinfrazier7325]

I like the part 1 vs part 2 format

[@heatherrhodge2588]

Yeah, I was also thinking how that was a smart idea, even tho I'm def gonna be watching the entire thing any time I watch Dr Burgs videos

[@wisted]

Agreed! This was a cool format.

[@dudleydasecke6923]

Thank God for your help in our lives in this world

[@lisahook3270]

Had all these symptoms, was tested and was very low. Doctor prescribed 50,000 a week for a month. I felt better went dack to the doctor after 2 months and asked to be tested again. She said NO you only need to be tested once a year. I was actually shocked I practically begged. I don't want to over do, and I was hoping for a base line.

[@Cristina-hq2pq]

I'm sorry your doctor refused to order a retest. I used to work for a primary doctor and endocrinologist and I've worked for a medical doctor naturopath. They all retested after 3 months of weekly 50,000 IU's. Almost all of our patients only went up 20 to 30 points. So we would continue to prescribe 50,000 IU's for another 3 months and then retest. Optimal range is 70-100. That was our goal. When you get in that range you're talking about optimal hormone function optimal energy optimal mood an optimal immune system. Not sure why your doctor made a big deal because all medical insurances including Medicare pay for vitamin D testing as long as you have the ICD-9 code attached which is vitamin D deficiency code. Insurance pays for it. I would find another doctor who takes this serious. A doctor who respects that each person is bio logically different and each patient is different. You pay their salary.

[@Cristina-hq2pq]

I also forgot to mention. As I was saying that each person is biologically made different we all have different DNA. So our body responds different. Many patients after 6 months were still low in vitamin D, so then we knew that they needed to take a different combo of vitamin d and vitamin mk7 . Some patients would not absorb the vitamin D better than others so they would have to take it with a fatty meal for maximum absorption. The journey is different for everyone and when you find a doctor who understands that they tend to listen to your input and go off of your input rather than a standard protocol.

[@tammyrivera6635]

Order a test online. I did walkinlab online for like $50 and went into local Labcorp and had results next day. My level was 30.0

[@judithmayotte2022]

I found this incredibly important and useful information on a college level class. Thank you so very much. I took lots of notes. I shared it to my FB page. I will replay this video again and again because as you know you always miss something the first time around. I don't want to miss a single thing of this important class.

[@Drberg]

Really appreciate your kind message, Judith! There are many more videos on this channel that can be of help. Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@CatCmdr]

Hair loss!!!! I lost tons of hair from lack of it, happily growing it all back! On D and prenatals with D! Not bad for a post menopausal woman!! I have multiple autoimmune disorders. I also take extra B . Your video explained a lot! If anyone is bed-ridden or homebound, you’re probably VIT. D deficient. Have your Dr. Check! Thanks! You can always learn no matter how old you get!! 😊💙💙

[@GirishPandit-y7v]

thats awesome ... growing hair back is such a challenge

[@rosiebud211]

Can you tell me what prenatals and vitamin d you are taking. I am also post menopausal. I have been struggling with hair loss and thinning for years. Plus I have a lot of the other symtoms of vitamin d deficiency. I also have been suffering with leg pain and weakness for years. Osteopenia, vertebrae fractures, knee replacement, hip replacement, sleep problems, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder pain and stiffness, you name it, I probably have pain everywhere. I have had my d level checked in the past and it was in the normal range. Every doctor I've seen says something different. I have tried so many different supplements over the years and nothing seems to help. I have pretty much given up trying figure things out.☹

[@sianhector3041]

This doctor is brilliant. I trust in this gentleman's advice. I discovered him on another social media platform. Simply phenomenal.

[@Drberg]

Thank you very much for your comment. Hope you are learning a lot from my content.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

1) head sweating-affects the autonomic nervous system controlled by the hypothalamus. 2) sweating more at night 3) mood swings-cortisol will go up 🆙 4) procrastination-due to the nucleus acubens. 5) panic 😱 attacks-due to the amygdala. 6) achiness in your body inside the bone 🦴 -osteomalacia 7) loss of muscle 💪 strength -vitamin d controls calcium and calcium controls the muscle. 8) stiffness in knees and fingers -osteoarthritis 9) chronic fatigue-controls the number of mitochondria and the immune system connection. Example the loss of a loved one 1️⃣ 10) slowed down thinking-communication between neurons 11) always hungry-leptin doesn’t work well

[@gladyswhite3488]

A doctor recommeded that I stop taking Vitamins. I was in early stages of menopause. I started listening to my body. I research the internet. Then I found you. I started going for blood test every 3 months. Collecting my own data. I was Anemic, Low on Vit.D. Borderline High Cholestrol. Dr's suggested drugs. I suggested KETO and fasting. Taking natural herbs and of course Vitamins. All I can say I was in the best health. However, life happed. Financial set backs emotional trauma.I stopped following the healthy lifestyle I had became use to. Then I was diagnosed with a thyriod nodule. Couldnt swallow any food. I had an operation . But my throat still feels like food will get stuck in it. I am 2 years post operative. However, my throat feels as if though food will get stuck. I sometimes feel a lump especially in the morning. I think it's anxiety. Since I have been to ENT specialist They say everything is normal.Also, I had a of Gerd issues.

[@juddgurganus6060]

Dr Berg - 2 questions 1 - In another of your videos, you referenced a University of Chicago study that was done with humans and dogs that were administered 200k to 1 million units of D3 daily & they didn't reach toxicity. (I can't find it now) Where can I find that study? 2 - In another of your videos, you mentioned a lab test (instead of the hydroxy25 blood test) that measures vitamin D at the cellular level and how well the body is processing it. (I can't find it now) What is the name of that lab test? Thanks so much for teaching me SO much about my body & how to care for it!!

[@JKK815]

I'm commenting here in case he comes back and answers these questions, because I'd like to know the answer to number two as well. Thanks for asking these!

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

You may want to ask a staff of his for a link to the studies?

[@jonathanheywood5482]

KZbin probably blocking it

[@08turboSS]

​@@jonathanheywood5482Yep, yt doesnt want the truth and facts or people healthy.

[@08turboSS]

I recall the important test for D3, its a Intracellular test...

[@nuralanur1662]

How could Dr. Berg possibly be wrong? He's describing all my symptoms with perfect accuracy! I will up my vitamin D3. God bless you!

[@maryambrahim82]

May the Almighty bless you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindalonic2545]

Amen.

[@angelahartzell92]

I have the aches and pains, unsatisfied with food, and also have the tiredness.. I will be trying this thank you!

[@Drberg]

Most welcome!

[@IzzySzw]

I had high blood pressure. Super tight facia, where I needed to go for regular myofascia release. I was sick, every 4th week with URI for 6/7 months straight. My gynea did a ton of blood tests, what came back theeee lowest was my Vita D. I was put on 50 000 IU X2 a week for 6months. I haven't been ill for an entire year, also my blood pressure has been Perfect!

[@chinyereokonji9685]

This is what am going tru

[@WolfPandaMom]

I don’t know if you have one….but you need to do a video on how to properly take these vitamins. Some vitamins stop others from being absorbed. Some need to be taken with food. Some can not be taken with dairy or grapefruit. If vitamins are not taken properly, your body won’t absorb them properly

[@leannecanty8821]

Also, the time of day you take them. They can keep you awake or make you drowsy.

[@dalexxa]

One of your best investigations doc ❤

[@angelinakulinski2586]

Just keeps getting better. Greatly appreciated and your delivery is very easily processed. Thank you so so much. Much needed. Society needs you in university to impart your wisdom to medical students. GOD Bless enjoy long healthy life doing good for the communities. 💝

[@alishaparker315]

Quick rundown… 1-head sweating 2-night sweats 3-mood swings 4-procrastination 5-panic attacks 6-aches in pelvis lower back 7-loss of muscle strength 8-stiffness 9-chronic fatigue 10-slow thinking 11-difficult to satisfy-food wise Almost All of the above✔️

[@lorrainedebnam9573]

😂😂😂 Same... almost all...

[@sherri5470]

Everything but panic attacks or night sweats

[@allemons6649]

Me too. Everything except panic attacks.

[@paulaclark7989]

We are fearfully and wonderfully made 😊🙏

[@mehakjaswal9714]

I’m so glad that I came across your video today. Immediately I subscribed it.❤ This comment is going to be a little long. I’m an engineer by profession and a dancer too. I suffered from severe ankle tendinitis in 2021. I couldn’t walk for eight months without braces and in those eight months I had to wear walker boot for a couple months. I’ve been to orthopedics surgeon, podiatrist, and rheumatologist. I ended up spending a lot while visiting all these doctors thinking I would get an answer. Though rheumatologist ordered a lab test for ANA CRP, CBC etc. The detailed blood test gave us an insight of probability of cause of inflammation but initially, they stated that it could be degenerative arthritis. They also said it could be because of your background of professional dancer for 20 years and that is why your feet has become flat😢😢 To my surprise, none of the doctors payed attention to head sweating(started a year ago) and other symptoms mentioned in this video. I am in my early 30s and how degenerative arthritis can be this severe at 30. They also said about a possibility of passing genes from ancestors. I have performed on stage all my childhood in school time and on a national level too. 2021 to Till date it’s hard to believe how and when it happened, how it has changed few activities in life. The inflammation was super high so I started eating anti-inflammatory food and after two years We got tested again and thank God the inflammations came out to be normal. I have PCOS and vitamin D deficiency as well. But when I turned 30 I never knew that excess sweating could be Vit-D deficiency itself. And many other symptoms that you satiated in this video are so relatable. But I can relate to those aches, I still get whenever I have a hectic day or just physically stressed day. Let me tell you running jogging, dancing, and wearing heels. My doctor asked me to stop all of the above. It is a kinda disappointment, but I’m still hopeful that I will be able to overcome this and be able to wear heels and do all those activities again. I will make sure I take vitamin D timely. By the way, for those who said it’s toxic to take higher amount. I had taken 60000IU weekly, biweekly or monthly depending on how low the vitamin D is in the body. I hope my message is helpful to someone who is reading this .❤

[@resekai]

I like this new two part presentation format. Good Job and thank you Dr.

[@kbs7340]

Very smart splitting information into two. Our brains take things in differently. ❤

[@farabitusher1130]

I have all of the Symptoms 😢 All day I work indoors. Later at night my back pain goes up with my whole right leg pain , In work time i feel 1. Dizzy 2. Not organized 3. Easily forget simple task 4. Mood changing 5. Less motivation to work . But I remember I work on an island for a month where most of the time I work direct sunlight And I didn't feel any pain in my back, 😮 So I now know what is causing all the trouble

[@julieblack2178]

I just wanted to add that a Vit D deficiency can impact dental implants and cause them to fail due to poor healing. Recently, I had to see an oral surgeon as I needed a broken tooth removed and an eventual crown placement. As I was giving the medical assistant my med list, I mentioned I was taking Vitamin D. My oral surgeon stopped what he was doing and thanked me for telling him that and mentioned the above. I had been put on it 3 months earlier due to a critically low Vit D level - I'm monitored due to having hyperparathyroidism 2 yrs ago and had one of the glands removed.

[@carlosmoreno8135]

Sooooo.... I live in the northeast, my mother passed away this January, doctors told me in March I'm low in Vitamin D. I forgot to take my pills and wasn't consistent, became unemployed in August, got my first ever panic attack in September. I'm never forgetting my Vitamin D again! 🤕

[@aspcia]

I was deficient in D and was prescribed 50k of it daily for 30 days. The only symptoms I felt were being tired all the time and feeling unmotivated.

[@producersco]

This is everything im going through right now...thank you

[@Steven-zw2if]

Outstanding videos as usual! Would love to see some new videos on daily consumption of creatine and how it will affect you long term whether positive or negative .

[@Oliviaperkins-k3v]

I really appreciate this. My 15 year old brother was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. And my dad when he was 36 woke up with type 1.5 diabetes. I suspect that the part of the problem is a severe vitamin d deficiency. And both their pancreases work, which is also strange to me.

[@jojo060612]

4 years ago when I found out I had low vit D, I was feeling so off. I felt like I was going crazy and couldnt think straight, my body felt like I wanted to jump out of my skin. It was awful. I went to the doc about a week later and blood test showed low vit D. Sometimes I get tbose symptoms again if I forget to take my vitamins but thankfully I know what it is. Im pretty dark skinned (Mexican) and moved to Kansas about 5 years ago(military). I never had this issue until I moved here. I really do feel that has something to do with it.

[@garygatto3410]

Sheesh, you are listing every symptom I have. I lost 50 pounds got all my labs right but my COPD is still causing me. Massive inflammation in the joints, just like you describing. Losing the weight and changing my dietary intake definitely has improved my quality of life, but there’s no beaten that damn COPD. I’ve watched the various videos on COPD and through my food intake, exercise weight, loss, and everything I can thanks a whole bunch cause you’ve been a huge help.

[@syntabelle]

U should be on NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) supplements

[@Nana-uo2th]

Definitely look into NAC.

[@angiespizzirri1457]

Thank you Dr. Berg. I couldn’t figure it out. My blood levels are normal but, I have all those symptoms. I keep thinking I am going crazy. Thank you thank you ❤❤

[@xPsYcHoxLaG]

So you are taking more now?

[@jkahl1985]

Same with me, I'm going to at least double my dose and see how it goes. I currently take 5000-10000 daily, depending how I feel.

[@SaveTheFutureWithTheWayToHappi]

Yes. He’s made more important videos on this point. Really helped me.

[@DaniTimike]

That was very interesting. I have many af this symptoms but my dr never find the problem. Thank you for this information.