The Best Way To Optimize Your ABSORPTION Of Vitamin D | Dr. Steven Gundry

[@petertenore7662]

I have been taking 20,000iu D3 for over 30 years !! Never got COVID.... and in the past 8 years haven't caught a cold !!! I will stick to what has kept me heathy and I am 75 years old now !!!

[@Letsmakeitcount_123]

What brand of D3 and where?

[@beditz1591]

Are you sure? Last 30 years are you taking vitamin d3?

[@skyisnolimit9720]

Are you taking daily ?

[@Stappit]

Daily? Weekly? Monthly?

[@HyperMegaversal]

A personal question. How is you sex drive?.. Doctor says me low D level can also low sex drive/ libido. My D level in blood is about 30, I will take 5000 UI every day for 3 months to raise my DLevel in blood to 50 ng. I think it could fix my libido. My only one Post Covid effects was low libido so far

[@kulturfreund6631]

Dr Janine Bowring says she takes D3 in the morning together with magnesium (as D3 depletes magnesium) + some MCT oil. In the evening around bedtime she takes K2 (MK7 variant) because calcium absorption happens during sleep. The separate intake of both vitamins makes sense (one commenter added) because D3 and K2 compete for absorption. Dr Eric Berg says the best ratio of D3/K2 is 2.5 / 1

[@veronicap.992]

My mom was your patient for a few years, I would take her to her appointments. You were always so convincing and still are. I have to share something very interesting with you all. A few years ago, I kept on getting mouth sores that wouldn’t go away with anything I tried. For years I suffered. It wasn’t until I had my vitamin D levels were checked that my MD prescribed the once a week vitamin D supplement. After that, my sores went away, and my thinning hair started to fill in To this day, I take a minimum of 5000 units daily without skipping Otherwise, the mouth sores return, and that’s how I know that I’m low on my vitamin D again.

[@mm669]

Don't forget to take magnesium with your vitamin D. It's needed to utilize the vitamin D.

[@towney7494]

My story is similar to yours veronicap. Used to get mouth sores every few months. I started taking only a small amount, 2 to 3000 UI of D each day along with keto friendly foods. Not had a sore in over a year

[@Peter-b6e3x]

​@towney7494 Japan, South Korea and Australia have the highest life expectancy in tne world. In that order.

[@rvdb8876]

Not unimportant, what the doctor forgot to mention, is that people with a dark skin color have a natural UV-b filter due to the melanin in their skin, which makes it more difficult / slows down the production of vitamin D. The darker the skin color, the greater the risk of vitamin D deficiency. I take 10,000 IU of vitamin D per day from October to the end of March April through September 5,000 IU per day. Daily all year round vitamin K2mk7 200 µg - zinc 20 mg - vitamin B12 1,000 µg - and magnesium 155 mg. I live near Antwerp at about the same latitude (51° N) as London. Since I've been doing this, now a little over 2 years, I don't suffer from colds anymore, which used to bother me for a long time, especially in winter.. I only regret not starting it earlier.

[@anahitaa6042]

Hi neighbor, Gentenaar hier 🤣👍

[@rvdb8876]

@@anahitaa6042 Hallo. Ik woon niet ver van Antwerpen, maar toch Oost-Vlaanderen. (Waasland)

[@anahitaa6042]

@@rvdb8876 Hoe leuk is dat niet? 😁 Ken jij iemand in Blegië, die werkt met de Coimbra Protocol?

[@rvdb8876]

@@anahitaa6042 Nee. Ik volg ook niet specifiek het Coimbra Protocol. In neem een redelijk hoge dosis vitamine D tijdens de wintermaanden 10.000 iu en van april tot september 5.000 iu. Ik probeer ook vrienden en familieleden warm te maken voor vitamine D, de respons is echter mager. Maar goed, ik neem het sinds november 2020, aanvankelijk slechts 4.000 iu, wat ik later heb opgedreven tot het niveau wat ik nu neem, samen met zink, vitamine B12, Vitamine K2mk7 en magnesium.

[@anahitaa6042]

@@rvdb8876 Hey VDB, heel erg bedankt voor je respons. Het nut van vitamine D wordt heel erg onderschat. Jammer dat jouw familie er niet echt voor openstaat. Langs de andere kant, als ze zien dat jij in perfecte gezondheid bent, gaan ze uiteindelijk wel overstag. Keep up the good work 🙏😁

[@MassGainingGuy]

My current Vitamin D levels are at 98. I have so much energy, and I am much stronger in the gym.

[@petyabor5223]

Hello! How did you do it? Any tips? Thank you.

[@MassGainingGuy]

@@petyabor5223 I'm taking around 15,000iu per day and I'm in the sun atleast two days a weeks.

[@skyisnolimit9720]

Not a medical advice. I have taken 10,000 IU for 5 months and I bumped VitD D levels to 130 and now I’ve reduced it to 5000 IU per dsy. My goal is bring to 80.

[@valerievilla5862]

Mine is 19😢 my results came back few days ago. I’ll start the vitamin d journey and work on increasing it. I’ve been feeling very fatigue

[@gabitsu-ftw3871]

​@skyisnolimit9720 10000 IU every day for 5 months? Wow. I am taking same dosage but only from time to time, maximum of 3-4 pills per week and I think it's just not enough as I'm always tired

[@YasminA-jm9zs]

Your advice has changed my life and kept me away from having a serious surgery a year ago. I won’t go into details but thank you. Keep doing what you’re doing.

[@maryvelneelemantenaya1966]

Believable !!

[@logical_lb3059]

Please go into details lol

[@FrancineYeshua]

Yes!

[@morc160]

@@logical_lb3059 Just take sun, prove be yourself the power of the natural light.

[@orioles1971]

I get close to an hour a day of sunlight and take 15,000 iu day on top of the sun. Never had Covid cannot remember the last time I had a cold and take my K2 also. Thanks doctor.

[@toostrange9357]

How much iu is 1 hour on summer sun? :)

[@orioles1971]

@@toostrange9357 not sure but the doctor said you need one hour of sun shine everyday to get enough IUs a day and I believe his minimum is 60 IUs

[@hadrian3487]

Just imagine if everyone on the planet did what you do. Covid would of come and gone in 3 months.

[@annamaria1972]

The body can only absorb 10.000 IE

[@orioles1971]

@@annamaria1972 Gundry stated he takes 50,000 I.u. A day and he is a heart doctor.

[@shrimboi8909]

Jeff T Bowles recommend taking Vitamin D3 with K2 (mk-7 and mk-4), Magnesium and Zinc. Palpitation is probably from D3 using up Magnesium or Zinc in your body.

[@diegoplanes7183]

A good clue to know if you re getting enough is that: I used to burn and never tan when exposed to the sun. After a month of vitamin D 5000 IU, I don’t get sunburns anymore if I expose myself to sunlight and I m almost always tanned

[@johnbonham617]

I burn the easiest out of anyone i've been around. I'm going to try vitamin D and see if this changes. thanks

[@efanjul5768]

@@johnbonham617 I use to get sunburned followed by my skin peeling. Now I still get sunburned, but my skin doesn't peel, but just tans the next day, even with painfully sore sunburns. My fellow ketovores in the keto/carnivore forums seem to be experiencing the same thing.

[@maureennewman905]

Must try that , never really tan , fair with freckles here and there , That’s my Irish /Scottish genes I guess

[@Katrn30]

I have not had the flu for the 25 years I have been taking D3 and K2. I didn’t get Covid (I’m not vaxxed), and I looked after many people with Covid as I am a retired nurse. Thanks to Dr Mercola I have been on these nutrients, plus magnesium, b12, selenium and astaxanthin.

[@Midwest..]

Magnesium Glycinate with Vitamins D3 😊

[@Fitundgesund100]

Yes, also magn-citrate.

[@chemistryofwellness]

​@@Fitundgesund100Mg citrate is not absorbed so well and is best to constipation

[@Fitundgesund100]

@@chemistryofwellness I have other information. Yes, you have to be more sensitive with citrate. It also helps with constipation, some people react more quickly than others. I personally take citrate and glycinate alternately throughout the day. I have also used a magnesium complex.

[@YCOMNSW]

I completed a blood test in February 2021 my Vitamin D then was 80 nmol/l. Most recent test from July 2024 was 265 nmol/l. Only difference was I take 10,000 IU daily and have been for the past 18 months. I've dropped the dose to 5000 IU since the last test. I take vitamin K2 alongside the Vitamin D I've never been sick with any type of cold or flu including COVID since having high levels even though I spend lots of time around people who are sick for hours at times due to my line of work. Every other colleague of mine has fallen I'll at some point during the past 18 months.

[@lonesurvivor6871]

A true doctor and a genius!! Much love and respect

[@tedallison6112]

I like this doctor a million X's better when he's NOT trying selling all his plethora of products. Advice should be salesmanship free...

[@dinokaos]

Thank you so much for this helpful information. My son has low levels of vitamin d, they are around 19 on the test his doctor took from his blood work. His levels are going up and part of the reason is do to the information in this video. Thank you!

[@wocket42]

Some studies suggest to check the Parathyroid hormone/parathyrin (PTH) levels to see if currentl Vitamin D have the desired effect. PTH should be in the lower third of the recommended range. If higher, increase Vit D intake slightly. If too low, then decrease Vit D intake.

[@stuarthutt3740]

Excellent! Even though I live in Florida I still have to take 10,000iu D3 per day to achieve 83ng/ml. There was a study in Minnesota for 7 years 9000 patients. One individual developed hypercalcemia taking 40,000iu and a calcium supplement. No one dies from D3 although thousands die every year from aspirin. High doses of D3 100,000 to 700,000 iu is used during the Coimbra Protocol for MS patients with a doctors monitoring.

[@davelawson2564]

hypercalcemia due to excess calcium

[@masroorchowdhury653]

Is it true that vitamin D-3 may cause calcification in your kidney?

[@mikeo2693]

It took me 2 years at 10,000 units a day to get my levels up from 32 to 53. It took me a year prior to that to move levels from 29 to 32 taking 5000 units. So a three year process. Help from the medical community. Exactly none I had to fund my own test and make my own prescriptions based on the numbers and keeping up with studies. And watch helpful KZbin videos like this. Despite all the disclaimerese I found the worst thing one can do is ask an actually licensed doctor to give advice on this subject. Good luck getting any primary care physician to advise on the right combination of vitamin K2 d3 and magnesium. They don’t read studies and flippantly dismiss patients that do. There are exceptions, but I find my generalization is the rule I’ve been amazed at the number of studies, looking at auto immune diseases with a perfect, 45° angle, showing the correlation between vitamin D levels, and survival and getting diagnosed with a particular condition The upper limit seems close to what this video proposes. And I’m certainly gonna look into boosting to 100. But I won’t be asking my doctor.

[@stuarthutt3740]

Yes and add iodine to the D3 and magnesium. Cancer and autoimmune would be a negative slope.

[@Unbiasedbastard]

@@mikeo2693we’re you taking magnesium?

[@sengnanam6820]

if you are having palpation when taking Vitamin D it means you are deficient in magnesium. magnesium is a cofactor for vitamin D so the more vitamin you take the quicker it depletes magnesium which can cause heart palpitations. easy fix just stop vitamin for a short while and dose magnesium daily for a while then start back up on vitamin D again. goodluck

[@Lmrk44]

Vitamin D also increases progesterone which can cause heart palpitations

[@tfoxen7518]

I had a 93 level and my NP responded extremely angry and noted Hypervitaminosis on my medical record. She didn't even ask me questions about it. I was working outside, biking and taking 2000 in multivitamin and an intermittent 1000 IU ( Thorne liquid w/k2) in evening.

[@alexg2915]

I’d be angry too if I had a patient that was healthy & I wasn’t going to make any money off them

[@sychan1212]

93ng/ml is fine , as long as not over 100

[@HarrisPilton789]

@@sychan1212I’m over 100 and I’m doing very well. I take 10,000 IUs if D3, 400 mcg of K2, and 600 mg of Magnesium Glycinate daily.

[@yvonnesaucedo1]

​@sychan1212 dr gundrys office says 150 level is great.

[@Peace_Love_Magic]

It's really really important to get magnesium supplement if you are taking vitamin D. As dr mentioned I had the palpitations and could never eat vitamin D supplements even though I was deficient. It was not until I learnt and corrected it by taking magnesium, my levels shot up like anything even with a low vitamin D dose.

[@dvlove8301]

Thank you! That explains why I get exhausted when I take D. Sluggish all day long with 1,000 only.

[@rebeccaaldrich3396]

What about k2? It's very important to take with vitamin d so you don't get calcium deposits on your arteries.

[@amisoftau2659]

@@rebeccaaldrich3396 "What about k2? It's very important" Yes, was going to say the same. Recommend K2 the MK7 natural version - 50x more absorbable than the chemical factory synthetic (cheap) substitute. He mentions this at 7:35 .

[@amisoftau2659]

Thank you. I've been getting a lot of sun recently so lots of VitD, and have had some palpitations for a while. Magnesium seems to fix it, but I was wondering why I seemed to be needing much more than previously. He mentions palpitations at 9:02 but doesn't mention magnesium.

[@efanjul5768]

@@amisoftau2659 This Could be a depletion of electrolytes. I have experienced skipped heartbeats and slow pulse when I'm low on sodium and magnesium.

[@terrifictomm]

I grew up on Okinawa in the 60s and 70s, five years, and I funny remember many cloudy days! I have Okinawan weather in my weather app and it's amazing how consistently within a narrow range the temperature year round. Warmer than San Diego in winter. I lived there in high school and my parents lived there for over 40 years.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I have read that placing mushrooms bottom side up in the sun will increase the vitamin D level significantly, so worth a try. I have upped my intake and always use capsules instead of tablets. Many sources in these capsules: fish oil, wool oil/lanolin, soybean oil, etc.

[@efanjul5768]

I used to grow mushrooms and noticed the ones that get more light would get a tan. You don't really need to put them upside down.

[@bronsondeliac2625]

That is super interesting. Is there any website you know of to read more about this?

[@bronsondeliac2625]

That is super interesting. Is there any website you know of to read more about this?

[@efanjul5768]

@@bronsondeliac2625 Paul Stamets mentions it in his book "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms". His site is "Fungi Perfecti".

[@bronsondeliac2625]

@@efanjul5768 Thanks

[@TheRoadrunner168]

I take D3 4000 iu for about two years and got COVID last year and take me about a week to recover. I have not vaccinated yet. When i got COVID i boost up with 10000 iu for a week. I also take 1000mg of vitamine C everyday. I'm 65 year old.

[@russrasmussen9514]

You take 1000 mgs of ascorbic acid that's not real vit c

[@Z1bi]

You're old

[@jreifsnyder2225]

When I was young we spent our summers in New Hampshire and we were outdoors all day long for three months but we were diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency and had to take cod liver oil everyday

[@richtensail]

u neeed vit c in ur slystem 4 sunshine 2 b absorbed by body

[@june4530]

During the surge of CoVid19. I was working 15 to 18 hours a day and received very little sunlight. I had trouble concentrating, felt weak, and was experiencing dizziness. My lab tests showed no substantial traces of Vitamin D. I was put on 10,000 Units of a Vitamin D3 with K2 combo. Within 6 months, they did another Vitamin D test and found I had extremely high levels of Calcium in my blood and acceptable levels of Vitamin D. Due to worsening symptoms, further tests were done and have now shown a Parathyroid issue and I need surgery to remove a few nodules. I am told I can no longer take Vitamin D as it can be dangerous and this may now lead to bone issues for the rest of my life. I think you may need to caution people about excessive Vitamin D intake unless they are having lab tests frequently to monitor some side effects.

[@susanneschauf7417]

You must always take magnesium as well. These three work together! K2 brings the calcium to the bones, but without magnesium it cannot be stored there! That's why it stayed in the blood!

[@annjee6756]

TQ for sharing n d caution... guess different people have different body reactions to the same recommended nutrients.. take care

[@jamierogers4530]

This has recently happened to me. My D3 levels were super low, doc put me on 50,000/1 a week for a month. I brought up the K2 issue repeatedly to no discussion, so I occasionally took my own but I didn't have much. Then another blood test, still low, so a script of an amount I can't find the bottle for, I remembered earlier and can't find the bottle but the directions on it were wrong. Anyway, I now have 200+ calcium in my blood, hyper something calcium, and I'm to take NO D3. They're ignoring the issue-especially the K2 factor. I don't know how to get this calcium out of my blood and apparently, neither do they - they ignore it and want a bone scan. I don't want to, but I have broken numerous bones over the last several years, and am weakened. Haven't been told of these issues you have. Do you have any potential info for me? Thanks.

[@lisamonington369]

Sounds like you may have had a magnesium deficiency. Without taking mg with that kind of dose, your body used the mg and then it didn't have enough mg for the remaining vitamin D. Vitamin D cannot get to the bones without proper amounts of k2 and mg.

[@lindabeasley6362]

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[@ma.eugeniavillalbab3684]

Gracias por compartir sus conocimientos y los consejos para mejorar nuestra salud Dr Gundry!

[@franklesko2485]

Vitamin D may not be toxic by itself per se, but my understanding is that it can seriously drop your magnesium levels. Many nutritionists report that Vitamin D requires magnesium for proper utilization. A lot of people may have higher levels of Vitamin D in storage but not circulating in the blood serum preciously because they don't have the magnesium to manage it. So adding Vitamin D to a body that's not equipped to manage it can spell problems. that's why people get the palpitations and so forth from high Vitamin D usage. They probably have a magnesium deficiency brought about by Vitamin D usage. So I would recommend people take some magnesium, which is probably low in their diet anyway and a great thing to take anyway. Taking high magnesium can also cause issues, so there's a lot of things to consider to keep everything in balance. The Root Cause Protocol people are experts in this (formerly called the Magnesium Advocacy Group). New users of magnesium can have diarrhea and too much mag can cause potassium and sodium shortages, so you have to balance all that with adrenal cocktails if your magnesium gets too high and you have to start taking magnesium slowly so your body can adapt to it.

[@AlmondSummers]

Hi When I take 5000IU D3 and Magnesium Glycinate my blood thins out. Do you know what I am missing? I also take another supplement that has k2 M4 500mcg M7 100mcg. Is there something I'm missing? I don't have any other health issues that would cause this and I don't take any other supplements or meds. My Magnesium blood level is 2 mg/dL. My sodium and potassium levels are normal. What can I take to stop it from being so thin? Thanks

[@erthalgabriel]

​@@AlmondSummers Vitamin E can cause "thin blood".

[@JCX-9]

The palpitations come from lack of magnesium which D3 will cause. So not only you need to take it with K2 but Magnesium, Zinc and Boron for the best benefit.

[@efanjul5768]

Maybe I am an exception, but I have experienced many times the effects of Vitamin D toxicity when I take 2000 IU every day for more than a few days, even when I take Vitamin K2 and magnesium with it. I have never measured my blood vitamin D content, but I have learned to regulate my intake as soon as it gets hard to slide dental floss through my teeth. If I ignore this sign, my joint mobility all over my body starts to stiffen until I can hardly bend my arms and legs, and start walking like a robot, and I become depressed, with low energy. It took me a while to figure out what was going on, as the signs of lack of vitamin D are similar to the signs of excess, like depression and achy joints.

[@lindabeasley6362]

Hum..? Have that vitamin D3 level checked. Make sure K2 is MK-7. And that magnesium is correct kind. Then make sure all are correct dose. RESEARCH NUTRITION INFORMATION 🐸👍

[@efanjul5768]

@@lindabeasley6362 Yes, I take the MK7 and three diffrent kinds of Magnesium.

[@Anonymous-jx8zy]

The same here! ❤️

[@richtensail]

whn u said about ur symptoms i imediately thoiught thats v signs of vit d deficiency.

[@xmyxymx]

Me too. My vit d levels are on a lower end of the range, away from The optimal range. I supplement with 5000IU with magnesium complex (a combination of good forms of magnesium) + K2. Every time I take it - I wake up stiff like my body is made of rusted metal. It definitely can’t be the toxicity as my vit d3 levels are low. I can’t figure it out what else is wrong with it.

[@marlenerobinson2066]

Ha ha ha love the mentioning of Joseph Mercola. Good sense of humor Mr. Gundry😂

[@jedilady4485]

When is the best time to take Vitamin D? Morning, noon, afternoon or evening??

[@trudybongers3534]

Thanks for your lessons learned... greetings from Roermond in the Netherlands 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@samtsou]

Okinawa people also take much more fish meat and shells. Indirectly, they take more Taulin than any others in the world. The result is very clear that they have longer longevity.

[@christineandreou7827]

At lunchtime I take my vit d 2000i.e daily non stop and try and sit out on a sunny day thanks

[@saurabhparwaal9929]

Add magnesium & k2mk7 as well plz. U can research on it.

[@nalinisingh284]

Thank you Dr for sharing much Love and appreciation from Guyana South American 🙏❤️

[@sectionalsofa]

OK, don't hate me but I'm not a plant paradox kinda gal. I'm more of a Dr. Fuhrman fan. But on the subject, of D, I do prefer Dr. Gundry's recommendation. I take 8000 a day but am now considering taking more.

[@lindalee4437]

The rainy season in Okinawa is monsoon season. I loved it there.

[@dalesplitstone6276]

There is no evidence for any benefit from a blood serum D level over 100ng/ml. However, most people will be under 100 with a daily intake of 40,000 IU/day of vitamin D3. For me, a maintenance dosage of 11,000 IU/day will maintain a blood serum D level of 83mg/ml, while for my sister this same 11,000 IU of vitamin D3/day will maintain a blood serum D level just over 50ng/ml. Blood serum D tests are not expensive, but it is cheaper to blindly supplement with vitamin D3. The recommendation of 9600 IU/day is based on this fact. I have been tested several times and found that a maintenance dose of 5600 IU/day results in a consistent blood serum D level of 75ng/ml. My target level is between 75ng/ml and 80ng/ml, so I take one 5000 IU D3 plus 100 mcg K2 gel cap every day, and an extra one of these gel caps every other day. My advice is, if you don't want to pay for a blood test, take two of these gel caps per day for 4 months, then back off to one a day with one extra gel cap per day as a maintenance dosage. I get Upnourish Liposomal D3 with K2. It is currently $19.79 for 365 gel caps on Amazon. This is cheaper than a blood serum D test. For me, this is an 8 month supply.

[@2Timothy2.15]

Need magnesium also, question is what is the optimal level of magnesium we should take daily?

[@ironskillet713]

Dr. G, I just saw a short video with you dressed as a peanut! You're just so cool! 💜 I have a question and a couple of requests. Question: Have you or your wife had Covid? Requests: Could you do a video on Covid resulting in heart damage, and one on psoriasis? Thank you for all you do for us. 🤗

[@prevengeix8551]

I exposed myself to the sun, now I'm on a list.

[@RB..1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mdgraystone]

😵

[@DMagnifyScentlady]

I used to hide from the sun :)) I had a lot of it way back home 🤣

[@tryptamine-loopring-eth]

💀💀

[@claire_A-T]

Yes I'm one of those women. I had heart palpitations two different times while taking vitamin D3. I stopped taking it and the heart palpitations go away. But I'm back taking it again, now with the k vitamin included, and it's not the gel pills. So we'll see. The gel pills have other ingredients.

[@Sonic-ww6wm]

Ad around 300mg of elemental magnesium per day to avoid soft tissue calcification

[@billrener4897]

Some good sources of Vite D information tell us that supplementing with magnesium will prevent heart palpitations. Anyway, very good video.

[@bea29able]

I get racing hear taking votamin D will magnesium help?

[@bronsondeliac2625]

Yes

[@dianedoskoch9650]

@@bronsondeliac2625 what kind of magnesium?

[@bronsondeliac2625]

@@dianedoskoch9650 i put all the minerals i take every day into a gallon of distilled water. I put 6-7g of magnesium sulfate (epsom salt). I also put 10g potassium citrate (for kidney stones), boron tetrahydrate (borax), 20mg... the borax requires very careful dilution. Also i put several grams of pink salt. It tastes delicious; almost like milk

[@AdilKhan-jv7sk]

Great information sir 🫡

[@billy4525]

Amazing information! I will follow you for more

[@synthiapaige2355]

Good job Dr Grundy

[@gracieparanavithana6936]

Thanks Dr G. I do take my Vitamin D with MG and Calcium.

[@vinodmoorjani4162]

If 60,000 IU taken once a week then how much k2 require to

[@joycegreen534]

I appreciate this message 💯

[@SonGoku_dk57]

Plenty of water and sun.🙏

[@dianaclark3916]

My 15 year old daughter had blood work done last week. Her Vitamin D levels are EXTREMELY low. Like a 5.6, her pediatrician is recommending 1000iu's, but some how i don't think thats enough...however im not finding much info on teens. For reference, we're black, she doesn't spend a lot of time outdoors, shes 5'10 and 190lbs....i feel like she should be dosed like an adult.

[@irock4u222]

omg 1k not enough i would go 10k with magnesium and 100mc k2 mk7 i would dose her because of her body type. recheck her d in 4 weeks but you have to use mag and mk7 for the d to be absorbed.

[@michaelheneghan1909]

It's well documented that Black people do not absorb the benefits of the Sun as White people because of the pigmentation of the skin ... increase the dosage and then get your level checked again to see where you stand.

[@barbarasobczak2165]

I take 20.000 IU daily

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... needs to paired with magnesium

[@GardenGirlie]

@@DouglasRichardson-er4ky which magnesium?

[@sankiegreyling6309]

I have just been diagnosed with Great Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Reumatica and my specialist prescribe 40 minutes of sun per day. Has to be during midday when the son is on its strongest. The epidemic of vitamin D deficiency is the cause of health nuts that went berserk about skin cancer and to cover up. Again a fad that cause more damage than good. I am in Africa

[@Armenianshugah]

You are 1000% correct! As soon as I was urged to STOP going in the sun was when depression hit me like a freight truck. Unfortunately, it took me years to make this connection. Doctors know that Vitamin D deficiency is the culprit behind so many health issues … yet, patients still have to ask to have VITAMIN D levels tested with routine blood work. WHY???? This should be standard! If I don’t ask for it, they certainly don’t recommend it. BUT HERE IS THE BOTTOM LINE. DOCTORS DON’T MAKE MONEY IF THEIR PATIENTS ARE HEALTHY. AND NO “KICK BACKS” FOR THEM FROM BIG PHARMA IF THEY AREN’T PUSHING THOSE PRESCRIPTIONS, WHICH CREATE OTHER HEALTH ISSUES FOR EVERY ONE THEY “TREAT.” I SAID WHAT I SAID. MY FATHER WAS A PHARMACIST CHEMIST. I KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR GREED AND THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY GENERATE WHILST MAKING US ALL SICK! I’VE BEEN MY OWN HEALTH ADVOCATE FOR A LONG TIME NOW, AND I FEEL BETTER THAN EVER.

[@blobtv7444]

@@Armenianshugah Dr's and big pharma dont want a healthy population.

[@paratrooper73]

Watch Tony mills metaphysical causes 👍

[@camillep9346]

I think esp if u have health problems - chronic illness... U can take appropriate doses..

[@swapnilkamble2429]

Sir, I came across a video on You Tube which talks about which vitamins shouldn't be taken together. One was Vit D3 and Vit K, etc. Sir I will share the link and please advice whether is it so. After watching that video I was confused bcoz most of the supplements have these vitamins together. The title of the video is 10 Vitamins you should never take together - Dr Janine. Please watch this video and help us all.

[@spaceengineer1452]

He ignored you... that video has confused me, too. I have a vit D/ K2 combo pills...

[@camillep9346]

I wud love to see the video! I will try to chase it up - Dr Berg also rec K2 w Vit D but gives me pain in my head - tried a few times - Upping my dose of Vit D def helped my mobility - still have stiff knee joints ...

[@swapnilkamble2429]

@@camillep9346 Hi. Search by 10 vitamins which should be never taken together by Janine.

[@yvielynn5577]

If you look at the packages, organic mushrooms don't have much vit D, so you should put them.on your windowsill in sun before you use them I read.

[@bronsondeliac2625]

That's very interesting, where did you read this?

[@HarrisPilton789]

I was initially taking 10,000 IUs of D3, 200 mcg of K2 and 600 mg of Magnesium Glycinate daily. I was also on blood pressure meds. I increased K2 to 400 mcg and my blood pressure dropped significantly. I can see my veins popping out on my hands and feet.

[@HyperMegaversal]

My BP is about 123/80 in a relax stated. I will try same thing as you claim. My goals is a BP of 115/70. I will try walking and running every day and D3 suplements with K2.

[@GardenGirlie]

Whats your point? Do you think your method/doses are what are causing your veins to pop out? Is this a negative statement or a positive, I can't tell if its advice, opinion or warning etc

[@HarrisPilton789]

@@GardenGirlie I think it’s a positive result.

[@GardenGirlie]

@@HarrisPilton789 Oh ok, the "veins popping out" sounded like a negative, but I am very happy it's a positive result for you!!

[@micheas_westward]

Can I swallow the vitamin with a glass of orange juice ? Will it absorb.

[@thomaskingschillerlein7843]

He forgot taking magnesium hours before VIT D intake

[@suukinsin6771]

Vit d high dose can cause palpitation bcs high vit d causes high calcium and low magnesium in your system thus causing electrolyte disbalance in heart muscle cells

[@Z1bi]

Hy dr gundry , can i translate your videos to Arabic, because a lot of arab people suffering from Lack of information

[@kirkkelley1899]

I’ve rarely had colds, spend all my days in the sun, I’m full of steam, I take 10000 IU of D, yet my levels are low. Hmm, not so convinced the vitamin D parameters are legit.

[@rajeevarora190]

I am on prescription Aspirin after a bypass surgery. I hesitate to take K2 (and consequently D3) as I am not sure if it will impact the blood thinning impact of Aspirin. Appreciate your comments.

[@ronalddesilva8730]

I wouldn’t touch aspirin. Learn about nattokinase. Much safer and doesn’t cause internal bleeding like aspirin does.

[@Sonic-ww6wm]

As far as I know aspirin is not a vitamin k antagonist so k2 shouldn't interfere with it but nevertheless ask your doctor just in case

[@deusvlad2.083]

Vitamin D isn't toxic but can hurt the kidneys if you keep taking supplement after supplment of vitamin D, your kidneys still work on supplements so its generally a good idea not to overdose but to take adquate 100% of RDA is different for each of us because of the size of our bodies, as a larger human my 100%RDA is gonna need more Vitamin -D to travel in my body than small size human.

[@susanneschauf7417]

Wrong. The recommendations are deliberately far too low so that they do nothing. People should get sick or stay sick so that pharma can make more sales.

[@BlackButterFlyTongue]

Boron, k2 and magnesium, which all should be taken with D3, they keep the calcium from building up in the kidneys and other tissues.

[@deusvlad2.083]

@@BlackButterFlyTongue but overdosing on Vitamin D supplements causes kidneys damage, for each supplement you take causes kidney and liver harm.

[@BlackButterFlyTongue]

@@deusvlad2.083 the kidney damage from D3 is hypercalcemia.

[@deusvlad2.083]

@@BlackButterFlyTongue Yeah, but listen any supplement you take the kidneys are used, they filter out toxins in the blood and work with the liver to do the same with what the liver metabolizes, this means anyone with kidneys disease has to stay away from supplements of any kind.

[@andyx8440]

Great work, thank you!

[@AbhineshAV]

Watch at 1.5x speed.

[@dms8504]

Just an FYI, here was a recent, very good, study that debunked the K2 theory of anti-artery calcification when taken with D3.

[@tomunderwood4283]

Where? For artery decalcification, need magnesium, CoQ10, Retinol (vitamin A), astaxanthin, along with the K2 and D3. Avoid seed oils and monogastric animals that eat seed oils, which are inflammatory. And avoid thyroid hormone deficiency.

[@GardenGirlie]

Please do post the study or name it, if you actually want to help people :)

[@randymuro9486]

I was stationed on Okinawa when I was in the Marine Corp.

[@bobshoaf36]

LifeWave stem cell patches activates stem cells at the rate of 300%. Nutritional products only stimulates at a rate of 30-40%.

[@maximarodriguez1904]

DOCTOR GUNDRY TIENES ESTE VIDEO EN ESPAÑOL?

[@wr4582]

Thank you so much you answered my question !

[@ithacacomments4811]

I experienced vertigo when my vitamin D level hit 110. Doctor said to cut back a bit.

[@endofd-d7c]

I experience this I’m taking 4000mg a day shall I just stop for a month

[@ithacacomments4811]

@@endofd-d7c I reduced to taking 5,000 three times a week. That keeps my level around 75.

[@User-cc6cq]

That is helpful, thanks.

[@camperjack2620]

Hi, I first learned about you from Plant Paradox. So, why cant the FDA, or the Surgeon General, or the Center for Disease Control revise the RDA suggestions for vitamin manufacturing? It sure would cost Medicare and Medicaid less money if the general population took an affordable and effective multivitamin.

[@mariadanezis5333]

When do I take vitamin K2?

[@claudiavasilevsky3452]

What is the best time to take vitamin D 3

[@rudeerude5730]

When is the best time to take it? At bedtime do u utilize it more?

[@gunnarolin1155]

I want to follow your advice about K2 and D3 but can I also take K2 if Im on Eliquis 5 mg * 2 per day (bloodthinner) and Metoprolol 50 mg per day. I had an ablation 6 months ago and my sinus curve is now normal. My doctor still wants me to take them. What is your opinion about this ? Can I take K2 with D3 ? I want to clean my blood vessels. I hope you have time to answer me ?

[@steveosullivan8175]

10:26 I am in similar position with blood thinners after stents inserted. Hate to get info as doctors tend to refer to standard therapeutic values of medications over any type of supplements or lifestyle modification.

[@teamdivine5651]

What is the best time for D3 intake ?

[@mdgraystone]

My GP instructed me to take vitamin D3 at night/bedtime.

[@teamdivine5651]

@@mdgraystone thank you Michael. I heard that advice before, I wonder why at night ? In mimickry of the sun I would take it at noon, till I heard otherwise. Now I m wondering why at nighttime.

[@964964limkyung]

according to Sources saying that best time to take vitamin d3 is in the morning , I been taking every morning

[@carmella88]

I've heard morning

[@GoldPeakLLC]

@@mdgraystonemorning or noon. At night is stupid since ancestral humans typically get vitamin d from the sun when the sun is up. Taking at night will mess up your sleep cycle.

[@briansbrain426]

Had my blood work done at the VA Hospital. Doctor I spoke to on the phone told me my Vitamin D levels were high and to stop taking the supplement.

[@BRIANDER100]

how much d do you take ?

[@briansbrain426]

@@BRIANDER100 12,500 iu daily, or 1 capsule of Douglas Labs D-sorb.

[@davidwalz94]

So what was the level?

[@briansbrain426]

@@davidwalz94 According to the blood work, above 125...didn't specify how much higher.

[@sadogue1]

What about vitamin D3 and Thiazides/

[@rolfet9]

If you eat 3-4, especially pastured eggs daily your intake of vitamin K2 should reach 100 mcg!

[@thomasherlendra7929]

can use vitamin d3 for bells palsy?🙏🙏

[@synthiapaige2355]

I want my polyphenol oil now I love it.

[@ash9x9]

EVOO has loads of polyphenol

[@jimburig7064]

Good advice. Thank you, Dr Alan Mandell.

[@wocket42]

The number of people who have absorption or conversion issues or have issues with their receptor maybe very high: Depending on the cut off and population, this may affect 25% of the people. Fun fact: the distribution is wide and there are also people who are very sensitive who will be fine with very low doses of Vit D. Patients with auto-immune diseases (as Gundry also suggests) probably need very high vit D doses to get an effect (and get Parathyroid hormone levels into the lower end of the recommended/normal range).

[@sectionalsofa]

I have several autoimmune conditions and have difficulty keeping my D levels above 50, even though I take 8000 of D and 200 of K2. (plus magnesium).I think I'm going to increase my D.

[@Armenianshugah]

Same here!!!

[@CSB80-J]

How much vitamin d should I give to my 5 year old?

[@ingunnhelen9931]

Hi, I'm wondering. You see, I'm already too high in vitamin K, but I need to supplement with vitamin d. Is it ok to take just vitamin D in my case? My physician says I have to stop taking vitamin K.

[@Pikrodafni]

Don't do it! They work together, along with Magnesium. It's important to keep them together, they complement each other.

[@BanTiger]

So if I am taking 10,000 IU D3, should I only take 100mcg K2?

[@maximarodriguez1904]

POR FAVOR 🙏 DOCTOR GANDRY PONLO EN ESPAÑOL ESTE VIDEO POR FAVOR 🙏

[@ekirakosyan]

I find it strange that he does not discuss how fatty wild fish (salmon), cod liver oil, beef liver, are loaded with D and smaller amounts in grass fed (European) cheeses, and pasture organic eggs. These eaten regularly will give you more than enough vitamin D, and guess what? They naturally also come with K2. Sunlight + food = enough. But if you don’t have sunlight or above mentioned food, then you should supplement.

[@andrewnorris5415]

Not exactly "loaded"

[@ekirakosyan]

@@andrewnorris5415 go look up the nutrition facts on cod liver and beef liver. They have plenty. Rest you can get from the sun.

[@bustercrabbe8447]

I have been taking cod liver oil six days a week for the past 20 years, yet recently I have been tested as being vitamin D deficient. That surprised me.

[@ekirakosyan]

@@bustercrabbe8447 eat tea cod liver. Don’t do the supplements. Most supps are garbage

[@bustercrabbe8447]

@@ekirakosyan "eat tea cod liver"? Request clarification.

[@louddesignstudios]

I take 50000 UI every other day

[@daviddeiss7907]

Can I use a uvb light to increase my vitamin D levels?

[@JCX-9]

Yes but don’t rely on it completely it’s helpful but not enough to give you the sufficient D3 levels.

[@anteandrovic]

correct, just test b 4 u do anything with supplements....

[@kathyday3679]

There is a correlation between Vitamin D and testosterone in women and many don't want this male hormone especially when their estrogen is depleting with age.

[@gratefulforclarity6635]

Hi Dr. Gundry, I developed peripheral neuropathy around Jan/Feb 2023 timframe. After extensive bloodwork through an Endocrinologist and neurosurgeon my vitamin D levels were between 232 and 245 and been told i have vitamin D toxicity causing my neuropathy and also causing osteopenia. I have religiously followed your work since 2018 and my health has been great ip until the neuropathy this year. The rest of the bloodwork results were all normal/ great. I just turned 47 years old, female and weigh appropriately 102 lbs. Any insight you can share will be most valuable and appreciated. Thank you so much.

[@irock4u222]

all these youtube drs are not allowed to give medical advise. do not trust a youtube dr with your health, that's between you and your dr.

[@camillep9346]

Can't see the reply - I wud like to know as well.... all these diff stories - so many chemistry combinations and we are all so unique... poor drs. 😁

[@sychan1212]

You have to check your vitamin d level through blood work once every 3 months . I think u need to stop taking vitamin D now for at least 3 months then check the level again

[@Isaiah2vsMicah4]

Taking K2 caused a blood clotting problem for me

[@here4drealt333]

Should the supplements be taken at night or during the day?

[@maureennewman905]

Doctor’s won’t do that these days, if your lucky enough to gets appointment

[@jmk.3943]

Essential for autoimmune diseases with oméga 3 zinc selenium znd magnesium

[@walterh.3170]

Is absolutely nuts that my pcp advised me to “ cool it with the D” 😆 I told him I literally was taking 2,000 iu’s Needless to say… He’s no longer my pcp 😆

[@logical_lb3059]

depends how much sun you get and how dark you are. White people need high amounts of oral vitamin D because their skin can't absorb that much, but this isn't true for brown and black people. If you go outside, chances are you don't need vitamin D supplement. Gundry's advice is catered towards Caucasians like himself

[@stuarthutt3740]

I have fired two of my doctors. Good job.

[@369blackpanther]

Heart palpitations with D3 - people need to take Magnesium

[@Fitundgesund100]

Yes, magnesium is the most important cofactor.

[@MrFboccia]

Thank you