Winter Vitamin D Update

Vitamin D
Essential role in immunomodulation
Innate and adaptive immune systems
Enhances innate immunity, immune peptides, anti-viral effects, disrupt viral envelopes
Suppressing the excessive expression of proinflammatory cytokines
Regulating the expression of ACE2 receptors
Epidemiological and clinical evidence, incidence, severity and mortality
Low levels
Hypertension, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases
Effect of calcifediol treatment and best available therapy versus best available therapy on intensive care unit admission and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: A pilot randomized clinical study
covid19.tabipacademy.com/2020...
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
50 patients treated with calcifediol
One required admission to the ICU (2%)
No deaths
All discharged, without complications
26 untreated patients
13 required ICU (50 %)
2 died
Calcifediol clinical trial, 1,000 patients, 15 hospitals
sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/cord...
Vitamin D Status in Hospitalized Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Accepted, 27th October 2020)
academic.oup.com/jcem/advance...
To assess serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Analyze the possible influence of vitamin D status on disease severity
Retrospective
Case-control
216 COVID-19 patients
197 population-based controls
Results
Vitamin D deficiency was defined as serum 25OHD levels less than 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/L)
COVID patients group
Mean levels 13.8 ng/ml. (34.5 nmol/L)
82.2% vitamin D deficient
Community control group
Mean levels 20.9 ng/ml (52.25 nmol/L) (p less than 0.0001)
47.2% vitamin D deficient
Blood levels lower in men than in women
Evidence of protective role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation in reducing COVID-19 deaths (Nature scientific reports, 19th October 2020)
www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, mediated by vitamin D synthesis
Dataset of 152 countries over 108 days (n = 6,524)
A permanent unit increase in UVI is associated with a 1.2 percentage points decline in daily growth rates of cumulative COVID-19 deaths
and a 1.0 percentage points decline in the CFR daily growth rate
Globally
Minus 12% of cumulative COVID-19 deaths
Minus 38% on CFR
We find a significant negative association between UVI and COVID-19 deaths
indicating evidence of the protective role of UVB in mitigating COVID-19 deaths
If confirmed via clinical studies, then the possibility of mitigating COVID-19 deaths via sensible sunlight exposure or vitamin D intervention would be very attractive
Vitamin D sufficiency, a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D at least 30 ng/mL reduced risk for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 infection
journals.plos.org/plosone/art...
Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and its effect on adverse clinical outcomes
n = 235
Results
Based on CDC criteria, among our study patients, 74% had severe COVID-19 infection and 32.8% were vitamin D sufficient.
Vitamin D sufficiency
25(OH)D less than 30 ng/ml. (75 nmol/L)
Reduction in clinical severity
Inpatient mortality
Serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)
Increase in lymphocyte percentage
Vitamin D insufficiency in southern Arizona (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article...
Population 26.1 ng/ml (65.25 nmol/L)
Below 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/L)
Blacks 55%
Hispanics 37.6%
Whites 22.7%
Also more obesity in first two groups
Adult Health Status Among Native American Families Participating in the Growing Resilience Home Garden Study (CDC August 22, 2019)
www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/1...
Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes sharing the Wind River Indian Reservation (WRIR) in Wyoming reportedly die 30 years earlier than whites in the state
Nearly 80% of adults had deficient vitamin D levels ( less than 20 ng/mL; n = 167) (50 nmol/L)
Obesity
Waist circumference, associated with higher risk of obesity-related disease
Women 95%
Men 80%
Hypertension
Diabetes
EVMS CRITICAL CARE COVID-19 MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
www.evms.edu/media/evms_publi...
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[@lauraarzola]

Thank You so much for all your support for all of us on this planet.

[@janettemacdonald8223]

Thank you Dr Campbell for all your lectures and support. I hope you are ok am a nurse in the uk and it is very hard not to feel emotional, upset and angry about this situation that we are all in again am not on the front line but I also feel for my colleagues who are and winter pressures have not yet kicked in yet in the NHS.

[@voices3674]

My mum has just been in hospital - aged 82 and urine infection. When I spoke to the Nurse I asked what her Vitamin D level was and she said , oh it's fine. The way she said it made me feel they hadn't checked but I explained I had been watching you and that I would be keen for them to check. Lo and behold when Mum came home a week later the discharge sheet said low vitamin D. We are in Scotland - not much sun! They sent her home with Colecalciferol 25,ooo units , 2 to be taken once a week for 3 weeks before putting her on one a day from next week. Thank you John, I am absolutely sure me mentioning it meant they thought about it and did something about it. Email sent to my MP as you mention at the end of the video

[@Sammyli99]

I Would direct you to a good vid by Dr. Joerg Spitz (but in German), he basically has Vit D curing or at least enabling the turnaround in EVERYTHING. (EVERYTHING)

[@Robin-ci2kx]

Love your proactive action. The medical people have so much to remember it isn't surprising they forget things here and there. Sometimes, however, the things they forget are very important to get right. It is important for all of us to become proactive in our own and others care and bring their attention to things. If they aren't important then we can calm down. I just wish those in the medical field would stop being so thin-skinned when a question is asked. No-one is perfect. But in spite of the fact they may resent the questions...they shouldn't and we should always opt for knowing whether a thing is important or not as in your Mom's case by asking anyway.

[@welcometoreality3450]

I advise everyone to be your OWN advocate! Treatment now will be at its worst for many reasons....even the good docs wont have much time to be... a good doc. Even in good times western medicine is a crap shoot. dont know her history but i would say dont make your mum suffer... give her cranberry pills with plenty of water for that infection...works every time for me. Docs will needlessly torture her with caveman treatments for fun & profit. super plant Moringa has many vits including Vit D, however im sure there isnt enough for covid era but i would at least add it to the crappy synthetic store bought vits

[@Rayblondie]

What a wonderful testimony from this talk from John.

[@locknpoptube]

Doctors are wrong a lot, they are trained in the treatment paradigm not cures or mechanics. If something is working for you or you have a gut feeling go with it. You have time to come to a reasonable conclusion a doctor has a few minutes. Well done on questioning them

[@tartanredmgb]

How does the UK nominate someone for Knighthood? John is deserving of this honour.

[@CarolReidCA]

I've been thinking the same, as have other viewers. No doubt Dr. Campbell has saved many, many lives worldwide. I've been watching since early on in this pandemic, before it was even a pandemic... I think I discovered him around early or mid January! Dr. Campbell is a wonderful teacher. I don't always agree 100% with a few opinions, yet his videos are top notch and he's an excellent teacher! His info, to present the essence of studies, is no doubt life saving and certainly has the conversation going so ideas at different levels of education can be shared, argued (& I mean this in the best of & most constructive ways), researched & ideas can be shared far and wide, along with potentially & very likely lifesaving information. If you find out what needs to be done to get him knighted, or Man of the Year or whatever, please post & Let's get it going! I'm in the US, so don't know if my input counts, but if it does, I'd like to support honors for him. He's been on nearly every day since January! Always has interesting & helpful information to present. Please DM me @SoCalBohoGal on Twitter if I can help! Let's get this going!

[@jan01d]

👏👏👏👏👏 Couldn't agree more

[@peterthomas5792]

I'm a Formula 1 fan, but if I'd had to choose between John Campbell & Lewis Hamilton for a knighthood, Lewis would still be waiting...

[@ajs41]

I hadn't even heard of him until about 2 hours ago. I've already watched about 5 videos.

[@janetsandham7058]

Definatly is

[@gregorygross2765]

I've been taking my vitamin D for months now , thanks to you Doc..,and I thank you from the heart you probably saved my life.

[@jennifertinker985]

Take D3 with K2 it's amazing

[@IaMaWeSoMe7478]

@@jennifertinker985 im crying😂😂😂😂

[@welcometoreality3450]

Better make sure you & everyone has decent gut health or NO vits will help. Only take it with food earlier in the day or your sleep will suffer. go with natural vits btw....Instead of the standard multivitamin crap go with super plant Moringa, has MANY natural vits even protein!

[@user-gs1yl9ny3n]

He has some brains. Only still not activated

[@christal2641]

@@welcometoreality3450 ALL VITAMINS ARE PROETINS. They are enzymes with connect biochemicals to one another, or separate chemicals which are bonded. They is why they MUST be taken with food.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

I tell you if ANYTHING even remotely good could come out of COVID, it is that this pandemic has finally spurred me to fix my possible co-morbidities, at least those I can fix which for me means losing weight, as I was severely obese. In the last 2 months I have lost nearly 40 lbs, reducing my BMI to 32 and still dropping, and I have been focusing on increasing my Vitamin D levels as quickly as I can, though I'm not 100% clear on how much vD I can take a day safely, so been sticking to 1k IU for now. I might increase that based on this video. I have to travel (fly) in 2 weeks so I've been doing EVERYTHING I can to reduce my risk profile before that.

[@angelatester2471]

Well done, John !

[@LoveFalmouth]

John, I take 6000iu daily. It's totally safe. My consultant wanted me to have 10,000iu injections every week but hospital wouldn't pay for it

[@RozitaVideo]

Tremendous! I did the same thing. I started doing exercise videos (Senior Fitness with Meredith) and have lost 16 lbs. I have strengthened muscles, and I look better.

[@leibylove1350]

10,000 a day

[@carylhalfwassen8555]

I take a combo D3 (5,000 IU) + K2 daily. It comes as a pill.

[@stephenpeat3885]

Why the government failed to mentioned Vitamin D help save covid patient's lives. We need to create posters to place at bus stops, outside retail shops, outside GP and hospitals and in your car window that vitamin d save lives.

[@PeachesCourage]

vit d is best natural as the other can cause cancer

[@joysherriff8461]

@@PeachesCourage Cobblers!😂

[@luzysombra5291]

@@PeachesCourage only if you take an overdose for a long period of time

[@GA-1st]

Interestingly, President Trump was administered Vitamin D by his doctors...

[@ccynthiasarnicki3637]

@Ordinary Sessel after

[@gb9459]

I knew absolutely bugger all about immuno-modulation but I love the way Dr John shows such respect to his audience and treats us like equals! We are not worthy 😀

[@kimarballo1751]

"It makes sure the porridge is not too hot and it makes sure the porridge is not too cold. That it's just right." Brilliant! This is why we adore you Dr. John! You take the science and translate it for the layperson, frequently inserting charming British references like this one! I'll forever remember the essential role of vitamin D as an immune modulator now! 😉 My family and I have been watching your videos for months and they have kept us well informed and healthy. Thank you for providing such an important service during this time in our world. I hope you one day get knighted by the Queen. 🙏❤️

[@electronwave4551]

Quaint.

[@mommadeb6822]

You are sincerely trying to help us. Thank you. I can’t say the same about gov’t entities that are still silent on Vitamin D and other simple self- help measures.

[@sergei4440]

@Herb Lady55 Please sign my petition in 03/11 comment to this vide ( above ).Need working email

[@eveclark1541]

We're religious about taking our vitamin D daily along with Zinc and Vitamin C. All cheap, safe and known to be good for the immune system. As yet we haven't even had a cold this year. I'm even finding cuts and grazes from gardening healing more quickly. I can quite believe this will help should I catch Covid 19.

[@OffRampTourist]

I just noticed the same thing about cuts and scrapes healing faster since upping my intake of these supplements. Encouraging!

[@RussCR5187]

Same here.

[@carylhalfwassen8555]

I do not take C as a supplement but eat fresh oranges and other fruit each day. Do I need to supplement C?

[@mandywindwalker6207]

How much Vitamin D do you take every day?

[@lexconor8498]

Mind ur zinc totals if u also take a daily vitamin.

[@jeffyholla1095]

Take vitamin D. Your body will thank you for it! I just got tested for vitamin D levels and came up low. I’ve been taking OTC vitamin D along with fish oil and have seen a great response in my skin and overall health.

[@xony6163]

You're a national treasure, John. Calmly and rationally making this point, repeatedly and without overt frustration. History will look very kindly upon your findings and your efforts. My entire family (not just household) have been supplementing vitamin D for a while now thanks to you.

[@wblekfb4ann8x5c1arha]

I live in Sydney Australia and am a 66 year old male. About 10 years ago I received a doctor (who also practiced natural health approaches) gave me a cocktail of intravenous vitamins to assist my general health at that time. Additionally he gave me a Vitamin D in the buttocks. This was done at the beginning of our Autumn (March). After that I sailed through the winter season with no colds or infections whatsoever. I was truly amazed. The doctor commented that he found it more effective than flu vaccine. Every year since at the beginning of Autumn I take 10,000 i.u. daily for one month and then 5,000 i.u daily for the following seven months. I decided to take a four month break for four months (commencing November) as I would be naturally producing sufficient Vitamin D from sun exposure. This annual cycle I follow has kept me infection free. In the past few years I have made a modification to this protocol in that I take all the daily tablets once per week i.e. 35,000 i.u. every weekend as this is sufficient to to keep my levels topped up and is more convenient. With the present pandemic I will continue to supplement 5,000 i.u. daily (once per week) until the worldwide threat diminishes and then revert to the above protocol. Interestingly my dosage aligns closely with that of Doctor Fauci who I understand takes 6,000 i.u. per day. On a separate note, in 2016 my doctor prescribed a bone density scan and my results were 'óff the scale'. Better than a 18 year olds. There may be other factors but I attribute the results to my taking of the Vitamin D as well as magnesium supplementation which I have discovered is very important for bone health. Readers may also be interested in the following article which appeared today in the Australian Medical Association journal web site regarding Vitamin D injections. ama.com.au/media/vitamin-d-deficiency-fixed-shot Based on my experience I would recommend that anyone in pandemic hot zones and are not taking Vitamin D immediately consider getting an injection after consulting their doctor. The evidence is just too strong and the cost negligible.

[@jenniferbate9682]

I have very high vitamin D levels but...after a bone density scan a few years ago, I was told I had osteoporosis...I worked on more exercise to increase my bone density and on my last scan I mow have osteopenia...so there’s some improvement...but it’s not all down to vitamin D alone.

[@essanjay8604]

@@jenniferbate9682 Not sure what age you are but I'm of the firm opinion that women benefit from oestrogen supplementation particularly if you had an early menopause. 10 years of HRT gave me 'beyond good' bone density and helped me avoid the osteoporosis which my mother suffered from.

[@jenniferbate9682]

@@essanjay8604 there again, HRT is ok for some but has risks re breast cancer. I experienced side affects from HRT so had to stop. I am now 76, and I make sure my diet is healthy (although I do not eat meat) and I walk and exercise as much as I can. Nothing is straight forward or the same for everyone but thanks for your thoughts. Stay safe. x

[@wblekfb4ann8x5c1arha]

@@jenniferbate9682 Hi Jennifer. I agree. As I mentioned I was also supplementing magnesium which is also very important for bone health and I attribute the bone density results to both Vitamin D and magnesium supplementation. Calcium is frequently prescribed for people with bone problems but all to often the problem is a lack of magnesium which goes unrecognised as it is counter intuitive. Because magnesium plays a critical role in the operation of the heart the body keeps the blood levels in a very tight range. People may be magnesium deficient but this does not show up in blood tests.

[@stephennaylor5899]

Thanks for the link--very interesting

[@jillylloyd3527]

So pleased to see you today and thanks as ever for your help in so many ways.

[@Novak2611]

Dr Fauci said casually in an Instagram interview that he takes Vitamin D and C. Why there's no recommendation from health organisations about these vitamins.

[@diana6842]

Because it would get his buddies at big Pharma upset.

[@christal2641]

On what evidence do you base your claim against Dr.Fauci? T.R.U.M.P. has been stiffling Fauci for many months. Trumpers have made so many credible death threats against Fauci and his family that Fauci has had to hire a private security detail.

[@welcometoreality3450]

He isnt the god everyone sez he is for this very reason. He should be giving MUCH more info on how to fight covid than wear a mask.

[@Robin-ci2kx]

@@christal2641 I would love to know where you get your "news". It is so completely wrong. Dr. Fauci is a man who has hit every point on the compass about the chinavirus; wear masks, no don't. Social distance; no don't. Congregate, no don't. If he is taking vitamin D and C it's because the Trump team doctors have suggested that they work. And the reason he isn't much attached to the Trump team any more is because he has shown himself over time to be a complete weather-vane being blown every which way by the smallest breeze as far as his "opinions" go. He has been shown- by his own statements out of his own mouth- to be a worthless judge of this pandemic and someone whos advice you take at your own risk. Not for me.

[@kathleenporter101]

As one of the govt health watchdogs told a few drs who were giving advice and suggesting specific supplements to us who were following them online, they were to cease and desist making suggestions as it was possibly giving people false hope of cures and also they were driving revenue away from health and big pharma corporations.

[@brandwas12]

Love your channel, your spirit, and your compassion for people. You're a great representative of the healing arts. Thanks!

[@markstead7867]

Hi Dr John. First of all I would like to thank you for everything you have, and are doing for us all, im certain you could be doing something more selfish in your time, yet as the obvious caring, true professional that you are, you seek to help us all, I for one am so grateful to you. So thank you for all you are doing I have viewed your talks on this pandemic since March, I sent a tweet to Matt Hancock regarding Vitamin D suggesting it to go into trial. However I received no reply, so all I/we can do, is supplement with vitamin D, suggest it to friends and family etc. Once again, many many thanks for everything you are doing for us

[@diannawells8053]

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[@scatling2065]

I want you to know how much I appreciate what you are doing to help explain to both medical and lay persons the significance of the various Covid- related medical studies. Thank you!!

[@beth6787]

Well done John. I always ensure the elderly that I look after have plenty of vitamin D3 in stock from September onwards and, so far, not one respiratory illness last winter or this autumn. They are all over 85 years of age and several have had COOD for many years. Again, technically only anecdotal evidence, but I have been convinced of this for years. Thank you. Dr. Beth

[@kiskaloo6843]

I've been taking Vitamin D for about three years and it occurred to me the other day that I haven't had a cold in all that time. It could be coincidence, but, it is interesting.

[@davidglover9363]

As a sideways thought ... does the visual cortex in the human brain play any role in facilitating the Vit D pathways? Are RayBans banned for filtering the infrared rays?

[@TomyLobo]

@@davidglover9363 iirc, vitamin D is related to ultraviolet, not infrared. Which country do you think RayBans are banned in?

[@helpingeachother7007]

Thanks, Doc! Two uploads in one day! You are awesome, and tireless in helping humanity. Grateful for you and all that you do to keep us updated and informed. Keep well and safe.

[@kimberlyhayes6088]

Again .... I am so thankful that you continue to bring us factual information. I find myself only wanting to listen and watch you on a daily basis. I have become dependent on your words of wisdom to get me and my family through this. Thank you from Chicago 🙏

[@davidgiles9751]

I think one of the greatest mistakes made during this whole thing has been individuals, who out of fear, have sequestered themselves inside. You can and should go outside on nice days. It is so amazingly good for your physical and mental health, and can be done safely following simple guidelines.

[@odetbeauvoisin]

Thank you; for putting all this information together, clearly; and for making it easily accessible to us. Much appreciated.

[@philhardy18]

Am i being unduly cynical in thinking the lack of interest in this just might be because there's no money in it

[@ML-vl7gt]

If that were true, there'd be no aspirin, paracetamol or Imodium either though, and governments wouldn't be trying to get people to lose weight or stop smoking. If vitamin D really is as good as some of its promoters claim, then why hasn't a single country anywhere in the world started promoting vitamin D supplements and been able to increase productivity and close half its ICUs?

[@afrog2666]

@@ML-vl7gt Making people stop smoking and getting fat means a healthier workforce, whiich means MONEY, and paracetamol and aspirin also keeps people going with few side effecs and at a low price so anyone with a headache can KEEP WORKING.. Trust me, EVERYTHING is about money.. Btw, in Norway where I live, vitamins are advised and advertised all the time, especially during fall/winter. The thing is, health professionals for the most part, have our best interest in mind, but companies and governments have a budget, and you and me are part of that budget, including how much to pay in treatments, depending on our age and history. Also, I highly doubt ANY ICU`s wold close because people got enough vitamin D, they will still have enough to do, it would cause a lot of unemployement as well. (depending on the specific nations/locations of course) MONEY.. Balance that budget!

[@ML-vl7gt]

@@afrog2666 But if vitamin D is so effective, then promoting that would mean a healthier workforce which means MONEY and people being able to KEEP WORKING too. It's not like it's expensive.

[@BillyCosmosis]

@Phil Hardy: You're not the only one thinking that. 1. There's countless billions in taxpayer's money from every government in the world waiting to drop on the first pharmaceutical company that comes up with a vaccine or any mitigating drugs. 2. Vitamin D is out of patent (as is Hydroxychloroquine) -both cheap as chips. Compare the new (patented) much trumpeted by the pharma companies but minimally effective Remdesivir: $1000 a dose. Vitamin D: less than 50c.

[@montyblum5922]

Nope. In fact daily vit d and a daily concentrated garlic extract and you really have a powerful defence (and of course garlic is practically free)

[@Who_Am_I_420]

Don't eat soap!! LOL Dr John I've been following you since February, and you are the man ;)

[@j_o_h_n_d_u_n_n]

I drank bleach, that really fooked me up ..

[@p0rt1337]

@@j_o_h_n_d_u_n_n natural selection should take its course soon then...

[@amarok5048]

@@p0rt1337 Darwin Award. We don't want him making copies!

[@margaretneanover3385]

Were you cussing? Certainly there's no consumption of soap..

[@sailingoctopus1]

Interestingly, Dr Mobeen Syed looked at a study that examined the effectiveness of gargled mouthwashes on reducing the viral load in the mouth and throat. One of the controls was water and another was water containing some baby shampoo. Whilst other mouth washes, such as iodine and Listerine were very effective (circa 80% to 100%) the baby shampoo had some effect (circa 20%). So don't discount soap.

[@lubc8953]

Thank you, Dr Campbell for all the great work you do!

[@sarahroseharper]

As an Indigenous person, I’d like to offer that it’s pronounced “show-show-knee”. Also thank you so much for providing the world with updates and information & thank you especially for taking the time to talk about the realities of Indigenous populations in the Americas.

[@biffgrimes.8345]

John l wish to thank you for your posts ,my wife and l take your advice as much as is possible.

[@janlange3839]

Thank you for doing so much, so often to get the word out!

[@TonyVega123]

Vit D is an extraordinary vitamin. I used to get sick all the time, but now it never happens. Last time I got fever was in June 2019.

[@aidaaodisho995]

Thank you dear Dr. John. Appreciate your time & education to us the general public, God Bless you & keeps you along with your family healthy & safe.

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Been on D for 42 years was a former Shift worker. nights

[@ccynthiasarnicki3637]

I've been on vitamin D for 15 years since being diagnosed with cancer. My Dr. Says to take 5000 out. Especially with the pandemic. Also take multi vitamin, vitamin c and zinc. I'm 74 years old. Feel great.

[@Valarizator]

@@ccynthiasarnicki3637 do you take k2 mk7 with vit d? Wish u the best

[@patriciagiles5833]

How many IU's of D3 do you take? I'm a night shift nurse. I take calcium supplement with D3, I'm getting 1500IU daily from that. In addition, I take a multivitamin that has 600IU.

[@drizler]

Me too! Usually 5000 except whe I’m out slaving in the hot summer sun .

[@ccynthiasarnicki3637]

@@Valarizator no just the multi, vitamin c and zinc. Wish you the best too.

[@bluefish4580]

Its more than time the sage group looked at your findings Dr Campbell

[@LexTNeville]

The f*ckers know. They just don't care.

[@francessimmonds5784]

Who are sage anyway? They're so secret. Cummings isn't a scientist or doctor why is he part of them?

[@elisevillemaire8344]

Even our good Dr. Campbell has been scare-mongered out of the needed high supplementation by *PHARMA's* greed for *trillions!* They financially and with corrupt gate-keepers, completely control medical schools, (research, advertisements & governments) and the training even the best minds can get!😠

[@markr8650]

Sage are a bunch of conflicted people. Vallance has shares in a vaccine company

[@sailingoctopus1]

@@elisevillemaire8344 Do you really believe in the big pharma conspiracy? It's a shame if you do, because some of your other views have some merit.

[@canice123]

Dr. John Campbell, the voice of reason. THANK YOU!

[@Ianphall]

Thankyou Dr Campbell. Like you, I can't understand why national Governments aren't investigating Vit D effectiveness more thoroughly. (Apart from the fact it doesn't make anyone any profit). Nevertheless I think you are providing a valuable service. Thank you.

[@patrickcamp8076]

Thank you once again Dr Campbell. I am in the UK and have been taking 1000 IU D3 supplements for some months: since you first mentioned it. My recent blood test result was 72 nmol/L, so borderline deficient. As a dog walker, I have been out in the sun as well. I am male weighing 85kg. I think I will up my daily intake to 2000 IU now we are in autumn.

[@jollyroger7102]

Dr John, Thank you for the valued clinical information you provide.

[@peziki]

Don't forget your pets, dogs and cats need it too. Promotes longer life and better health.

[@zenzen415]

Take care - vitamin D is highly toxic to cats! Our cat ate a vitamin D capsule meant for my husband and needed two days emergency treatment from the vet. Thankfully recovered, but a very worrying (and expensive) episode.

[@lauradavison4044]

Thanks again for info on vitamin D I am a firm advocate of taking it. Oddly enough I was researching some family history, I knew that my great Grandfather was a baker in Newcastle upon Tyne and baked Embelton's bread, we found an advert from then which advertises the fact that the bread was fortified with Vitamin D, interesting!

[@dawne5139]

Rickets were a big problem at one time. If you look at Vegan Deterioration videos, where she shows vegan children, you can see examples of modern day rickets.

[@sergei4440]

Please sign my petition in 03/11 comment to this vide ( above ).Need working email

[@christal2641]

In the 20's, tickets was very common in the North, ESPECIALLY AMONG BLACK CHILDREN. U.S. gov't responded to the science, and all fresh and powdered milk and wheat flour was ORDERED to fortify those staple products with vitamins. The standard was set to be just enough to prevent rickets. My Mom, who got a degree in dietetics in '44, was sceptical of supplementation beyond what was (known to be) required to prevent a specific disease. Of course, what science DOESN'T YET KNOW at any given time does change the biology!

[@susantomes6721]

Thank you dear Dr John. Excellent advice as always.

[@Rayblondie]

I love these informal talks on very important subjects especially during this pandemic period. Thank you Dr. Campbell.

[@deborahrower1729]

Good to hear from you as ever. Truly grateful to you for all your updates. I to have taken my Vitamin D, as I have done every day for 5 years now. Im so glad I have. You take care.

[@rufdymond]

I am convinced that this is one of the reasons (not the only reason) why so many black people are dying of COVID-19 in western countries. It is well known that because of darker skin, black people's Vitamin D levels can be extremely low when living in the Northern hemisphere. If you look at the death rates on the African continent they are much lower than in western countries...in fact, in some Caribbean countries like St Lucia there has not been a single death from COVID-19.

[@philipdear224]

Good to hear some more good news from you John

[@nicholasmitchell8749]

I love this. I saw another video titled "Zinc", and the uploader took it down shortly afterwards. I understand why because it was a sensitive analysis. I'm very grateful for you to spend time on how we can help ourselves, John. And yes, let's get in contact with our MP'S!

[@michaeldecaprio4282]

Absolute joy watching you explaining everything , And thank you Xxx

[@aalegalfocus]

Thanks to you, I'm taking vitamin D gummies daily. Great information that my doctors never told me.

[@lizeggar2421]

You need to take around 4000ug per day.

[@Froven80]

@@lizeggar2421 No. And for that matter YOU shouldn't tell anyone what they need. You have no idea what another people's levels are.

[@nexussever]

@@Froven80 Thank you - Liz Eggar is just anther know-it-all

[@elkiepops]

@@lizeggar2421 you trying to kill her off? X

[@stephaniesamra7960]

@@Froven80 egger is just giving her opinion - if you don’t like - ignore it. You don’t have to Respond with such cattiness. Stay safe

[@beehaven9949]

Thanks for continuing to raise the awareness !

[@ericvanroyen8879]

Thank you for your effort to keep us updated. I just want to make a comment on the reference vitamin D values that are used in most articles, such as in "VITAMIN D STATUS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION" . I was in charge of the RIA lab in Middelheim Hospital in Antwerp from 1973 till 1991 and in the '80s we also performed vitamin D analysis. In those days it was assumed that the sole role of vitamin D lay in calcium metabolism and therefore the cut-off value was 20 ng/ml. Less than 20 ng/ml being deficient. In those days we regularly received samples from care homes for the elderly and at least 2/3 of those samples were deficient. Since the turn of the century it became clear that almost all human cells express vitamin D receptors and hence are vitamin D dependant. This finding also implied that reference values should be adapted: cut-off should at least be 30 ng/ml and preferentially 45 ng/ml or more. This means that articles that only distinguish between less and more than 20 ng/ml will never be able to show the real benefit of sufficient vitamine D because a large part of what they call the normal (sufficient) population is in fact deficient. Due to the long period that the cut-off value of 20 ng/ml was used this will continue to be used, although I think such an error should not pass peer review.

Dr. John, thank you for providing this critical information on Vitamin D. I have been dosing 4K a day for several yrs, so far so good. I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving. 👍❤️

[@leonp198]

Many thanks once again for all your wonderful insights. 👍

[@jjhh3224]

Thankyou Dr C, for keeping us informed!!!

[@nydinau2980]

Thanks for all your fantastic and pedagogical important informations! I'm from Sweden and have been following you for quite a time and learned a lot from your excellent videos. A big hug Dr Campbell, keep on your good work, this needs to be known!

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

Thank you sooooo much for putting this information out there and for your caring approach to the problem that has claimed so many lives.

[@80sGeek]

Carry on going John. I work in supermarket high risk to co-vid im 45 years old. my cocktail is chewable vitamin c. High strength cod liver oil tablets. Less alcohol. Actimel every morning. When the sun was out i went outside walking, motorbiking, gardening, dog walking etc. More exercise. Better diet like Broccoli cauli salmon green veg yellow peppers etc. Had no colds no hay fever, The odd sneeze if the Sun was bright. In my opinion vitamin D works. God bless

[@sergei4440]

@80s Geek Please sign my petition in 03/11 comment to this video ( above ).Need working email

[@alohadave13]

Thank you Dr. John. Another brilliant analysis, and I do agree, Vitamin-D is a key to reducing the severity of this disease.

[@hadjisman]

Thank you for your crusade, Doctor, keep up the good fight. Your research and advice are most appreciated.

[@AB-tr5iy]

Boosting your immune system is most important. It's almost as if there's been a COver-up of VItamin D from 2019

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

Doc Campbell Very much enjoy your videos.

[@arowberry]

Dr John, another excellent and interesting report . Thanks!

[@simonpotter7534]

Thank you for the good and solid presentation of this subject and the information provided. There has not been enough of this over the last few months

[@johnshields9138]

Great lecture. Great confirmation of the value of vitamin D daily and universally. Thanks

[@reaperdragon1]

This needs to be known around the world and they just dont

[@Acoustic_Theory]

You need to invent a vitamin D pill that can be sold for $500 per dose, then someone might care.

[@pirjolindqvist7819]

Follow the Money.

[@bonanzavalleyvoice1354]

@@Acoustic_Theory CORRECT. Dr. Campbell has stated in earlier videos that the cost to manufacture 1,000 doses of Vitamin D is just ONE FREAKING DOLLAR. One dollar. I can understand selling a bottle of them for $5, the cost of bottling / marketing, etc. Even so, Vitamin D is almost FREE. That's the ultimate scandal, something they are not promoting.

[@reaperdragon1]

Oh I know. All these reasons is why the USA has the first approved treatment, remdesivier, for 3k a pop and literally does next to nothing, if not nothing.

[@terrymcgovern613]

Pronounced " shh show knee". Really good stuff Dr. Campbell....been watching for like 9 months!

[@joanneandrekus7032]

Very interesting/ Educational video on Vitamin D. Thank you Dr. John!

[@chriskenney4377]

Dr. J. You're the best. Thanks.

[@jossfitzsimons]

Pure clarity! The best.

[@philhardy18]

Keep banging on about this John, you'll get through eventually

[@tracker1009]

What fantastic information✔ SOOOOOO glad I found your channel 👍

[@annmariepollock1684]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to compile and share this information with us

[@bobcassady9351]

Just after you presented the UVB radiation (sunshine) study, you comment that "It proves nothing because it’s a correlation causation study". Your point is well taken. In England, at the summer solstice in June, there is more than 16 hours per day of sunshine and less than 8 of darkness (at the winter solstice in December those numbers reverse). The study could equally well be reporting on the warmer weather's matching outdoor social interaction season vs the winter's virus sharing indoor (poorly ventilated) social interaction season. I see higher vitamin D levels matching with better resistance to, and survival from COVID-19, but not because of this report. Your other vitamin D observations offer a dramatically more useful collection of observations. Keep up the great work John! Thanks.

[@mrsaitch2672]

In early January, my Vit D levels were extraordinarily low. My GP put me on a loading dose of Vitamin D for 8 weeks with a continuation of Vit d at regular levels daily since then. I’m critically vulnerable, but have been exposed to Covid and I still haven’t caught it..

[@pamtebelman2321]

That's exciting and encouraging. How much D you you take?

[@mandywindwalker6207]

Yes, I’m glad that you are well. What is a loading dose?

[@1xstew]

@@mandywindwalker6207 A loading dose is a very large dose of D to increase your level quickly and then it's tapered off.

[@markippolito3620]

Wow. Good for you!!

[@mandywindwalker6207]

1xstew Thank you!

[@gregcarnall9097]

I've written to my local MP today and also to Boris via the Gov webpage. I doubt anyone will read my emails but it made me feel better. I think it's a great idea for John to start a petition and get the government to debate it.

[@Blaggsta]

i listened to your vit D post last year, and have been taking it since... working well so far

[@Mortthemoose]

Thank you so much for this. I am disabled with severe M.E. and other things, so I barely ever get out in the sun. I have to literally ask my Dr for specific blood tests every year, and although I progressively get worse every year, the number of blood tests that I have keep reducing. I've been deficient in vit D twice in the past, but since then, several yrs ago, I have been taking my own D3 and Vit K on and off, at fairly high doses. Even at those higher doses, I still can't increase my levels to where I would like them. After doing a LOT of research at the time, I decided to base my levels according to the Vit D Council of America. In the UK, our recommended levels and treatment levels are laughable, on the NHS. The original prescription for D2 that my Dr gave me was absolutely miniscule!! When you first started your videos, I intended to watch a lot of them, but my M.E. poor concentration won't let me take it all in. I did however, watch this one, as at least I'm familiar with vit D. I just had to rewind it a few times and play bits again ....lol I wonder how may lives you've saved Dr Campbell!! 💗 Thank you for your straight talking, and very knowledgeable videos. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS A COMORBIDITY FOR COVID-19, AND IT CAN BE LINKED TO VIT D, I WONDERED IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER DOING A VIDEO ON THE POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN VIT D & HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? (If there is one).

[@robertwhite3503]

I believe that Dr John briefly mentioned in the current video that Vitamin D may help reduce high blood pressure. Generally losing weight and drinking water also helps in my opinion. The following link may be useful to you www.nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-high-blood-pressure/

[@paulmurray8922]

So a friend, a 72 year-old, overweight, Black Vietnam Vet, recently came out of quarantine, after testing positive earlier this month. He says he had no noticeable symptoms and has been taking 7000 IU daily since March. Can't say he was so fortunate because of the vitamin but taking it certainly didn't hurt.

[@sochu3630]

7000IU sounds way too much 😳

[@paulmurray8922]

@@sochu3630 LOL! That's what I said but he just laughed me off, saying it seems to work fine for him.

[@indigoblue4791]

@@paulmurray8922 There's no harmful side effects from taking more than recommend dose. So it certainly won't have hurt your friend!

[@GypsyHunter232UK]

I take 5000iu of vita d a gay and I had severe arthritis pain in my leg now the pain is barely noticeable and I leave off the oxycodone tablets I got from the gp in here in the old corrupt UK.

[@pteppig]

@@sochu3630 the amount of IU depends on your weight, current level and pre-existing conditions that put strain on the immune system. 5000IU is recommend for act weight u60 to hold the VitD level. 7000IU for 72 years old sounds like barely enough to hold the VitD level, glad he had accumulated some reserved during summer. Outside of summer, many people can take 5000-10.000 a day without issues. But it's always better to check the levels and calculate your daily intake

[@carrienania9427]

I've been taking vit D3 1000IU since you have talked about it. You are the best John. Thank You for all you do!!!

[@fatbelly27]

Since I started to watch your videos (around end March) I started taking Vitamin D. 1000iu through the summer, with 10-20 minutes sun whenever I could. Then from the start of October 4000iu per day. Apart from feeling well and having picked up no infections I have noticed two other benefits. Some arthritis in a finger joint cleared completely and a long-term fungal nail mysteriously sorted itself out!

[@dufpier]

Thank you Dr Campbell for your work. I am now more confident that supplementing with vitamin D is right for me. Cheers from Canada.

[@dmfitzsim]

Great video john👍👍

[@pjwlk]

Outstanding work John! Thanks again from Canada!

[@desmondgallagher5648]

Thank you Doctor Campbell

[@robsmith1a]

Excellent video again. People in care homes generally get very little sunlight. I would hope that they would have their vitamin d levels monitored but suspect this isn't the case. As you say clinical trial data required but the evidence you present is compelling to me

[@lauralawler8385]

Scottish government giving all shielded vulnerable free vit D delivered to their homes 1st Dec

[@BrianG61UK]

@Steve Sheldon Most - I doubt it. Many - maybe. But they don't give it to you unless you fall and break a bone or complain of some other problem such as back pain and they discover you have osteoporosis during their investigations.

[@suecoo66]

Very much doubt if they do get any vit D supplements let alone monitored

[@passiflora1014]

😺

[@suecoo66]

@Philip Gibbs and mothers put babies in the garden to nap so they'd get some fresh air and sunshine ☀

[@andrewwinton4608]

There needs to be a serious investigation into how this was ever allowed to happen, how it ever got out of China and how it came about in the first place. Until then we can do everything we can but I hope that some day the relevant people are brought to account, including the WHO.

[@guixianyin6970]

Totally agree with you!

[@PeachesCourage]

I AGREE YES !

[@BrazilianTreeFrog]

Good luck with that

[@lilianflynn198]

Nothing will happen to China for doing this We thank God that it's not as bad as was first feared This virus was planed since 2015 Watch Dr Bhutta

[@petero9584]

Witch hunts never have the outcomes those who instigated them desire. The Spanish flu turned out to be the USA flu..

[@PaulineBro100]

Thanks John. Your research means a lot. xx

[@baronvonroomski]

Dr John. Been watching since March. I started taking vit d as per your advice back then. However my wife didn’t really buy into it. We’ve both recently had COVID. She was quite poorly ( not hospitalised) and I basically lost my sense of smell and was a bit tired. We’re both fine now. My wife is now firmly a vit d advocate. I want to say thank you and thought this was just one more associational study for your collection x

[@VABE81030]

Thank you Dr. Campbell for your videos, esp. re. Vitamin D-you’re saving lives.

[@checle4499]

I have been taking D3 for help with my anxiety for many years but have bumped it up to 4k IU now that daylight is short. I sent one of your videos to my sister who is at high risk and she has bumped up her dose also. We have another sister, all 3 of us in our 60's, who is at even higher risk who refuses to take vitamins. She has an auto immune disease and mistakenly believes that vitamins will make her disease worse. I really appreciate your facts and information without the US political bias. Thanks so much for what you do.

[@iwanabana]

Adding Vit D rich foods like fatty fish and egg yolks to her diet might be a good start. Broccoli, leafy greens for Vit K2 as well.

[@nntun03]

..so did taking D3 help with your anxiety issues? my sister 60 yo has issues, thanks...

[@catw5294]

Thx for taking the time to make the video and post

[@johndean4912]

Thank you John for sharing your knowledge. John

[@Demoiselle21]

Yay! I've been wanting to know the best Vitamin D intake level. Thank you for your work on these updates.

[@TheKogly]

I have been taking 6000 IU since Covid started and was taking 1000 IU before

[@Valarizator]

@@TheKogly with vit k2 mk7?

[@hedydd2]

My family have all been taking 8000iu per head per day. Some suggest that this is only just enough to raise body levels over a number of weeks, but I would like a definitive answer as to what is a sensible winter daily dose and a figure also for a maximum sensible and safe dose.

[@hedydd2]

@@branlob Yes, thank you. However, getting a blood test during the Covid epidemic at a surgery is almost impossible and if it were, the risks of going to a doctor's surgery and catching the virus must be weighed against the risk of vit D overdose. I know which I would rather risk, if indeed a risk exists at my family's dose rate of 8000iu taken half in the morning and half evening.

[@kimjamilly2000]

You gave advice to take vitamin D months ago which I took.Why doesn't the government advise this. ?

[@amarok5048]

Been taking it since Dr John first mentioned it!

[@HouseCallAutoRepair]

No PROFIT for the Big Pharma...

[@christergudmundsson7465]

Hmmmm... You have an own responsibility, you have to think and act yourself, it is your life. About vitamins, we have had information in many years.

[@planetzogg1]

The Scottish Govt. have recently sent letters to people in high risk groups offering free vitamin D pills for the winter. Pitty they only advise a low daily dose though.

[@drizler]

@@christergudmundsson7465 It’s still grossly irresponsible in every way. Unfortunately here on the US it’s become a political game played by the Left which essentially forces the president to play along for the most part. I’ve little doubt Trump would just come out and say it as a helpful suggestion however the howl that would go up by the opposition and their media machine would be horrific. Sad state of affairs our quiet revolution and this disease is just another player in their games.

[@Christi840]

Thank you Dr. John Campbell ​for brilliant analysis 💎💎💎

[@larrysanders5113]

Thank you for your service to humanity! From S.E. Kansas, USA

[@humbertaramos4542]

Thank you Dr. Great evidence!

[@stevemontanatv5986]

Thank you doctor Campbell for making the most important vitamin D so critical at the present climate to help the immune system, it is a real game changer especially at the moment in the winter months and in this present Covid crisis.. Big thank you sir...❤️👏🏻

[@lyricaldon9045]

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LEADS TO THE V D VIDEOS,

[@freebirdh604]

Thank you Dr C 👍☮️

[@Elias-by9xf]

I and my wife keep our vitamin D, 25(OH)D between 80ng/ml and 100ng/ml we take 6000UI/day for the last 7 years. Almost no more flu, and she work with children, before when are levels wore 17ng/ml for her e 23ng/ml for me, we got a lot of flu. I am 62 years and she is 39 years