June 11, 2017
Follow ALL the AdviceBy Music fan on September 3, 2013
I enjoyed the author’s writing style — it is like talking to an enthusiastic friend.
But anyone who wants to experiment with high doses of Vit D needs to also take the Vit K2! Don’t follow HALF the advice. One person commented that mega doses of D are dangerous and could result in hypercalcemia (high blood calcium). This is because Vit D alone helps you absorb calcium, but that calcium can just float around in your blood (and get deposited in your blood vessels and other soft tissues). It is the addition of Vit K2 that directs the calcium you absorb into your bones and structure of your teeth (rather than being deposited on the outside of your teeth as plaque). Read Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox (available at Amazon) for more info about the importance of adequate K2.
My personal experience with daily 30,000 units of D3 (plus lots of K2): back pain disappeared; depression lessened considerably; energy increased considerably. My serum calcium FELL from a high-normal (but not optimal) 10.0 to a beautifully normal 9.2. My serum D levels are now on the high side of normal, up from a deficiency of below 30 ng/ml. My endocrinologist had advised me not to take extra Vit D in spite of my previous deficiency, because my serum calcium levels were not optimal (on the high side) and taking more Vit D, he said, would just raise my serum calcium levels. NOT!!! I am glad I took responsibility to educate myself about what my body needed. I now feel better than I have in years.
Thank you, Jeff, for sharing your experiment with the world.