We need more capability to test ourselves at home. I hate going to the doctor. I sit in the waiting room for over an hour, then sit in a little cold room for another 25 minutes. The doctor comes in and sees me for under 10 minutes, says, “Hello, how are you?” and ignores my answer, tells me I seem to be doing fine for my age, 80, and writes me an order for a blood and urine test. (Why don’t they have me do those before the appointment, so we might have something to talk about?) My knees hurt. He gives me a prescription for 600mg Ibprophen 3 times a day. No checking about why they hurt. Then says I’ll get my test results in the mail, and I should call if I have any questions. How would I know what to ask. We are done in 9 minutes, and he has hurried out of the room. My test results come to me and what’s tested for is minimal. Vitamin D? No. Total cholesterol only. A recommendation for statins based on the one number. KZread docs need to know what the real world is like. They say go to another doctor. This is my third one. All alike.

@denisemichaels9545

4 ай бұрын

The doctors don’t even listen to someone’s heart, feel their glands and stomach area like they used to. Was at the doctor with my 84 year old mother, kindof shocking

@carolharquail9131

4 ай бұрын

That sounds like the whole world's reality with doctors.

@lam7750

4 ай бұрын

Exactly same here. Up north of USA. “Free healthcare” equals no healthcare. Just churning of the system with the swiping of health cards 😏

@theantiqueactionfigure

4 ай бұрын

I fired one doctor who hardly let go of the door knob during my visits.

@adelaidatsareva57

4 ай бұрын

Report the doctor! If only everyone complained. It is a mafia thing.

Everyone was surprized by the low levels of covid deaths in Africa. I think we might know why now.

@julieflorchiriboga3447

4 күн бұрын

It was actually because they did not have enough covid "vaccines" for them

I went from 22 to 65 in a year.. I take 10,000 IUs before bed.. it’s really helping my autoimmune conditions

@salyol7

4 ай бұрын

That seems really high

@carnicavegirl7214

4 ай бұрын

@@salyol7 normal blood levels for vitamin D is 40 to 80 my doctor said

@mat1500

4 ай бұрын

​@@carnicavegirl7214optimal levels of vitamin D are 60-80, in fact!

@l.pmoonstone5067

4 ай бұрын

Same here! I took 8-10,000 vit D for 4 months. My levels went from 20-55 in just 4 months.

@GummyRiches

4 ай бұрын

I take 10k iu and I feel better

Went to an orthopedic surgeon and PT for years for ddd and chronic pain from the ddd. Never once mentioned vitamin D. Started getting a little sunshine, supplementing D, and saw a chiropractor. Almost 2 years pain free.

@valeriealexander5968

3 ай бұрын

😮WOW! I don't have a clue what that would be like to be out of pain! I am so envious. I started out with back problems and am addicted to opiates for around 30 years so I had three vertebrae fused and it failed now I am on a walker and can't even stand up. I have Sjogren's disease in my back pain is almost unnoticeable I have so much pain from the autoimmune. I am so thrilled for you! And I am excited to know that it can help and I am starting a journey today.🎉 may God bless you and keep you on the right path to staying healthier, I'm so excited!!!

@kristinisenberg4753

3 ай бұрын

@valeriealexander5968 I am so excited for you to start on your own health journey! I wish you all the best and am sending you so much positive energy! Another important thing I did was to remove inflammatory foods from my diet. Good luck with everything! 🩷

@valeriealexander5968

3 ай бұрын

@@kristinisenberg4753 just your reply made me feel better! This is like nothing that's ever happened to me! God has been there for me through so much and I pray daily, when I prayed for his help to stop drinking I was answered in seconds I have been sober for 25 years and even going through all of this He has kept me from even considering having a drink! His miracles are amazing and I'm praying that he gives me another one just be able to have the strength and courage to face this. I have been through so much, cancer 3 times, hep C, three facial reconstructions from a car wreck, failed back surgery, etc! It's time that we all stuck together feel free to contact me anytime, once again thank you so much! Keep up the good work and God bless you!😷😪❤️‍🩹😮‍💨🫡

@selvision

2 ай бұрын

​@@kristinisenberg4753examples of food removed

@cogit8able

2 ай бұрын

@@valeriealexander5968add vitamin K2 with vitamin D.

Since taking 5000 units daily living in Pacific Northwest Winters I have no more seasonal affectiveness disorder or osteoporosis

@tracymcgrath1192

13 күн бұрын

I came in at 4. I had skin cancer and avoid the sun. Just had Covid for the first time and was so sickness. My hair was shedding. Iron and tsat were very low. Welcome to my 50s😢 That shin test was positive. 50,000iu a week. Wasn’t enough in the past.

I've been going through your videos and fining out just how serious of a situation I was in. I had blood work done to deal with stuff going on with me and my vit D was 10.5!! thats it! Now its 29.7 so its getting better but I am continuing to work on it. the problem comes from the fact I am a Hermit. I barely leave the house. I only go out when I have to. so thats why it got so bad!

@Moomoocowmeoww

14 күн бұрын

Same here...after covid hit with all the pandemic/lockdown stuff and i ended up working from home because of this and living in a "hole" literally i got sick and it got worse over time. The reason was always before my eyes. According to my endo, my D3 was at 32 and she said its ok...lol really? I dont think so. Im taking 5000IU with magnesium every day and i go out much more and feel much better...will need at least 60D3 to feel normal and prevent all that crappy stuff...also my liver was not the issue since my tests and ultrasound are ok so my liver is converting the inactive D to active normally...im just deficient...goddamn lockdowns goddamn home office...

@eileenwatt8283

11 күн бұрын

​@@Moomoocowmeoww Go on vacation to the Caribbean. You will be amazed how you feel better. Just don't stay in your hotel room. People should take sunshine vacation twice during winter months.

My most recent vitamin D test was done last May and it was 33. It’s been lower in the past. My Doctor said it was “normal ~ stable” Thank you Dr. Human.

What's your opinion on Eric Berg. He seems to give a lot of the same advice as you...but gets labelled a quack. All I know is... I've used advice from you and from him and my health has improved.

@donnazukadley7300

3 ай бұрын

Who called him a quack? Big Pharma?

Thank you , I shared with two friends.

Thank you so much for all the information you share!😊💛

Hi, Mark! You should make a podcast video with Dr. Stasha Gominak. She is a sleep coach neurologist, loves vitD too. I'd love to hear that conversation. Take care! :-)

@thefunfam1433

3 ай бұрын

I need to google her I sleep horribly

Nailed it optimal vs "normal" i think lifeguards are probably very happy...thank you for this very valuable information! You are great a covering alot of info in a short time 👏👏👏

Great video

Wealth of knowledge 🙏 May God bless you and may you live a long life to be able to educate us 🙏 humanity is gracefully grateful to you🙏♥️🙏

Thank you for helping me further understand something I only recently learned. I had no idea that my severe depression every Christmas was due to a lack of Vitamin D! I feel SO fortunate to have heard this! Why in the world us this kind of information so hard to come by?? It is a real shame truly. 😢

@GodiscomingBhappy

4 ай бұрын

same here. What a relief Dr Hyman, Dr. Berg and others talk about this.

@debbiemuckle3465

2 ай бұрын

Pharmaceutical companies cannot patent Vit D, so this has just proven they are in business to keep us sick, not to help us gain our health back. Have you noticed theyvtreat the symptoms but don't get on diagnosing what is causing the physical ailment.😮

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

So we have alot of sick people, is my guess ..

Thank you for your best advice and information 👍 all what you saying is right ✅️ but........

Really eye opener.thankyou somuch of the informs dr. God bless you . Listening from solomon islands

Thank you, I wish someone had told me that in the past, I would have had much less flues. But better late than never.

I just had mine tested a month ago. I am always outside… mine was 32. My doctor said it was fine. I’m taking supplements now.

@ethimself5064

4 ай бұрын

Kool you increased.

@carolmatteson2453

4 ай бұрын

I started supplements after a test result of 32%

@kerriedayton1093

4 ай бұрын

It should be 50 and above

@ballergame1017

4 ай бұрын

I been living in sunny California for 20 plus years.And I walk to work.

@xiaofangwang3113

3 ай бұрын

My blood number is 34. The doctor said: it is normal. Don’t have to add more dose. 😂but I am feeling not very good. Right now I take 5000iu every day. Maybe it is still not enough at all

Great disclaimer up front👍. As it should be

Im one who is suffering from this now and have had every thing you have talked abought. Only cancer and covid and ricketts are the 3 things i have not had so far! In the proce. of finding a dr. start parathyroid investagation and find out whats going on. My labs for at least the last 3 years have been showing this low D but my dr. did not see it! Not sure what happened with that. A new dr. at this wellness center finnaly saw this 6 mo. ago and told me my labs had been showing this for at least 3 years, maybe more. Im left speachless by this and will forever be so thankfull she gave me my life back. Oh by the way my level was 8 not 80 but 8. I got the vit D yesterday so hope i feel better soon.

Hi Dr. This is a fantastic video! It’s really helpful. I have a low thyroid and Hashimotos, and dealing with symptoms. Working on getting lab levels up 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you for the good info you put out. Happy New Year!

@Sandy-ue3du

2 ай бұрын

Check out Dr Brooke Goldner if you want to try to heal the Hashimotos! She is on KZread as well!

N.W, small fish - ollican. Very expensive and is very much an acquired taste as it is slowly fermented in traditional ways. Last I heard back in the 90's it was $100 plus for a gallon.

It should be mandatory that people living in colder climates takes 3 vacations lasting one week in warmer climates. It makes a big difference.

Mine was at 12. My doctor gave me a prescription of D. But it wasn’t D3. And had no K2 with it so it didn’t help. I found out more about what your body really needs and found some that actually works. I was only tested because of having fibromyalgia arthritis degenerative disc disease. Among other health problems.

@meteor8076

4 ай бұрын

mine is 66 ))

@christinemcdaniel1647

4 ай бұрын

Mine was a 12 too a few years ago. I take 5,000 a day D3+k. I just had a test and I'm at 65.

@murderyourlawn

4 ай бұрын

Mine was 17 when I got prescribed D2. When I got my blood tested again, there was no change. I bought a D3/K2 supplement, and I was 45 when I retested.

@samA-wo4xj

4 ай бұрын

I have been deficient for 3 years. I believe it has much to do with my bad health. I asked my doctor if vitamin D was important and related to my bone thinning (I had 6 X-ray images). He said nope and the conversation ended right there and then. Well I am not blind anymore as I used to be. 3 years of sickness and +20 consultations gave me a wakeup call to how normal doctors work (treating symptoms and not root cause). I have learned about nutrition and the importance of eating healthier. I found a dietician who has taught me much of healing with food. She charges $100 per 1-Hr session. I was diagnosed with leaky gut on my 1st consultation with my dietician compared with 3yrs with my previous doctor. Makes me laugh...

@suzanneemerson2625

4 ай бұрын

About 5 years ago I went to a new doctor because my old doctor believed all supplements were a useless waste of money. This new woman gave me a check-up, an order for a blood test, and a prescription for 50,000 units of vitamin D a day. She told me she automatically prescribed that for all of her senior patients because they were always deficient. I went to the pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if this was common practice, since the amount seemed high to me. She said yes, with some doctors. I asked if it was D3 and she said no. I asked what about K2, and she said, “I’m not here to criticize doctors.” She knew this was wrong, but she was just doing her job. The order for my blood test didn’t even include testing for vitamin D levels. I got a new doctor.

Key points: 00:03 🌞 Vitamin D deficiency affects over a billion people worldwide, with 70% of Americans having insufficient or deficient levels, increasing risks of various health issues. 01:39 🦠 Vitamin D regulates calcium, supports immune function, and significantly impacts the risk of infections like COVID-19, playing a vital role in preventing serious complications. 03:19 💉 Testing for vitamin D is crucial, yet often missed by conventional medicine. Optimal levels differ from normal ranges, with 45-75 nanograms per deciliter considered ideal, not the common 30 or lower. 06:35 💰 The cost of untreated diseases due to vitamin D deficiency can be significant, outweighing expenses related to testing and supplementation. 11:50 🏙 Lack of sunlight, sunscreen use, urban living, certain medications, obesity, aging, gut issues, and poor diet significantly impact vitamin D levels, contributing to deficiencies in modern lifestyles. 20:42 🦠 Low vitamin D can lead to inflammation and weaken the immune system, causing frequent sickness. 21:24 💪 Adequate vitamin D levels reduce flu risk by 75% and can alleviate bone/joint pain, mood issues, and fatigue. 22:31 🩺 Low vitamin D is associated with cancer risk due to its anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties. 28:43 🦠 Severe COVID risks are higher in those with low vitamin D levels; supplementation may reduce complications and hospitalizations. 30:18 🧠 Vitamin D influences mood, link to depression, anxiety, and cognitive disorders; optimal levels crucial for overall brain health. (Generated with HARPA AI)

@alejandrawalker5045

4 ай бұрын

THANK. YOU SO MUCH

@bekzodabduganiev8926

3 ай бұрын

Thanks❤

@loredanapopescu1900

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

finally a simple indicator regardless of accuracy when it's the best you can do. Thanks for being real

I like all your videos

I have had chronic issues for years I knew my VitD was low but no mention as how important it is to your body!!!

Test not guess ❤

This vitamins seems very very important

Boron helps with osteoporosis. Some people cannot take calcium because of kidney disease.

Hey doc did get any reactions to the cs

Hello Dr I was just got diagnosed with Lichen Planus, I am thinking is related to low vit D level. What do you think?

do the noble cause and aware people about natural way of living

Thank you very much Dr! I ask for blood work every 6 months. I can't follow my regular doctors advice, because she believes in the normal range. I'm going for OPTIMAL. (which I've told her multiple x) so I adjust my intake accordingly. I need higher amounts of D3 and magnesium. Thank you for this important information!!!!

@user-tk1ht6wn3j

2 ай бұрын

Remember you are taxing your liver and kidneys after a certain point.

@raewise6345

2 ай бұрын

@@user-tk1ht6wn3j Yes, I am very careful and cautious. I rotate, take breaks, etc 😊

@Tecolote41

6 күн бұрын

@@user-tk1ht6wn3jIt isn’t medicine and should be fine if you are healthy and don’t do a crazy amount. Better than pills too.

Interesting informative video - in my practice optimal levels is considered 100-125??

@christinearmington

2 ай бұрын

Interesting indeed. At the beginning of Covid I got really serious about Vit. D3. Got tested. 103. Told I was too high so I backed off.

@youtubeokay5769

Ай бұрын

Some places recommend 150 to be normal ​@@christinearmington

56 for me, middle of last September (lots of sun that time of year) first time it was ever tested and the doctor did it on his own. I suppose because it's listed as one of the supplements I take? Testing for vit D was never included on the yearly blood work before. I upped the dose to 5000 IU/day some days 10000 with K3 because I'd like it to be in the upper range of normal and we don't get much sun this time of year.

Hi I need your help for tiroyd what your recommendation please the doctor said is high

In 2019 I was vitamin D deficient. I went in for other symptoms but yes, I lost the hair on my legs. It came back as it was caught early enough. I felt better too.

@Siegeclan34

2 ай бұрын

What part of your legs did you lose hair on? All of it or some of it?

@robertstrong729

2 ай бұрын

@@Siegeclan34 Thinned out all over but came back. Almost looked like I shaved below my knees.

@Jean-ti2mj

Ай бұрын

​@@robertstrong729hallucinated thru vit d3 deficiency my level was 17 I had paranoia as well very badly also memory loss I was very ill thru vit d3 deficiency

@BespokeByNellie

2 күн бұрын

Wait, Vitamin D deficiency can cause the loss of hair on your legs? I thought it was just age related

@robertstrong729

Күн бұрын

@@BespokeByNellie Yes, it did for me. Always called me squatch and then almost had no hair on my legs. It grew back when I got my vitamin D up. That was at age 54-55 too and has stayed that way. I continue taking a "high dose" of it. Doctor monitored it closely till we found it steady.

My was tested in February. I was 16. Eye opener.

@youtubeokay5769

Ай бұрын

If u have covid with those levels u could die glad u are ok

Dr. Hyman, I am very interested your claim that our Vitamin D status affects angiogenesis. I do understand that we don't want to encourage angiogenesis in tumors, but we do want to support it for Heart and Skeletal muscle fuel / oxygenation to enable CV health and exercise performance. (I subscribe to Dr. Seyfried's work in starving cancer of fuels like glucose and glutamine.) Any time I find a health finding which is at at cross purposes, it makes me want to dig deeper into the subject in order to understand what is really going on if possible. 1. Could you share the Vitamin D / anti-angiogenesis study you referenced? 2. Would you consider digging deeper into this subject so that you could do interviews and / or an explainer video about it? You will be happy to hear that just last night when I was evangelizing about the benefits of Vitamin D and zero processed carbs for health to a customer, he shared that his doctor referred him to your diet book to help him modify his nutrition in order to control / reverse pre-diabetes. It seems that he is one of the lucky few to have a competent Doctor in these terribly misguided times. I forwarded the above video to him to help get him onboard the Vitamin D path to health. Thanks for all you do. May you and yours be well. ct

Should the Vitamin D test be done annually?

Do you know Doctor Koohestani?

Dr. Hyman, what are your thoughts on Vit D3/K2 instead of straight Vit D3? Is the K2 safe at higher levels? I take the Thorne liquid drops. Curious about your thoughts.

Does liquid d3 absorb better?

I take 5,000 units with K2 daily. Mine was 76 6 months ago. I asked for it to be tested in my last bloodwork

@DeniseHlavaty

4 ай бұрын

How much K2 do you take?

@Bama_J

4 ай бұрын

@@DeniseHlavaty 100mcg

@rebeccascott6268

4 ай бұрын

I take dr Berg 10,000 a day during covid in 2020 I took 20,000 a day. I never got COVID or vaxed. I’m now at 104 for my vitamin D and healthy never sick at all. I’m also a teacher around sick kids a lot. Take zinc with your D. Also magnesium at night to sleep

@Bama_J

4 ай бұрын

@@rebeccascott6268 I take zinc and Magnesium too. Im retired but have 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandkid, Im healthy and a senior😊. Also not vaxed😂

Low vitamin d levels contributed hugely to deaths from covid-19.

@methods3110

2 ай бұрын

And they knew all along but kept it hush hush on orders from pharmaceutical companies.

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

​@@methods3110thats what I'm thinking , like a giant experiment....tell people to stay outa sun and we can see how they suffer ...

Thank you for this information. You need to interview Dr Ellie Philips DDS. She is the only dentist that explains how to reverse cavities. Check her out.

Great video. Taking the D3K2 in a liquid form is really optimal for me. I usually do about 20KIUs daily and floss nightly and my D levels are very good. Thanks for your help Dr. H

Can you do a segment on Kidney stones if you have any knowledge.....this area of health is so overloooked... We are left to fin for our-self.

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

A doc told me high humidity places , people get more stones ?

50,000. Units. Every week for 8weeks mine was 12 at rheumatoid clinic.

@bsinsight3097

Ай бұрын

that is what mine is. are you feeling better?

Is vitamin D good if you already have Alzeimers?

Great information. Need to get my level up. I am at 29.5. My doc said it wasnt anything to worry about...but I will be supplementing. Thx for your work and you present it well. Also, for sun exposure... I think u need 40% body exposure to sun and best to lie flat so it is not all on your head. I watch loads of youtube...and docs like Sten Ekberg and Berg, etc

K2/mk7 isn’t mentioned. That’s needed to direct the calcium into the bones

I agree with how crucial vitamin D is and how incredibly difficult it is get to from food. The sunshine vitamin cannot really be synthesized since we don't really go out in the sun during the critical hours esp naked enough to get it. Here in the US and ither advanced countries we have access to natural supplements and people go thru medical content. What about countries like India where the supplement awareness at least for something like vit D? Though we have sun almost all the year round thru out the country, we are not really out in the sun naked. Most of the time they eat plant based meals. At least my parents were out in the mid day sun half of the year playing as kids and me and my sis during school breaks but that was decades ago. I got my first vit D testing done 11 years ago and it was 25 or something. I didnt supplement back then. Though I was in the normal range, it was not optimal. Do we also need to consider ethnicity into consideration for some supplements? Are the Indian suncontinent genes or near equator populations different in metabolizing stuff differently than someone from higher longitudes?

@deborahcarder4270

3 ай бұрын

He should mention that Yes there is a difference, because the races are not alike. Blacks and darker skinned people need at least 4 times the amount of sun than very fair skinned people do. Fifty percent, not naked, skin needs exposure. It is mind boggling to me to see blacks slathering up in sunscreen in the US.

@ritawilliams3282

3 ай бұрын

@@deborahcarder4270 That’s because darker complexions can still get too much UV exposure, which has NOTHING to do with Vitamin D level.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I have been suffering from hip and joint pain. I had my blood checked for a vitamin D deficiency. My level was at 8.9. I'm on a once a week vitamin D supplement. Any other suggestions?

Thank you so much for this video. I learnt from it. That’s why I prefer to trade pharmaceuticals and health care stocks. Who trades the financial market?

@JonathanWhite9

4 ай бұрын

You’re right. I trade the financial market and I love healthcare stocks. Looking forward to a stock that would receive FDA approval. How do you trade?

@AndrewGrantt

4 ай бұрын

I trade based on the season of the market. It gives me a direction on implementing the right strategies for long or short term. I also trade based on the volatility of the market. Although it wasn’t easy till I came across a mentor who helped to keep me in the market loop. My mentor is Bernard Paul.

@JonathanWhite9

4 ай бұрын

You’re right. This would give you a direction on implementing your strategies.

@SantanJose

4 ай бұрын

@@AndrewGrantt Paul is my mentor and he’s been helpful. I appreciate Paul’s transparency in his communication, providing clear insights that has helped me to be on the profitable side

@RobertTerry-

4 ай бұрын

Ever since I met Paul, I’ve learnt how to manage risks effectively using his firm ensuring a balanced and successful trade.

I just don’t understand why these tests aren’t being done. I had to leave my pcp doctor because these tests cost hundreds of dollars after insurance. I feel that the general medical care population wants to keep us sick because of the money. It s sickening.

@Carmen._.Chameleon

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

I am thinking , the same . All the sunblock and people are still getting skin cancer

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

I also agree , all this sun block ! More people have skin cancer today .

@mk7west540

Ай бұрын

You need to understand that big corporations are making alots of money by people being ill. Think about it, if the cures of MS, diabetics, autoimmune,covid, alzheimer's etc is a humble vitD3, how are they going to nake big bucks?

how much is too much?

What kind Of suplement is good to use

@murderyourlawn

4 ай бұрын

D3 with K2. There's also the nutrients mentioned at 20:05 that can help absorption.

My Vitamin D is a 14. I just started taking a prescribed vitamin D supplement. I'm going to start trying to get sun every day. It's hard to get my body in the sun. I where full gear while working. I bruise all the time, my spine and bones started hurting, I'm so, so tired, my hair is bridle it just snaps off, my emotions have been wild at times. Everything gets worse when I have my period. I'm taking my Vitamin D deficiency seriously now. Has anyone been in my position and fixed their problem? How long does it take to notice things get better

@beans4853

Ай бұрын

Prescribed vitamins are garbage. Get a good supplement on your own. D3 + k2 in an oil is the best version.

Dr Hyman, I’ve tried taking one teaspoon of cod liver oil, with breakfast and it seems to always make me a bit lightheaded and sleepy. I started this because my vitamin D is always low. Is my body trying to get used to it ?

I found out I had vit d deficiency (along with iron deficiency and b12 deficiency) last July. Had a hell of a time supplementing with anything. My body was so deprived at the point of me trying to fix my deficiencies that supplementing caused panic attacks (from Vit d) and horrible muscle aches (from iron supplement). I am now using that dminder app to track my sun from outside since I’m having so many issues supplementing. My last labs were at 42.3ng/mL and my Dr thought this was fantastic. Meanwhile I’m still having so many issues including terrible anxiety and depression. Optimal my ass. I think I’ve been low for years because of constant sunscreen use. 42 to one person is not the same for me when I’ve been deficient for so long.

I have never been tested , i used tanning beds for many yrs . Im 47 and started tanning again . Omg its been 1 month and i feel so good ! I thought i was feeling my age ! Yesterday i thought i must have needed vitamin d ! I do not and cant drink milk . Its crazy how improved i am ! Mentally , physically, and i just noticed my heartburn isnt here anymore ! I swear no matter what i ate i would have heartburn ! I want to shout out to everyone to get vitamin d ! ❤ im thinking the world is all ill from no sun on them !

@surfgorl9407

14 күн бұрын

Don’t listen to this fool!! tanning beds emit UVA only, whereas you’d need UVB to create vitamin d..

How low is 20?

You should do video on kid’s dying of heart conditions

@youtubeokay5769

Ай бұрын

The shot

Dr Hyman thank you so much for all you work. I’ve been a follower for over three years and I have one remark: you speak too fast for people who are not english speaking like me . Best regards.

@blenderbenderguy

4 ай бұрын

Do you know that you can change the playback speed? Click on the little gear icon (settings) on the bottom right side of the screen. There you can change other variables also, but slowing down playback is quite simple.

@micmacstudiomickgraz2230

4 ай бұрын

@@blenderbenderguy yes I know, but the diction is getting worse in slower speed.

@Carmen._.Chameleon

4 ай бұрын

​@micmacstudiomickgraz2230 He speaks too fast for me who does speak English. I agree

The range from Quest is 30 to 100. Lowest mine has been was 17, so I have been taking vitamin D on and off since, but I quit taking it in the summer and often forget to start taking it again when the weather cools. Mine was 30 at my last bloodwork, but I have definitely been feeling deficient. I don't have soft shin bones, but I am prone to broken toes. I have ADHD and am terrible at remembering to take supps regularly, but I'm thinking I should be adding this one to my daily pill box.

@jameskantor0459

4 ай бұрын

Take it daily, even in the summer.

@valeriealexander5968

2 ай бұрын

I was told you had to take K2 with it I guess we should check that

@valeriealexander5968

2 ай бұрын

On the K2 bottle it says some heart conditions may be impacted; such as coagulation, warfarin/heparin/vitamin K. I didn't look into the difference between K2 and K, yet. I'm going to check with the doctor or Pharmacy. It says you need to be 18 years or older. It has been crazy trying to figure out what I can do to make myself feel better while the doctor is taking gallons of blood and still doesn't know if there's a medicine I should be taking for the symptoms of Sjogrens disorder. I've been hunting and waiting- and praying for God's grace and patience!

Thank you for this video. Please could you give us more information about vitamin B12, as I have always a high B12 level in the blood test (979), and every time it’s increasing. All my other tests are good including vitamin D (40). My doctor told me that he doesn’t know why 😢. Many thanks

@lizb152

2 ай бұрын

Have a look at the work of Dr Greg Russell-Jones. He has found that in people with high b12 the b12 is not being absorbed due to problems in the b12 pathway. It may be from lack of Iodine, Selenium, molybdenum or b2. He calls it paradoxical b12 deficiency. b12oils.com/paradoxical.htm

@Jean-ti2mj

Ай бұрын

U SHUD take folic with B12 methylated B12 and folic also B1 benfothiamine

got my results today 106 ng / ml - higher than it's ever been but I'm supplementing regularly for a long time now with K2 and magnesium and zinc, if anyone has evidence that this level is too high please let me know

@allison471

4 ай бұрын

According to my functional medicine Dr. I'm thinking he would say that's not too high. He told me he likes to keep his around 95-100 He basis his number on how he feels and his experience and knowledge after 40 years as a practitioner. Everybody is different, weight, health issues etc.. so I would definitely ask someone knowledgeable for your own peace of mind 😊

@kkrt2328

4 ай бұрын

I took the Function Health test. My vitamin D level was 94. Top of normal is 100. This is their reply: "Your vitamin D levels were in normal reference range but higher than optimal (Greater than 75 ng/mL). While low vitamin D is a problem, having too high levels of vitamin D can cause problems with a buildup of calcium in your blood. This can progress to kidney problems. Your calcium levels and kidney function are normal currently. Please talk to your regular doctor about possibly holding your supplement temporarily and readjusting the dose of your vitamin D supplement". I was taking D3-10,000 / K-2 190 per day. I went back to D3-5,000 / K-2 90 per day except two days a week I also take an additional D-3 5,000 and a K2-100.

@frankgrizzard

4 ай бұрын

Thank y'all for the input!

Are tanning beds a good & safe source for vitamin D, & what about UVB reptile lights. & do windows block vitamin D absorption?

@melindasmith3713

Ай бұрын

Try it , I've been going 1 month and boom , I feel completely different ! Amazing ! I wasn't tanning for the d ! So I'm thinking I needed it .

@tottryship5608

24 күн бұрын

No and No.

I wonder if this is why I feel overall like crap with daily headaches and fatigue? My vitamin D3 at my most recent blood test was 34 ng/dL, which is considered normal, but it is on the low end of normal.

@danielagentile8049

4 ай бұрын

This is what my test showed last. Could explain a lot. I started taking 10,000 IU’s a day. What are you taking?

@user-hn9qg5qm3o

4 ай бұрын

@@danielagentile8049 I’m not taking any because my doctor didn’t think anything of it

@FocusRS500

23 күн бұрын

What dose of D3 and K2 (mk7) are you taking now? Did the headaches go away after days or a week? I'm sure it did

@FocusRS500

23 күн бұрын

​@danielagentile8049 did you notice your mood, energy and aches went away, and just feel better over all?

Just found out my D level is 158 and my dr freaked out. I take 10,000 IU’s a day. I’m never sick. Any input would be appreciated.

@Grr8jon

2 ай бұрын

Is it vitamin d3? Or d2? D2 is harder to absorb

My level is 27 ng/ mL .. having MCAS. I’ve been trying to take vit D3/k2 but even 1000 UI (one drop) gives me arrhythmias and fatigue. Why is that ? Thank you

@Mz_Nessa

2 ай бұрын

Take the pills

Which Kind Or Should I Say Brand Of Vitamin D3 Is Best ?

@rbjones72703

4 ай бұрын

I like the NOW brand on Amazon

I can’t absorb vitamin D and I’m deficient. Any suggestions?

Had mine tested.... 14.1ng/mL

Is there a better area than The shins maybe an area that doesn't have potential to retain fluid I think people would diabetes have easily fluid problems so their shins are already squishy I don't know if they can even feel their shin bones properly so is there another spot?

I have dizziness, brain fog, debilitating fatigue, awful joint pain. Im 42 but feel like im 80. Im about to lose my job im so miserable. Im going to try the vitamin D i was told 3 years ago it was low but nothing was done.

@chrisfecteau6334

Ай бұрын

hey man check your B's too...mine was b12 deficient

I think I got rickets

Yes but the OH test shows the STORED Vitamin D in your body not the active part.Is that correct ?

Thank you Doc. What is the best time to take Vitamin D? I’m the morning or afternoon? Thank you

@thiagolusvarghimd

4 ай бұрын

Doesn’t matter. Pick a time that you will remember to take it.

@lesleysherriff1091

2 ай бұрын

I recently read ‘somewhere’ that taking D3 at night can interfere with sleep. I’ve switch to taking it in the morning.

I'm surprised at comments here. 1. "Here is my personal situation. Dr. Hyman, can you please give me advice?" No. MDs usually don't have time to answer all the individual requests, and without seeing you in person and looking at your lab work (test, don't guess) it could be dangerous to advise you. An ethical doctor won't diagnose and prescribe via text message. 2. "I don't like the length of the video / his voice / his repetition / how close to the mike he sits / everything else." This one video is one source of info. That's all. Some doctors you'll enjoy listening to ALL the time. Some you'll always scroll past. Some are long-winded or dry as dust in their delivery or talk too fast or or or ... but the info is good so you listen anyway. That's kinda YOUR problem. It's like eating chicken: enjoy the meat & spit out the bones. Take away the good and ignore the irritations, or don't listen. 3. If you want different info than what he shared here, enter more specific terms into the search bar and keep looking.

Hello !!! I have results for Vitamin D and D3 ( blood ). And I understand the results : D is 13.3 and D3 are : 59.9. Why is this difference ? Can someone explain?

I have high hdl and higl lds and low Vit D.

You have to be your own health advocate by doing research, finding what the true answers are getting your blood tested able to read the results. You have to do it yourself that’s the bottom line.

Simply because vitamin d has a sterol like structure close to cholesterol, it is considered fat soluble, but, that doesn't mean that it accumulates in fat to toxic levels, that is basically a myth, fat storage is not well delineated, and it's release to provide 25OHD in times of no sun, is not well researched, and missing any mechanistic understanding, it is an assumption, a logical assumption which may or may not be true, and doesn't really seem to pan out. There is vitamin d in all tissues, but the confusion is the term superfluously given to circulating calcidiol 25OHD as 'storage' because it has a relatively long half-life of about three weeks to two months or longer, does not make it a closet for a rainy day usage. There is a reason why calcidiol has a long half life, is because it helps with keeping ionized calcium in a tight range the most important physiofnx for life, so having a system of renal feedback mechanisms of different organs and keeping basal amount of 1,25OH2D3 calcitriol always ready in availability and use nano second to nano second, without it having to be in large amounts (as that would be toxic), the system for long term use, ensured stable ionized calcium (intestines, kidney, bone, parathyroids) we call endocrine fnx of hormonal release and signaling, a highly and tightly regulated system. Contrasted to the greater use of vitamin d which is anything but long term, it is always being used, dependent both on diffusion as into immune cells, and muscle cells that use coupled protein uptake (muscles, kidney, etc) short term immediate use, metabolic conversions and immediate breakdown are paracrine/autocrine etc.. not reliant on circulating 1,25OH2D3. This idea of getting toxic build up of vitamin d intake of normal physiologic amounts like 10,000iu perday, or 5000iu perday in normal weighted people of at least 100 pounds is a myth, there is a steady state of saturation, vitamin d levels pan out and do not ever increase, they reach an equilibrium of range. Just like the idea that taking vitamin d simply increases calcium linearly so therefore taking vitamin d long term will inevitably create high calcium levels is a myth. Toxicity of vitamin d is not because of accumulation in fat because of its fat solubility, or that it is eliminated through the fat pathways of cholesterol elimination via bile and into poo, (unlike water based vitamins which are excreted in urine), the toxicity is one of calcium levels that are increased by virtue of dynamics of superphysiogic amounts of vitamin d that override the basic normal physiology feed back mechanisms, not because of toxic build up because it's a fat soluble vitamin. It can be an acute intake especially in small weighted individuals such as frail or infants and is life threatening, or long term use of very high supraphysiologic amounts such as those used via guidelines in India injections of 3000,000iu, 600,000iu injections. manufacturing mistakes are the majority of causes of hypercalcemia due to supplementation and food fortifications. Fat solubility refers to its molecular construction, how it travels in blood, how it interacts with other molecules. In the intestine, depending where, vitamin d is passively diffused/absorbed, or further on down it can be absorbed as part of the sterol system, it is not a fat, streols and fats have different mechanisms of absorption, though they get all piled into the micelles, they then have different postal codes. In the lymph vitamin d bonds with VDBP, albumin, and some lipoproteins like HDL, hdl is highly used in the immune system as well.

How much vitamin D should an adult take ?

☀ Vitamin D - 3 ❤❤❤❤❤

Dr Hyman I was wondering do people with lighter or darker skin tones need more vitamin D on average?

@murderyourlawn

4 ай бұрын

Lighter skin people typically produce more than darker skin people on average

I absolutely cannot take D3 so I take 50,000 units once a week of D2 I’m thinking about taking it twice a week because I quickly went from osteopenia to osteoporosis my hip fractured. I hit the floor and broke my femur 3 1/2 years ago plus I’m having other signs of low D.

I remember about a decade ago, Amazon sent me several bottles of that cheap puritans pride synthetic vitamin D 10,000 iu...they were smart to do that!

I was taking 30,000 a day of vitamin D for many months. My lower back didn't hurt any more. I got it tested (though my Dr. thought it was strange to check). The results said "higher than 120" and I was told I was at toxic levels. I lowered it to 10,000 per day. Haven't been rechecked, though I should be. My back aches again. Really think I should up it, but don't want negative reactions. Thoughts?

@petramaas8574

4 ай бұрын

I don't know what units of concentration your Dr uses, but I found a very interesting study of natural living tribes in Africa: living outdoors all day, not in the sun all of the time, but with little clothing. The idea is, that in these conditions the body reaches the optimum concentration of D3. The results where an average of 115 nmol/ml with a range of about 60-170. In ng/ml this would be an average of 46 ng/ml with a range of 24-68. All quite normal with a large variation. Hope this helps.

@petramaas8574

4 ай бұрын

If your concentration is in nmol/ml, you are quite certainly not on a toxic level

@cjellison7659

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Sorry I forgot to include the units of concentration. Yes, it was ng/mL. Appreciate your response!

@doug3819

2 ай бұрын

Read dr john sarno book healing back pain. It saved many people myself included from being disabled.

@christinearmington

2 ай бұрын

@@doug3819 Thanks. I’m going to check him out. 👍❤️‍🩹

I appreciate the good information on Vitamin D but it's waaayy too far into this knowledge timeline to NOT mention the need to take Vitamin K with our Vitamin D.

Dr Hymen i have constantly low vit D when tested by my Endo. I have Hashimoto's and recently diagnosed with Addisons. On hydrocortisone. I also have Aisian skin colour What brand strength of Vit D do you reccommend please? I think i should be taking Calcium also to counteract the effects of hyrocortisone.? What Brand and dose of calcium do you Reccommend please?Thank you.

Mushrooms!? Vitamin D... Indeed,!

Vitamin K2?

After watching Dr. Harmon, I checked my vitamin D levels they were 26 I started taking 10,000 I use they now 40 I’m continued to take 10,000+ vitamin K you need to take also with the vitamin D three thank you Dr. Mark

@jesussepulveda6618

Ай бұрын

Mine is also 26! How many months did u get ur lvls at 40?

Up in Canada, they won’t test my vitamin d, they say it’s too expensive of a test, and have strict guidelines for who they test this for. Do you know how I could get my blood tested for this privately?

@ssmith804

Ай бұрын

In the US Quest Labs will do any of their blood tests privately. Check out the lab clinics in your area. Good luck!

@TraceyGrainger

9 күн бұрын

Here in the U.K they stopped testing for Vit D deffiency even if its been flagged up and supplemented in the past...Big pharma make no money from Vit D supplements...Hence why G.PS are not bothering anymore...Its Business nothing to do with Heath anymore...Gd Dr's ate few and far between