Covid infections and the limitations it has imposed on quality of life for all ages over the past two years are of great concern to everyone.
We’ve been dealing with a pandemic for a long time now. Did you know that having adequate Vitamin D is an important guard against viral infection? It plays a role in boosting the immune system and even aiding in recovery from Covid-19. Note: I am not in any way trying to influence anyone’s decision on the vaccines - that is, or should be, a personal choice made by every person, based upon their circumstances. Regardless of our personal vaccine choices we each have a responsibility to stay home when ill, wash hands frequently ,and maintain social distancing and probably mark when in public. Those methods made a tremendous difference in pre-covid days.
I recently viewed the DaVinci Online International Conference on Covid - 19 and Vitamin D, sponsored by Optimum Health Research in Europe. The focus was on the role of Vitamin D. Here are some of the findings from Spanish Researchers:
“Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
In March 2021 Vitamin D ‘necessary’ for COVID-19 treatment
Vitamin D supplementation should be a standardised practice to treat COVID-19 in hospitalised older patients, according to a newly published position statement by the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology.”
“William Hogan, Ph.D., a presenter at the conference had this recommendation “To reduce the risk of infection, it is recommended that people at risk of influenza and/or COVID-19 consider taking 10,000 IU/d of vitamin D3 for a few weeks to rapidly raise 25(OH)D concentrations, followed by 5000 IU/d. The goal should be to raise 25(OH)D concentrations above 40-60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L). For treatment of people who become infected with COVID-19, higher vitamin D3 doses might be useful. Randomized controlled trials and large population studies are underway in a large scale: https://c19vitamind.com/.”
Atsuo Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D.President, International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine delivered the closing remarks. He stated: In January 26, 2020, the International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM) recommends nutrients of vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, selenium and magnesium to prevent or minimize symptoms for Covid-19 infection. These recommendations are very early phase in the pandemic. These recommendations have proven to be correct by subsequent research.
William Grant PhD Epidemiologist in San Francisco states: To reduce the risk of infection, it is recommended that people at risk of influenza and/or COVID-19 consider taking 10,000 IU/d of vitamin D3 for a few weeks to rapidly raise 25(OH)D concentrations, followed by 5000 IU/d. The goal should be to raise 25(OH)D concentrations above 40-60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L). For treatment of people who become infected with COVID-19, higher vitamin D3 doses might be useful.”
Calculate your Current D Level
Knowing your Vitamin D level and getting it to an adequate level, it turns out, can literally save your life when it comes to Covid. In the US alone, some 42% of the adult population is Vitamin D deficient. The only way you can reliably correct this deficiency is by having a simple blood test and from the results calculate the amount of D you need to take daily to achieve an acceptable level.
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