Download PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nHigh-Dose Vitamin D Saves Many COVID Patients<\/h2>\n
Another study investigated the effect of the drug tocilizumab and other factors, including high-dose vitamin D, in people with severe COVID-19.14<\/span><\/sup> Perhaps most revealing was Table 3,15<\/span><\/sup> which showed the effects of co-management agents including vitamin D, anticoagulants, steroids and antivirals. Among the seven patients who received high-dose vitamin D, none died. Instead, 100% of the group improved. According to the study:16<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“100% of the patients with a low vitamin D status (less than 20 ng\/mL) receiving high doses of vitamin D (50,000 IU every other day for two weeks or one intramuscular shot of 300,000 IU) showed clinical improvement compared to those receiving the usual treatment doses (10,000 IU daily or less) or those who did not receive it.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn response, science journalist Simon Goddek, Ph.D., tweeted, “What happens if you administer high doses of Vitamin D to severe COVID-19 patients? They simply won’t die, as this study shows.”17<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nVitamin D Lowers COVID-19 Infection and Death<\/h2>\n
Yet another study \u2014 this one published in Scientific Reports18<\/span><\/sup> \u2014 shows the association between vitamin D, a “safe, widely available and affordable treatment,”19<\/span><\/sup> and COVID-19 protection cannot be ignored.<\/p>\nResearchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Chicago and the Department of Veterans Health Affairs conducted a large-scale pharmacoepidemiologic study of the association between vitamin D3 and D2 supplementation and the probability of COVID-19 infection and mortality.20<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“Vitamin D deficiency has long been associated with reduced immune function that can lead to viral infection. Several studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency \u2026 increases the risk of infection with COVID-19,” they wrote.21<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nThe study involved a large population of veterans, including 220,265 patients supplemented with vitamin D3 before and during the pandemic, and 407,860 untreated patients.22<\/span><\/sup> Those taking vitamin D3 had a 20% lower risk. Death from COVID-19 was also lower among those taking vitamin D \u2014 33% lower among those taking vitamin D3.23<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“These associated reductions in risk are substantial and justify more significant exploration and confirmation using RCTs [randomized controlled trials],” the researchers explained. “This is particularly important given the high rates of vitamin D deficiency in the U.S. population and COVID-19.”24<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nAbout half the U.S. population has insufficient or deficient levels of vitamin D, and rates of vitamin D deficiency are even higher in people with darker skin, those living in higher latitudes in the winter, nursing home residents and people with reduced sun exposure. Among groups with low levels of vitamin D, rates of COVID-19 are higher.25<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“In response to these findings, physicians might consider regularly prescribing vitamin D3 to patients with deficient levels to protect them against COVID-19 infection and related mortality. The 50,000 IU dosage may be especially beneficial,” according to the study.26<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nWhy Isn’t Vitamin D Recommended for COVID?<\/h2>\n
The fact that vitamin D helps combat COVID-19 was widely censored and deemed “misinformation” during the pandemic. And despite the “conclusive” evidence, the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) states, “Do not offer a vitamin D supplement to people solely to prevent COVID\u201119, except as part of a clinical trial.” It added:27<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“Based on direct evidence from the NICE evidence review and indirect evidence from the SACN [Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition] rapid review of vitamin D in acute respiratory tract infection (which did not include COVID\u201119 as an outcome), the panel agreed that there was not enough evidence to recommend vitamin D supplements solely for preventing COVID\u201119.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nYet, vitamin D is typically nontoxic, representing a low-risk option that could have significant positive public health outcomes. When the researchers of the Scientific Reports study extrapolated their vitamin D findings to the entire U.S. population in 2020, they found supplementation with vitamin D3 would have prevented 4 million COVID-19 cases and 116,000 deaths.28<\/span><\/sup> Campbell asks:29<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“Now, why is this not being used despite the definitive evidence \u2026 why is it not being advised? Why is it not being shouted from the hilltops? \u2026 Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Authority in the United Kingdom is 86% industry-funded. Of course, they have no vested interest.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis is the national body that represents medicine \u2026 throughout all of the United Kingdom, and it’s 86% industry-funded. Coincidentally, vitamin D, which is basically free \u2014 it’s dirt cheap \u2014 and is essentially completely safe is not recommended. Other interventions, which are associated with high levels of risk are recommended \u2026 When is this going to be addressed? This is outrageous.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis conflict of interest isn’t unique to the U.K., however. Significant portions of regulatory agencies’ budgets around the world come from the pharmaceutical industry that these agencies are supposed to regulate. For instance:30<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n| Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration \u2014 96% of budget derived from industry<\/td>\n | Europe’s EMA \u2014 89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| U.K.’s MHRA \u20146%<\/td>\n | Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency \u2014 85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| U.S. FDA \u2014 65%8<\/td>\n | Health Canada \u2014 50.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nVitamin D Even Improves Pancreatic Cancer<\/h2>\nAnother little-talked-about benefit of vitamin D relates to pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer with a five-year survival rate of just 7.2%.31<\/span><\/sup> Researchers published the case of an 83-year-old woman with pancreatic cancer “who errantly took supratherapeutic doses of vitamin D 50,000\u2009U daily, achieving a serum 25(OH)D level of more than 150\u2009ng\/mL, with no appreciable side effects.”<\/p>\nEight months after diagnosis \u2014 and consistent daily intake of high-dose vitamin D \u2014 scans revealed “no evidence of disease progression.” Further, the researchers noted, “Currently she describes as feeling quite well with no difficulty accomplishing her activities of daily living.” They called for further research to investigate:32<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n“One cannot conclude that her vitamin D dose was in any way related to this outcome. There is only one CT scan before the initiation of vitamin D, and there is no way to know what her pace of disease would have been in the absence of vitamin D supplementation. In addition, she was taking several other supplements such as shitake mushrooms, although inconsistently and for a shorter duration, which were also intended to treat her malignancy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNonetheless, given the poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer and the limited treatment options for patients, this case should stimulate further investigation. The daily dose of 50,000\u2009U of vitamin D3 was well tolerated in our patient for over 10 months at the time of writing. Consideration should be given to a clinical trial that evaluates a similar dose.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI’ve long recommended a vitamin D level of 40 to 60 ng\/ml for optimal health and disease prevention. However, higher levels of 60 to 80 ng\/ml may be even better, while a level upward of 100 ng\/mL appears safe and beneficial for certain conditions, especially cancer.33<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nIdeally, Get Your Vitamin D From the Sun<\/h2>\nOptimizing your vitamin D levels isn’t only about preventing COVID-19; it supports health in multiple ways. It’s been shown that people genetically predisposed to vitamin D deficiency were 25% more likely to die from any cause compared to those with different genetics conducive to healthy vitamin D levels.34<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\nTo optimize your levels, regular sun exposure is the best option, as not only will it naturally raise your vitamin D levels to healthy levels, but it will provide numerous other benefits, such as enhanced production of melatonin \u2014 a potent anticancer agent.35<\/span><\/sup> However, if you’re unable to get adequate sun exposure each day, supplementation may be necessary.<\/p>\nThe only way to determine how much sun exposure is enough and\/or how much vitamin D3 you need to take is to measure your vitamin D level, ideally twice a year. When supplementing, also remember vitamins D and K2, calcium and magnesium all work together and must be properly balanced for optimal health.<\/p>\n Once you’ve confirmed your vitamin D levels via testing, adjust your sun exposure and\/or vitamin D3 supplementation accordingly. 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