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COVID-19 and Vitamin D: Important

4/5/20

Dr. Eric Berg DC

Here’s something really interesting about COVID-19 and vitamin D. Check this out. 

DATA:

https://vitamindwiki.com/Acute+respir…

https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m…

https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i…

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti…

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti…

Timestamps

0:20 COVID-19

0:33 The coronavirus and vitamin D 

0:50 Vitamin D deficiency 

3:11 Who’s at risk for a vitamin D deficiency and the coronavirus? 

3:19 Virus strategies 

3:36 Vitamin D deficiency causes 

Today we’re going to talk about COVID-19, and vitamin D. What I say is not meant to replace medical care, I’m not making any claims that vitamin D is going to cure this virus, and I’m not going to try to sell you vitamin D. I just want to increase your awareness on the importance of vitamin D for your immune system. 

We know the coronavirus attacks a weak immune system. That’s it’s strength and your weakness. So, what could you do to help strengthen your weakness? 

Vitamin D might be one of the things that you can take. If you have a pre-existing health problem, and you already have a weak immune system, you may want to do some things to help strengthen your immune system. 

There are quite a few articles out there that talk about vitamin D deficiency being a pandemic in itself. It’s possible that 70-80% of the population has a deficiency of vitamin D or insufficiency of vitamin D. 

A vitamin D deficiency could put you at a higher risk for:

• Dental problems 

• Inflammation 

• Auto-immune conditions 

• Infection 

• Cardiovascular problems 

• Cancer 

• Diabetes type 2 

• Bone loss 

• Neurological problems 

1. Vitamin D is critical for your immune system. It has viral-killing effects. 

2. Vitamin D deficiency could increase your risk of over 300 illnesses, including the flu and respiratory infections like pneumonia. 

3. Vitamin D deficiency could increase your susceptibility to getting infections. 

4. A vitamin D deficiency could increase your risk of ARDS, which is involved in this coronavirus.

5. Vitamin D decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines. 

6. Vitamin D increases the anti-inflammatory cytokine 2.

7. Vitamin D has anti-viral properties.

8. Vitamin D could lower the risk of respiratory infections. 

Who’s at risk for a vitamin D deficiency?

• The obese

Who’s at risk for the coronavirus? 

• The obese 

Certain viruses can actually block your ability to absorb vitamin D. 

Potential vitamin D deficiency causes:

• Lack of sun

• Sunscreen 

• Darker skin

• Malabsorption 

• Breastfeeding 

• Pregnancy 

• Aging 

• Winter 

• Statins

• Cortisol