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Dr. Ryan Cole’s 3 Minutes ‘Vitamin D the Key’ (Alaska): “Chance of getting Covid is next to zero if your level is above 50, and your severity, if you do get it is next to zero”

Dr. Ryan Cole spoke in Anchorage, Alaska on 10/30/21 at the Early Covid Treatment Medical Summit. I transcribed these words:

“If you get your vitamin D level above 50 it is next to impossible to develop a cytokine storm. What do people die from in this disease? Inflammation — that cytokine storm….

dminder app shows Alaskans in Anchorage can’t get vitamin D from the sun for the next 5 months [November -March] because of the low sun level. “So if you’re not taking vitamin D for the next 5 months you are immune suppressed, period… end of story.”

If your vitamin D level goes up, you cut your cardiac death risk, all-mortality risk and cancer risk.

Huge studies have been done; hundreds of thousands of patients.”

“And if your level is above 50, your chance of getting Covid is next to zero, and your severity, if you do get it is next to zero.”

Watch here at 4:06:40:

Early Covid Treatment Medical Summit (Afternoon Session)

Saturday, October 30th 2021, 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Vitamin D: Why the average person should take “at least 10,000 iu per day” – Dr. Berg

Most people are not getting enough vitamin D. …

How are you supposed to get the vitamin D you need if you only take the recommended amount [the pitifully low amounts many doctors still recommend – ed.]? On top of that, you’re probably not absorbing 100% of the vitamin D you take.

I believe the correct amount of vitamin D the average person should take is at least 10,000IU per day. They should also get plenty of sun exposure if possible.

I believe vitamin D is the most important vitamin—make sure you’re getting enough.

Dr. Iona Farr: Why Alaska summer lockdowns made Covid worse, instead of letting it run through us during high vitamin D season [High D the key to overcoming Covid]

6:10 “In May of 2020, I asked the Governor when we were going to be opening up. … Instead of opening up, so we would have this go through us in the summertime, when people were naturally out, having high vitamin D, they locked things down even more. So when we ended up with our second surge. We ended up with people with low vitamin D levels who weren’t able to get out, weren’t able to social distance outdoors, and actually made the problem in my opinion much worse here.”

Alaska Covid Early Treatment Medical Summit

Oct 30, 2021

Dr. Ilona Farr describes her journey as a family practitioner.

Dr. Berg: Vitamin D is essential for a healthy gut microbiome — “at least 10,000 iu daily!”

Vitamin D deficiency can increase your risk of…
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Heart attack
• Autoimmune disease
• IBD
• Allergies
• Asthma
• Dermatitis
• Regular colds
• Depression
• Weight gain

Vitamin D is essential for the integrity of your gut epithelium. Since 80% of your immune system resides in your gut, an issue with your gut wall (or even leaky gut) can cause serious immune problems. It may cause your immune system to attack your own healthy cells. This is why low vitamin D is associated with autoimmunity and inflammation.

It’s more difficult to maintain normal levels of vitamin D in the winter months. To help combat this, you can take at least 10,000IU of vitamin D daily.

Studies: Vitamin D Key to Freedom from Covid Fear — Taking enough D3 early | Hospitals could cure almost all with calcifediol late (fast acting D)

Everyone is talking about Ivermectin, but having high enough vitamin D is the biggest key to freedom from fearing Covid!

Vitamin D3 with >50 ng/ml blood levels taken preventively would result in nearly 100% freedom from Covid, but is not the ideal form to take when severely ill. That’s where fast acting D, calcifediol can get into the cells fast, resulting in 78% improvement, compared to 36% for Ivermectin.

Having high enough D blood levels also helps bodies in many other ways, including general overall well being, longevity, quicker healing of injuries….

And it’s inexpensive and over-the-counter. A good brand, Nature Made D3 5,000 iu gelcaps are available almost everywhere. Some brands like Kirkland are probably garbage. Get your D levels checked with a simple blood test. Should be over 50 ng/ml.

Most people need at least 10,000 iu of D3 per day. Obese people need 2-3 times what standard sized people need. 100 pound people could maybe take only 5,000 iu per day.

Ivermectin:
66% improvement in early treatment
34% improvement in *late* treatment

Vitamin D3 – Cholecalciferol (even with most studies not using ideal amount)
86% improvement in early treatment (probably nearly 100% if >50 ng/ml)
45% improvement in *late* treatment (still better than Ivermectin)

Calcifediol – fast acting D — prescription only. Hospitals should use
78% improvement in *late* treatment

Late stage treatment with calcifediol/calcitriol shows greater improvement compared to cholecalciferol: 78% [67‑85%] vs. 45% [24‑60%].

Source:

Ivermectin for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 71 studies

https://ivmmeta.com

Vitamin D for COVID-19: real-time meta analysis of 150 studies

https://vdmeta.com

 

 

Major new vitamin D study shows higher levels reduce mortality!

[Divide by 2.5 to get ng/ml. 150 nmol/ml = 60 ng/ml, and it’s still decreasing after that.]

Conclusion: Among patients with existing CVD, increasing levels in serum 25(OH)D were independently associated with a decreased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Adult Patients With Existing Cardiovascular Disease

Depression is treated by vitamin D (when enough is given) – review Oct 2021

STORY

Much more likely to live longer if higher vitamin D – 100 ng/ml the new ideal?

Much more likely to live longer if higher vitamin D – 27,000 seniors Feb 2017

 

 

10 reasons why doctors are reluctant to accept vitamin D — “In medical school, nutrition wasn’t on the radar”

Why are doctors reluctant to accept vitamin D

T-cells need at least 40-50 ng of Vitamin D to fight COVID-19

T-cells need at least 40-50 ng of Vitamin D to fight COVID-19 – June 2021

How to restore Vitamin D levels quickly

Loading Dose of Vitamin D

Vitamin D: Is 50ng enough for optimum health? Most are deficient <30ng

Most Americans deficient (under 30 ng) or severely deficient (under 20 ng), especially blacks:

42 % of US adults less than 20 ng of vitamin D and 82 % of blacks – Jan 2011

Excerpt from Is 50 ng of vitamin D too high, just right, or not enough

At VitaminDWiki – 50 – 60 ng

At VitaminDWiki – need > 60 ng

Vitamin D testing in Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Medical Lab Services at 5001 Arctic Blvd, Unit 100, Anchorage, AK | 907-344-0017

Alaska Medical Lab Services has first-class low-cost Medical Lab testing at a fraction of the costs that other Medical Labs offer.

As of October, 2021, the cost of vitamin D, 25 hydroxy test is $75, including blood draw.

NOTE: The ‘reference range’ on their report is 30-100 ng/ml

ZRT Labs: Vitamin D: What Level is Normal vs Optimal? ‘Reference Range’ Explained

ZRT
LABORATORY

Vitamin D: What Level is Normal vs Optimal?

… When testing with ZRT, you will receive a result that is reflective of your total 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D status (vitamin D2 plus Vitamin D3) in blood. This is the storage form of vitamin D, which is converted by the kidneys to the biologically active form, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. …

Reference Range

The reference range, a term often used in conjunction with laboratory testing, is a set of values that include the upper and lower limits of a lab test based on a group of otherwise healthy individuals. For a laboratory to determine the appropriate reference range for their testing population, often hundreds to thousands of normal, healthy patients are tested. To date, ZRT has tested over 60,000 patients to assess their vitamin D levels. When looking at the patient results, we determined that the majority of patients tested have total vitamin D levels between 20 and 80 ng/mL; that is, 86% of patients tested fall within this range. Based on years of patient testing and data analysis, we have updated our laboratory report reference range to reflect that values between 20-80 ng/mL are representative of a normal patient population.

Normal versus Optimal

This raises the issue: is normal the same thing as optimal? Not necessarily. The Vitamin D Council places the ideal level between 40 and 80 ng/mL with levels below 20 ng/mL as deficient. The Endocrine Society has a Clinical Practice Guideline on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency. This guideline recommends a minimum vitamin D level of 20 ng/mL, but to guarantee sufficiency they recommend between 30 and 50 ng/mL for both children and adults. In contrast, the Vitamin D Council states that even levels between 30 and 40 ng/mL are still not quite sufficient. On the other end of the spectrum, results that fall between 80 and 100 ng/mL are not achievable naturally; that is, they are only reached with some form of vitamin D supplementation. So, while they are not harmful levels, they are instead reflective of supplementation and therefore not what would be detected in a “normal” patient population.

Mercola: One More Study Linking *Low Vitamin D* to Risk of COVID

From: Dr. Mercola

October 04, 2021

Another preprint study, published September 25, 2021 [Now published in Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu13103596 – ed.], shows the correlation between low vitamin D levels and the risk of getting COVID-19.

In this retrospective examination of one population study and seven clinical studies where vitamin D3 levels were measured on the day of hospitalization, researchers said, “The two datasets provide strong evidence that low D3 is a predictor rather than a side effect of the infection.”

They suggested that it may be possible to “prevent or mitigate” new COVID outbreaks by simply raising people’s vitamin D3 levels to 50 ng/ml or above. Even though they said they believe vaccination is part of the fight against COVID, they added that the ongoing evidence of the part vitamin D plays in the risk for contracting the infection is especially important because the virus continues to mutate, which challenges the effectiveness of the vaccines.

SOURCE: medRxiv September 25, 2021

COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

How Much Vitamin D3 Should I Take? Is 10,000 IUs of Vitamin D3 Toxic? – Dr.Berg

“The answer is ‘no, it’s not [toxic].'”

“10,000 iu is just 1/4 of one tiny milligram” = .25 mg

“15 minutes in the sun will give you 20,000 iu’s of vitamin D.”

In fat soluble vitamins, they use something called IU’s or International Units, which is the potency or concentration of something. You don’t really need to be alarmed if you see large amounts of IU’s. Take vitamin D with vitamin K2 which works with D3 to help mobilize calcium and keeping it from going in the wrong place. Hypercalcemia is not very common and it is too much calcium in the blood. [“And it’s so simple to fix it and reverse it.”]

Dr. Colleen Huber: Likelihood of dying from COVID-19 having vitamin D levels above 70ng/ml seems to be “vanishingly small if not impossible”

Huber, Colleen. The Defeat of COVID: 500+ medical studies show what works & what doesn’t (p. 58).

It would be quite difficult for a person with adequate serum vitamin D levels to die of COVID-19.  How difficult is it?

Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Effects of Vitamin D and COVID-Related Outcomes — At least 40ng/ml for sufficiency

July 11, 2021

The best way to know how much vitamin D you need is to have your levels tested. Data from GrassrootsHealth’s D*Action studies suggest the optimal level for health and disease prevention is between 60 ng/mL and 80 ng/mL, while the cutoff for sufficiency appears to be around 40 ng/mL.

STORY

COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.22.21263977v1.full-text

medRxiv

Posted September 25, 2021.

COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lorenz Borsche, Bernd Glauner, PJulian von Mendel
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.22.21263977

Now published in Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu13103596

Discussion
This study investigated the correlation between vitamin D levels as a marker of a patient’s immune defense and resilience against COVID-19 and presumably other respiratory infections. It compared and merged data from two completely different datasets. The strength of the chosen approach lies in its diversity, as data from opposite and independent parts of the data universe yielded similar results. This result strengthens the hypothesis that a fatal outcome from COVID-19 infection, apart from other risk factors, is strongly dependent on the vitamin D status of the patient. The mathematical regressions suggested that the lower threshold for healthy vitamin D levels should lie at approximately 125 nmol/L or 50 ng/ml 25(OH)D3, which would save most lives, reducing the impact even for patients with various comorbidities.

This is – to our knowledge – the first study that aimed to determine an optimum D3 level to minimize COVID-19 mortality, as other studies typically limit themselves to identifying odds ratios for 2–3 patient cohorts split at 30 ng/ml or lower.

Another study confirmed that the number of infections clearly correlated with the respective D3 levels, with a cohort size close to 200,000 [115]. A minimum number of infections was observed at 55 ng/ml. …

Truly Optimal Vitamin D Levels Are Higher Than You Might Think — 50+ ng/ml, not 30 ng/ml

Scientific literature and health experts assert that 50+ ng/ml, not 30 ng/ml, is the optimal serum vitamin D level we should all strive for to support our health and well-being.

Is Taking Too Much Vitamin D A Real Concern? (Hint: Probably Not!)

Related: Mayo Clinic: Vitamin D toxicity greatly exaggerated – Would require “50,000 to 100,000 IU/d for months to years”

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Is Taking Too Much Vitamin D A Real Concern? (Hint: Probably Not!)

Vitamin D is a vital nutrient involved in immune support, bone health, muscle function, and more.* … To reach optimal levels of 50 ng/mL (the true goal for vitamin D sufficiency), food alone just doesn’t cut it; you would need an unreasonable amount of vitamin-D-rich foods (like six servings of trout) to even make a dent.

That, folks, is where supplements come into play: Trusted nutrition and medical experts recommend 5,000 I.U. of vitamin D3 (the body’s preferred form) per day to help you get to—and stay!—above that 50 ng/mL threshold.

Which Things Increase Telomere Length? — Vitamin D …

…how to increase telomere length. A telomere is a protective mechanism at the end part of your chromosome. The shorter it gets, the faster you age and the higher risk you have for diseases.

As cells divide, chromosomes need to replicate because there needs to be a complete set. But, every time they replicate, telomeres become shorter and shorter. …

Things that hurt telomeres:
• Poor diet
• Obesity
• Lack of exercise
• Lack of sleep
• Stress
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Pollution

Things that help increase telomere length:
• Omega-3 fatty acids
• Astragalus
• Gotu kola
• Green tea
• Curcumin
• Vitamin D
• Zinc
• Consistent exercise with good recovery
• Sleep
• Decreasing stress
• Healthy diet

Dr. Iona Farr on Dan Fagan Show 9/23/21: Ivermectin works! Get vitamin D & zinc levels up! Porcaro won’t let her talk. Recommended protocols

1:13:00 “This is basically government takeover of health care” — hospitals firing doctors and nurses for not taking the vax, so instead of standing up for their rights, Governor Dunleavy brings in workers from outside to replace them at the tune of $87,000 for three months!

1:18:25 “The stupid Ivermectin study was underpowered. They just treated them with like one or two doses of Ivermectin, which has never been the treatment protocol that actually worked. And you have to do the zinc, Aspirin and the vitamin D with it. It’s a full combination.  People have to get their vitamin D levels, their zinc levels up on board. And if they get Covid and they’re not allergic to it, they need to take Aspirin immediately to try and prevent the blood clots that kill so many with this disease.”

Farr recommends people look at the FLCCC, Mercola and Fleming outpatient protocols. And FLCCC has an in-patient protocol now too, for use in hospitals [which most hospitals reject].

Farr: How successful Ivermectin is, but local pharmacies won’t make it available. Out of over 600 patients cured with no deaths, Farr has now lost one patient who had to go to Soldotna to get it, and then her doctor wouldn’t give it to her.

Fagan: Anne Zink said Ivermectin doesn’t work in Dunleavy’s press conference yesterday, and Dunleavy didn’t say a thing.

Farr: 3.7 billion doses of Ivermectin with only 16 deaths reported; much safer than Tylenol and Aspirin; won the medicine Nobel Peace Prize in 2015, and we can’t even get it. Use the FLCCC, Mercola or Fleming protocols.

Merk is making a patentable version of off-patent Ivermectin that they’ll make a fortune out of.

1:28:00 Mike Porcaro won’t let Farr on his show anymore (afternoons on KENI). Farr is asking for other health care providers to speak out, as she’s the only one.

Starts at 1:13:00

Dan Fagan Show/Thursday 9/23/2021

Dr. Berg: Vitamin D and Your Skin Color

PubMed: Calcifediol vs cholecalciferol for vitamin D supplementation

Fast acting calcifediol is used in the more reliable Spanish, RCT vitamin D studies, instead of very slow absorbing and acting cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), which is fine for everyday use (5,000-10,000 iu/day), but not when a person needs a lot fast — has low levels and Covid cytokine storm lung issues.

Is calcifediol better than cholecalciferol for vitamin D supplementation?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29713796

Study: Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

Obese people need higher amounts of vitamin D, because much of the D consumed is deposited in fat tissue, where it can’t fight Covid. We need optimum vitamin D blood levels, which many now believe is 60-80ng/ml, much higher than what most people have.

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Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

Affiliations 

PMID: 10966885DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.3.690

Erratum in

Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 May;77(5):1342

Abstract

Background: Obesity is associated with vitamin D insufficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Objective: This study assessed whether obesity alters the cutaneous production of vitamin D(3) (cholecalciferol) or the intestinal absorption of vitamin D(2) (ergocalciferol).

Design: Healthy, white, obese [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) > or = 30] and matched lean control subjects (BMI </= 25) received either whole-body ultraviolet radiation or a pharmacologic dose of vitamin D(2) orally.

Results: Obese subjects had significantly lower basal 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations [blood levels – ed.] and higher parathyroid hormone concentrations than did age-matched control subjects. Evaluation of blood vitamin D(3) concentrations 24 h after whole-body irradiation showed that the incremental increase in vitamin D(3) was 57% lower in obese than in nonobese subjects. The content of the vitamin D(3) precursor 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin of obese and nonobese subjects did not differ significantly between groups nor did its conversion to previtamin D(3) after irradiation in vitro. The obese and nonobese subjects received an oral dose of 50000 IU (1.25 mg) vitamin D(2). BMI was inversely correlated with serum vitamin D(3) concentrations after irradiation (r = -0.55, P: = 0.003) and with peak serum vitamin D(2) concentrations after vitamin D(2) intake (r = -0.56, P: = 0.007).

Conclusions: Obesity-associated vitamin D insufficiency is likely due to the decreased bioavailability of vitamin D(3) from cutaneous and dietary sources because of its deposition in body fat compartments.

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More than half of coronavirus cases in South Dakota involve people of color [low vitamin D]

4/29/20

More than half of all recorded coronavirus cases in South Dakota involve people of color, according to updated data from the state’s department of health on Wednesday.

The state reported that 54 percent of those who have contracted the virus are either black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. By comparison, those four demographic groups make up about 20 percent of the state’s population, according to the 2019 census.

STORY

7-Minute Cure for COVID Misinformation – The Testimony of Dr Dan Stock

Dan Stock, MD, a family-practice physician in Noblesville, Indiana, testified on August 7, 2021, before the local Mt. Vernon School Board. His presentation immediately went viral – and for good reason. In slightly less than seven minutes, Dr. Stock explained why everything advocated by the CDC and National Institute of Health are contrary to known science. – GEG

Video Link

Dr. Dan Stock explains how the current measures to combat COVID-19 do not work.

(video) Mayo Clinic: Vitamin D toxicity greatly exaggerated – Would require “50,000 to 100,000 IU/d for months to years”

According to an article by the Mayo Clinic, vitamin D may not actually be as toxic as was once believed: Vitamin D Is Not as Toxic as Was Once Thought: A Historical and an Up-to-Date Perspective

In the 1940s, vitamin D was used for rheumatoid arthritis. But, the amounts being used were between 200,000 and 300,000 IUs of vitamin D. The reason this could have helped is that vitamin D helps support the immune system and helps lower inflammation

In the 1950’s they were fortifying products like dairy products with vitamin D. But, there were some complaints from parents with children who had side effects. The fortification of vitamin D in dairy was banned in Europe, but not in some other countries, including America. 

Years later, it was discovered that these children might have experienced these side effects due to a rare genetic disease called Williams syndrome. With Williams syndrome, you don’t actually want to take vitamin D at all. 

Now, when you look at vitamin D, it always says something along the line of “don’t take too much, you could experience a toxic effect.” 

But, according to this article by the Mayo Clinic, it would take getting 50,000 to 100,000 IUs of vitamin D for months to years before vitamin D would become toxic. This is actually a lot more than what most people consider toxic. …

Study: Vitamin D levels play significant role in COVID-19 mortality rates — “cutting mortality rate in half”

From: ScienceDaily

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates

Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications

Date:
May 7, 2020
Source:
Northwestern University
Summary:
Researchers analyzed patient data from 10 countries. The team found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and hyperactive immune systems. Vitamin D strengthens innate immunity and prevents overactive immune responses. The finding could explain several mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.

After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.

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