TopicsSupplements and minerals
Vitamin D supplement
The experts are split on this. Both sides are here.
The panel is split; natural sun is preferred over supplements for vitamin D.
Who is behind it
Voices including a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhD, a molecular biology PhD and a GP with a Master of Public Health.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“I honestly do not recommend oral vitamin D... I'd rather they get outside in the sun the appropriate time of day at their latitude”
a board-certified cardiologist
Vitamin D needs vary by ethnicity, body weight, health status, sun exposure, and co-actors; testing and retesting is crucial to optimize levels.
Vitamin D production depends on sunlight and is important for physiological well-being during reduced daylight.
Vitamin D capsules do not replicate the nitric oxide release and vascular benefits of UVA sun exposure.
With care
Some of the minds attach conditions. These are worth reading before you begin.
Lower 1,25 with elevated PTH suggests vitamin D deficiency requiring supplementation
10 to 15 minutes of midday sun exposure can provide adequate vitamin D, reducing the need for supplements.
Vitamin D alone showed no significant effect on biological aging but contributed synergistically when combined with Omega-3s.
Where they disagree
Both sides
For
Vitamin D needs vary by ethnicity, body weight, health status, sun exposure, and co-actors; testing and retesting is crucial to optimize levels.
a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educatorAgainst
Vitamin D supplementation masks true levels as per sun exposure and does not broadly improve health.
a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhDCredible minds land on different sides here. Read both, notice how it suits you, and talk it through with your clinician.
More on the other side
Megadosing vitamin D depletes magnesium and shuts down natural vitamin D production, which is important for health. a molecular biology PhD
Vitamin D has a J-shaped dose-response relationship where both deficiency and excess can reduce life expectancy; it acts as a seasonal adaptation hormone. a GP with a Master of Public Health
Talk it through
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How this reading was made
Every line here comes from a doctor, scientist or coach speaking publicly, and links to the moment they said it. Entrain listens for where independent experts arrive at the same place on their own, and shows where they part ways. Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
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