Vitamin D3 is widely supported for mood, immunity, and hormone balance, especially in winter.
Who is behind it
Voices including a molecular biology PhD, a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator and a registered holistic nutritionist.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“I take between like 5,000 to 10,000 IUS of vitamin D3 a day in the winter closer to 10,000 ... the importance of it cannot be understated”
a registered holistic nutritionist
Vitamin D3 is important for cardiovascular health, breathing, asthma, bone health, mood, appetite, and hormone production especially in menopausal women.
Vitamin D is crucial for mood, mental health, brain health, and hormones especially in winter months with low sun exposure.
Daily vitamin D3 intake maintains stable circulatory levels necessary for immune cell activation, unlike intermittent dosing which causes fluctuations and insufficiency.
Vitamin D3 increases 25 hydroxy D more effectively than vitamin D2 according to intervention studies.
The body makes dozens of vitamin D metabolites in response to sunlight that cannot be replicated by pills.
With care
Some of the minds attach conditions. These are worth reading before you begin.
Vitamin D3 deficiency was common in the population studied and supplementation was helpful but not a magical cure for insomnia.
Where they disagree
Both sides
For
Vitamin D3 is important for cardiovascular health, breathing, asthma, bone health, mood, appetite, and hormone production especially in menopausal women.
a molecular biology PhDAgainst
Long-term vitamin D3 supplementation has not panned out to provide expected health benefits and does not replicate the full spectrum of vitamin D metabolites.
a clinical nutritionistMost of the minds come down in favour, and the dissent is worth knowing.
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