Here’s the Open Letter on Vitamin D and Covid-19. Over 100 physicians, researchers, and other experts signed a statement asking that ALL Adults take:
* 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 every day for 2 to 3 weeks
* And then take 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 every day continuously (or at least until the pandemic is over)
However, the experts each stated how much vitamin D they themselves are taking daily, and some were taking as much as 10,000 IU per day. The only signatory who is not taking vitamin D is a researcher in Australia where they are now heading into the Summer season. He probably knows his vitamin D level, and gets plenty of sunshine on skin to make vitamin D.
I’ve read many studies on vitamin D, and as a result, I now take 20,000 IU daily. Given the 40 plus studies that show the benefits of Vitamin D against Covid-19, I prefer to take a higher than usual dose to obtain as much protection as possible. See these Studies on Vitamin D and Covid-19
Vitamins to take with Vitamin D, while you are well:
Vitamin C, 500 mg 2x/day
Vitamin K1 and K2
Selenium 200 micrograms/day
Zinc 30 mg/day
and a B-complex multivitamin
There is a study showing the benefits of high-dose vitamin D for persons who have Covid-19:
Rastogi, Ashu, et al. “Short term, high-dose vitamin D supplementation for COVID-19 disease: a randomised, placebo-controlled, study (SHADE study).” Postgraduate medical journal (2020). Study Link
— Covid-19 patients were given 60,000 IU vitamin D daily for 7 days; these patients were 3.0 times more likely to become negative for Covid-19 than patients not given vitamin D.
Some of the patients given 60,000 IU for 7 days still did not have optimum levels by the 7th day, so they were continued on the 60,000 IU per day dosing.
If I had Covid-19, I would immediately start taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D3 each day for 7 days, and then switch to 10,000 IU per day continuously.
I have a set of supplements that I recommend to friends and family if they have Covid-19:
Vitamin D (see above)
Vitamin C 1000 mg/day
Vitamin K1 and K2 (Life Extension “Super K”)
Selenium 200 micrograms/day
Zinc 30 to 50 mg/day
Quercetin 250 mg 2x/day
B-complex vitamins
Aspirin 325 mg/day
Melatonin 3 mg timed release (increase gradually to 9 mg) once a day about an hour before bed (causes sleepiness)
and
** Ivermectin, a prescription medication, if you can convince your doctor to prescribe it.
Further Reading:
* List of Vitamin D Covid-19 studies — good analysis
* FLCCC Alliance i-MASK protocol for prevention and treatment of Covid-19
* Dr. Paul Marik MATH+ Protocol for Covid-19 prevention and treatment
* Covid.us.org
Ronald, trusting that you can make more sense of study results than I can, please look over this document and tell me if there’s still enough support to warrant the claim that increased Vitamin D could aid in both reducing the chance of being infected with COVID-19 and also surviving it. I am 70, have COPD, and would rather not take the vaccine. https://fullfact.org/health/vitamin-d-study-flawed/ PS. Thank you for doing what you are doing.
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Rose, the study they refer to was removed by the study authors. However, over 50 other studies show that vitamin D is effective in reducing risks related to Covid-19: risks of infection, of having a severe case, and risk of death. See this list of studies:
https://covid.us.org/vitamin-d/
So every adult should make certain they have enough vitamin D to have normal levels of vitamin D in the blood. A letter now signed by over 200 physicians and researchers has recommended taking vitamin D:
https://vitamind4all.org/letter.html
They recommend 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day for 2 to 3 weeks, and then a reduction to 4,000 IU per day after that. I have tried taking a number of different dosages of vitamin D myself. Currently, I think 10,000 IU/day is best (without reducing the dosage later).
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This is nonsense. Everyone needs to take 10,000 per day for the rest of their lives. This is not just for the current pandemic. There are epigenetic changes caused by low D levels that are designed to slow down body systems to survive winter food shortages that humans no longer endure. Why would anyone ever want their body in winter survival mode when humans have figured out how to have food year round? Yes, if everyone took that much then the healthcare industrial complex would go out of business. That would be a good thing. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53864-1
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