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Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
My problems in 2018 led me to examine Vitamin D. At one point I read several reports that some people beat their LPR by treating their Vitamin D deficiency.
My blood test at the time showed a Vitamin D deficiency, so the solution seemed obvious. I started taking Vitamin D, and the deficiency went away. The LPR remained, but at the same time, I had read about the importance of proper Vitamin D levels (including some theorized but unproven pitfalls of having it low), so I swore I would never let my D levels slip again.
I've taken 4000 IU of D3 every day since then. At least in that sense, I was prepared for what was coming to the world in 2020.
But yeah, I suggest everyone go buy some Vitamin D ASAP, before word gets around about this and it's impossible to find.
Yeah, I’ve been on this vitamin D and Covid thing since almost the start and saying that as I’ve kept reading various physicians talk about the vitamin D levels of those admitted. For awhile they weren’t sure if it was a chicken or egg thing, but it’s clearly a contributory factor, one of the largest outside obesity, of which many are deficient anyway.
I can recall me and you having this conversation in April as I’m like you. Naturally deficient. Dad is also. My doc said take 4000 ius pre-pandemic. Mine was 9 with bottom normal range being 30 on test a few years ago when I finally started.
I just go with 5k ius. You can take too much vitamin D, but that small above is fine. I loaded up my dad with vitamin D as I know he will tend to forget to take his. I also added zinc to the mix daily
