# From on of the videos: Many people only take between 600 to 2000 IUs of vitamin D each day. Did you know that 10,000 IUs of vitamin D3 is only .25 mg? Vitamin D is the most important vitamin. It controls 10% of your genetics. Over 90% of the population has less than 40 ng per mL of vitamin D3 in their blood. The guidelines of 600 IUs of vitamin D3 are based on preventing rickets, supporting bone health, and managing calcium in the blood, not for the countless other functions of vitamin D. Low vitamin D levels are caused by people staying indoors, location, skin color, and other lifestyle and genetic factors. Low vitamin D symptoms include: •Low back pain •High blood pressure •Depression •Anxiety •Inflammation •Poor immune function Sunblock blocks the absorption of vitamin D. In 1980, society became sun phobic in an attempt to prevent skin cancer, which has continued to increase despite less sun exposure. **You need 10,000 IUs of vitamin D daily, especially for immune function. This amount of vitamin D is the same amount you’d get from 20 minutes of sun exposure in the summertime.** When you get a blood test for vitamin D, they’re not checking for the active form and are not accounting for vitamin D resistance. Many things block the vitamin D receptor and contribute to vitamin D resistance, including genetics, plastics, forever chemicals, age, weight, inflammation, pregnancy, and lactation. **Vitamin D3 won’t work without magnesium. As you increase your vitamin D intake, the demand for magnesium increases. Vitamin K2 and zinc are also vital when increasing your vitamin D dosage.** Vitamin D has potent anti-cancer and anti-tumor benefits at therapeutic doses. It can also combat inflammation and autoimmune conditions. Dr. Coimbra of Brazil has seen positive effects with high doses of vitamin D in people with autoimmune conditions. When using high doses of vitamin D, always check with your doctor. High doses of vitamin D can increase blood/urine calcium levels resulting in calcium deposits in the kidney. Also drink 2.5 liters of fluids per day, take cofactors with vitamin D (magnesium, K2 and zinc) and have your doctor monitor your PTH, vitamin D blood levels and creatinine and avoid excess calcium supplements of high calcium foods when taking vitamin D levels over 10,000 IUs. Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, age 59, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media. # How - Vitamin D: 10,000 IU - Vitamin K2: - Magnesium - Zinc # Levels Blood test levels. - Max Vitamin D (25(OH)D): <150 ng/ml or <375 nmol/L # Videos - [10,000 IU of Vitamin D: HUGE MISTAKE?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn7T46fCjLE) - [Is It Safe to Take 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3? Dr. Berg Explains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAfVC4l5uZ0) - [The Risks of Taking 10,000 IUs of Vitamin D3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11qN7GUuoy0) # Risks - Analysis of 418 inpatients on D3 long enough to develop 25OHD3 blood levels > 74.4 ng/ml showed a mean 25OHD3 level of 118.9 ng/ml, with a range from 74.4 to 384.8 ng/ml. The average serum calcium level in these 2 groups was 9.5 (no D3) vs 9.6 (D3), with ranges of 8.4 to 10.7 (no D3) vs 8.6 to 10.7 mg/dl (D3), after excluding patients with other causes of hypercalcemia. The average intact parathyroid hormone levels were 24.2 pg/ml (D3) vs. 30.2 pg/ml (no D3). In summary, long-term supplementation with vitamin D3 in doses ranging from 5000 to 50,000 IUs/day appears to be safe. From this [link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611908/). # The Sun - Swimming outdoors for 10 to 15 minutes, two or three times a week (with most skin exposed) can produce 10,000 to 15,000 units of vitamin D per session. From this [link](https://overcomingms.org/program/sunlight-vitamin-d/uv-index-calculator). - During the summer, it takes about 20 minutes of exposure to the sun for the body to produce 8,000 to 10,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D. From this [link](https://www.uniprix.com/en/tips/1/health/vitamin-d-and-the-sun). - Vitamin D3 is a secosteroid hormone produced in the skin in amounts estimated up to 25,000 international units (IUs) a day by the action of UVB radiation on 7-dehydrocholesterol. From this [link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611908/). # Research and Articles - [Risk assessment for vitamin D](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523278594)\ Collectively, the absence of toxicity in trials conducted in healthy adults that used vitamin D dose ≥250 μg/d (10 000 IU vitamin D3) supports the confident selection of this value as the UL. - [High-Dose Vitamin D May Treat Incurable Diseases: Experts](https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/high-dose-vitamin-d-may-treat-incurable-diseases-experts-5077108?ea_src=author_manual&ea_med=related_stories)