What’s wrong with taking isolated Vitamin D supplements?
As it turns out, a ton! Did you know that Vitamin D is actually a hormone?
In my earlier blog Boron-A Mineral that can do so much for chronic illness, I talked about Boron, a co-factor to magnesium and ceruloplasim, a protein that helps to control unbound or toxic iron and copper. I also talked about calcium where it should not be. Vitamin D supplements contribute to calcium deposits in the tissues, where they should not be. Vitamin D lowers the ceruloplasmin levels, making the body store more unbound or toxic iron and copper.
A low storage D doesn’t mean that much. there is also a separate test that measures active D and that is the test you want your doctor to run, in addition to the storage D. What doctors sometimes do as a knee-jerk response, is prescribe high amounts of Vitamin D and then monitor your tests. But often the doctor only runs storage D. There are varying opinions out there as to what your level should be. It’s become my opinion that a storage level D of say, over 20, has no clinical impact.
Recommended tests for Vitamin D issues
Effects of taking isolated Hormone D supplements
What might a low storage D also indicate? Low magnesium. Once the minerals become back in balance through the Dr. Morley Robbins’ Magnesium Protocol or Root Cause Protocol, D and Magnesium levels will fall into place. What does this take to fix? A delicate balance between potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride, otherwise known as the electrolytes. To increase your magnesium level, you must also increase your sodium and potassium levels. You must work on your potassium and sodium first. How many of you know that we need to eat around 5,000 mg of Potassium a day? Few attain this level, but it can be done with lots of beet greens, fruit juice as tolerable, and salads. Part of this protocol involves taking the “adrenal cocktail” http://gotmag.org/the-adrenal-cocktail/ which is a combination of orange juice (or coconut water, lemon juice, etc.), potassium (as 1/4 tsp cream of tartar) and 1/4 tsp of Real Salt, or other sea salt/himalayan pink salt. It takes time to increase the potassium and sodium levels enough to start increasing magnesium.
How to make the Adrenal Cocktail.
A better option to help Vitamin D and the liver is by taking Cod Liver Oil, the kind without any added D. You will see D in a low level in the ingredients naturally. Cod Liver Oil contains the proper D and A for the liver. Cod liver oil is also helpful for chronic pain.
Sources: gotmag.org
