In this series, from my book The Defeat Of COVID, I discuss the immune system vs SARS-CoV-2, (Part 1), vitamin D’s role in innate immunity (Part 2), adaptive immunity (Parts 3-4) and dosing (Part 5).
I would guess that whole food sources or vit D or any vitamin will be better absorbed than isolated or fabricated pills; what pill makers consider important to include is much less than what nature does, hundreds or thousands more constituents are included. Do no be fooled by the numbers on the pill bottle even when they are bigger. best
The information about raising the temperature is extremely interesting. I remember reading some years ago that you can mitigate the symptoms of schizophrenia by raising the person's temperature as well.
Absolutely. I've taken 2000 mg of D3 twice daily for ten years. I have a mild case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I don't take anything to boost my immune system. Vitamin D works against most viruses and quite a few bacteria. Raising body temperature is a good thing; raise by one degree C and most infections begin to retreat.
Mar 17, 2022·edited Mar 17, 2022Liked by Dr. Colleen Huber
I have been taking vitamin supplements for a long time, but at first I wasn't taking vitamin D. Every winter I would usually get a flu or cold. Usually not real bad. Then I read about vitamin D, so I added vitamin D in the winter. I can't prove it, but it appears I have not really had any cold or flu symptoms since taking vitamin D. After 2 years of covid fear propaganda I have not been sick a single day. I have a combination of good habits. I avoid junk foods. I exercise. I take a handful of supplements every day. I was taking 2000 iu before, but this winter I threw in 5000 iu on some days. I will add I have not had any flu vax or covid vax.
Interesting to note about the role of fever. In my previous life as a vet nurse, fever was always considered 'the bad guy' & measures always taken to reduce body temp back to normal. Now that I have children, I've wondered often which causes the fever, the body or the virus, & that maybe the fever is actually necessary as part of the immune response rather than being caused by the virus. That maybe taking Panadol to reduce the fever is counter-productive. I'd like to know more in this area.
As to Vit D, a good friend of mine is a herbalist & had been suggesting Vit D since the pandemic began. I live in the New England (Australia) & we've had very little sun for the last 2 years so I decided to supplement. We spend a lot of time outdoors but its also cold here so there's little opportunity for skin to be exposed to the sun. I started taking Vit D3 & K2 in September 2021, only 1000IU as I was cautious & trying to read as much as I could about it. I later increased the dose to 2500IU. At the end of Feb 2022 we got Covid. I was disappointed because I had hoped that I was doing 'all the right things'. In any case, it was only 2 days of being unwell & back to 100% after about 6-7 days. I've not had any testing done on my Vit D levels & I'd be interested to see what it is.
Our home health cabinet to contains: Trace Minerals Greens / Reds packs, Oxylent 5 in 1 multivitamin drink mix, truelemon stevia drink mixes, highlands bioplasma (cell salts), raw manuka honey, smarty pants kids vitamins, zeolite, b12 metholcobalamin, a variety of quick dissolve supplements, boost oxygen, phour salts, sovereign silver... just a few of products we like and have used for a long time. In general our health theories come from the ph miracle (dr young), the mighty 90 (dr wallach), and biology of belief (dr Lipton).
Myself and my kids were taking vitamin D and we all got covid around New Years. My kids ages 13, 22, and 26 had it like a flu for 4 days. They had sore throats and a fever. I got it and was very sick and got a fever for about 15 days. The fever would go up and down. Each time it went up to about 103.5 I would be freezing and shaking. 2 electric blankets plus 3 more blankets could not warm me and stop it.
After 15 days I was exhausted and lost 15 pounds. We found a homeopath who gave me a remedy (cina) and this got rid of the freezing shakes whenever the fever went up. Then I finally got my hands on some Ivermectin and within 2 days my fevers stopped.
I had felt really run down the month before I got sick so I think that was why covid hit me so hard.
Weirdly I now feel better than ever. I have great energy and I am still very slowly losing weight that wouldn't budge for years.
I am trying to figure out why I had a fever for so long. And why I feel better now.
Being 65+, I try to stimulate my innate immune system with beta glucans, reishi mushrooms, Vitamin C, and of course Vitamin D3, and more. (I try to keep my D level at 80 or more to prevent recurrence of another health problem). I have been in close contact with SARS2, but did not develop disease. Is it accurate to say that the innate immune system was working? Or can it not be revitalized?
The importance of vitamin D was recognized very early in 2020. Yet there was never any attempt to encourage supplementation, or even measure levels. It's evidence they intended to worsen the casualties.
Most people are deficient. This is caused by several factors. Phobias about skin cancers has caused many to avoid direct exposure to sunlight, the primary source of D. Also, a precursor of D production is cholesterol, which has been aggressively targeted by medical orthodoxy for decades, especially in the elderly, with ubiquitous prescription of statin drugs. Most victims are shutins or higher latitudes. Dark skin people have higher rates.
Everybody should get tested. Everybody should know your number. The normal range starts way too low. You want to be high normal.
Some time ago there was an ad campaign for something with the slogan, "You can't fool mother nature." Apparently we've proven it again.
I’ve got to get your book! Yes, if Fauci was bright enough and didn’t have a self-promoting and enriching agenda, he should have written the book and pushed prophylactics and life-saving treatments!
I learned years ago that taking a jog of a few miles could knock out an incipient cold. Always thought it was from boosting body temperature. And in my family, prior to covid, we never gave antipyretics for fevers of less than 2 F. Figured the body needed some heat to fry the invaders.
It is not specifically about vitamin D but speaks interestingly about the action of lactoferrin.
If you have the time/interest to read it, I'm very curious what you think of the validity of the research. One of our members who runs a dairy operation has a chemistry background and said it seemed like a very solid hypothesis.
My husband and I have been taking vitamin D3 since before the pandemic. Neither of us got covid
I would guess that whole food sources or vit D or any vitamin will be better absorbed than isolated or fabricated pills; what pill makers consider important to include is much less than what nature does, hundreds or thousands more constituents are included. Do no be fooled by the numbers on the pill bottle even when they are bigger. best
The information about raising the temperature is extremely interesting. I remember reading some years ago that you can mitigate the symptoms of schizophrenia by raising the person's temperature as well.
Absolutely. I've taken 2000 mg of D3 twice daily for ten years. I have a mild case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I don't take anything to boost my immune system. Vitamin D works against most viruses and quite a few bacteria. Raising body temperature is a good thing; raise by one degree C and most infections begin to retreat.
I have been taking vitamin supplements for a long time, but at first I wasn't taking vitamin D. Every winter I would usually get a flu or cold. Usually not real bad. Then I read about vitamin D, so I added vitamin D in the winter. I can't prove it, but it appears I have not really had any cold or flu symptoms since taking vitamin D. After 2 years of covid fear propaganda I have not been sick a single day. I have a combination of good habits. I avoid junk foods. I exercise. I take a handful of supplements every day. I was taking 2000 iu before, but this winter I threw in 5000 iu on some days. I will add I have not had any flu vax or covid vax.
Great start to an important series. Thanks.
Interesting to note about the role of fever. In my previous life as a vet nurse, fever was always considered 'the bad guy' & measures always taken to reduce body temp back to normal. Now that I have children, I've wondered often which causes the fever, the body or the virus, & that maybe the fever is actually necessary as part of the immune response rather than being caused by the virus. That maybe taking Panadol to reduce the fever is counter-productive. I'd like to know more in this area.
As to Vit D, a good friend of mine is a herbalist & had been suggesting Vit D since the pandemic began. I live in the New England (Australia) & we've had very little sun for the last 2 years so I decided to supplement. We spend a lot of time outdoors but its also cold here so there's little opportunity for skin to be exposed to the sun. I started taking Vit D3 & K2 in September 2021, only 1000IU as I was cautious & trying to read as much as I could about it. I later increased the dose to 2500IU. At the end of Feb 2022 we got Covid. I was disappointed because I had hoped that I was doing 'all the right things'. In any case, it was only 2 days of being unwell & back to 100% after about 6-7 days. I've not had any testing done on my Vit D levels & I'd be interested to see what it is.
Interesting article. Much appreciated 🙏.
Our home health cabinet to contains: Trace Minerals Greens / Reds packs, Oxylent 5 in 1 multivitamin drink mix, truelemon stevia drink mixes, highlands bioplasma (cell salts), raw manuka honey, smarty pants kids vitamins, zeolite, b12 metholcobalamin, a variety of quick dissolve supplements, boost oxygen, phour salts, sovereign silver... just a few of products we like and have used for a long time. In general our health theories come from the ph miracle (dr young), the mighty 90 (dr wallach), and biology of belief (dr Lipton).
Myself and my kids were taking vitamin D and we all got covid around New Years. My kids ages 13, 22, and 26 had it like a flu for 4 days. They had sore throats and a fever. I got it and was very sick and got a fever for about 15 days. The fever would go up and down. Each time it went up to about 103.5 I would be freezing and shaking. 2 electric blankets plus 3 more blankets could not warm me and stop it.
After 15 days I was exhausted and lost 15 pounds. We found a homeopath who gave me a remedy (cina) and this got rid of the freezing shakes whenever the fever went up. Then I finally got my hands on some Ivermectin and within 2 days my fevers stopped.
I had felt really run down the month before I got sick so I think that was why covid hit me so hard.
Weirdly I now feel better than ever. I have great energy and I am still very slowly losing weight that wouldn't budge for years.
I am trying to figure out why I had a fever for so long. And why I feel better now.
Does anyone have any insight on this?
Being 65+, I try to stimulate my innate immune system with beta glucans, reishi mushrooms, Vitamin C, and of course Vitamin D3, and more. (I try to keep my D level at 80 or more to prevent recurrence of another health problem). I have been in close contact with SARS2, but did not develop disease. Is it accurate to say that the innate immune system was working? Or can it not be revitalized?
Drink your milk!
I take regular and if I ever get sick up to 10,000 IU’s will take. One India study used up to 50,000 in Covid patients with no side effects!
The importance of vitamin D was recognized very early in 2020. Yet there was never any attempt to encourage supplementation, or even measure levels. It's evidence they intended to worsen the casualties.
Most people are deficient. This is caused by several factors. Phobias about skin cancers has caused many to avoid direct exposure to sunlight, the primary source of D. Also, a precursor of D production is cholesterol, which has been aggressively targeted by medical orthodoxy for decades, especially in the elderly, with ubiquitous prescription of statin drugs. Most victims are shutins or higher latitudes. Dark skin people have higher rates.
Everybody should get tested. Everybody should know your number. The normal range starts way too low. You want to be high normal.
Some time ago there was an ad campaign for something with the slogan, "You can't fool mother nature." Apparently we've proven it again.
I’ve got to get your book! Yes, if Fauci was bright enough and didn’t have a self-promoting and enriching agenda, he should have written the book and pushed prophylactics and life-saving treatments!
I learned years ago that taking a jog of a few miles could knock out an incipient cold. Always thought it was from boosting body temperature. And in my family, prior to covid, we never gave antipyretics for fevers of less than 2 F. Figured the body needed some heat to fry the invaders.
My state Grange office sent me this earlier this week:
https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(22)00115-1/fulltext
It is not specifically about vitamin D but speaks interestingly about the action of lactoferrin.
If you have the time/interest to read it, I'm very curious what you think of the validity of the research. One of our members who runs a dairy operation has a chemistry background and said it seemed like a very solid hypothesis.