Blood test proof that D2 worked better than D3 for me contrary to what you say

It's the dose...
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Well, according to your story, you took 50,000 IU's per week to bring up your Vitamin D Levels and it worked. But you were taking 7000 IU's per day of Vitamin D2.

Then you DECREASED your dosage to 2000 IU's when you took the Vitamin D3. 2000 IU's per day is not less than 1/3 of the dosage that you were taking of Vitamin D2, but it is a maintenance dose for a child of 4 years old and not an adult male!!

So, be sure to take a look at the Vitamin D Requirements page and take a look at what dosage an adult SHOULD be taking. It's much closer to 5000 IU's per day, and if you are a larger man, then you may need even more than that!

So, yes Vitamin D2 DOES bring up blood levels well in most cases. I do NOT argue with that. What I argue about are the ACTIONS that occur.

* It doesn't reduce parathyroid hormone as well

* It doesn't active the Vitamin D receptor GENES as well

* It has more chance of toxicity

So, raising blood levels is not the ONLY outcome that is important. Just like when you buy a car, if the ONLY endpoint that you are looking at is getting you to work every day, then any old beat up car will do. But most of us look for an endpoint that includes comfort, good sound system, etc. when we look for a car, right?

Well, if ALL that you want is a high blood level of Vitamin D, then D2 will certainly do that. But the idea behind taking Vitamin D is to reduce incidence of disease, reduce inflammation, create the natural antibiotic cathelicidin and much more.

So, if you are looking at THAT as an endpoint, you'll likely want to simply take a higher maintenance dose of Vitamin D3 Supplements.

Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen

Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune System Queen
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Well, according to your story, you took 50,000 IU's per week to bring up your Vitamin D Levels and it worked. But you were taking 7000 IU's per day of Vitamin D2. Then you DECREASED your dosage to 2000 IU's when you took the Vitamin D3. 2000 IU's per day is not less than 1/3 of the dosage that you were taking of Vitamin D2, but it is a maintenance dose for a child of 4 years old and not an adult male!! So, be sure to take a look at the <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D-Requirements.html">Vitamin D Requirements</a> page and take a look at what dosage an adult SHOULD be taking. It's much closer to 5000 IU's per day, and if you are a larger man, then you may need even more than that! So, yes Vitamin D2 DOES bring up blood levels well in most cases. I do NOT argue with that. What I argue about are the ACTIONS that occur. * It doesn't reduce parathyroid hormone as well * It doesn't active the Vitamin D receptor GENES as well * It has more chance of toxicity So, raising blood levels is not the ONLY outcome that is important. Just like when you buy a car, if the ONLY endpoint that you are looking at is getting you to work every day, then any old beat up car will do. But most of us look for an endpoint that includes comfort, good sound system, etc. when we look for a car, right? Well, if ALL that you want is a high blood level of Vitamin D, then D2 will certainly do that. But the idea behind taking Vitamin D is to reduce incidence of disease, reduce inflammation, create the natural antibiotic cathelicidin and much more. So, if you are looking at THAT as an endpoint, you'll likely want to simply take a higher maintenance dose of <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/vitamin-d-supplements.html">Vitamin D3 Supplements</a>. <IMG SRC="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/images/g-kerri-knox-SM.jpg" alt="Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen" ALIGN="LEFT"> Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune System Queen Functional Medicine Practitioner <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com">Easy Immune Health.com</a>

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