Too Much Of a Good Thing / Vitamin D

“No adverse effects have been seen with supplemental vitamin D intakes up to 10,000 IU daily,” according to Andrew Weil, M.D. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Calcium is leached out of bone in excess of 800 IU of vitamin D a day. It’s well known among laboratory researchers that daily excesses of 800 IU of vitamin…

Vitamin D Money Machine

Why is vitamin D2 considered inferior? Maybe it’s because the irradiation patent expired in 1945, so now the University of Wisconsin has to make its money by patenting vitamin D analogs and derivatives. University of Wisconsin biochemist Harry Steenbock (1886-1967) discovered the irradiation process, E. David Cronon & John W. Jenkins (The University of Wisconsin:…

Corporate Vitamin D Versus Solar Vitamin D

Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) called vitamin D the “anti-rigidity vitamin.” According to him, the “D” stands for “I-did-edness.” He said, “Calcium is the core of vitamin D. The last enemy is whatever you eat lacking vitamin D. Air has vitamin D.” Only two kinds of “natural” vitamin D exist on this planet. Fresh vitamin D2…

Vitamin C in Meat

There’s no problem with the vitamin C in food, but the supplemental form of C is a synthetic vitamer that performs only some of the functions of C and has some minor side effects. Furthermore, according to Ray Peat (Sept. 21, 2021) … “Milk & meat are a major source of Vitamin C. It turns…

Carotenoids For Vitamin A

Most people can handle carotenoids. Baby carrots are for those who NEED retinol. Otherwise, the carotenoids in mature carrots are fine and dandy. The same goes for baby peas and baby bok choy. If your iris has orange pigments, your metabolism can’t efficiently utilize and eliminate carotenoids. If you turn yellow-orange (xanthoderma) after drinking moderate…