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Well, all I can say is to the people about 6 months ago (on hacker news) that said the death rate was now under control because of things we were doing. I told

Well, all I can say is to the people about 6 months ago (on hacker news) that said the death rate was now under control because of things we were doing. I told you so. It was the natural vitamin D that helped during the summer. All we can do now is try to encourage doctors and hospitals to start administering cholecalciferol at large bolus doses. https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/ https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/

hocuspocus 6y ago
In many European countries the infection curve literally plummeted in May, long before anyone could have possibly replenished their levels naturally, some being under strict lockdown.
technothrasher 6y ago
If the death rate was reduced due to sun exposure leading to more vitamin D in people's systems, then wouldn't the southern hemisphere show an opposite cycle to the northern hemisphere? I'm not seeing that in the current data.
- pelasaco 6y ago
  if was just Vitamin D, Brazil wouldn't be among the top 3 countries. Specially the Northeast from Brazil - where you have 365 days/year of Sun - has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 infections. Unfortunately isn't so easy like that.
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- subsubzero 6y ago
  Its because people are not getting enough vit. D. I take 2000iu daily, drink a glass of milk almost daily(along with a protein mix, for workouts). Eat Chicken|Beef|Fish daily and run almost 5 days a week in the middle of the day to get maximum sunlight in Southern California. I had a blood test a few weeks ago thinking I was over-doing it on vit. D and guess what, my levels were slightly lower than average(though not deficient). People are not getting enough in general, I would strongly suggest to request a blood test from your Dr. and up your levels via supplements or proper foods/sunlight exposure. I think in general humans are meant to be outside alot and being forced indoors has not been a good thing for us as a species.
gowld 6y ago
What is the mechanism by which Vitamin D production is blocked in Florida, Texas, and California?
- LinuxBender 6y ago
  People stuck indoors combined with insulin resistance, poor diet, high stress. You only get about 1000 IU's of D3 synthesis per hour for type 3 skin, 2000 IU's for types 1 and 2 skin and that is assuming decent body exposure. It is even lower with type 4 and 5 skin. Most people in that latitude have types 3 and 4 skin. D3 is also measured incorrectly. Medical facilities measure 25-hydroxy which is not showing how much is then converted by the kidneys to 1 25-dihydroxy, the active form of the D3 hormone. People with diabetes and pre-diabetes can't convert the 25 hydroxy as efficiently thus needing higher intake. People with kidney damage can't convert the 25 hydroxy to 1 25-dihydroxy as effeciently. Diabetes and insulin resistance can cause dysfunction in the kidneys. About 80 million Americans are pre-diabetic [1] and about 77% of them don't even know it. Here [2] is some further discussion on that topic which believe it or not, ties into deficiencies in many nutrients but that is a bigger topic for another thread. [1] - https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-report.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-repor... [2] - https://youtu.be/5LTWJOi3bCo?t=3 https://youtu.be/5LTWJOi3bCo?t=3 [video] skipping rude intro
rhacker 6y ago
I don't know guys I give up. It seems like I am trying to shout this from the rooftops and it's just skepticism. I don't know if the people replying are just cynical. I can't seem to reach any doctors. There's just a shit-ton of research in that link and I just don't get why everyone is just so skeptical from all the PhD's listed. Maybe this will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2mLz-Xdpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2mLz-Xdpg or https://vitamindforall.org/letter.html https://vitamindforall.org/letter.html

hocuspocus 6y ago

In many European countries the infection curve literally plummeted in May, long before anyone could have possibly replenished their levels naturally, some being under strict lockdown.

technothrasher 6y ago

If the death rate was reduced due to sun exposure leading to more vitamin D in people's systems, then wouldn't the southern hemisphere show an opposite cycle to the northern hemisphere? I'm not seeing that in the current data.

pelasaco 6y ago
if was just Vitamin D, Brazil wouldn't be among the top 3 countries. Specially the Northeast from Brazil - where you have 365 days/year of Sun - has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 infections. Unfortunately isn't so easy like that.
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subsubzero 6y ago
Its because people are not getting enough vit. D. I take 2000iu daily, drink a glass of milk almost daily(along with a protein mix, for workouts). Eat Chicken|Beef|Fish daily and run almost 5 days a week in the middle of the day to get maximum sunlight in Southern California. I had a blood test a few weeks ago thinking I was over-doing it on vit. D and guess what, my levels were slightly lower than average(though not deficient). People are not getting enough in general, I would strongly suggest to request a blood test from your Dr. and up your levels via supplements or proper foods/sunlight exposure. I think in general humans are meant to be outside alot and being forced indoors has not been a good thing for us as a species.

gowld 6y ago

What is the mechanism by which Vitamin D production is blocked in Florida, Texas, and California?

LinuxBender 6y ago
People stuck indoors combined with insulin resistance, poor diet, high stress. You only get about 1000 IU's of D3 synthesis per hour for type 3 skin, 2000 IU's for types 1 and 2 skin and that is assuming decent body exposure. It is even lower with type 4 and 5 skin. Most people in that latitude have types 3 and 4 skin. D3 is also measured incorrectly. Medical facilities measure 25-hydroxy which is not showing how much is then converted by the kidneys to 1 25-dihydroxy, the active form of the D3 hormone. People with diabetes and pre-diabetes can't convert the 25 hydroxy as efficiently thus needing higher intake. People with kidney damage can't convert the 25 hydroxy to 1 25-dihydroxy as effeciently. Diabetes and insulin resistance can cause dysfunction in the kidneys. About 80 million Americans are pre-diabetic [1] and about 77% of them don't even know it. Here [2] is some further discussion on that topic which believe it or not, ties into deficiencies in many nutrients but that is a bigger topic for another thread. [1] - https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-report.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-repor... [2] - https://youtu.be/5LTWJOi3bCo?t=3 https://youtu.be/5LTWJOi3bCo?t=3 [video] skipping rude intro

rhacker 6y ago

I don't know guys I give up. It seems like I am trying to shout this from the rooftops and it's just skepticism. I don't know if the people replying are just cynical. I can't seem to reach any doctors. There's just a shit-ton of research in that link and I just don't get why everyone is just so skeptical from all the PhD's listed. Maybe this will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2mLz-Xdpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2mLz-Xdpg or https://vitamindforall.org/letter.html https://vitamindforall.org/letter.html