Vitamin D Deficiency + Symptoms
In today’s Randy and Christa Show we discuss something that 70-80% of the population struggles with: Vitamin D deficiency.
Depletion in this essential fat-soluble vitamin can be a root cause of depression, anxiety, exhaustion, overwhelm, insomnia, or immune issues.
We focus on the link between low Vitamin D and depression with integrative psychiatrist, Dr. Sara Van Anrooy, who runs the Center for Stress Medicine in Colorado.
When patients come to Dr. Van Anrooy with anxiety and depression, she immediately tests their vitamin D levels, which often helps her avoid prescribing antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
Here’s what we talk about:
- When your depression might be linked to low Vitamin D
- How to test for low Vitamin D
- The functional range of low Vitamin D (hint, it’s TWICE as high as the mainstream medical markers)
- How to use a therapeutic dose depending on the time of year
- The best way to use sunscreen to make sure you get your Vitamin D
- Do fish oil and Vitamin D go together?
- The amount of time it takes for vitamin stores to build
- What to do if you don’t get results with supplementation
- How to know if your low Vitamin D is genetic
- Why you shouldn’t be afraid of the sun
This show relevant for everyone and can be a true game-changer when it comes to managing your health.
Enjoy and thanks for being here. I love sharing this information with you. 🙂
Below are a few of our recommended Vitamin D supplements for quality:
Pure Encapsulation's Vitamin D3
Pure Encapsulation's Calcium K/D
P.S. – Dr. Van Anrooy brings up a great point about Vitamin A toxicity. I wanted to share with you my research on this that is in my new fertility book. It comes down to the asource of the Vitamin A and toxicity only seems a danger seems in synthetic Vitamin A.
“While some forms of synthetic Vitamin A found in supplements can be toxic at only moderately high doses, fat-soluble Vitamin A naturally found in foods like cod liver oil, liver, and the fat from grass-fed butter is considered safe at up to ten times the doses of Vitamin A found in synthetic supplements.
It’s important to note that the Vitamin D found in cod liver oil and grass fed animals protects against Vitamin A toxicity, allowing one to consume much higher amounts of Vitamin A before it becomes toxic.
We first learned about this from Weston A. Price, a dentist in the early twentieth century, widely celebrated for his theories on the relationship between nutrition, dental health, and physical health.
He noted specific traits in the diets of healthy tribal people in Africa and Asia. According to Dr. Price, they “contained at least ten times as much Vitamin A as the American diet of his day (1920s and 30s). His work revealed that Vitamin A is one of several fat-soluble activators present only in animal fats and necessary for the assimilation of minerals in the diet. He noted that the foods held sacred by the peoples he studied, such as spring butter, fish eggs, and shark liver, were exceptionally rich in Vitamin A.
I would love to get a transcript of this show if possible❤️
Would Christa ever recommend taking any of those home tests to check for levels? If so does she recommend any?
Good video of info, but the guy needs to chill a bit. He comes off quite aggressive!
Asking questions are really nice thing if you are not understanding
something entirely, but this paragraph presents good understanding yet.
I just had my vitamin d checked for the first time in years. I got a call from the doctors office telling me my level was a little low and to just take a supplement. Turns out it was 27 and I’ve been taking a prenatal for years! I’ve been taking nature made. It has 1000 IU of D3, 90mcg of K, 200mg DHA and 60mg EPA. Should I take and additional supplement or is there a different prenatal you recommend? (Been trying to conceive for a few years now and my good friend just told me about your book)
Hi Michelle, feel free to email our team at [email protected] in regards to another prenatal recommendation as well as Christa’s book! She covered a variety of topics when it comes to fertility and pregnancy as well as post-natal nutrition.
How about krill oil?
Whole food multivitamin(at healthfood stores, not wal mart),cod liver oil,probiotics (occasionally),and digestive enzimes(with meals,again occasional use). That will do ya.
Geez…Randy seemed a little aggressive today. 😉
she said that there are 3 genetic factors but failed to say what snps they were….also synthectic vit d2..really
D3!
What were you about to say about magnesium?
Helps with the absorption of Vitamin D3
I take new chapter fish oil to help with mood…I love that they are easy to swallow. Until I can get my levels checked would this suffice?
Yes as long as you get your levels checked 🙂
Much better to take liquid cod liver oil. Absorbs 100% better.