Best Ways To Raise Your Vitamin D Levels | Benefits, Deficiencies, & Sources

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In today’s episode, Sal talks about how Vitamin D plays an important role in bone health, immunity, neuromuscular function, hormone production, and more! Here are some key points from this video for you to refer back to:

- Importance of Vitamin D 0:25
- Low levels of Vitamin D effects 0:45
- Best ways to raise Vitamin D levels 1:27
- Adequate Sunshine
- Vitamin D3
- Fatty fish
- Egg yolks
- Fortified dairy
- Cod liver oil
- Supplements
- Vitamin D2 (Vegan)
- Tofu
- Mushrooms
- Aiming for optimal Vitamin D levels 3:08
- How to TEST your Vitamin D levels 3:58
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[ChriStina-wsqv]

I was *dead tired* a few weeks ago, blood tests showed very low levels of Vitamine D. Bought a good supplement + ate sardines daily. My fatigue is almost gone a few weeks later! And yes, I felt anxious for no reason too, gone now.

[annamlaker]

Glad more people who can influence are getting the word out about the need to keep vitamin D levels in check! I am also glad that "mainstream" doctors are finally getting on board with checking Vitamin D and recognizing D3 over D2 to help with deficiencies. A few years ago when my daughter went in for a physical to participate in high school sports, I asked the doctor to check her levels and discovered her levels were very low. After a couple/few weeks, her mood and energy levels were up noticeably! If you have a teenager you know to celebrate when they are not grouchy and not bumping heads with her so much was good for my energy levels, too ;) Now she has it checked yearly and is able to buy over the counter D3 to manage it.

[cherylhudson]

I ride my bike everyday during lunch for one hour. Great video Sal❤️❤️❤️

[AndreInvests]

Great to see you back in the videos brother! Hope you been well Sal!

[AmayzinOne]

Mine is at 21. I have muscle twitches across my whole body. Twitches in my eye, cheek, legs, arms, back and feet. My legs feel weak. My muscles hurt. I'm EXHAUSTED. This HAS to be vitamin D, it is so important. Thanks for the video.

[srhyse]

I’d rather keep seeing you guys in the videos than the newer guys. They just don’t feel very Mind Pump, and I tend to skip anything with them in it at this point. I’m sure they’re wonderful people, but they seem like they’d appeal to a demographic younger than what your podcast demographic probably is. If that’s the intent, great, but that probably means I’ll be sticking to the podcast then. Keep it up!

[erickbrian]

Having optimal vitamin d levels above 60 under 100 also been proven to help with covid either very mild or asymptomatic

[Burnich]

Thanks for the information. I didn't know egg yolks have vitamin D. Where I live now, Denmark, is pretty shitty in this time of the year, since there is little to no sunlight and the sun sets early and raises late.
But, as you said, if nothing can be done through food or sunlight, I can always supplement, which I will think about, since I do think I already have enough of vitamin D which I get from foods.

[susie]

You ARE my favorite! Good to see you back. 😀

[karawaller]

Wow, you are a very handsome man!! Haha!! I noticed I had low VD when I got a few cavities and was exhausted all the time. It’s common for people in AZ to develop low vitamin d in the summer because it’s so hot no one wants to be outside!!

[retrosMANDO]

My vit d level is at a 12 🥺 I use to run and get plenty of sunshine and now since covid it’s been so hard fixing it.

[dellamarie]

The mushrooms need to be placed in the sun before consuming for optimum vitamin d in the mushrooms.

[brandonyankees]

I have no problem with this working outside during spring and summer

[ironmanix]

Why am I just now seeing this. Thank you for the information!

[pingadol]

Vitamin D deficiency has been defined by the Institute of
Medicine and an Endocrine Society practice guideline as a
level of serum 25-OH vitamin D less than 20 ng/mL (1, 2).
The Endocrine Society went on to further define vitamin D
insufficiency as a level between 21 and 29 ng/mL (2).

[Unique]

Mine is at 18 and my joints in my legs are killing me.

[ElvieLins]

Great info. Thanks for this Vit D video you have created for us

[iamladymisfit_]

My doctor prescribed me to vitamin d2, it worked by making me less anxious. But I’m still having body pains and muscle spasms. & I’m pretty sure i have Ibs. Is there any other vitamins i should be supplementing with? And should i switch to vitamin d3 instead? I was gonna wait until i got my levels tested to decide. But i feel like crap, and i honestly just want to feel better. Cause it’s taking a real toll on my mental health.

[MessoverOG]

What’s the best vitamin D3 supplement I can buy and is it true I need to add a probiotic to vitamin D in order for it to absorb in my body?

[CharlieeBrownn]

My teeth feel loose and my lower back hurts and I am super tired no matter how much sleep I get