The Shits really hitting the fan in Austria, lockdown and enforced jabs š³
Low vitamin D levels in the Brits is more common than people would think, I take a supplement all year round, didnāt stop me getting covid, but may have helped along with the jab of me not being ill with it.I've seen a few videos from this guy that really wind me up. But on this topic, he's bang on!
One small (but I think important) point where his explanation is slightly incorrect/misleading (actually he's accidentally underplaying, rather than exaggerating) - if my previous reading on Vit D is correct.... He says something like... at this time of year, when it's been so overcast, we need X units of Vitamin D.
However, I understand that the way the body makes Vit D from sunlight is pretty specific. It is not a straight line graph between sunlight intensity and Vit D production. The sun's intensity needs to reach a certain threshold before ANY vitamin D is produced... and at this time of year, at out latitudes, for most people, the sun never reaches that intensity. So it's nothing to do with it being overcast outside. It would be wrong for people to assume that next week's forecast sunny weather will do them any good - as far as Vit D is concerned, you might as well be sat in a cave.
Obviously, there are plenty of other variables involved, but I just looked at NHS website and it categorically states that we produce NO Vitamin D from sunlight between October and early April. So keep eating the right foods and Vit D supplementation.
Vitamin D
Find out about vitamin D, including what it does, how much you need, and how to ensure you get enough.www.nhs.uk
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Yep they are making the jab mandatory. https://f24.my/8ANB????
Last winter the NHS was giving out Vit D supplements to the "clinically extremely vulnerable". I havent seen anything for this winter.Dr Campbell was promoting vit D almost from day one
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I noticed today that my NHS app now shows the booster jab on the Covid pass travel section, which is handy, given that a lot of countries, including the UK, will be redefining fully jabbed as 2 + boosterYep they are making the jab mandatory.
Still taking my free ones that arrived in the post, 3 months late, will hopefully get another batch in the post, otherwise I will stock up in a week or two.Last winter the NHS was giving out Vit D supplements to the "clinically extremely vulnerable". I havent seen anything for this winter.
I was taking vit D daily during autumn/winter months before Covid and relying on lots of summer sun to keep myself topped up.
A similar story hear - although there has been a little bit of advice from the media, politicians, and doctors about Vitamin D, it has always been low key and does not tackle the biggest issue: the price.A golden opportunity missed to actively promote the benefits of good health particularly against this virus and some basics that any grandma could tell you. We got Eat out to Help out instead.
They are slowly but surely doing that here, too.The Shits really hitting the fan in Austria, lockdown and enforced jabs š³
A similar story hear - although there has been a little bit of advice from the media, politicians, and doctors about Vitamin D, it has always been low key and does not tackle the biggest issue: the price.
My missus has been taking 4000 IU for a while, and I might join her now winter is kicking in, but they are a ridiculous price here. 18 Euros for 30 tablets in a pharmacy - that's a lot of money for such a cheap drug.
I will probably order some online (shops selling food supplements for bodybuilders tend to be a good bet), but many here don't know how to do that.
Nice one, will order some right now...
Cheers for that - will check it out!
What's the K2 supplement that was mentioned - to be taken in combination with the D3? Anyone know about that... or recommend a specific product? Pls.
You have to be careful with K2 as it interferes with Calcium uptake especially if like me you suffer from Hypertension.Some basic research - that took about 30 seconds - shows that Amazon stock D3 + K2 combined tablets. Don't know if they're any good, like! So any recommendations...
PRICES vary massively. They say 'you get what you pay for'... but not always the case... so... what to do?
Yeah, it was great. We've started taking vitamin D pills, it makes sense that you need them most in winter.We had some decent weather during the pandemic if I recall, for those not working or at home, we could've been told to get plenty of sunlight.
How did you manage to get them free?Still taking my free ones that arrived in the post, 3 months late, will hopefully get another batch in the post, otherwise I will stock up in a week or two.