@@anireseegam6128 You can get your levels up fairly quick if you are not afraid of taking high doses at the start. I-MASKplus-Protocol is starting a little slow.
@@anireseegam6128 About three months. They were really low. I'm taking 8,000 IU a day which is above the recommended levels and my levels have been great! No sickness here!
I have my levels up to the high 40's. No vax. I got Covid and it was a mild illness. People need to generally take D and K for levels at least in the 40's. So many benefits, including to bone strength which is a concern for me.
same here been taking vitamin D for about 2 years as a suppilment and K2 and zinc for about 12 months I take the vitamin D and K2 every day and Zinc evey other day
Your channel is so much better than mainstream media where I feel like they (both politically left and politically right) at least in the US, are so biased. Your channel has way more objectivity and seems so much more honest. Thank you for all these videos (the mainstream media was like 1.5 years behind channels like yours when it came to discussing vitamin D!
@Terre Schill Apart from....... (Just for instance)..... Vitamin D, which he proposed WAY be fore anything they said? (Or weren't you here in January 2020?) And numerous other things which we won't go into now.
John Campbell is the new MSM. He has been installed. They know you don't trust the legacy news media but you're more likely to trust some doctor. Yet many of the other doctors got censored while John got promoted heavily? This is a PsyOp.
Well, well. If you'd mentioned Vitamin D on this forum a year ago, you would have been mauled by 99% of the contributors. Dr Campbell was the High Priest of the Church of Covid cult. Now he's heavily into reputational management.
Thank you so much for highlighting this study! I am a massage therapist who worked saw 6 pts a day in a small unventilated room since May 2020 without catching covid. I took a couple class while in initial lockdown where I learned the importance of vitamin D. They also showed how zinc, curcumin, egcg and other nutrients could bind with ACE2 receptors and help block covid or at least reduce symptoms. This was all taught with the caveat that it was to help us protect ourselves "just until vaccines became available" of course, but When I read the trial data in the BMJ and saw that the Shots were only only going to be able to lower or prevent symptoms themselves I realized I would rather stick with the safer option of the vitamin D et cetera protocol. It may be of interest that I am also obese, over 50 years old, and already have an autoimmune disease and yetI have confirmed with antibody tests twice over the last few years that I have never contracted covid. All this time however I am scoffed at when I try to encourage people to raise their vitamin D levels even if they get the vaccine just to be extra safe. I am so thankful for people like you speaking up on this matter because maybe people will listen now.
I’ve been taking vitamin D daily since 2015. I was diagnosed with MS in 2008 and didn’t start treatments, because I was doing well and couldn’t deal with injection side effects. Around 2014, I started getting weird symptoms of immune stress, like my hair was falling out, skin lesions, etc. I couldn’t work anymore because of the fatigue, so I spent my days researching things that could help me. I came across a study on vitamin D, similar to what he promotes here and had docs test my levels. Almost non-existent. So I began supplementing immediately. It took a few months, but I did start to feel better and hair started growing back and my skin cleared up. So I’ve supplemented religiously since. I have been following the rona since late November 2019, when I watched some TH-cam videos on “flu in China”. Then when an optometrist noted it by messaging his colleagues on their message system, then suddenly disappeared, then couldn’t find the original videos I had watched on “a flu circulating China” as they’d been removed, then the doc resurfaced with a retraction to his statement made to colleagues, then ended up in ICU with the rona and passed away; I was deeply suspicious. To say the least. I told anyone that would listen about it, and all I got were eye rolls and “yeah yeah yeahs”, even my family told me I was taking it too seriously. So I upped my vitamin D levels, started excavating for a garden, stockpiling supplies and just lived my life. People wouldn’t even acknowledge that I warned them to be ready & that this was coming long before our government shut everyone down in the US. Sometimes, frequent worriers should be headed. I couldn’t have made a difference on a national scale, but I could’ve made one within my locality, if people had only listened.
Having lived in Israel, I might comment on this remark in the paper: "The prevalence of the deficiency in Israel is similar to the prevalence found in less sunny regions." There is a reason for that. Israeli winters are its rain season, often dark and cloudy. Israelis don't get much sun then. Summers are extremely hot and dry. Except at the beaches, Israelis avoid it. Not much sun then either. I know. I did much the same. Once, hiking along a highway, I found myself crossing and recrossing the road to get a few moments of shade under trees. Conclusion: A sunny country does not guarantee high Vitamin D levels. What matters is how much time people spend in the sun.
@@CrueLoaf Keeping the sun off your skin is a major strategy to prevent dehydration in those climates. When its that hot and dry, there's only so much water you can drink before becoming nauseous.
From desert Arizona I agree completely. The only people we see intentionally getting tanned are visitors - we avoid as much sun as possible - like the plague. Sit on a sunny restaurant patio? Never! My vitamin d levels are normally in mid 50’s but I decided to take 2000IU after hearing Dr Campbell and that idiot Fauci “slip” at the beginning and say he was taking 6000 IU (but never recommended for the rest of us)
@@CrueLoaf you won’t believe how people living in the tropics hate the sun!😀at least in Mauritius 🇲🇺…people avoid sun by all means…long sleeves,caps, trousers even umbrellas 🤪.We Mauritians love the beach as we have amazing ones here….but most of our people don’t swim and stay under the shade of the trees most of the time they are at the seaside…and the problem is that most Mauritian have dark color skin as most of us come from India and Africa….Covid has made so many victims in our tiny island of the Indian Ocean 😭
Dark Horse podcast did an interview with two scientists who have studied vitamin d for decades They said it's also got to do with sun angle as heat from the sun. Basically, burning is bad and the sun exposure required is maximized at certain times of the day So it's a lot more than just getting out in the sun
It is a tragedy that many people have died because of vitamin D deficiency. Thank you for doing your part in educating us on the importance of this amazing vitamin. Keep well Dr C. You rock!
@@daraorourke5798 its not, your health is worth a lot of money. And for people that are unable to afford vitamin d there should be health programs from the government to supply them with it
Thank You, Doctor John! I'm here in the States and, thanks to you, Dr. Michael Cohen, Dr. Peter McCullough and Dr Roger Seheult, I got myself and my husband on 4K IUs of Vitamin D, K, and Zinc, along with Vitamin C. For years I've been told by my doctor my Vit D levels are slightly low. I think this meant below 20ng/mL since this STILL seems to be the recommended level. We both just got our vitamin D levels checked. Mine was 54.6ng/mL and my husband's was 46.8ng/mL. I was over the moon with the double dose of good news! I am so grateful for finding you and the others in the sea of misinformation and mixed messages. You each have offered such practical, timely, and vital information on prophylactic and early treatment of COVID for us. Between all of you I had a sound set of tools and resources to manage COVID early for best outcomes: Vitamin D, K, C, Zinc, sleep, hot and cold therapy, and nasal washing and gargling. I had it last month. It was like a bad cold. But I felt so empowered with my "COVID toolbox". In time ALL of you, and the rest of the doctors who committed themselves to saving lives, and sharing life-saving information will be on the right side of history! Thank you for all you do, AND for making complicated things easier to understand. You're the best! I'm a subscriber for life!💕
Dr Campbell, I really love how you end your videos especially that one. What impresses me is how you hint at the real reasons without getting into controversies. Thank you!
I disagree about this last insinuation. The idea that all governments - liberal and conservative, drug makers and non-drug makers - are all colluding to keep people from knowing the super secret is really quite absurd. Boris Johnson wanted to keep everything open. So did Trump. Do you really think they would have kept this secret so that it could benefit drug companies? I don't. And by the way, Dr Fauci also told everyone in America that he takes Vitamin D in a nationally televised interview long ago. There is no conspiracy here.I do think the Israeli study was interesting but I was disappointed that Dr Campbell did not address some of the methodological criticisms that have been made about it.
MSM, big Phar.a and the U.S. gov have conspired to give false or misleading info from the public. They threatened Doctors with loss of their licenses if they presented treatments that went against their narrative.
I watched a video you posted regarding vitamin D in early 2020, I believe. Since then I have been getting lots of sunshine and supplementing, and have never felt better in my life. I'm a believer!
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient. At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL. So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%. So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52 This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%. The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%. Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
@@terjeoseberg990 which vaccine reduces risk by 95%? The CDC said that in the early days but the effectiveness of the vaccine was reduced very very quickly, and it does not work against omicron.
You will have saved countless lives with your tireless work over the past 2 years especially, although many may never know the extent. Thank you so so much for your continued hard work and love for humankind :)
Darkhorse podcast had a dedicated episode on this topic in December. The fact that the health authorities have not talked about this is criminal. And one of the reasons I no longer trust ANYTHING they tell us. Which is tragic. Thank you Doctor!
Not even when Fauci states that he takes 6000 IU/day of D3 year round and increases this to 8000 IU/day in the Winter? Fauci lies almost pathologically, but I believe him when he states how much vitamin D3 he takes.
@Terre Schill they were quick to point out other risk factors for severe covid, but are still keeping their mouth shut about vitamin d. So quick on some topics and slow on others, for some odd reason? The rollout of the vaccines were even faster than information on vitamin d as a risk factor. Ao I think your analysis of the way government work is a bit Swiss-cheesy.
I've suffered from psoriasis for years, but it always cleared up on holidays to hot locations and during the summer months in the UK. Not one doctor told me to go on a course of vitamin D. I started taking it along with some other vitamins when training for a marathon. When I finished the marathon in October I continued with vitamin D 4000iu daily more because of covid worries. My psoriasis has never returned despite hardly going out this winter after 20 years of suffering. I'm overjoyed and completely sold on the benefits of this amazing vitamin!
@David Jones, good for you for realizing the connection between your health and vitamin D. Thank you for sharing your story as it could help others. Blessings!
Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin. It is a hormone. An extremely important one. It is so good at fighting bacteria and viruses that it can almost eliminate it all together if your levels are appropriate.
@@cowmath77 Your body needs to make cholesterol as a precursor to vitamin D. If you have problems making useful cholesterol, then no amount of sunshine will fix that problem. So it's not bunk, it is only part of the story. I don't know why we don't explain the entire process to people. Cheers.
I have a great doctor that told me about vitamin D 10 years ago. Even through the pandemic, going into work and dealing with people every day, I have been sick zero times and yes im unvacinated. God bless vitamin D.
@@user-ys7ur5em1k HI Tim For the last year and half I have been taking a vitamin that has Quercetin 500mg, vitamin C 500mg, Bromeiain 150mg, Elderberry 100mg, zinc 50mg and vitamin D3 5000iu I am no doctor, this is just what has been working for me and my wife. Neither of us have gotten sick over the last couple of years.
"The goal of vitaminD supplementation is the optimization of vitamin D status and not the administration of any preconceived/fixed amount. Vitamin D status is determined by measurement of serum 25ohD." (DrV's Newsletter)
@@pixelfan8792 Agree, I brought my D level from 19 ng/mL to 52 ng/mL by increasing my D3 from 1000 IU to 7000 IU in conjunction with taking 100 mcg K2 MK-7
Thank you. As a dietitian in the US, I searched for nutrition related articles at the start of the pandemic. I did find the Vitamin D related articles as associations with decreased respiratory disease. Glad to now see publications related to covid.
As an anesthesiologist I met my wife who was a nurse practitioner and she immediately had me start taking vitamin d to reduce my frequent viral upper respiratory infections. This made a big difference in my health and performance. We saw early on the benefit of high vitamin d levels during this pandemic. Nutritionists we're shoved aside apparently the team approach to the practice of medicine was obliterated in the ensuing panic within the medical profession . Fortunately from one of the poorest nations in the world we were able to regain some sanity to the situation
A previous recent study (I think Campbell covered) did a careful Meta-Analysis that easily concluded the same. But they went further and extrapolated with that easily drawn line, that anyone, no matter what CovidComorbidities, whose D level was above 50ng or 125 nmol, would have ZERO risk of CovidDeath! There just are so few of us, there's still no way that could be "proven" with a high level of mathematical confidence. COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed Oct 14, 2021 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34684596/
As a herbalist I couldn't agree more. I've been crying over the failure to address risk factors since they were mostly determined in the first few months of the pandemic! If we'd addressed vitamin D, diabetes, obesity, etc we'd have had a very different outcome. That low severity of COVID in developing countries where the COVID risk factors are much less prevalent (the "diseases of western civilisation) is a conversation that was not only ignored but actively repressed in the rush to new and expensive treatment approaches.
I've always had tons of upper respiratory problems, likely a result of having a young smoking mother, but also a lifetime teacher of young children. As soon as I found out about vitamin D I showed improvement.
I've been taking my vit D and k2 for almost 2 years now. No colds, no covid and no flu or throat infections. I used to get bad colds and throat infections and ended up with secondary infections that needed antibiotics. I'm also asthmatic. I'm so glad I listened to you Dr John.
I don't take k2 but I do take D and taking basic vitamins boosted my health exponentially. I used to get sick about 6 times per year and since covid started I haven't been bed ridden since which is pretty incredible. I have such a new respect for healthy eating and taking vitamins. Btw, also haven't taken the jab, have not had Covid once. I am so upset MSM doesn't promote healthy living, it's painfully obvious they are bought by big pharma, after all they can't make money off the healthy.
If it not were because of you, I'd never thought of taking any supplements. I'm amazed about the fact, that you care about the people you're speaking to. Thank you so much for that.
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient. At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL. So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%. So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52 This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%. The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%. Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
If you watch his videos regularly, you will notice that the doctor keeps things simple intentionally because his target audience are laymen, not professionals. He is educating the common person to help us stay heathy.
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient. At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL. So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%. So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52 This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%. The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%. Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
@ Terje O I don’t believe your statistics regarding how much vaccines protect us but Dr. Campbell has been a staunch advocate of both the vaccines and Vitamin D (along with some K2) all along.
@@terjeoseberg990 Bc the vaccine does other things, horrible things. Only those w other serious risk factors for covid (inc age) should take it. Healthy people and young people should avoid it under any circumstances. Esp any woman still of childbearing age.
Thank you for commenting on the racial issue. Here in the US a lot of deaths were dark skinned people and they kept using the poverty and poor medical care issue. BUT THEY NEVER MENTIONED VITAMIN D! I used to scream at my tv, ”Tell them about vitamin D” I kind of chastised my Dr for not telling me about the importance of vitamin D. Especially, after every Dr I saw after that, including eye Dr, said,” Oh, yes. I take vitamin D daily” 😖😖😖
I mentioned D to my doc early last year and she's finally come around after I linked a number of studies on D deficiency for her. She's now regularly adding D, 25 (OH) when she requests a comp metabolic panel. Maybe I saved a few lives. 🙂 She calls me a 'google scientist'.
I was only going to watch the core findings on Vitamin D but found myself watching the entire video. I was rewarded by your superb and very funny closing comments; the irony fairly dripping from the screen was blissful; enough both to underscore an important point and to avoid any patrolling bot-filterers. You really are a star Dr. John :)
Had covid, hardly noticed it (other than seeing the two bars and the slightest sniffle), ok, had all my vaccines but convinced vitamin D (4000IU) has been a major help. Great video as ever, especially your comments at the end !
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient. At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL. So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%. So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52 This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%. The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%. Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
I've been taking 2000 to 4000 IUs of VitD per day for 10 years now. I started taking VitD after attending a medical seminar where a cardiologist pointed out the benefits of VitD for his patients. Among the benefits I've noticed, no more sinus infections and far fewer colds with less severity. VitD is a powerful immunomodulator.
I'd like to know more as my son has had over 20 heart surgery procedures and I've never been advised of this! Must ask his team also when we next meet, but if it helps I'd start ASAP
@UCETz4CikRMW2M37aEGJdZxw I don't believe in scientISM. I believe in Nature. I trust Nature. I get vitamin D from the Sun and Nature. I take zero supplements- of any kind. I haven't been sick in over 15 years. No supplements needed. No medications needed. No vaxxes needed. No doctors needed. Nature>your scientISM
@Terre Schill Surprising that, in summer, many have Vitamin D levels which are low? No. *Many factors* determine this. I'm also not surprised that, *during winter, my Vitamin D levels are fine* . And 100% naturally. BECAUSE I understand how my body works...and *with Nature* .
@Terre Schill I've never taken a Vitamin D supplement. Never will. Nor any other supplement. That's exactly how you get your body working improperly. If you have to continue taking a supplement- that's *irrefutable proof* that you haven't fixed/resolved anything. You're taking an isolated compound. It's not found in nature that way. Therefore it's a 100% GURANTEE that you're taking the wrong amount.
Thanks to your channel, I've been taking vit D, and from insufficiently, I now have a good vit D level, which is a life saver for me because i have an autoimmune condition! Thank you Dr. John!!
My wife and I have been taking D3, K2 and Zinc supplements daily through the pandemic. We are both in out 60's and triple jabbed but neither of us has contracted Covid that we are aware of. Thank You Dr. John for putting me on to this reasonably cheap way of protecting us both. Keep up the great work.
The strange thing is that no one in the media have been interested in natural immunity , but instead attack all unvaccinated people as if they would create 2 kinds of people , vacs and unvacs! It's disgusting how people treat each other ! Happy for this channel though !
Anybody else concerned about the lack of transparency over new safety data dump. Its alarming, not to mention 9 out of 10 people in hospital Ill or died are fully vac . The Silence is deafening.
I was exposed to the first one before shots at thanksgiving dinner with friends for about 3 hours. Turned out the host had it. 4 of the 8 people caught it. 2 people ended up in the er and 1 died. My wife and I never got it. I was exposed to the second one by my worker. He had both shots so we thought it must be a cold. 8 hours a day for 4 days we worked together within a few feet of each other. No masks. We spend about 2 hours in the cab of a truck every day. Didn’t get it. I go into homes every day for work and into stores. To date I have never had it. My wife gives us lots of vitamins including d3 and we eat a healthy vegetable rich diet. I have to believe it helps.
There’s an article somewhere on google about a small uk study that found that people who have had many common colds in their life had a tendency to not catch covid despite being exposed . They said that’s because some common colds are also types of corona virus and thus likely provide some immunity . That could also be a factor along with vit D’s immune boosting properties . In the winter I take two 1000 IUs of D per day: The day they announced the first lockdown in 2020 i rode a crowded bus but didn’t get sick. Though I tend to catch every cold there is. As soon as I went to my first family gathering this past Christmas I caught a doozie of a cold from my cousin who caught it from his toddler grand kids ( I tested negative twice 2 days apart on rapid test). But vit D , cayenne pepper and frequent neti pot flushes got me over it quicker and reduced the severity of my cold.
Everyone at my work has caught it except me. (vaccinated or not) I pop Vitamin D gummies like it’s candy 😂 4000 IU per day usually, sometimes up to 8000
Leave it to John Campbell to answer the need for Vitamin D question AND the why did Japan do better with Covid question in one video! Thank you so much for all that you do, Dr. Campbell!
The Japanese get more vitamin K2, but they tend to shun the sun, especially women. They eat more fish, but probably not enough (you would need to at least one serving every day and specifically fatty fish, and even more specifically salmon if it was only one serving; almost any other type of fish would require 2 to 3 or many more daily servings) to significantly raise vitamin D levels to adequate or higher, especially in the winter or fall. I'm not aware that there is much mandatory vitamin D fortification/supplementation in many of their foods like in Sweden. The Japanese are much less obese as a nation, so they require less vitamin D since there is less fatty tissue to distribute it to...
Japan is one of the few countries that does not have soaring levels of obesity. (Japan has less than 5% while US and UK has 25-40%). Also Japan has the oldest population in the world and a country like Brazil is on the younger spectrum of the scale. But Japan is still 18 times lower than Brazil in covid deaths per 100 000 population. All countries hit hard by covid has soaring levels of obesity and low levels of Vit D. Japan (and Korea) have very low death rates - showing that age (by itself) is not such a deciding factor. (I would say number of years lived in an unhealthy way adds up risk).
Japanese people DON'T work outside. What is Campbell ranting about? Japan has a sophisticated, advanced econony and they work at computer terminals, just like we do. Japan did better with covid because they all wore masks, their culture is socially distanced and they conform to what their government tells them to do.
@@kathydent2116, I don't think he mentioned anywhere that the Japanese tend to work or stay outdoors. However, he definitely did mention that the Japanese eat a lot of fermented food and fish, which is good for K2 and to some extent for D. The Japanese do not have a lot of skin pigmentation, yet Japan is fairly far south by North European standards, so they are likely to naturally generate quite a lot of vitamin D.
I don't know whether you recall JC, but the first video I watched of yours didn't specifically relate to Covid but to the link between vitamin D and respiratory illness, a meta study conducted by either UCL or Imperial. You put it out roughly 2 years ago, since then I have been taking my supplement, thank you for that information.
I recall the same and have had the same experience. I do wonder though if there could be confounding factors behind the correlation -- people with healthy exercise and weight might also have better vitamin D levels and other factors are actually causative. Still taking the D though :-)
@@ebouwens I am sure that’s a possibility though my experience of Israel is that people on the whole are pretty active physically and get outdoors because of better weather more than we do. Of course the problem with extreme heat and sun could be that you then shy away from it and/or cover up . I believe it likely that modesty may have played a part in the fact that the Israeli Arab population and ultra Orthodox population suffered more from Covid there. They are not the people likely to be exposing their skin to the sun. I am also taking vitamins D and K2 and taking no chances given where we live .
Thank you for your honesty, level headed, fact based coverage for the last 2 years. You have been an oasis of calm and information during these crazy times. I've at the very minimum felt I had the information to make logical decisions.
Immigrated to Australia 40 years ago. I had colds and flu every year as a lad. I have not had so much as a sniffle since arriving in this beautiful sunburnt country. Thanks John, now i have an explanation for that.
As and Ozi I scored severe RA (rheumatoid arthritis) about a decade ago, being a family heirloom I was resigned to it and got good medical support. Ended up on Plaquinel (Trumps magic drug) and big hit of methotrexate both immunosupressants as the disease is a autoimmune thing and the meds put the disease into remission. The "meth" made me very nauseous and was told to take a lot of folic acid supplement at prescribed rates. Since then I have just never caught a cold or flu or any viral disease. Quite remarkable. Don't know which med if any did this but there you go
It depends. Horrific colds/ flus sweep through Sydney and major cities ( anywhere international visitors enter the country). Be careful of the public transport system, buses and trains may look tidy but they are covered in germs, stay out of cinemas and crowded places in winter. Sydney gets cold in winter - recognise sick people / yourself , on a cold dark night as people travel back home you'll see most people rugged up , amongst them you'll see some striding along, coat open/ wearing little clothing - they hot and sick. People that perpetually wear shorts winter or summer are often carriers.
Well done. Returned to Wales After five years in Scotland.....caught loads of colds and mate asked what heating system I have I told him radiators and central heating.....heat said what did you have up North...I said coal and pest fireplace.....he said "thought as much, you won't get colds if you have a fire as it draws viruses up the chimney".....fair one. None of my family had colds in Stornoway!
Wasn't this one of those misinformation points that Joe Rogan stressed like 7 months ago lol. It was always crazy to me that people actually believed staying inside was healthy during all of this. Thanks again Dr. Campbell for beinh honest and open
@Terre Schill If you are referring to deaths caused by covid (which I'm sure you are) then I would agree with you. However, if you factor in all cause mortality, I would think sufficient vitamin D levels would probably prevent more deaths as well as preventing extended suffering.
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient. At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL. So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%. So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52 This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%. The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%. Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
We've been taking vitamin D along with Zinc, Quercetin, Vitamin K2, and Vitamin C during this pandemic. Started with the Zelenko protocol when it first started. Took all shots plus a booster. So far my wife and I have not been infected. We are both 62.
Read the article “Vitamin D Is Not as Toxic as Was Once Thought: A Historical and an Up-to-Date Perspective” from the Mayo Clinic (May 01, 2015). It says: The evidence is clear that vitamin D toxicity is one of the rarest medical conditions and is typically due to intentional or inadvertent intake of extremely high doses of vitamin D (usually in the range of >50,000-100,000 IU/d for months to years).
And the "can cause kidney damage" prob refers to an anecodte on pubmed of one old guy who prob had kidney damage before he took D . I've seen this "danger" referred to by some reputable media outlets here in Germany.
I have so much respect for you Dr Campbell. You are a great teacher who cares so much for all of us and our wellbeing. I'm thankful you've helped me throughout this entire pandemic. Kindest regards, sir.
Again a great video with great info thank you, I have been a Vid D and Vit C taker for 8 years, but upped my intake during Covid to 6000iu , zinc , k2, never had flue or cold since 2013, i am 67, been working all through covid with no problems, unvaxed.
@@arrowone anything over 2500iu of D requires 200ng of K2, but after 200, there are diminishing returns from what I understand. Happy to be corrected but I hope that helps
Dear John. Ive sufferred from psoriasis of the scalp for years. Certainly when stress levels are low during summer months at times its been non-existant, so when you mentioned the Vitamin D study listing additional auto-imune protections, this set off a light bulb moment. Im going to check out vitamin D supplement and sun bathing methodically for a healing pathway. Thank you!
Vit D convert over the pandemic. Have dropped back into my daily routine of work, life etc. Haven’t been taking my Vit D daily as I had and now I’ve a stinking cold. Coincidence? It makes perfect sense to me. Thank you Dr John. Get this man an OBE for his service to us all ❤️
No coincidence. The only time I had flu was 5 years ago when I was diagnosed as vit D deficient. I've been on high strength supplements since then and hardly been ill at all
You state you dropped back in your daily routine, suggesting you are meeting people more regularly. Would be more likely that is the cause. Vit D probably has only a small effect.
I've doubled my dosage to 8000IU since watching your previous videos on the topic and incorporated K2 along with Multivitamins in soluble form. Had COVID twice and it was like water off a ducks back. That's anecdotal evidence obviously but I would just like to say thank you for your informative videos. They've been a great resource.
M3 too....non vaxxed for covid - 8000iu and multivit daily....... - how much cheaper would it have been all round to give out vit d and k2 (and other vits) to the populace, especially the most vunerable..
Thank GOD for my doctor. When this all started back in March 2020, she (an Asian physican) told me (an African American woman) to get Vitamin D and take least 5,000 daily (I'm vitamin D deficient) daily, zinc, and Vitamin C. She also told me to start wearing mask, although at the time the CDC said we didn't need to. Her reasoning was, "They don't know where the hell this things is and what it's doing." I'm so glad I , along with my family, followed her advice. Dr. Nguyen is my hero!!
Good for you, thank God for Vietnamese refugees and immigrants. Although the mask was not needed it is a good precaution. Vitamin D absolutely! My best friends told me, they are very health-conscious, and I am thankful also
My allergic rhinitis has improved tremendously since I started taking higher doses of vit d since the pandemic started. I don’t understand it but I am really grateful. And my husband and I (both over 70) have not had Covid “yet”. We are vaccinated but of course not sure how much that has really prevented us from contracting it. I believe it’s our strong levels of d. We take zinc, c and k2 as well.
Thanks Denise! I just googled mast cell stabilizer. Wow! I never knew that. What is worse is that no doctor has ever told me to take vitamin d for my allergies.
I take D, K2, C, and Zinc too. My son and daughter-in-law, who live with me, had covid last week of December, and I didn't get it. I'm 67 years old, vaccinated, and boosted.
@@richardrhodes5644 cold sores are an interesting symptom I have rarely and it's quite interesting to me when it shows up. I often don't understand it. But sometims it's clear. As soon as I spend a few hours or a day in a living space with a toxic mold issue, cold sores tend to show up (along with many other symptons). Sometimes it seems to break out when my body is fighting some "bug". I assume it has something to do with immune system modulation allowing the dormant herpes virus to temporarily thrive. These are all just my personal observations and hypotheses.
I'm quite pleased with my daughter's internist. When she had labs done for her annual physical exam, he also ordered vitamin D levels They were low. Now she's taking supplements and K2.
My Vit D is just below optimal and my calcium was a little high. I read k2 helps put calcium back in bones. I wanted to take k2 with d3. When I spoke with my doctor she said she never heard of k2 and that I didn't need to take vit d unless I wanted. Can you share what you know?
@@haileyanderson7870 from what I've read, the K2 helps move absorption from the blood stream into bones. Research it a bit. High Intensity Health also has a video on you tube about it .
@@maryannerazzano7692 yes I've done some research and also watched his videos. I read that k2 can raise blood pressure and cause heart papiltations which I already get so I was nervous about that. Unfortunately I'm not having much luck with doctors. Thank you for the response!
This is great to have an actual study showing the data that has only been anecdotal to this point. I still don't think mainstream media will mention it, can't scare people with that kind of helpful info. Keep the vids coming Dr John!!
So glad Dr John is back on vitamin D message. This is just another, recent report of its beneficial effects in preventing covid infection and reducing its severity but theres been lots since the start of the pandemic (pre & post vaccination). Governments ought to have adopted this approach at the outset before deciding on a subsequent, vaccination strategy which would likely have been much different to the one adopted. They were told by >200 scientists in a letter - but ignored that advice!
Thanks to you and your channel, I started taking a daily dose of zinc and vitamin d months ago. This week covid finally found us and it's been very mild for me indeed, I am also unvaccinated!
@ Angels Burns would you mind telling me the dose that you take for D3 and zinc? I too I am unvaccinated and have not caught the virus. It’s good to hear people like us having it mild that’s why I’m curious how much you are taking?
I take 10mg of vit d and 10mgof zinc per day. I also started a gentle daily yoga practice over a year ago for different health reasons and I also am crediting my very mild case of covid on a daily movement practice too. Stay healthy everybody.
I have increased my vitamin D over these past 5 years. My doctor recommended I do so. Then Covid hit and I learned that higher levels of vitamin could protect. I take 10,000 units a day and also K2 along with zinc, vitamin C. I just caught Omnicron and and believe that those vitamins have helped keep me from a severe case. I am 75 and have RA. My oxygen levels have remained good and my symptoms were minor. Also I had a doctor prescribe ivermectin. Listen to you daily. I lived in Harrogate, Yorkshire for 6 years in the 70’s. Loved it!
We also take 10000 IU per day, but can’t get ivermectin here in Newfoundland. Any Dr. Prescribing will be reported & threatened with losing their license.
Several TH-cam doctors have talked about this almost from the beginning. Dr C has at 3-4 videos, Medcram has an excellent one, dark horse has one or two, Dr Mibeen’s channel has several. The FLCCC has it in their protocol. It’s there but just not picked up by the mainstream media / health authorities. It is tragic since so many lives could have been saved. We ARE on our own in this pandemic. Keep learning and share!
That is a useful list. It is more work - but it would be excellent to have the URL Links for the videos - or at least the channels. Number 1 - I DO NOT know " Dr C" - that is the missing one for me - others may be missing some of the others. Number 2 - I know medcram (and have watched all their videos on SARS-Cov2 virus and the COVID-19 Disease - medcram is found with the search term medcram put into youtube). Number 3 - Do you mean Drbeen Medical Lectures. Number 4 - I was not aware of the FLCCC protocol - a search put into the google search engine - using the search term "FLCCC protocol" finds it so that one is covered well.
@@REALITYFACTSFIRST TH-cam auto removes some comments with those terms, depends on your "autoremoval rank" (if you've triggered the auto removal several times before which apparently I have). Doctor C is this doctor, the channel you're watching. About the protocol it's very conservative actually and based in science. They have a site, Joe Rogan has an interesting interview with the doctors behind it too. There are other protocols too which are similar.
I think if you search on TH-cam Medcram vitamin D Mobeen Vitamin D Campbell vitamin D You will get several excellent vitamin D videos. You can search FLCCC to find their site. Their protocols are found on their home page. Thanks Shafer for commenting as well. Good luck and good searching!
Vitamins are to cheap. No deasise no money! We are responsible for our life! "You are what you eat" If people eat "toilet paper with artificial gravy with E.. numbers" they become toilet paper 🙂 it's easy
Love your inclusion of K2 from fermented foods. I've made my own sauerkraut and kimchi for years. It's easy, inexpensive and healthy! Thanks for all you do!
The doctor from MedCram put out an interesting presentation a couple of weeks back connecting vitamin D levels as a possible indication to the amount of exposure to light which controls other functions in the body (I.e. melatonin, with its antioxidant properties). It would be interesting to hear you interview him and discuss this interesting topic. "Light as Medicine" is the title on his thumbnail.
Just a comment from living in a warm, sunny country (SA). Due to the heat and chance of sunburn, a lot of people stay out of the sun, wear protective clothing and suncream and prefer to stay in an air-conditioned space. Just because there is a lot of sun around, does not mean that we expose ourselves to it. My Vit D level was at 14 in the middle of last winter. I am now on Vit D supplements and have levels around 65. Thank you for these wonderful, insightful talks. Much appreciated!
You have to ferment your own Dr John, it's quite fun once you get into it! Also some raw sauerkraut and kimchi etc are available. I've started fermenting oats, if you put them in a jar with milk and live yogurt and some honey or maple syrup for example you can keep them going for 4 or 5 days easily. They agree with me much better when I do that
I also now make my own sauerkraut, it’s very easy to do. It tastes better, and the health benefits are greater than the pasteurised supermarket stuff too, whilst being cheaper. White cabbage and salt easy to get, and are not expensive ingredients, so it’s a good one to start with. I normally add a tea spoon of black peppercorns and sprinkle in some caraway seeds too, but that’s just a personal preference, and is not required.
When Covid was just getting started, my doctor checked my vitamin D levels for the first time ever. My level was 31 and he put me on 5000 iu daily. It's in the 70's now.
I had mine checked right before the virus was identified in the US ( thank goodness) because I was feeling so lousy , blood pressure rising , inflammation , etc , and it was something my doctor never thought to check - I was at an 18. I started taking a good one -5000 with k2 and last tests at 58.
I have taken 6000 ug daily along with Zinc and K2. Unvaccinated and been exposed to covid on numerous occasions but have never had any symptoms. Wonderful supplement and the added unexpected bonus was that it knocked my anxiety on the head. Never felt healthier!
Dr John you have been saying this for over a year. Of course there wasn’t the conclusive undeniable proof. It was always a high correlation that lacked this level of scientific evidence. Thanks John. As usual much better than most tv stations particularly the BBC
He has been saying it for 2 years. And other risk factors have been openly discussed in mainstream media without definite proof. But for some odd reason there is a skepticism against vitamin d among medical societies and politicians. I can't really think of any other reason than true evil big pharma money. But also don't think big Pharma can pay off that many people. So a mix of big Pharma and stupidity seems most likely.
Yet the evidence to approve the vaccine in hindsight isn't proven either and still not conclusive but the ability to approve that which is high risk was without question. Strange when it comes to risk versus reward it wasn't promoted. I believe they thought it'd encourage vaccine hesitancy, which wasn't allowed.
If you would like to help to spread awareness: I produced a satirical rap "Vitamin D and Covid-19" to help people, with scientific and political references linked. Pls check out, subscribe and share if you feel it is worthwhile: there's also a clean lyrics version on my YT channel Spiral-M. also on Spotify. (No money it for me b.t.w. ;) Thx!
When Dr. Seheult said that metabolized Vitamin D is a hormone and that High Fructose Corn Syrup directly de-activated metabolized Vitamin D, It was like a light turning on for me.! I think it could help explain the massive obesity, diabetes , and high blood pressure issues with populations that consume large amounts of HFCS. If most of the food you ate and drank had HFCS in it, it would seem logical that you could be vitamin D deficient, if HFCS directly de-activated metabolized Vitamin D. It could be causing hormone imbalance.
Any high carb diet will cause those issues. HFCS is especially brutal on the body. Fatty liver is really responsive to cutting all fructose ( and sugars) from the diet.
This doesn’t make much sense though. You tend to get vitamin D via the sun and HFCS is broken down in the intestine into simple sugars. So at what point do HFCS and vitamin D get into contact?
I remember telling my scared neighbours about this in July of 2020. It’s my herring in a coal mine this whole time. The fact that I never hear healthcare workers comment in vitamin D proves to me that they have no clue and don’t care. In Canada, Patty Hadju a health minister was asked about vitamin D in about March of 2021, and she told the reporter he should use trusted sources and stop falling pray to fake news. How disgusting. We could have dropped this in elders waters since the start of the pandemic!
The health care in Canada is a Joke!!! Just like it's Prime Minister! Just think instead of a billion dollars into a vax pass, put that into the medical system. Instead of giving corporate media 600 million, put that into health care. Still our system would suck! B.C. fired 3300 medical staff because of the mandates. Forced another 5500 to get it that where willing to comply instead of loosing their jobs. Now that crazy lady is at it again. Telling all other medical professionals to get Vaxd or to leave BC. WE DO NOT NEED LESS HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN BC STOP THIS BULLSH*T RIGHT NOW DR. BONNY HENRY AND DIX!
Right from the onset, before it was ever advertised on television I used to tell people about the link between Vitamin D and this virus. Everyone thought I'd gone mad. I also witnessed Drs not prescribing Vit D and encouraging patients to source their own. The patient would then go and buy 1000iu which was nowhere near enough to bring their levels up to standard thus keeping them deficient. 20,000,iu and over was needed to get the patient well, especially living up North, and not forgetting some people can have an absorption problem. If the NHS won't do my Vit D levels, I pay for them twice a year privately that way I know exactly where my levels are. I'm a believer in ayurvedic medicine and am an Astrologer. I know my body!
Patty Hadju wasn't just a health minister she was Canada's Health Minister reporting directly to Prime minister Trudeau. She was moved from that position to the Minister of Indigenous Services on October 26, 2021.
Do you know why Patty would say something so myopic ? It is because her 'qualifications' for being a National Minister of Health is comprised solely of her stint at a rehab clinic in N. Ontario 20+ years ago; in addition to her Interior Design experience. Understand why the response was an utter sh!t show ? It is akin to going to your auto mechanic for a root canal.
I have been taking VIT D and K2 for 2 years - not had a cold or Covid in this period. Thank you Dr you are an inspiration and I love your podcasts and watch daily.
Thank you so much for this! Fermented foods are slowly becoming more popular. I make my own milk kefir (easy!) and sauerkraut. All you need is a white cabbage and salt. Good 'how to' videos on TH-cam!
I live in the southern US and always love summer! Always lots of sunshine! In the fall/winter, I increase my Vitamin D because it not only helps boost my immune system, but also helps with my seasonal depression.
I just recovered 4 days after a positive pcr-test. I'm glad I've been taking 4000 iu of d3 daily. And thank you for mentioning the errors of 'social justice'.
After following you since a year or so i really i have to thank you! The shared information often helps to get unharmed through this times. Proper work!
I take vitamin D maximum strength 4000mu which is recommended daily maximum..had covid first wave the more lethal one and was ill but says never dropped below 93... I had comorbidities multiple Sclerosis and hypertension. I take this high dose to try to keep my MS attacks down. I have been making my family take it throughout covid...
My fam was infected end of Feb 2020. Was terrible. 103.6 for 3 of my 5. Other 2 are kids. They only hit 99.9f but all 5 fevers were 5 days apart. My wife got cold like damage to lungs and 3 weeks after my fever I was admitted for acute pancreatitis. And no, I don't drink. Almost died. When I took my 6yr old to er @103.6 they either couldn't or wouldn't test us. They said " it's viral, but she's breathing. Go home and stay there." This was the extent of the treatment. I was watching them turn away lots of very sick looking people. It's posted on my ch. First week of March 2020 in my vids.
4000 iu is not high. It's a maintenance level for the winter. We did a private study at a local hospital and really if people were above 50 or 60 or even 70 on their bloodwork they did much better without any va..... Winter time you might need more. You should check your levels twice a year.
At 4000iu you are still likely insufficiently dosing. If we are supposed to have between 40-60ng/ml then you will never get that at 4000iu. For example 40ng/ml=1.6iu/ml. If you have an average of 5L of blood in your body then you need 8000iu/day. You are at 20ng/ml. You can get a more precise estimate of your blood volume through online calculators. My volume is estimated at 6.2L. I need 9920iu/day just to be at 40ng/ml.
@@UsedBrain4U I'm taking 2000iu a day and my levels are 100nmol which is 40ng, so to say to someone that you will never get that with 4000iu a day is just wrong.
Greetings from Colombia, since the begginig of the pandemic, i've been taking zinc, vitamin D (5000 IU), garlic. Hoping to avoid severe covid and the good news is that i never got it, even when my wife an ER covid nurse brought it home. Excuse my poor english redaction.
Thank you sir, always wonderful to hear from around the world and your own personal experience. I too take vit d 3. Garlic and zinc. I never get flu, colds, etc. no omicron .. so far.. ps. Ur English is great 👍.. blessings from New Zealand.,
As always , amazing informative content. I have been taking Vid D for many years having done my own research and have been totally convinced of it’s value. I, like yourself live in northern England. Not good weather is it? By the way , I have watched every video you have produced since you started at the beginning of the pandemic. Each one an education. Thank you
Thanks John. The advice to be careful about Vitamin D deficiency has been consistent over the last couple of years, so it's good to hear recent confirmatory research. And it is certainly surprising that public advice about this has not been routinely given. I'm puzzled and annoyed, however, to find Vitamin D levels reported in guidelines and papers in two different ways. The Israeli paper, and your talk, use nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL), whereas here in Australia the measure reported is usually nanomoles per Litre (nmol/L). It's irritating that it is necessary to convert between these, but it is fortunately easy: To convert ng/mL to nmol/L, multiply by 2.5. To convert nmol/L to ng/mL, divide by 2.5. E.g., 30 ng/mL is 75 nmol/L. I hope that helps others.
Thanks DR John . The wife and I already on Vitamin D capsules for last 2 year's now . However after your excellent presentation going to advise my other family members to do it . You should get some humanitarian award for your guidance during this pandemic . You know the name John means , "Gift of God " .
I am unvaccinated and have had my vit D blood serum at 70 ng/ ml for 2 years through supplementing and working outdoors. I also take zinc, a multivitamin with quercetin and plenty of C. I have a nutrient dense organic diet and exercice. I never caught Covid or the flu and I haven't had a cold for over 10 years.
@@mandem5943 in the UK David Davis MP Con and Dr Rupa Huq MP Lab both promoted it but Government low key.Indeed Nadine Dorries then a health minister said we have no Good evidence ! I took this to mean we are wedded to the vaccines alone.She also quoted a negative Biobank study which had been criticised months earlier as being poor science.
Thank you, Dear Dr Campbel, you are a ROCK! I guess the "authorities" globally had their reasons for not publishing such guidelines which could easily and cheaply be followed. The lucky people did receive the right and timely advice as regards vitamins and minerals as preventive treatment. Most people did and still do NOT believe in "misinformation"
I love how when I went to get my full blood work done, ordered by my Dr, they informed me the check for Vitamin D might not be covered by my insurance… the check for the thing that could save my life during a pandemic was the one thing the insurance company wasn’t going to cover 🤦🏻♂️ No conspiracy thoughts, just total incompetence.
I want to know why all these EUA when we already have safe and effective meds? Vitamin D too? Yeah I would rather buy vitamin D and Ivermectin or HCQ for the American people! Or fluvoxamin and a zpack then Remdesivir and the clot shot!
We have been taking Vit D3 for something like 10 or more years from about Sept to April and during that time never had so much as a cold, couple this with a good diet and plenty of exercise and you don’t need to worry about vaccines or much else. That’s how you build a good immune system…
I have been taking 4 to 8 thousand IU of vitamin D3 and K2 for over 5 years with small breaks. The last time I had my D 3 level checked it read 95 nmol. My calcium levels were ok. There are some other little things that help. 10 years ago I weighed 116.12Kg I now weigh 68.4Kg and have a BMI of 21.7.
Thank You again for another of your in depth videos detailing what another study has shown, this time in regards to Vitamin D's protective qualities. They are greatly appreciated by myself, as well as I am sure many others appreciate them too.
Thanks again Dr. Campbell for sharing this valuable information, to be honest many of us knew this more than a year ago, but many of us were labeled of conspiracy theorists or fantasy believers just for studying the facts and mentioned it, there is a lot of research available about Vitamin D prior the pandemic that hinted this fact, at his podcast Joe Rogan had guests, experts on the field talking about this and it was very clear that Vitamin D had a major role in preventing a bad outcome for this kind of diseases.
I've been told "I don't need your snake oils!" when discussing vitamins & minerals on YT/FB. Crazy, huh? It's crazy when vitamins & minerals become the enemy...
If you would like to help to spread awareness through music: I produced a satirical rap "Vitamin D and Covid-19" to help people, with scientific and political references linked. Pls check out, subscribe and share if you feel it is worthwhile: there's also a clean lyrics version on my YT channel Spiral-M. also on Spotify. (No money it for me b.t.w. ;) Thx!
Thank you for standing up for Vitamin D, K2 and zink! Since I started with vitamins, I’m never sick or ill but sometimes tired and having a running nose which I suspect is allergia. Why don’t doctors go out and inform people about this? Is it against the law?
@Kristina Haugen. Not against the law, but it is due to nutritional ignorance by doctors and pressure/brainwashing of the medical profession by Big Pharma.
I have had the cov 2x. Both times by a test before a surgery. First time 2019. Second time 2021. No one did vit D level. But thanks to some wonderful Drs. on the Internet like you. Thanks for sharing your information . First time had blood clots in left leg. 1 foot below my knee and 1 foot above my knee. Had to have thrombolectomy. Blessinngs to God for your videos and all the people that are watching your videos and sharing information.
13:20 Holy crap - I wonder why this isn't common knowledge?! I've heard of many links between low vitamin D levels and severe outcomes of covid but the mechanism Dr. Campbell describes completely nails it.
The method was explained in fine detail in early 2020 by a South Korean epidemiologist which was on yt. Like Dr C drawing many sketches of the SarsCov2 virus, the SK medical expert drew exactly what vit D did. Fascinating. We were all a bit crazed in the early days and probably not many caught that vid
The goal was to sell the arm things, not prevent or treat it any other way, except with expensive remdesiver, that allegedly has deadly effects in some.
There are low Vitamin D levels here in the Caribbean too from people who generally try to avoid the sun and work in air conditioned offices. It would explain why this would affect people in hotter climates as well. Thank you for the studies.
And air conditioning - sharing it about. Why isn't this recognised too? Here in Western Australian we have two types. Evaporative - water chilled fresh air constantly pushed inside and out the windows - useless in the Caribbean because of high humidity. And refrigerated AC where the same air is recirculated and cooled over a refrigeration unit. Or as I call them, a Covid incubator machine.
This is extremely important and glad you’re still bringing us back round to the Vitamin D data... if I could encourage a next step... take a look at the Darkhorse podcast on Vitamin D ... there’s an idea that sunshine = vitamin D and that’s really not true.. there are specific requirements regarding sunlight and UVB etc that would be important to highlight. Too many folks feel like they get vitamin D (which is not technically a Vitamin) just because they went out into sunshine
Excellent Job Dr Campbell. You have been way ahead of the game and had me on track with my vitamin D when you first brought it up a long time ago. Perhaps that’s why I have been exposed several times but still haven’t gotten Covid yet (?). Your channel has been excellent in exposing so many tests results to help the public and questioning why the “heads” are not responding properly at times for our protection. Kudos to you !!!
Dr. Campbell. Thanks for your lucid and informative videos during the pandemic. I am a medical researcher in the US. I've done some research into how VitD stimulates the immune system. You and your readers might find these 2 issues interesting. 1. Vit D’s effects on Innate Immunity: Macrophages Innate immunity is the body’s first line of defense against pathogens. In this first line of defense there are immune cells called macrophages that seek out and destroy pathogens. These macrophages have what are called toll-like receptors (TLR) that are activated by pathogens. When a viral pathogen enters the body it triggers the TLRs in the macrophages which sends a signal to the rest of the immune system that a virus is present and needs to be eliminated. Vitamin D 1,25(OH)2D levels play a crucial role in the development of pathogen recognition receptors (toll-like receptors or TLR mentioned above) which are responsible for recognizing a virus. When adequate levels of 1,25(OH)2D are present, there are more TLRs and the innate immune system is more adept at recognizing the presence of pathogens. If 1,25(OH)2D levels are too low, recognition by TLRs is slowed thus delaying the immune response (below) and allowing viral pathogens to "slip under the radar" so to speak and mass produce. The presence of 1,25(OH)2D has also been shown to increase the number of microbe-fighting macrophages by inducing monocytes (a type of white blood cell) to differentiate and form into macrophages. More macrophages means more destroyed viruses. Also, 1,25(OH)2D is believed to increase phagocytosis (microbe-eating activity) in macrophages though the production of lysosomal enzymes. 2. Vit D’s effects on virus-destroying peptides: AMPs When the toll-like receptor (TLR) cells have been activated, they trigger the body's macrophages to produce the enzyme know as 1-alpha-hydroxylase (or CYP 27B). This enzyme converts 25(OH)D into active 1,25(OH)2D which in turn activates the macrophage Vitamin D receptor (VDR) which, together with the retinoid X receptor, creates small DNA sequences known as Vitamin D response elements (VDREs). These VDREs produce a series of molecular interactions that prompt genes to produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that destroy viruses. The AMPs are the body's ammunition for destroying pathogens. The production of AMPs by the macrophages takes place in a matter of a few minutes. If there is sufficient 1,25(OH)2D in the body, adequate amounts of AMPs can be produced to minimize viral replication. If 1,25(OH)2D levels are low, the production of adequate AMPs is delayed thus allowing pathogens time to mass produce. An example of an AMP produced by microphages is Cathelicidin (LL-37). Cathelicidin is a destroyer of bacteria and enveloped viruses. It is believed to destroy many viruses by breaking down their protective envelopes thus rendering them defenseless. It is interesting to note that macrophages do not stockpile 1,25(OH)2D. They produce an enzyme called CYP 24 that quickly breaks down excess 1,25(OH)2D to prevent toxic buildup in the cell. This means that macrophages rely on current blood serum levels of 25(OH)D for activating a strong immune response against pathogens. Fortunately, 25(OH)D has a fairly long half-life, about 12-19 days. It takes about 12-19 days for the body to break down at least half of the serum 15(OH)D. In practical terms this means that someone would have to stop taking D3 for at least 2 weeks before serum 25(OH)D blood levels started falling.
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I'm a D believer! I haven't been sick since I got my levels up! K2 and zinc as well. Thank you doctor for guiding us through this disaster!
How long did it take to get your levels up?
@@anireseegam6128 You can get your levels up fairly quick if you are not afraid of taking high doses at the start. I-MASKplus-Protocol is starting a little slow.
@@anireseegam6128 About three months. They were really low. I'm taking 8,000 IU a day which is above the recommended levels and my levels have been great! No sickness here!
I have my levels up to the high 40's. No vax. I got Covid and it was a mild illness. People need to generally take D and K for levels at least in the 40's. So many benefits, including to bone strength which is a concern for me.
same here been taking vitamin D for about 2 years as a suppilment and K2 and zinc for about 12 months I take the vitamin D and K2 every day and Zinc evey other day
Your channel is so much better than mainstream media where I feel like they (both politically left and politically right) at least in the US, are so biased. Your channel has way more objectivity and seems so much more honest. Thank you for all these videos (the mainstream media was like 1.5 years behind channels like yours when it came to discussing vitamin D!
@Terre Schill
Apart from....... (Just for instance)..... Vitamin D, which he proposed WAY be fore anything they said?
(Or weren't you here in January 2020?)
And numerous other things which we won't go into now.
John Campbell is the new MSM. He has been installed.
They know you don't trust the legacy news media but you're more likely to trust some doctor. Yet many of the other doctors got censored while John got promoted heavily? This is a PsyOp.
Fair enough, but the study speaks about the influence of Vit D deficiency, not that taking vit D will prevent COVID, as people are understanding.
Well, well. If you'd mentioned Vitamin D on this forum a year ago, you would have been mauled by 99% of the contributors. Dr Campbell was the High Priest of the Church of Covid cult. Now he's heavily into reputational management.
Having your fingers bashed in with a hammer is better than mainstream media!
Thank you so much for highlighting this study! I am a massage therapist who worked saw 6 pts a day in a small unventilated room since May 2020 without catching covid. I took a couple class while in initial lockdown where I learned the importance of vitamin D. They also showed how zinc, curcumin, egcg and other nutrients could bind with ACE2 receptors and help block covid or at least reduce symptoms. This was all taught with the caveat that it was to help us protect ourselves "just until vaccines became available" of course, but When I read the trial data in the BMJ and saw that the Shots were only only going to be able to lower or prevent symptoms themselves I realized I would rather stick with the safer option of the vitamin D et cetera protocol. It may be of interest that I am also obese, over 50 years old, and already have an autoimmune disease and yetI have confirmed with antibody tests twice over the last few years that I have never contracted covid. All this time however I am scoffed at when I try to encourage people to raise their vitamin D levels even if they get the vaccine just to be extra safe. I am so thankful for people like you speaking up on this matter because maybe people will listen now.
I’ve been taking vitamin D daily since 2015. I was diagnosed with MS in 2008 and didn’t start treatments, because I was doing well and couldn’t deal with injection side effects. Around 2014, I started getting weird symptoms of immune stress, like my hair was falling out, skin lesions, etc. I couldn’t work anymore because of the fatigue, so I spent my days researching things that could help me. I came across a study on vitamin D, similar to what he promotes here and had docs test my levels. Almost non-existent. So I began supplementing immediately. It took a few months, but I did start to feel better and hair started growing back and my skin cleared up. So I’ve supplemented religiously since. I have been following the rona since late November 2019, when I watched some TH-cam videos on “flu in China”. Then when an optometrist noted it by messaging his colleagues on their message system, then suddenly disappeared, then couldn’t find the original videos I had watched on “a flu circulating China” as they’d been removed, then the doc resurfaced with a retraction to his statement made to colleagues, then ended up in ICU with the rona and passed away; I was deeply suspicious. To say the least. I told anyone that would listen about it, and all I got were eye rolls and “yeah yeah yeahs”, even my family told me I was taking it too seriously. So I upped my vitamin D levels, started excavating for a garden, stockpiling supplies and just lived my life. People wouldn’t even acknowledge that I warned them to be ready & that this was coming long before our government shut everyone down in the US. Sometimes, frequent worriers should be headed. I couldn’t have made a difference on a national scale, but I could’ve made one within my locality, if people had only listened.
How dumb.. Hehehe
Having lived in Israel, I might comment on this remark in the paper: "The prevalence of the deficiency in Israel is similar to the prevalence found in less sunny regions." There is a reason for that. Israeli winters are its rain season, often dark and cloudy. Israelis don't get much sun then. Summers are extremely hot and dry. Except at the beaches, Israelis avoid it. Not much sun then either. I know. I did much the same. Once, hiking along a highway, I found myself crossing and recrossing the road to get a few moments of shade under trees. Conclusion: A sunny country does not guarantee high Vitamin D levels. What matters is how much time people spend in the sun.
I would have thought exposure was almost unavoidable. A bit like the Omicron virus.
@@CrueLoaf Keeping the sun off your skin is a major strategy to prevent dehydration in those climates. When its that hot and dry, there's only so much water you can drink before becoming nauseous.
From desert Arizona I agree completely. The only people we see intentionally getting tanned are visitors - we avoid as much sun as possible - like the plague. Sit on a sunny restaurant patio? Never! My vitamin d levels are normally in mid 50’s but I decided to take 2000IU after hearing Dr Campbell and that idiot Fauci “slip” at the beginning and say he was taking 6000 IU (but never recommended for the rest of us)
@@CrueLoaf you won’t believe how people living in the tropics hate the sun!😀at least in Mauritius 🇲🇺…people avoid sun by all means…long sleeves,caps, trousers even umbrellas 🤪.We Mauritians love the beach as we have amazing ones here….but most of our people don’t swim and stay under the shade of the trees most of the time they are at the seaside…and the problem is that most Mauritian have dark color skin as most of us come from India and Africa….Covid has made so many victims in our tiny island of the Indian Ocean 😭
Dark Horse podcast did an interview with two scientists who have studied vitamin d for decades
They said it's also got to do with sun angle as heat from the sun. Basically, burning is bad and the sun exposure required is maximized at certain times of the day
So it's a lot more than just getting out in the sun
It is a tragedy that many people have died because of vitamin D deficiency. Thank you for doing your part in educating us on the importance of this amazing vitamin. Keep well Dr C. You rock!
But it's quite expensive , you must take it daily..
@@daraorourke5798 it's from the sun and high in mackerel and sardines.
Also it appears that people died from medical intervention! Worth watching Dr Sam Bailey, now co author of virus mania.
@@daraorourke5798 its not, your health is worth a lot of money. And for people that are unable to afford vitamin d there should be health programs from the government to supply them with it
@@daraorourke5798 I don't know what country you are in but in the U.S. it's NOT expensive at all.
Thank You, Doctor John! I'm here in the States and, thanks to you, Dr. Michael Cohen, Dr. Peter McCullough and Dr Roger Seheult, I got myself and my husband on 4K IUs of Vitamin D, K, and Zinc, along with Vitamin C. For years I've been told by my doctor my Vit D levels are slightly low. I think this meant below 20ng/mL since this STILL seems to be the recommended level. We both just got our vitamin D levels checked. Mine was 54.6ng/mL and my husband's was 46.8ng/mL. I was over the moon with the double dose of good news! I am so grateful for finding you and the others in the sea of misinformation and mixed messages. You each have offered such practical, timely, and vital information on prophylactic and early treatment of COVID for us. Between all of you I had a sound set of tools and resources to manage COVID early for best outcomes: Vitamin D, K, C, Zinc, sleep, hot and cold therapy, and nasal washing and gargling. I had it last month. It was like a bad cold. But I felt so empowered with my "COVID toolbox". In time ALL of you, and the rest of the doctors who committed themselves to saving lives, and sharing life-saving information will be on the right side of history! Thank you for all you do, AND for making complicated things easier to understand. You're the best! I'm a subscriber for life!💕
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Dr Campbell, I really love how you end your videos especially that one. What impresses me is how you hint at the real reasons without getting into controversies. Thank you!
It's like he was born in Stasi Eastern Germany or something ;) Very talented indeed.
I disagree about this last insinuation. The idea that all governments - liberal and conservative, drug makers and non-drug makers - are all colluding to keep people from knowing the super secret is really quite absurd. Boris Johnson wanted to keep everything open. So did Trump. Do you really think they would have kept this secret so that it could benefit drug companies? I don't. And by the way, Dr Fauci also told everyone in America that he takes Vitamin D in a nationally televised interview long ago. There is no conspiracy here.I do think the Israeli study was interesting but I was disappointed that Dr Campbell did not address some of the methodological criticisms that have been made about it.
@@Dan-dg9pi The mainstream media doesn't let alternative medicine information hit the masses. Big Pharma has a long reach.
MSM, big Phar.a and the U.S. gov have conspired to give false or misleading info from the public. They threatened Doctors with loss of their licenses if they presented treatments that went against their narrative.
I watched a video you posted regarding vitamin D in early 2020, I believe. Since then I have been getting lots of sunshine and supplementing, and have never felt better in my life. I'm a believer!
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient.
At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL.
So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%.
So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52
This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%.
The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%.
Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
@@terjeoseberg990 which vaccine reduces risk by 95%?
The CDC said that in the early days but the effectiveness of the vaccine was reduced very very quickly, and it does not work against omicron.
You will have saved countless lives with your tireless work over the past 2 years especially, although many may never know the extent. Thank you so so much for your continued hard work and love for humankind :)
But which vitamin D supplement or protocol is absorbed by the body
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Darkhorse podcast had a dedicated episode on this topic in December. The fact that the health authorities have not talked about this is criminal. And one of the reasons I no longer trust ANYTHING they tell us. Which is tragic. Thank you Doctor!
Postcast is on Odys33
This last week has been a constant drip of this kind of “realisations” by our authorities. Pathetic. And you’re right, it’s actually criminal.
Not even when Fauci states that he takes 6000 IU/day of D3 year round and increases this to 8000 IU/day in the Winter?
Fauci lies almost pathologically, but I believe him when he states how much vitamin D3 he takes.
Bret Weinstein talked about vitamin d on joe rogans podcast in 2020....june i think
@Terre Schill they were quick to point out other risk factors for severe covid, but are still keeping their mouth shut about vitamin d. So quick on some topics and slow on others, for some odd reason? The rollout of the vaccines were even faster than information on vitamin d as a risk factor. Ao I think your analysis of the way government work is a bit Swiss-cheesy.
I've suffered from psoriasis for years, but it always cleared up on holidays to hot locations and during the summer months in the UK. Not one doctor told me to go on a course of vitamin D. I started taking it along with some other vitamins when training for a marathon. When I finished the marathon in October I continued with vitamin D 4000iu daily more because of covid worries. My psoriasis has never returned despite hardly going out this winter after 20 years of suffering. I'm overjoyed and completely sold on the benefits of this amazing vitamin!
@David Jones, good for you for realizing the connection between your health and vitamin D. Thank you for sharing your story as it could help others. Blessings!
I noticed some result with psoriasis but not completely gone although not all that flaking . But I'm never outside
Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin. It is a hormone. An extremely important one. It is so good at fighting bacteria and viruses that it can almost eliminate it all together if your levels are appropriate.
@@cowmath77 Your body needs to make cholesterol as a precursor to vitamin D. If you have problems making useful cholesterol, then no amount of sunshine will fix that problem. So it's not bunk, it is only part of the story. I don't know why we don't explain the entire process to people. Cheers.
@@cowmath77 Some peoples bodies don't manufacture vitamin D from sun exposure as well as others.
I have a great doctor that told me about vitamin D 10 years ago. Even through the pandemic, going into work and dealing with people every day, I have been sick zero times and yes im unvacinated. God bless vitamin D.
Hey brother, how much do you take each day? What are your blood levels?
I can assure you this man is far from great
The jabs are the sickness.
In my opinion. Wheres little lying photo shoot fauci been lately.
@@user-ys7ur5em1k HI Tim
For the last year and half I have been taking a vitamin that has Quercetin 500mg, vitamin C 500mg, Bromeiain 150mg, Elderberry 100mg, zinc 50mg and vitamin D3 5000iu I am no doctor, this is just what has been working for me and my wife. Neither of us have gotten sick over the last couple of years.
You should probably be able to spell vaccinated or unvaccinated if you're going to make those kind of idiotic statements
I've been taking my vitamin D3 and K2 MK-7, Magnesium, and Zinc daily for a a few years now. Thanks for reinforcing their importance Dr. Campbell.
So have I. I'm 72 with underlying health concerns. I take D3, Zinc, extra C, K2 and a few plant-based anti-oxidants. So far so good.
Me too...
"The goal of vitaminD supplementation is the optimization of vitamin D status and not the administration of any preconceived/fixed amount. Vitamin D status is determined by measurement of serum 25ohD." (DrV's Newsletter)
@@pixelfan8792 Agree, I brought my D level from 19 ng/mL to 52 ng/mL by increasing my D3 from 1000 IU to 7000 IU in conjunction with taking 100 mcg K2 MK-7
How much you at of each? Why you take zinc ?
Thank you. As a dietitian in the US, I searched for nutrition related articles at the start of the pandemic. I did find the Vitamin D related articles as associations with decreased respiratory disease. Glad to now see publications related to covid.
As an anesthesiologist I met my wife who was a nurse practitioner and she immediately had me start taking vitamin d to reduce my frequent viral upper respiratory infections. This made a big difference in my health and performance. We saw early on the benefit of high vitamin d levels during this pandemic. Nutritionists we're shoved aside apparently the team approach to the practice of medicine was obliterated in the ensuing panic within the medical profession
. Fortunately from one of the poorest nations in the world we were able to regain some sanity to the situation
A previous recent study (I think Campbell covered) did a careful Meta-Analysis that easily concluded the same. But they went further and extrapolated with that easily drawn line, that anyone, no matter what CovidComorbidities, whose D level was above 50ng or 125 nmol, would have ZERO risk of CovidDeath! There just are so few of us, there's still no way that could be "proven" with a high level of mathematical confidence.
COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed Oct 14, 2021
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As a herbalist I couldn't agree more. I've been crying over the failure to address risk factors since they were mostly determined in the first few months of the pandemic! If we'd addressed vitamin D, diabetes, obesity, etc we'd have had a very different outcome. That low severity of COVID in developing countries where the COVID risk factors are much less prevalent (the "diseases of western civilisation) is a conversation that was not only ignored but actively repressed in the rush to new and expensive treatment approaches.
As an anesthesiologist should have known better what to take than a nurse. Have you learnt nothing on the university?
I've always had tons of upper respiratory problems, likely a result of having a young smoking mother, but also a lifetime teacher of young children. As soon as I found out about vitamin D I showed improvement.
So a simple nurse tells a specialist MD what to do … what a joke
I've been taking my vit D and k2 for almost 2 years now. No colds, no covid and no flu or throat infections. I used to get bad colds and throat infections and ended up with secondary infections that needed antibiotics. I'm also asthmatic. I'm so glad I listened to you Dr John.
Me too.
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How much D are you taking and how much K2?
I don't take k2 but I do take D and taking basic vitamins boosted my health exponentially. I used to get sick about 6 times per year and since covid started I haven't been bed ridden since which is pretty incredible. I have such a new respect for healthy eating and taking vitamins. Btw, also haven't taken the jab, have not had Covid once. I am so upset MSM doesn't promote healthy living, it's painfully obvious they are bought by big pharma, after all they can't make money off the healthy.
@@glimmrgirl u can get as a combo like 5000 iu D3 and 200% k2
If it not were because of you, I'd never thought of taking any supplements. I'm amazed about the fact, that you care about the people you're speaking to. Thank you so much for that.
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Thank you for all your hard work dr. Campbell ♥️
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient.
At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL.
So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%.
So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52
This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%.
The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%.
Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
Your observations are relatively simple, especially vitamin D levels, but with incredible significance for general health, Thank you.
If you watch his videos regularly, you will notice that the doctor keeps things simple intentionally because his target audience are laymen, not professionals. He is educating the common person to help us stay heathy.
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient.
At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL.
So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%.
So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52
This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%.
The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%.
Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
@ Terje O
I don’t believe your statistics regarding how much vaccines protect us but Dr. Campbell has been a staunch advocate of both the vaccines and Vitamin D (along with some K2) all along.
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@@terjeoseberg990 Bc the vaccine does other things, horrible things. Only those w other serious risk factors for covid (inc age) should take it. Healthy people and young people should avoid it under any circumstances. Esp any woman still of childbearing age.
Thank you for taking the time to do this, it’s incredibly important work you do! Thank you!
Thank you for commenting on the racial issue. Here in the US a lot of deaths were dark skinned people and they kept using the poverty and poor medical care issue. BUT THEY NEVER MENTIONED VITAMIN D! I used to scream at my tv, ”Tell them about vitamin D” I kind of chastised my Dr for not telling me about the importance of vitamin D. Especially, after every Dr I saw after that, including eye Dr, said,” Oh, yes. I take vitamin D daily” 😖😖😖
I used to scream at My TV " where has the common cold gone "!!
Just the same in the UK!
I mentioned D to my doc early last year and she's finally come around after I linked a number of studies on D deficiency for her. She's now regularly adding D, 25 (OH) when she requests a comp metabolic panel. Maybe I saved a few lives. 🙂 She calls me a 'google scientist'.
@@stanj7223 you would think it was common sense, these doctors and gps have a god complex
Thank you! Dental hygienist here. Have supplemented D3 for years- will be adding K2 and will make sure if I have beef- it will be grass fed.
I agree 100%, it's a real tragedy that this is not being spoken of at any level.
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I was only going to watch the core findings on Vitamin D but found myself watching the entire video. I was rewarded by your superb and very funny closing comments; the irony fairly dripping from the screen was blissful; enough both to underscore an important point and to avoid any patrolling bot-filterers. You really are a star Dr. John :)
Had covid, hardly noticed it (other than seeing the two bars and the slightest sniffle), ok, had all my vaccines but convinced vitamin D (4000IU) has been a major help. Great video as ever, especially your comments at the end !
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient.
At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL.
So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%.
So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52
This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%.
The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%.
Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
You had the vaccines but the reason you fared well was vitamin d. Right
@@terjeoseberg990 Vitamin D doesn't cause neurological problems or myocarditis.
@@terjeoseberg990 thanks for the stats and the bookmarks
Thanks for highlighting the end of the video!
I've been taking 2000 to 4000 IUs of VitD per day for 10 years now. I started taking VitD after attending a medical seminar where a cardiologist pointed out the benefits of VitD for his patients. Among the benefits I've noticed, no more sinus infections and far fewer colds with less severity. VitD is a powerful immunomodulator.
best conspiracy theory ever, beats this goverment reality every time
I'd like to know more as my son has had over 20 heart surgery procedures and I've never been advised of this! Must ask his team also when we next meet, but if it helps I'd start ASAP
@UCETz4CikRMW2M37aEGJdZxw I don't believe in scientISM. I believe in Nature. I trust Nature. I get vitamin D from the Sun and Nature. I take zero supplements- of any kind. I haven't been sick in over 15 years. No supplements needed. No medications needed. No vaxxes needed. No doctors needed.
Nature>your scientISM
@Terre Schill Surprising that, in summer, many have Vitamin D levels which are low? No. *Many factors* determine this.
I'm also not surprised that, *during winter, my Vitamin D levels are fine* . And 100% naturally. BECAUSE I understand how my body works...and *with Nature* .
@Terre Schill I've never taken a Vitamin D supplement. Never will. Nor any other supplement. That's exactly how you get your body working improperly.
If you have to continue taking a supplement- that's *irrefutable proof* that you haven't fixed/resolved anything.
You're taking an isolated compound. It's not found in nature that way. Therefore it's a 100% GURANTEE that you're taking the wrong amount.
You are without any doubt one of the leaders in preventive medicine your analysis is clear and precise and fully understood 😎
Thanks to your channel, I've been taking vit D, and from insufficiently, I now have a good vit D level, which is a life saver for me because i have an autoimmune condition!
Thank you Dr. John!!
My wife and I have been taking D3, K2 and Zinc supplements daily through the pandemic.
We are both in out 60's and triple jabbed but neither of us has contracted Covid that we are aware of.
Thank You Dr. John for putting me on to this reasonably cheap way of protecting us both.
Keep up the great work.
Same here doug best wishes from Glasgow Scotland
The strange thing is that no one in the media have been interested in natural immunity , but instead attack all unvaccinated people as if they would create 2 kinds of people , vacs and unvacs!
It's disgusting how people treat each other ! Happy for this channel though !
@@Kimhjortsbjerg natural immunity doesn't work for this virus sorry
Anybody else concerned about the lack of transparency over new safety data dump. Its alarming, not to mention 9 out of 10 people in hospital Ill or died are fully vac . The Silence is deafening.
I'm not really familiar with k. How much?
I was exposed to the first one before shots at thanksgiving dinner with friends for about 3 hours. Turned out the host had it. 4 of the 8 people caught it. 2 people ended up in the er and 1 died. My wife and I never got it. I was exposed to the second one by my worker. He had both shots so we thought it must be a cold. 8 hours a day for 4 days we worked together within a few feet of each other. No masks. We spend about 2 hours in the cab of a truck every day. Didn’t get it. I go into homes every day for work and into stores. To date I have never had it. My wife gives us lots of vitamins including d3 and we eat a healthy vegetable rich diet. I have to believe it helps.
There’s an article somewhere on google about a small uk study that found that people who have had many common colds in their life had a tendency to not catch covid despite being exposed . They said that’s because some common colds are also types of corona virus and thus likely provide some immunity . That could also be a factor along with vit D’s immune boosting properties . In the winter I take two 1000 IUs of D per day: The day they announced the first lockdown in 2020 i rode a crowded bus but didn’t get sick.
Though I tend to catch every cold there is. As soon as I went to my first family gathering this past Christmas I caught a doozie of a cold from my cousin who caught it from his toddler grand kids ( I tested negative twice 2 days apart on rapid test). But vit D , cayenne pepper and frequent neti pot flushes got me over it quicker and reduced the severity of my cold.
Everyone at my work has caught it except me. (vaccinated or not) I pop Vitamin D gummies like it’s candy 😂 4000 IU per day usually, sometimes up to 8000
Leave it to John Campbell to answer the need for Vitamin D question AND the why did Japan do better with Covid question in one video! Thank you so much for all that you do, Dr. Campbell!
The Japanese get more vitamin K2, but they tend to shun the sun, especially women. They eat more fish, but probably not enough (you would need to at least one serving every day and specifically fatty fish, and even more specifically salmon if it was only one serving; almost any other type of fish would require 2 to 3 or many more daily servings) to significantly raise vitamin D levels to adequate or higher, especially in the winter or fall. I'm not aware that there is much mandatory vitamin D fortification/supplementation in many of their foods like in Sweden. The Japanese are much less obese as a nation, so they require less vitamin D since there is less fatty tissue to distribute it to...
Japan is one of the few countries that does not have soaring levels of obesity. (Japan has less than 5% while US and UK has 25-40%).
Also Japan has the oldest population in the world and a country like Brazil is on the younger spectrum of the scale. But Japan is still 18 times lower than Brazil in covid deaths per 100 000 population.
All countries hit hard by covid has soaring levels of obesity and low levels of Vit D.
Japan (and Korea) have very low death rates - showing that age (by itself) is not such a deciding factor. (I would say number of years lived in an unhealthy way adds up risk).
Japanese people DON'T work outside. What is Campbell ranting about? Japan has a sophisticated, advanced econony and they work at computer terminals, just like we do. Japan did better with covid because they all wore masks, their culture is socially distanced and they conform to what their government tells them to do.
@@kathydent2116, I don't think he mentioned anywhere that the Japanese tend to work or stay outdoors. However, he definitely did mention that the Japanese eat a lot of fermented food and fish, which is good for K2 and to some extent for D. The Japanese do not have a lot of skin pigmentation, yet Japan is fairly far south by North European standards, so they are likely to naturally generate quite a lot of vitamin D.
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I don't know whether you recall JC, but the first video I watched of yours didn't specifically relate to Covid but to the link between vitamin D and respiratory illness, a meta study conducted by either UCL or Imperial. You put it out roughly 2 years ago, since then I have been taking my supplement, thank you for that information.
I recall the same and have had the same experience. I do wonder though if there could be confounding factors behind the correlation -- people with healthy exercise and weight might also have better vitamin D levels and other factors are actually causative. Still taking the D though :-)
@@ebouwens I am sure that’s a possibility though my experience of Israel is that people on the whole are pretty active physically and get outdoors because of better weather more than we do. Of course the problem with extreme heat and sun could be that you then shy away from it and/or cover up . I believe it likely that modesty may have played a part in the fact that the Israeli Arab population and ultra Orthodox population suffered more from Covid there. They are not the people likely to be exposing their skin to the sun. I am also taking vitamins D and K2 and taking no chances given where we live .
Thank you for your honesty, level headed, fact based coverage for the last 2 years. You have been an oasis of calm and information during these crazy times. I've at the very minimum felt I had the information to make logical decisions.
Immigrated to Australia 40 years ago. I had colds and flu every year as a lad. I have not had so much as a sniffle since arriving in this beautiful sunburnt country. Thanks John, now i have an explanation for that.
Watch out for skin cancers though! Just had one taken off my scalp.
As and Ozi I scored severe RA (rheumatoid arthritis) about a decade ago, being a family heirloom I was resigned to it and got good medical support. Ended up on Plaquinel (Trumps magic drug) and big hit of methotrexate both immunosupressants as the disease is a autoimmune thing and the meds put the disease into remission. The "meth" made me very nauseous and was told to take a lot of folic acid supplement at prescribed rates. Since then I have just never caught a cold or flu or any viral disease. Quite remarkable. Don't know which med if any did this but there you go
Not been much sunshine lately unfortunately 🌧. Hope your dry and safe and not as wet as we are in NSW at the moment 👍
It depends. Horrific colds/ flus sweep through Sydney and major cities ( anywhere international visitors enter the country). Be careful of the public transport system, buses and trains may look tidy but they are covered in germs, stay out of cinemas and crowded places in winter. Sydney gets cold in winter - recognise sick people / yourself , on a cold dark night as people travel back home you'll see most people rugged up , amongst them you'll see some striding along, coat open/ wearing little clothing - they hot and sick. People that perpetually wear shorts winter or summer are often carriers.
Well done. Returned to Wales After five years in Scotland.....caught loads of colds and mate asked what heating system I have I told him radiators and central heating.....heat said what did you have up North...I said coal and pest fireplace.....he said "thought as much, you won't get colds if you have a fire as it draws viruses up the chimney".....fair one. None of my family had colds in Stornoway!
Wasn't this one of those misinformation points that Joe Rogan stressed like 7 months ago lol. It was always crazy to me that people actually believed staying inside was healthy during all of this. Thanks again Dr. Campbell for beinh honest and open
Dr. Campbell has been reporting on this since 1.5 years ago. Thank you!
@Terre Schill ridiculous! You are not looking at the facts!
@Terre Schill is it the vaccine saving people not a risk in the first place too 🤣🤣🤣
@Terre Schill If you are referring to deaths caused by covid (which I'm sure you are) then I would agree with you. However, if you factor in all cause mortality, I would think sufficient vitamin D levels would probably prevent more deaths as well as preventing extended suffering.
At 2:04, in the general population 77.5% of women and 79.2% of men are vitamin D deficient.
At 8:47, 87.4% of patients with severe or critical disease had less than 20 ng/mL.
So basically 77.5% - 79.2% of the population make up 87.4% of those with severe to critical disease while 20.8% - 22.5% of the population make up 12.6%.
So about 88.15% -> 20.8% of severe illness while 21.15% -> 12.6% of severe illness. 12.6*88.15/21.15/20.8 = 2.52
This means that increasing your Vitamin D reduces your risk of severe illness by a factor of 2.52, or by around 60.4%.
The vaccines reduce your risk by 90-95%.
Why not take Vitamin D and get vaccinated?
We've been taking vitamin D along with Zinc, Quercetin, Vitamin K2, and Vitamin C during this pandemic. Started with the Zelenko protocol when it first started. Took all shots plus a booster. So far my wife and I have not been infected. We are both 62.
Read the article “Vitamin D Is Not as Toxic as Was Once Thought: A Historical and an Up-to-Date Perspective” from the Mayo Clinic (May 01, 2015). It says: The evidence is clear that vitamin D toxicity is one of the rarest medical conditions and is typically due to intentional or inadvertent intake of extremely high doses of vitamin D (usually in the range of >50,000-100,000 IU/d for months to years).
And the "can cause kidney damage" prob refers to an anecodte on pubmed of one old guy who prob had kidney damage before he took D . I've seen this "danger" referred to by some reputable media outlets here in Germany.
I was listening to Andrew Saul Phd "the vitamin man" he said theres never been any deaths recorded related to vitamins at least in the US.
I have so much respect for you Dr Campbell. You are a great teacher who cares so much for all of us and our wellbeing. I'm thankful you've helped me throughout this entire pandemic. Kindest regards, sir.
Great one Dr John. As always thank you so much. You’re our guardian angel getting us through this ludicrous nightmare.
We love your work. You are are British Hero saving lives and fighting for transparency. Thank you as always.
Again a great video with great info thank you, I have been a Vid D and Vit C taker for 8 years, but upped my intake during Covid to 6000iu , zinc , k2, never had flue or cold since 2013, i am 67, been working all through covid with no problems, unvaxed.
How much Vit K2 do you take with the 6000 of Vit D? I've been taking 75mcg but unsure if that's enough?
@@arrowone anything over 2500iu of D requires 200ng of K2, but after 200, there are diminishing returns from what I understand. Happy to be corrected but I hope that helps
Dear John. Ive sufferred from psoriasis of the scalp for years. Certainly when stress levels are low during summer months at times its been non-existant, so when you mentioned the Vitamin D study listing additional auto-imune protections, this set off a light bulb moment. Im going to check out vitamin D supplement and sun bathing methodically for a healing pathway. Thank you!
take curcumin
Vit D convert over the pandemic.
Have dropped back into my daily routine of work, life etc. Haven’t been taking my Vit D daily as I had and now I’ve a stinking cold. Coincidence? It makes perfect sense to me. Thank you Dr John. Get this man an OBE for his service to us all ❤️
No coincidence. The only time I had flu was 5 years ago when I was diagnosed as vit D deficient. I've been on high strength supplements since then and hardly been ill at all
You state you dropped back in your daily routine, suggesting you are meeting people more regularly. Would be more likely that is the cause. Vit D probably has only a small effect.
Once again, thank you for all the time and energy you put into producing these episodes.
Lovely video. Very useful Keep on doing what you do Dr Campbell!
I've doubled my dosage to 8000IU since watching your previous videos on the topic and incorporated K2 along with Multivitamins in soluble form. Had COVID twice and it was like water off a ducks back. That's anecdotal evidence obviously but I would just like to say thank you for your informative videos. They've been a great resource.
But are you triple vaxxed?
@@dj_trancelucent5487 I've never got vaccinated but that was more to do with the legal immunity of the companies and the emergency authorisation.
@@KarenTookTheKids364 You made the right choice! 👍🏼
M3 too....non vaxxed for covid - 8000iu and multivit daily....... - how much cheaper would it have been all round to give out vit d and k2 (and other vits) to the populace, especially the most vunerable..
@@canihavesome2591 Informative health information that's cheap and effective is not good for business.
Thank GOD for my doctor. When this all started back in March 2020, she (an Asian physican) told me (an African American woman) to get Vitamin D and take least 5,000 daily (I'm vitamin D deficient) daily, zinc, and Vitamin C. She also told me to start wearing mask, although at the time the CDC said we didn't need to. Her reasoning was, "They don't know where the hell this things is and what it's doing." I'm so glad I , along with my family, followed her advice. Dr. Nguyen is my hero!!
Good for you, thank God for Vietnamese refugees and immigrants. Although the mask was not needed it is a good precaution. Vitamin D absolutely! My best friends told me, they are very health-conscious, and I am thankful also
so......"thank god".......or "thank Dr. Nguyen"....?
I take the same levels after watching Dr Peter McCullough talk about it some time ago.
wearing a mask does nothing.
@@ironhazes wait till you're 14 to post online comments.
My allergic rhinitis has improved tremendously since I started taking higher doses of vit d since the pandemic started. I don’t understand it but I am really grateful. And my husband and I (both over 70) have not had Covid “yet”. We are vaccinated but of course not sure how much that has really prevented us from contracting it. I believe it’s our strong levels of d. We take zinc, c and k2 as well.
Really interesting that. I think my Allergic rhinitis has reduced since taking D this winter. Also not had a cold sore which is a first in 30 years.
That's because both Vitamin D and C are Mast Cell Stabilizers.
Thanks Denise! I just googled mast cell stabilizer. Wow! I never knew that. What is worse is that no doctor has ever told me to take vitamin d for my allergies.
I take D, K2, C, and Zinc too. My son and daughter-in-law, who live with me, had covid last week of December, and I didn't get it. I'm 67 years old, vaccinated, and boosted.
@@richardrhodes5644 cold sores are an interesting symptom I have rarely and it's quite interesting to me when it shows up. I often don't understand it. But sometims it's clear.
As soon as I spend a few hours or a day in a living space with a toxic mold issue, cold sores tend to show up (along with many other symptons).
Sometimes it seems to break out when my body is fighting some "bug".
I assume it has something to do with immune system modulation allowing the dormant herpes virus to temporarily thrive.
These are all just my personal observations and hypotheses.
Right on! Dr John. Loved your parting comment.
I'm quite pleased with my daughter's internist. When she had labs done for her annual physical exam, he also ordered vitamin D levels
They were low. Now she's taking supplements and K2.
My Vit D is just below optimal and my calcium was a little high. I read k2 helps put calcium back in bones. I wanted to take k2 with d3. When I spoke with my doctor she said she never heard of k2 and that I didn't need to take vit d unless I wanted. Can you share what you know?
@@haileyanderson7870 from what I've read, the K2 helps move absorption from the blood stream into bones. Research it a bit. High Intensity Health also has a video on you tube about it .
@@maryannerazzano7692 yes I've done some research and also watched his videos. I read that k2 can raise blood pressure and cause heart papiltations which I already get so I was nervous about that. Unfortunately I'm not having much luck with doctors. Thank you for the response!
This is great to have an actual study showing the data that has only been anecdotal to this point. I still don't think mainstream media will mention it, can't scare people with that kind of helpful info. Keep the vids coming Dr John!!
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Chris Masterjohn shared some vitamin D studies in Oct 2020 and more in Aug 2021
So glad Dr John is back on vitamin D message.
This is just another, recent report of its beneficial effects in preventing covid infection and reducing its severity but theres been lots since the start of the pandemic (pre & post vaccination). Governments ought to have adopted this approach at the outset before deciding on a subsequent, vaccination strategy which would likely have been much different to the one adopted. They were told by >200 scientists in a letter - but ignored that advice!
Can't help but love this doctor! Many thanks to him for sharing such helpful information in these trying times.
Thanks to you and your channel, I started taking a daily dose of zinc and vitamin d months ago. This week covid finally found us and it's been very mild for me indeed, I am also unvaccinated!
What dose do you take ?
@ Angels Burns would you mind telling me the dose that you take for D3 and zinc? I too I am unvaccinated and have not caught the virus. It’s good to hear people like us having it mild that’s why I’m curious how much you are taking?
Curious as well. What’s your dose?
Dosage please?
I take 10mg of vit d and 10mgof zinc per day. I also started a gentle daily yoga practice over a year ago for different health reasons and I also am crediting my very mild case of covid on a daily movement practice too. Stay healthy everybody.
One of the best teachers, my favorite on the tube, very good.
I have increased my vitamin D over these past 5 years. My doctor recommended I do so. Then Covid hit and I learned that higher levels of vitamin could protect. I take 10,000 units a day and also K2 along with zinc, vitamin C. I just caught Omnicron and and believe that those vitamins have helped keep me from a severe case. I am 75 and have RA. My oxygen levels have remained good and my symptoms were minor. Also I had a doctor prescribe ivermectin. Listen to you daily. I lived in Harrogate, Yorkshire for 6 years in the 70’s. Loved it!
We also take 10000 IU per day, but can’t get ivermectin here in Newfoundland. Any Dr. Prescribing will be reported & threatened with losing their license.
New Zealand won’t allow ivermectin either.
@@laurenmacdonaldable Or the UK.
@@laurenmacdonaldable Become a centaur! Get ivermectin as a horse-worming paste, taking dose relevant to your weight.
@@dianefoss3611 Become a centaur! Get ivermectin as a horse-worming paste, taking dose relevant to your weight .
Several TH-cam doctors have talked about this almost from the beginning. Dr C has at 3-4 videos, Medcram has an excellent one, dark horse has one or two, Dr Mibeen’s channel has several. The FLCCC has it in their protocol. It’s there but just not picked up by the mainstream media / health authorities. It is tragic since so many lives could have been saved. We ARE on our own in this pandemic. Keep learning and share!
That is a useful list. It is more work - but it would be excellent to have the URL Links for the videos - or at least the channels.
Number 1 - I DO NOT know " Dr C" - that is the missing one for me - others may be missing some of the others.
Number 2 - I know medcram (and have watched all their videos on SARS-Cov2 virus and the COVID-19 Disease - medcram is found with the search term medcram put into youtube).
Number 3 - Do you mean Drbeen Medical Lectures.
Number 4 - I was not aware of the FLCCC protocol - a search put into the google search engine - using the search term "FLCCC protocol" finds it so that one is covered well.
@@REALITYFACTSFIRST TH-cam auto removes some comments with those terms, depends on your "autoremoval rank" (if you've triggered the auto removal several times before which apparently I have). Doctor C is this doctor, the channel you're watching. About the protocol it's very conservative actually and based in science. They have a site, Joe Rogan has an interesting interview with the doctors behind it too. There are other protocols too which are similar.
I think if you search on TH-cam
Medcram vitamin D
Mobeen Vitamin D
Campbell vitamin D
You will get several excellent vitamin D videos. You can search FLCCC to find their site. Their protocols are found on their home page. Thanks Shafer for commenting as well. Good luck and good searching!
These leftists running the media want you DEAD! So does TH-cam!
Vitamins are to cheap.
No deasise no money!
We are responsible for our life!
"You are what you eat"
If people eat "toilet paper with artificial gravy with E.. numbers" they become toilet paper 🙂 it's easy
Fantastic evidence based information as ever here Dr John...
Thanks and God Bless to you and yours as ever. Tony M
Love your inclusion of K2 from fermented foods. I've made my own sauerkraut and kimchi for years. It's easy, inexpensive and healthy! Thanks for all you do!
High in salt 😟.
Is Cask beer a fermented food, if it is then I'm OK for vitamin K2 intake. My thanks to Dr Campbell for information that is clear and concise.
The doctor from MedCram put out an interesting presentation a couple of weeks back connecting vitamin D levels as a possible indication to the amount of exposure to light which controls other functions in the body (I.e. melatonin, with its antioxidant properties). It would be interesting to hear you interview him and discuss this interesting topic. "Light as Medicine" is the title on his thumbnail.
I believe in this so much and it was interesting for me to watch that when it came out especially how deeply into the body it penetrates
@@luciarixon1857 Yes! I was surprised by that part too!
Go back in medcram archives and you'll see an interview with John Campbell on medcram. Jan 5 2021. It is a broad discussion.
@@gavtalk958 Thank you! I will look into that.
Just a comment from living in a warm, sunny country (SA). Due to the heat and chance of sunburn, a lot of people stay out of the sun, wear protective clothing and suncream and prefer to stay in an air-conditioned space. Just because there is a lot of sun around, does not mean that we expose ourselves to it. My Vit D level was at 14 in the middle of last winter. I am now on Vit D supplements and have levels around 65. Thank you for these wonderful, insightful talks. Much appreciated!
You have to ferment your own Dr John, it's quite fun once you get into it! Also some raw sauerkraut and kimchi etc are available. I've started fermenting oats, if you put them in a jar with milk and live yogurt and some honey or maple syrup for example you can keep them going for 4 or 5 days easily. They agree with me much better when I do that
Very dangerous to eat rotten food
I also now make my own sauerkraut, it’s very easy to do. It tastes better, and the health benefits are greater than the pasteurised supermarket stuff too, whilst being cheaper. White cabbage and salt easy to get, and are not expensive ingredients, so it’s a good one to start with. I normally add a tea spoon of black peppercorns and sprinkle in some caraway seeds too, but that’s just a personal preference, and is not required.
When Covid was just getting started, my doctor checked my vitamin D levels for the first time ever. My level was 31 and he put me on 5000 iu daily. It's in the 70's now.
You have a good dr there!
I had mine checked right before the virus was identified in the US ( thank goodness) because I was feeling so lousy , blood pressure rising , inflammation , etc , and it was something my doctor never thought to check - I was at an 18. I started taking a good one -5000 with k2 and last tests at 58.
Thanks Dr for educating the practical aspect of Vitamin D deficiency and critical illness .
I have taken 6000 ug daily along with Zinc and K2. Unvaccinated and been exposed to covid on numerous occasions but have never had any symptoms. Wonderful supplement and the added unexpected bonus was that it knocked my anxiety on the head. Never felt healthier!
6000ug is way too much, perhaps you mean 6000 IU ?
One of your best and most significant videos doctor. Excellent!
Dr John you have been saying this for over a year. Of course there wasn’t the conclusive undeniable proof. It was always a high correlation that lacked this level of scientific evidence. Thanks John. As usual much better than most tv stations particularly the BBC
He has been saying it for 2 years. And other risk factors have been openly discussed in mainstream media without definite proof. But for some odd reason there is a skepticism against vitamin d among medical societies and politicians. I can't really think of any other reason than true evil big pharma money. But also don't think big Pharma can pay off that many people. So a mix of big Pharma and stupidity seems most likely.
@@ivartangring3392 I started tuning in about 16 months ago. Thanks for the upgrade to 24+ months.
Even with the proof the government will ignore it because they don’t want to know.
Yet the evidence to approve the vaccine in hindsight isn't proven either and still not conclusive but the ability to approve that which is high risk was without question.
Strange when it comes to risk versus reward it wasn't promoted.
I believe they thought it'd encourage vaccine hesitancy, which wasn't allowed.
If you would like to help to spread awareness: I produced a satirical rap "Vitamin D and Covid-19" to help people, with scientific and political references linked. Pls check out, subscribe and share if you feel it is worthwhile: there's also a clean lyrics version on my YT channel Spiral-M. also on Spotify. (No money it for me b.t.w. ;) Thx!
When Dr. Seheult said that metabolized Vitamin D is a hormone and that High Fructose Corn Syrup directly de-activated metabolized Vitamin D, It was like a light turning on for me.! I think it could help explain the massive obesity, diabetes , and high blood pressure issues with populations that consume large amounts of HFCS. If most of the food you ate and drank had HFCS in it, it would seem logical that you could be vitamin D deficient, if HFCS directly de-activated metabolized Vitamin D. It could be causing hormone imbalance.
Plastics in food and water also cause hormone imbalance
Any high carb diet will cause those issues. HFCS is especially brutal on the body. Fatty liver is really responsive to cutting all fructose ( and sugars) from the diet.
This doesn’t make much sense though. You tend to get vitamin D via the sun and HFCS is broken down in the intestine into simple sugars. So at what point do HFCS and vitamin D get into contact?
@@sjoperdje fructose absorbed into the blood stream?
@@sjoperdje Possibly leaky gut syndrome would do that.
Nice of you to finally catch up. We’ve been saying this in our office for well over a year.
I remember telling my scared neighbours about this in July of 2020. It’s my herring in a coal mine this whole time. The fact that I never hear healthcare workers comment in vitamin D proves to me that they have no clue and don’t care. In Canada, Patty Hadju a health minister was asked about vitamin D in about March of 2021, and she told the reporter he should use trusted sources and stop falling pray to fake news. How disgusting. We could have dropped this in elders waters since the start of the pandemic!
Yes, I feel the same. Its how I k ow our health is not the priority of those in charge. X
The health care in Canada is a Joke!!! Just like it's Prime Minister! Just think instead of a billion dollars into a vax pass, put that into the medical system. Instead of giving corporate media 600 million, put that into health care. Still our system would suck! B.C. fired 3300 medical staff because of the mandates. Forced another 5500 to get it that where willing to comply instead of loosing their jobs. Now that crazy lady is at it again. Telling all other medical professionals to get Vaxd or to leave BC. WE DO NOT NEED LESS HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN BC STOP THIS BULLSH*T RIGHT NOW DR. BONNY HENRY AND DIX!
Right from the onset, before it was ever advertised on television I used to tell people about the link between Vitamin D and this virus.
Everyone thought I'd gone mad.
I also witnessed Drs not prescribing Vit D and encouraging patients to source their own. The patient would then go and buy 1000iu which was nowhere near enough to bring their levels up to standard thus keeping them deficient. 20,000,iu and over was needed to get the patient well, especially living up North, and not forgetting some people can have an absorption problem.
If the NHS won't do my Vit D levels, I pay for them twice a year privately that way I know exactly where my levels are.
I'm a believer in ayurvedic medicine and am an Astrologer. I know my body!
Patty Hadju wasn't just a health minister she was Canada's Health Minister reporting directly to Prime minister Trudeau. She was moved from that position to the Minister of Indigenous Services on October 26, 2021.
Do you know why Patty would say something so myopic ? It is because her 'qualifications' for being a National Minister of Health is comprised solely of her stint at a rehab clinic in N. Ontario 20+ years ago; in addition to her Interior Design experience. Understand why the response was an utter sh!t show ? It is akin to going to your auto mechanic for a root canal.
I have been taking VIT D and K2 for 2 years - not had a cold or Covid in this period. Thank you Dr you are an inspiration and I love your podcasts and watch daily.
Thank you so much for this! Fermented foods are slowly becoming more popular. I make my own milk kefir (easy!) and sauerkraut. All you need is a white cabbage and salt. Good 'how to' videos on TH-cam!
I live in the southern US and always love summer! Always lots of sunshine! In the fall/winter, I increase my Vitamin D because it not only helps boost my immune system, but also helps with my seasonal depression.
I just recovered 4 days after a positive pcr-test. I'm glad I've been taking 4000 iu of d3 daily. And thank you for mentioning the errors of 'social justice'.
After following you since a year or so i really i have to thank you! The shared information often helps to get unharmed through this times. Proper work!
I take vitamin D maximum strength 4000mu which is recommended daily maximum..had covid first wave the more lethal one and was ill but says never dropped below 93... I had comorbidities multiple Sclerosis and hypertension. I take this high dose to try to keep my MS attacks down. I have been making my family take it throughout covid...
You're exactly the same as me... I also take 4000 iu daily cos of advice from my neurologist re my MS
My fam was infected end of Feb 2020. Was terrible. 103.6 for 3 of my 5. Other 2 are kids. They only hit 99.9f but all 5 fevers were 5 days apart. My wife got cold like damage to lungs and 3 weeks after my fever I was admitted for acute pancreatitis. And no, I don't drink. Almost died. When I took my 6yr old to er @103.6 they either couldn't or wouldn't test us. They said " it's viral, but she's breathing. Go home and stay there."
This was the extent of the treatment. I was watching them turn away lots of very sick looking people. It's posted on my ch. First week of March 2020 in my vids.
4000 iu is not high. It's a maintenance level for the winter. We did a private study at a local hospital and really if people were above 50 or 60 or even 70 on their bloodwork they did much better without any va..... Winter time you might need more. You should check your levels twice a year.
At 4000iu you are still likely insufficiently dosing. If we are supposed to have between 40-60ng/ml then you will never get that at 4000iu. For example 40ng/ml=1.6iu/ml. If you have an average of 5L of blood in your body then you need 8000iu/day. You are at 20ng/ml. You can get a more precise estimate of your blood volume through online calculators. My volume is estimated at 6.2L. I need 9920iu/day just to be at 40ng/ml.
@@UsedBrain4U I'm taking 2000iu a day and my levels are 100nmol which is 40ng, so to say to someone that you will never get that with 4000iu a day is just wrong.
Greetings from Colombia, since the begginig of the pandemic, i've been taking zinc, vitamin D (5000 IU), garlic. Hoping to avoid severe covid and the good news is that i never got it, even when my wife an ER covid nurse brought it home.
Excuse my poor english redaction.
No excuse needed. I could understand everything your wrote! :-)
Thank you sir, always wonderful to hear from around the world and your own personal experience. I too take vit d 3. Garlic and zinc. I never get flu, colds, etc. no omicron .. so far.. ps. Ur English is great 👍.. blessings from New Zealand.,
It's been tremendous two years.
I am so grateful that I found you, Dr. Campbell.
Godbless.
As always , amazing informative content. I have been taking Vid D for many years having done my own research and have been totally convinced of it’s value.
I, like yourself live in northern England. Not good weather is it? By the way , I have watched every video you have produced since you started at the beginning of the pandemic. Each one an education. Thank you
Here in Sweden it is blue sky and Great sunshine every day for days now. At least in the capital. Almost a week now with sun every day.
@@nathalielindqvist242 perhaps you wouldn’t mind sending some sunshine our way 👍
Thanks John. The advice to be careful about Vitamin D deficiency has been consistent over the last couple of years, so it's good to hear recent confirmatory research. And it is certainly surprising that public advice about this has not been routinely given.
I'm puzzled and annoyed, however, to find Vitamin D levels reported in guidelines and papers in two different ways. The Israeli paper, and your talk, use nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL), whereas here in Australia the measure reported is usually nanomoles per Litre (nmol/L). It's irritating that it is necessary to convert between these, but it is fortunately easy:
To convert ng/mL to nmol/L, multiply by 2.5.
To convert nmol/L to ng/mL, divide by 2.5.
E.g., 30 ng/mL is 75 nmol/L.
I hope that helps others.
Thanks DR John . The wife and I already on Vitamin D capsules for last 2 year's now .
However after your excellent presentation going to advise my other family members to do it .
You should get some humanitarian award for your guidance during this pandemic .
You know the name John means , "Gift of God " .
I am unvaccinated and have had my vit D blood serum at 70 ng/ ml for 2 years through supplementing and working outdoors. I also take zinc, a multivitamin with quercetin and plenty of C. I have a nutrient dense organic diet and exercice. I never caught Covid or the flu and I haven't had a cold for over 10 years.
Another thing you was right about from earlier on in the pandemic 👏
The government politicians need to be protected
@@mandem5943 in the UK David Davis MP Con and Dr Rupa Huq MP Lab both promoted it but Government low key.Indeed Nadine Dorries then a health minister said we have no Good evidence ! I took this to mean we are wedded to the vaccines alone.She also quoted a negative Biobank study which had been criticised months earlier as being poor science.
Thank you, Dear Dr Campbel, you are a ROCK! I guess the "authorities" globally had their reasons for not publishing such guidelines which could easily and cheaply be followed. The lucky people did receive the right and timely advice as regards vitamins and minerals as preventive treatment. Most people did and still do NOT believe in "misinformation"
I love how when I went to get my full blood work done, ordered by my Dr, they informed me the check for Vitamin D might not be covered by my insurance… the check for the thing that could save my life during a pandemic was the one thing the insurance company wasn’t going to cover 🤦🏻♂️
No conspiracy thoughts, just total incompetence.
That's the sad truth about our civilisation. Incompetence on all levels.
I wander how did we manage to last for this long.
Big Pharma shareholders wouldn’t be happy, if everyone had optimum Vitamin D levels!
I want to know why all these EUA when we already have safe and effective meds? Vitamin D too? Yeah I would rather buy vitamin D and Ivermectin or HCQ for the American people! Or fluvoxamin and a zpack then Remdesivir and the clot shot!
Are you in NZ Vincent? I had to pay for mine now for two years.
@@anneblubaugh58 Big Pharma control the medical authorities.
We have been taking Vit D3 for something like 10 or more years from about Sept to April and during that time never had so much as a cold, couple this with a good diet and plenty of exercise and you don’t need to worry about vaccines or much else. That’s how you build a good immune system…
Thank you for this important information Dr. John. I'm off to the pharmacy tomorrow.
I have been taking 4 to 8 thousand IU of vitamin D3 and K2 for over 5 years with small breaks. The last time I had my D 3 level checked it read 95 nmol. My calcium levels were ok. There are some other little things that help. 10 years ago I weighed 116.12Kg I now weigh 68.4Kg and have a BMI of 21.7.
What a beaut you are!
@@methods3110 yep last time I looked in the mirror she agreed. Thanks for the validation.
That is an amazing amount of weight to lose! Congratulations.
it can help us reduce weight for better metabolism is promoted
Please message Dr Ojeabulu he was the one who help to cure my diabetes contact him on what's app 👇👇👇👇
I've been on vit d since you advised this in the beginning of covid 19. I've not caught covid 19, delta or omicron so big thanks to you Dr John
Thank You again for another of your in depth videos detailing what another study has shown, this time in regards to Vitamin D's protective qualities.
They are greatly appreciated by myself, as well as I am sure many others appreciate them too.
Thanks again Dr. Campbell for sharing this valuable information, to be honest many of us knew this more than a year ago, but many of us were labeled of conspiracy theorists or fantasy believers just for studying the facts and mentioned it, there is a lot of research available about Vitamin D prior the pandemic that hinted this fact, at his podcast Joe Rogan had guests, experts on the field talking about this and it was very clear that Vitamin D had a major role in preventing a bad outcome for this kind of diseases.
Yes, Tony - lots of things that were labelled Conspiracy Theories have already been proven to be true - and there are even more to come!
I got threatening phone calls and emails telling me to shut up and also offers to act as a troll against D3
I've been told "I don't need your snake oils!" when discussing vitamins & minerals on YT/FB. Crazy, huh? It's crazy when vitamins & minerals become the enemy...
If you would like to help to spread awareness through music: I produced a satirical rap "Vitamin D and Covid-19" to help people, with scientific and political references linked. Pls check out, subscribe and share if you feel it is worthwhile: there's also a clean lyrics version on my YT channel Spiral-M. also on Spotify. (No money it for me b.t.w. ;) Thx!
@@spiral-m I saw it, so cool! We must help however we can 👏
Thank you for standing up for Vitamin D, K2 and zink! Since I started with vitamins, I’m never sick or ill but sometimes tired and having a running nose which I suspect is allergia. Why don’t doctors go out and inform people about this? Is it against the law?
Incompetence.
@Kristina Haugen. Not against the law, but it is due to nutritional ignorance by doctors and pressure/brainwashing of the medical profession by Big Pharma.
Its because Doctors are trained in medicine and symptom management, they are not trained in nutrition and that is why we must go to a nutritionist
Maybe pharmaceutical control
I have had the cov 2x. Both times by a test before a surgery. First time 2019. Second time 2021. No one did vit D level. But thanks to some wonderful Drs. on the Internet like you. Thanks for sharing your information . First time had blood clots in left leg. 1 foot below my knee and 1 foot above my knee. Had to have thrombolectomy.
Blessinngs to God for your videos and all the people that are watching your videos and sharing information.
13:20 Holy crap - I wonder why this isn't common knowledge?! I've heard of many links between low vitamin D levels and severe outcomes of covid but the mechanism Dr. Campbell describes completely nails it.
The method was explained in fine detail in early 2020 by a South Korean epidemiologist which was on yt. Like Dr C drawing many sketches of the SarsCov2 virus, the SK medical expert drew exactly what vit D did. Fascinating.
We were all a bit crazed in the early days and probably not many caught that vid
It’s not well known because they want us sick so “they” get wealthier.
The goal was to sell the arm things, not prevent or treat it any other way, except with expensive remdesiver, that allegedly has deadly effects in some.
There are low Vitamin D levels here in the Caribbean too from people who generally try to avoid the sun and work in air conditioned offices. It would explain why this would affect people in hotter climates as well. Thank you for the studies.
And air conditioning - sharing it about. Why isn't this recognised too?
Here in Western Australian we have two types. Evaporative - water chilled fresh air constantly pushed inside and out the windows - useless in the Caribbean because of high humidity. And refrigerated AC where the same air is recirculated and cooled over a refrigeration unit. Or as I call them, a Covid incubator machine.
Blacks don't want to become blacker.... As you get treated worse the blacker you are
@@AndyJarman a Covid incubator machine.😄😄
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Thank you for your sharing, commitment and continued hard work.
This is extremely important and glad you’re still bringing us back round to the Vitamin D data... if I could encourage a next step... take a look at the Darkhorse podcast on Vitamin D ... there’s an idea that sunshine = vitamin D and that’s really not true.. there are specific requirements regarding sunlight and UVB etc that would be important to highlight. Too many folks feel like they get vitamin D (which is not technically a Vitamin) just because they went out into sunshine
Absolutely. Not all sunshine is equal.
Good morning everyone please remember to take your Vitamin D. Thank you 😊
Done!🌞
Excellent Job Dr Campbell. You have been way ahead of the game and had me on track with my vitamin D when you first brought it up a long time ago. Perhaps that’s why I have been exposed several times but still haven’t gotten Covid yet (?). Your channel has been excellent in exposing so many tests results to help the public and questioning why the “heads” are not responding properly at times for our protection. Kudos to you !!!
Dr. Campbell. Thanks for your lucid and informative videos during the pandemic. I am a medical researcher in the US. I've done some research into how VitD stimulates the immune system. You and your readers might find these 2 issues interesting.
1. Vit D’s effects on Innate Immunity: Macrophages
Innate immunity is the body’s first line of defense against pathogens. In this first line of defense there are immune cells called macrophages that seek out and destroy pathogens. These macrophages have what are called toll-like receptors (TLR) that are activated by pathogens. When a viral pathogen enters the body it triggers the TLRs in the macrophages which sends a signal to the rest of the immune system that a virus is present and needs to be eliminated.
Vitamin D 1,25(OH)2D levels play a crucial role in the development of pathogen recognition receptors (toll-like receptors or TLR mentioned above) which are responsible for recognizing a virus. When adequate levels of 1,25(OH)2D are present, there are more TLRs and the innate immune system is more adept at recognizing the presence of pathogens. If 1,25(OH)2D levels are too low, recognition by TLRs is slowed thus delaying the immune response (below) and allowing viral pathogens to "slip under the radar" so to speak and mass produce.
The presence of 1,25(OH)2D has also been shown to increase the number of microbe-fighting macrophages by inducing monocytes (a type of white blood cell) to differentiate and form into macrophages. More macrophages means more destroyed viruses. Also, 1,25(OH)2D is believed to increase phagocytosis (microbe-eating activity) in macrophages though the production of lysosomal enzymes.
2. Vit D’s effects on virus-destroying peptides: AMPs
When the toll-like receptor (TLR) cells have been activated, they trigger the body's macrophages to produce the enzyme know as 1-alpha-hydroxylase (or CYP 27B). This enzyme converts 25(OH)D into active 1,25(OH)2D which in turn activates the macrophage Vitamin D receptor (VDR) which, together with the retinoid X receptor, creates small DNA sequences known as Vitamin D response elements (VDREs). These VDREs produce a series of molecular interactions that prompt genes to produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that destroy viruses. The AMPs are the body's ammunition for destroying pathogens. The production of AMPs by the macrophages takes place in a matter of a few minutes. If there is sufficient 1,25(OH)2D in the body, adequate amounts of AMPs can be produced to minimize viral replication. If 1,25(OH)2D levels are low, the production of adequate AMPs is delayed thus allowing pathogens time to mass produce. An example of an AMP produced by microphages is Cathelicidin (LL-37). Cathelicidin is a destroyer of bacteria and enveloped viruses. It is believed to destroy many viruses by breaking down their protective envelopes thus rendering them defenseless.
It is interesting to note that macrophages do not stockpile 1,25(OH)2D. They produce an enzyme called CYP 24 that quickly breaks down excess 1,25(OH)2D to prevent toxic buildup in the cell. This means that macrophages rely on current blood serum levels of 25(OH)D for activating a strong immune response against pathogens. Fortunately, 25(OH)D has a fairly long half-life, about 12-19 days. It takes about 12-19 days for the body to break down at least half of the serum 15(OH)D. In practical terms this means that someone would have to stop taking D3 for at least 2 weeks before serum 25(OH)D blood levels started falling.
Thanks! Wish I could copy your post from my phone. Could you point us to a reference so we can more easily share this information?
T-cells basically don't function with too little vitamin D
@@OffRampTourist This information was compiled from a rather large stack of research articles on VitD. Take a screen shot and enlarge?
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They have sun lamp for the school children in Alaska schools to make sure the children have vitamin D